Creator(s)
Sumner, William M., 1928-2011
Date(s)
[bulk] Bulk, 1971-1978
[inclusive] 1963-2010
Call Number
PU-Mu. 1144
Physical Description
Extent: 20.0 Linear feet 12 record storage boxes, 8 index card boxes.
Language(s)
eng

Summary

16 record storage boxes, 1 manuscript box, 8 note card file boxes

Publication Information: University of Pennsylvania: Penn Museum Archives, July 2012

Finding Aid Author:

Use Restrictions:

Form(s)/Genre(s)

  • Card catalogs
  • Drawings (visual works)
  • Faculty papers
  • Maps
  • Negatives (photographic)
  • Photographs

Geographic Name(s)

  • Anshan (extinct city)

Personal Name(s)

  • Carter, Elizabeth, 1943-
  • Sumner, William M., 1928-2011

Subject(s)

  • Antiquities
  • Archaeological surveying
  • Excavations (Archaeology)
  • Exhibits
  • Plans and drawings
  • Radiocarbon dating

Collections Inventory

Administrative (inclusive: 1971-1982)

Planning 1971 Season
1971 Season
Professional Staff 1971
Funding & Expenditure Summaries 1971
Planning 1972 Sesaon
Funding & Expenditure Summaries 1972
Planning 1974 Season
1974 Season
National Science Foundation Grant Proposal 1974
Funding & Expenditure Summaries 1974
1975 Program
National Science Foundation Grant Proposal 1975
Planning 1976 Season
1976 Season
Professional Staff 1976
Funding & Expenditure Summaries 1976
Correspondence with the National Science Foundation 1976
NSF Grant No. SOC75-01483 Final Report
Planning 1978 Season
Professional Staff 1978
Funding & Expenditure Summaries 1978
1978 Season-Grants and Proposals
NSF Grant No. BNS 76-06455 Final Report
Correspondence with the National Science Foundation 1979-1981
NSF Grant No. BNS-7905860 Final Report 1982
Summary of Financial Support
Funding Correspondence: University of Pennsylvania
Funding Correspondence: University of Michigan
Funding Correspondence: Ohio State University
Funding Correspondence: National Geographic
Guestbook
Dig House Plans
Miscellaneous (Dig Life) 1971-1978
Instructions (1 of 2)
Instructions (2 of 2)
Registration Instructions by Season 1971-1978
Loan Records
Loan Forms
Bibliography

Correspondence (inclusive: 1963-2010)

Correspondence A-B-C, 1993-1994
ABC Publication, 1996-2001
Academic Correspondence (WMS), 1965-1968
Academic Correspondence (WMS), 1972
Academic Correspondence (WMS), 1973
Official Academic Correspondence (WMS), 1963-1972
Academic Correspondence (WMS)-Ohio State University Activities, 1973-1989
American Institute of Iranian Studies, 1970-1971
John Alden, 1972-2008
Abbas Alizadeh, 1982-1996
Pierre Amiet, 1977-1985
Guillemo Agaze, 1986-1988
Firouz Bagherzadeh (Iranian Centre for Archaeological Research), 1975-1978
Banesh-Kaftari Interface, 2003
M. James Blackman, 1972-1985
Pierre Briant, 1985
Correspondence D-E-F, 1977-1994
Pierre de Miroschedji, 1971-1984
Genvieve Dolfuss, 1984
Robert Dyson (1 of 2), 1970-2004
Robert Dyson (2 of 2), 1970-2004
Peter Farries, 1971-1978
Correspondence G-H-I, 1971-2003
Chris Hamlin and Carol Kramer, 1972-1984
Mary Virginia Harris, 1971-1990
Georgina Herrmann (British Institute of Persian Studies), 1971-1978
Bari Hill (Ceramics), 1978
Iran-America Society, Shiraz, 1971-1978
Iranian Centre for Archaeological Research, 1971-1978
Correspondence J-K-L, 1973-1987
C.C. Lamberg-Karlovsky, 1973-1982
Correspondence M-N-O, 1975-1990
Naomi Miller, 1976-2001
Roger Morehouse, 1975-1978
Ilene Nicholas, 1989-1990
Janet Nickerson, 1978-1979
John L. Nickerson, Jr., 1973-1991
Sid Norris-Malyan School, 1999-2005
Oriental Institute, 1980-1997
Correspondence P-Q-R, 1971-1990
David Paradine Films, Ltd., 1976
Holly Pittman, 1976-1998
Edith Porada, Bulk, 1971-1973
Michael Rosenberg, 1978-1994
Correspondence S-T-U, 1973-1990
Vesta (Sarkhosh) Curtis, 1974-1984
Shiraz, 1967-1969
Matthew W. Stolper, 1973-1987
David Stronach, 1971-1981
Ann & Guiseppe Tilia, 1974-1982
Maurizio Tosi, 1971-1974; 1986
Correspondence V-W-X-Y-Z, 1981-2004
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology, 1978-1981; 1997, 1998
Mary Voigt, 1977-1989
L. Vanden Berghe, 1980-1990
Harvey Weiss, 1973-1992
Andrew Williamson, 1981-1982
Donald Whitcomb, 1972-1981
Henry Wright, 1971-1986
T. Cuyler-Young, 1972-1984
Al Zagarell, 1979-1989
Melinda Zeder, 1973-1986
Melinda Zeder-Letters to others 1981
Melinda Zeder-Dissertation, 1982-2007

Field Notes (inclusive: 1970-1978)

Trip to Tehran Notebook 1967
KRB/Marv Dasht Survey Notebook 1967
KRB Survey Notebook 1967
KRB Survey Notebook 1967
KRB Survey Notebook 1967-1968
KRB Survey Notebook 1968
KRB Survey Notebook 1968
KRB Survey Notebook 1968
Trip to Tehran & Azerbaijan Notebook 1968
KRB Survey Notebook 1969
Surface Pick-Up 1971
Operation A 1971
Operation A1 1972
Operation A63 1976
Operation ABC 1976
Operation ABCN 1974 (1 of 2)
Operation ABCS 1974 (1 of 2), 1974
Operation ABCN 1974 (2 of 2), 1974
Operation ABCS 1974 (2 of 2), 1974
Operation B 1971
Operation B1 1972
Operation BB33 1976
Operation BY8 1976
Operation BY8 1978
Operation C 1972
Operation C1 1972
Test Trenches C, D, F 1971
Test Trench D 1971
Operation CC43 1974
Operation CC45 1974
Operation DD41 1974 (1 of 2)
Operation DD41 1974 (2 of 2)
Operation DD43 1974
Operation DD45 1974
Operation EE16 & EE10 1972
Operation EE39 & EE10 1972
Operation EE39 1976
Operation EE41 1972
Operation EE43 1974
Operation EE45 1976
Operation F26 1976
Operation FF41 1976
Operation FX106 1976
Operation FX106 Summary & Indices 1976
Operation GGX98 1976 (1 of 2)
Operation GGX98 1976 (2 of 2)
Operation GGX98 1978
Operation GGX98 Summary & Indices 1976-1981
Operation GHI 1978 (1 of 5)
Operation GHI 1978 (2 of 5)
Operation GHI 1978 (3 of 5)
Operation GHI 1976-1978 (4 of 5)
Operation GHI 1976 (5 of 5)
Operation H5 1978
Operation H5 Summary & Indices 1978-1981,
Operation TUV 1974 (1 of 3)
Operation TUV 1974 (2 of 3), 1974
Operation TUV 1974 (3 of 3)
Operation TUV: Plans 1971-1976
Operation TUV: Field Find Indices 1974-1976
Operation TUV: Lot Indices 1974-1976
Operation T168 (TUV) 1976
Operation U166 (TUV) 1976
Operation U168 (TUV) 1976
Operation V166 (TUV) 1976
Operation V168 (TUV) 1976
Operation V168 Southwest Quad (TUV) 1976
Operation X65 1972
Operation XX 1976
Operation Z46 1976
Field Photography Notes (Jack Balcer) 1976
WMS Daily Notes 1974-1976
WMS Journals 1971-1974
Fars Survey 1970
Fars Survey: Site List & Analysis
Topographical Survey 1972-1974
Baiza District Survey 1974-1978
KRB Survey: Alden-Jacobs 1976 (1 of 2)
KRB Survey: Alden-Jacobs 1976 (2 of 2)
Marv Dasht Cave Survey (Rosenberg) 1978
Eshkaft-e Gavi (Rosenberg) 1978
ADDITIONAL FIELD PHOTOS

Post-Excavation Analysis

Seals (Holly Pittman)
Banesh Ceramics
Pottery Counts
Pottery-Bari Hill
Restricted Forms Data (1 of 2)
Restricted Forms Data (2 of 2)
Necked Forms Data
Carinated Forms & Lids Data
ABC Pottery Information
Miscellaneous Pottery Information
Radiocarbon
City Wall (BY8)
City Wall (BY8) Publication Preparations
ABC Flint & Miscellaneous Stone (1 of 2)
ABC Flint & Miscellaneous Stone (2 of 2)
Rosenberg Study: Malyan Flints
Obsidian Analysis
MASCA-Metal Samples List
Blackman: Ceramics and Clays
Blackman-Sample Numbers
Blackman-Mineral Class
Kaftari Birds
Kaftari Figurines
Nickerson: Kaftari Coding (1 of 2)
Nickerson: Kaftari Coding (2 of 2)
Blackman-Mineral Class
Blackman-Miscellaneous Materials Analysis

Catalogs (inclusive: 1971-1989)

Malyan Register M001-M228 (bound), 1971
Malyan Register M229-M508 (bound), 1972
Malyan Register M509-Mf781 (bound), 1972
Malyan Register Mf00782-Mf00999 (bound), 1979
Malyan Register Mf00782-Mf01299 (bound), 1972-1974
Malyan Register Mf01300-Mf01499 (bound), 1974
Malyan Register Mf01500-Mf01749 (bound), 1974
Malyan Register Mf01750-Mf02030 (bound), 1974
Malyan Register Mf02031-Mf02592 (bound), 1979
Malyan Register Mf02593-Mf03699 (bound), 1976
Malyan Register Mf03700-Mf04499 (bound), 1976
Malyan Register Mf04500-Mf05099 (bound), 1976
Malyan Register Mf05800-Mf06279 (bound), 1976
Malyan Register Mf05100-Mf05799 (bound), 1976
Malyan Register Mf06280-Mf07499 (bound), 1979
Malyan Register Mf07500-Mf07749 (bound), 1978
Malyan Register Mf07750-Mf07999 (bound), 1978
Malyan Register Mf08000-Mf08249 (bound), 1978
Malyan Register Mf08250-Mf08499 (bound), 1978
Malyan Register Mf08500-Mf08749 (bound), 1978
Malyan Reigster Mf08750-Mf08999 (bound), 1978
Malyan Register Mf09000-Mf09249 (bound), 1978
Malyan Register Mf09250-Mf09549 (bound), 1978
Malyan Register Mf09550-Mf09999 (bound), 1978-1979
Malyan Register Mf10000-Mf10493, 1979-1980
Malyan Register Mf10494-Mf10988, 1980
Malyan Register Mf10989-Mf11298, 1980-1989
Register: Terra Cotta Figures and Miscellaneous Objects
Register: Miscellaneous Objects
Register: Sealings
Register: Seals
Register: Inscribed Brick
Register: Uninscribed Bricks
Register: Inscribed Tablets
Register: Worked Sherds
Register: Pottery
Register: Pottery-Alden Survey
Register: Clay Cones
Register: Frit Glass & Glazed Objects
Register: Stone Vessels
Register: Miscellaneous Stone Objects
Register: Mineral Samples, Plaster & Paint
Register: C14 Samples
Register: Botanical Samples
Register: Flotation Samples
Register: Charcoal
Register: Beads
Register: Kiln Waster
Register: Metal Objects
Register: Slag
Register: Bitumen
Register: Shell
Register: Operation D, 1971
Register: DD41 (1 of 3), 1974
Register: DD41 (2 of 3), 1974
Register: DD41 (3 of 3), 1974
Register: DD43, 1974-1976
Register: EE16, 1972; 1980
Register: EE39, 1976
Register Record, 1971-1972
Notebook Paper Register, 1974
Register Record by Dig Site, 1974
M to Mf# Index
Find Index: A-TTC
Find Index: CC45-EE16
Find Index: EE39-FF41
Find Index: H5-T168
Find Index: U164-Z46
Study Material Index, 1972
Flotation Logs
Float-Screen Analysis Forms: ABC Float
Float-Screen Analysis Forms: ABC Screen
Float-Screen Analysis Forms: EDD
Float-Screen Analysis Forms: GGX98, FX106, BY8, A63, F26
Float-Screen Analysis Forms: GHI
Float-Screen Analysis Forms: TUV
Mineral ID List (Blackman)
Mineral ID List (Nickerson)
Pennsylvania Find Inventory
Official Inventories in Persian
CARD CATALOG

Reports, Publications & Exhibit (inclusive: 1967-2003)

William Sumner Research Proposal for Study in Southern Iran 1967
KRB Survey Reports 1967-1969
William Sumner Dissertation Proposal
First Inscribed Brick 1971
Magnetometer Survey Report 1972
Miscellaneous Interpretive Materials 1971-1981
Newspaper Clippings and Press Releases 1973
1974 Malyan Newsletter
AAA Symposium Talks 1975-1976
Planning Papers 1973-1980
Miscellaneous Official Reports 1972-1976
Season Reports to Iranian Centre for Archaeological Research 1971-1976
Summary Malyan Project 1979
MASCA Reports 1981-1983
Banesh Sherd Typology, Aaron Keirns 1976
Broberg Senior Thesis (Mineralogy) 1982
Rosenberg Proposal for Dissertation Research 1977
Janet Nickerson-Student Papers 1977-1979
Janet Nickerson Dissertation: Malyan Figurines 1979 (1 of 2)
Janet Nickerson Dissertation: Malyan Figurines 1979 (2 of 2)
KRB Survey Evaluation for Marching and Chowder Society 1982
Anshan Exhibit: Publicity & Programming 1994
Anshan Exhibit: Layout Plans & Display Materials 1994
Anshan Exhibit: Administrative 1993-1994
Texts Reports and Publications: Matthew Stolper and Erica Reiner 1971-1975
EDD Publication: Elizabeth Carter (1 of 3), 1971-1996
EDD Publication: Elizabeth Carter (2 of 3), 1971-1996
EDD Publication: Elizabeth Carter (3 of 3), 1971-1996
TUV Paper: Ilene Nicholas (1 of 3), 1975-1997
TUV Paper: Ilene Nicholas (2 of 3), 1975-1997
TUV Paper: Ilene Nicholas (3 of 3), 1975-1997
Monographs: Contributor's Agreements and Contents of Volumes
KRB Gazetteer: Map Villages 1978-1981
KRB Gazetteer: Appendix B (Villages)
KRB Gazetteer: Villages and Site Maps
KRB Gazetteer: Prints
KRB Gazetteer: Figures
KRB Gazetteer: Maps Final
KRB Gazetteer: Rough Notes 1980-1985
KRB Gazetteer: Worksheets and Corrections
KRB "Gazetteer by Period" (1 of 3)
KRB "Gazetteer by Period" (2 of 3)
KRB "Gazetteer by Period" (3 of 3)
KRB Gazetteer: Working Copy (1 of 4), ca. 2003
KRB Gazetteer: Working Copy (2 of 4)
KRB Gazetteer: Working Copy (3 of 4)
KRB Gazetteer: Working Copy (4 of 4)

Drawings, Maps, and Plans

ABC Sealings
ABC Banesh Find Drawings
Banesh Ceramics
ABC Relief Pottery
ABC Original Layouts
ABC Plans
EDD Pottery
FX106 Pottery and Small Finds
TUV Pottery
Pottery-Surface/Qanats
Surface Pick-Up 1971
Beads
Open Forms
Miscellaneous Find Drawings
Miscellaneous Find Drawings
Miscellaneous Find Drawings
Miscellaneous Find Drawings
Soon Canal Cross Sections
Miscellaneous Find Drawings
Site Sections
Topographic Maps of Site
Site Plans traced from 1:5000
KRB 1:5000: Reduction & Notes
Renderings
H5 Ceramics Strats A-E
H5 Sections and Overlays
H5 Sections and OverlaysDrawer P-19
TUV BL iii Plan from "The Proto-Elamite Settlement at TUV"Drawer P-19
TUV Ceramics from "The Proto-Elamite Settlement at TUV"Drawer p-19
TUV Ceramics from "The Proto-Elamite Settlement at TUV"
BB33 PotteryDrawer P-19
BB33 Pottery
FX106 Overlays and SectionsDrawer P-19
Plans from "Malyan Excavation Reports Vol ii"Drawer P-19
Misc. Ceramics from "Malyan Excavation Reports Vol ii"Drawer P-19
ABC Site Plans and Sections from "Early Urban Life in the Land of Anshan"Drawer P-19
ABC Plans and Sections Negatives from "Early Urban Life in the Land of Anshan"Drawer P-19
ABC Wall Paintings from "Early Urban Life in the Land of Anshan"Drawer P-19
ABC Wall Paintings from "Early Urban Life in the Land of Anshan"
BL ii Pithoi from "Early Urban Life in the Land of Anshan"Drawer P-19
BL ii Pithoi from "Early Urban Life in the Land of Anshan"
ABC Pedestal Bases from "Early Urban Life in the Land of Anshan"
Misc. Ceramics from "Early Urban Life in the Land of Anshan"Drawer P-19
Misc. Ceramics from "Early Urban Life in the Land of Anshan"
Page Mockups from "The Proto Elamite City Wall at Tal-e Malyan"Drawer P-19

Photographs & Negatives

Malyan Photographs (1971)
Malyan Photographs (1974)
ABC Field Photographs (1 of 3)
ABC Field Photographs (2 of 3)
ABC Field Photographs (3 of 3)
Field Photographs (EDD & FF41)
Find Photographs (EDD)
Miscellaneous Photographs
Photographic Records
Notes for Negatives. These notes were mixed in with the negatives. Some record loans, others seem to be short descriptions of the objects in the negatives.
List of Photographic Negatives

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