Collection GB 1446 MS 2 - LEWIS, Alfred Lionel: a collection of lectures on stone circles and monuments

1 item, [137] leaves

GB 1446 MS 2 [early 20th century] collection 1 item, [137] leaves Lewis , Alfred Lionel , fl 1866-1920 , Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute

Alfred Lionel Lewis was a chartered accountant; joined the Anthropological Society of London (ASL), 1866; specialised in the study of stone monuments; member of the Council of the ASL, 1869; member of the Association, 1869; elected to the Association's General Committee; member of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (RAI)

on its formation, 1871; Honorary Secretary of the London Anthropological Society, 1873-1875; rejoined the RAI, 1875; RAI Council member, 1976; RAI treasurer, 1886-1903; RAI Vice President, 1905-1908; died 1920.

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Transcripts of a series of lectures on stone circles and monuments by Alfred Lionel Lewis, [early 20th century], including 'Megalithic and rude stone monuments'; untitled lecture on stone monuments; 'The oldest stone structures in Ireland'; 'St Augustine's: British stone circles, their age and purpose'; and 'British stone circles (Stonehenge, Stennes, etc.): their mysteries unveiled'.

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Appointments are necessary for all visits; please contact the archivist by email to arrange; a fee of £10 is payable by all visitors except Fellows and Members; membership details can be found on the RAI web site; access to material referring to the most recent thirty years is restricted; some material is very fragile and may not be available for view; a few items are of restricted or forbidden access.

Photocopies and scans for personal research only may be arranged at the discretion of the archivist; charges apply; in all cases forms governing use of copies must be signed; use of digital cameras is not allowed.

English

Hand list available in the Institute's Reading Room.

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

Source: Obituary for Lewis in Man Vol. 20, (Dec., 1920), pp. 188-189.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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Transcripts of a series of lectures on stone circles and monuments by Alfred Lionel Lewis, [early 20th century], including 'Megalithic and rude stone monuments'; untitled lecture on stone monuments; 'The oldest stone structures in Ireland'; 'St Augustine's: British stone circles, their age and purpose'; and 'British stone circles (Stonehenge, Stennes, etc.): their mysteries unveiled'.

N/A

Appointments are necessary for all visits; please contact the archivist by email to arrange; a fee of £10 is payable by all visitors except Fellows and Members; membership details can be found on the RAI web site; access to material referring to the most recent thirty years is restricted; some material is very fragile and may not be available for view; a few items are of restricted or forbidden access.

Photocopies and scans for personal research only may be arranged at the discretion of the archivist; charges apply; in all cases forms governing use of copies must be signed; use of digital cameras is not allowed.

• English

• Latin

English

Hand list available in the Institute's Reading Room.

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English