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 Overlays, Drawer 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 Pottery, Drawer P-19
BB33 Pottery,
FX106 Overlays and Sections, Drawer 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,