Papers of Horace William Sandars, FSA on mining

Scope and Content

Notes, correspondence, drawings, photographs, etc., of Horace William Sandars, VPSA (d. 1922), relating to the early history of mining, particularly in Spain; c.1903-20. Partly Spanish. Sandars's interest in mining arose from his professional concerns in Spain and Romania. For his publications see below. See also a communication on the Ibero- Roman silver jewellery from Villacarillo, Spain, in Proc., 2nd ser., 28 (1915-16), 56-63; 'Notes on "La Mina de la Plata"' (typescript in SAL; published in Spanish, 1924); note on recent archaeology in Spain, A.J., 1 (1921), 342-4. Obituary notices, A.J., 2 (1922), 309-10, 316. See also the description with the collection.

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Possibly presented by Sandars's daughter.

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