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Papers of Thomas May, FSA on pottery

Catalogue reference: MAY

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This record is about the Papers of Thomas May, FSA on pottery dating from c.1900-31.

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Reference: MAY
Title: Papers of Thomas May, FSA on pottery
Date: c.1900-31
Description: Notes, correspondence, photographs, etc., of Thomas May, FSA (d.1931), relating mainly to Roman pottery; c. 1900-31. May was a leading authority on Roman sigillata wares. His main publications were Excavations on the site of the Romano- British Civitas at Wilderspool (1901); The Pottery found at Silchester (1916), The Roman Forts of Templebrough near Rotherham (1922) and the Catalogue of the Roman Pottery in the Colchester and Essex Museum (1930). For further bibliography see the detailed description kept with the collection.
Held by: Society of Antiquaries of London
Former department reference: SAL/MS/960/1-7; SAL/MS/960
Creator(s): May, Thomas (d 1931), archaeologist and civil servant
Immediate source of acquisition: Probably presented by May's daughter.
Unpublished finding aids: Society of Antiquaries online catalogue: https://collections.sal.org.uk/may
Record URL: https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/514410c8-358d-48dc-adf1-0ade8c061bd2/