The Life And Work Of Francis Willey Kelsey: Archaeology, Antiquity, And The Arts
by John G Pedley /
2011 / English / PDF
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President of the Archaeological Institute of America, professor
at the University of Michigan from 1889 to 1927, and president of
the American Philological Association, Francis Kelsey was
crucially involved in the founding or growth of major educational
institutions. He came to maturity in a period of great
technological change in communications, transportation, and
manufacturing. Kelsey took full advantage of such innovations in
his ceaseless drive to promote education for all, to further the
expansion of knowledge, and to champion the benefits of the study
of antiquity.
President of the Archaeological Institute of America, professor
at the University of Michigan from 1889 to 1927, and president of
the American Philological Association, Francis Kelsey was
crucially involved in the founding or growth of major educational
institutions. He came to maturity in a period of great
technological change in communications, transportation, and
manufacturing. Kelsey took full advantage of such innovations in
his ceaseless drive to promote education for all, to further the
expansion of knowledge, and to champion the benefits of the study
of antiquity.
A vigorous traveler around the United States, Europe, and the
Mediterranean, Kelsey strongly believed in the value of
personally viewing sites ancient and modern and collecting
artifacts that could be used by the new museums and universities
that were springing up in the United States. This collecting
habit put him in touch with major financiers of the day,
including Charles Freer, Andrew Carnegie, and J. P. Morgan, as he
sought their help for important projects.
A vigorous traveler around the United States, Europe, and the
Mediterranean, Kelsey strongly believed in the value of
personally viewing sites ancient and modern and collecting
artifacts that could be used by the new museums and universities
that were springing up in the United States. This collecting
habit put him in touch with major financiers of the day,
including Charles Freer, Andrew Carnegie, and J. P. Morgan, as he
sought their help for important projects.
Drawing heavily on Kelsey's daily diaries now held at the
University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library, John
Griffiths Pedley gives us a biography that records the
wide-ranging activities of a gifted and energetic scholar whose
achievements mirrored the creative and contributive innovations
of his contemporary Americans.
Drawing heavily on Kelsey's daily diaries now held at the
University of Michigan's Bentley Historical Library, John
Griffiths Pedley gives us a biography that records the
wide-ranging activities of a gifted and energetic scholar whose
achievements mirrored the creative and contributive innovations
of his contemporary Americans.