Cambridge Antiquarian Society
The Cambridge Antiquarian Society is a society dedicated to study and preservation of the archaeology, history, and architecture of Cambridgeshire, England. The society was founded in 1840. Its collections are housed in the Haddon Library on Downing Street in Cambridge, Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and the Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies.
Cambridge Antiquarian Society
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- 1840
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- Cambridge
- Activity
- higher education
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The Cambridge Antiquarian Society is a society dedicated to study and preservation of the archaeology, history, and architecture of Cambridgeshire, England. The society was founded in 1840. Its collections are housed in the Haddon Library on Downing Street in Cambridge, Cambridge University's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and the Cambridgeshire Archives and Local Studies.
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Collections include archaeological publications, books, and periodicals, over 8,000 photographs, nearly 3,000 lantern slides, over 350 watercolours, and rubbings of monumental brasses.
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1840
Cambridge Antiquarian Society established.
1840
Cambridge Antiquarian Society is recorded from 1840.
1840
Cambridge Antiquarian Society was established or created in 1840.
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The circumstances in which Cambridge Antiquarian Society stands. Established or created in 1840. Society has its headquarters at Cambridge. Recorded as academic publisher. Situated in United Kingdom. Society operates in higher education.
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