A Family Treasure: The Layard Collection at Newcastle University

This paper provides a description of the Layard Archive, currently kept in the Philip Robinson Library at Newcastle University. The archive, previously unknown, was deposited in October 2016 by a donor from Layard's extended family; it consists of a variety of materials, including private family correspondence, bundles of published materials and newspaper cuttings, family and biographical information, sketches, proofs and Layard's passport. This repository will be analysed and discussed in relation to its connections with other known Layard archives kept in other British institutions, in order to provide its first full assessment.