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Rupert Bruce-Mitford: A Case Study

What did he do?

Rupert Bruce-Mitford's archaeological field-work during the 1937 construction of the New Bodleian Library, Oxford, effectively began a great tradition of medieval archaeology in Oxford. This set a standard for recording medieval finds in Britain that was to last almost to the end of the twentieth century. He later extended his painstaking analytical approach to the analysis of the Anglo-Saxon treasure recovered at Sutton Hoo on the eve of World War II.

Rupert Bruce-Mitford, graduate of Hertford College, Oxford, wearing military dress at the beginning of World War II (1914-1994) (Courtesy of Margaret Bruce-Mitford)

Rupert Bruce-Mitford

What was he like?

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