Mercer, Dr. Samuel. Dr. Samuel Mercer papers

This file consists of two documents, both relating to Dr. Samuel A. B. Mercer, a Newfoundland born professor of Semantic Languages and Egyptology. The first is a letter written by Mercer to a family friend named Mary. The letter is very general, containing little insight on the writer or the recipie...

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Main Authors: Mercer, Samuel A. B. (Samuel Alfred Browne), b. 1880, Flaherty, Sara M.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1949
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/ead/id/119
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Summary:This file consists of two documents, both relating to Dr. Samuel A. B. Mercer, a Newfoundland born professor of Semantic Languages and Egyptology. The first is a letter written by Mercer to a family friend named Mary. The letter is very general, containing little insight on the writer or the recipient. The second document is Mercer's obituary dated January 13, 1969 from an unknown newspaper source, detailing his career as an Egyptologist and listing several of the honours bestowed on him for his work in that field.