Vera Conlon Explained

Vera Marjorie Conlon (née Drake, 12 August 1906 - 23 January 1994)^[1] was a British archaeological photographer who is noted for her work at the UCL Institute of Archaeology and for publishing a textbook about photographic techniques for archaeologists.

Life

Conlon was born in Streatham in Surrey as Vera Marjorie Drake.^[2] She was known by the nickname "Connie".

She was one of the early women employees at the UCL Institute of Archaeology in London.^[3] She worked as the Head of the Photography Department.^[4] She retired in 1971. After retiring, she published Camera Techniques in Archaeology, a textbook for archaeologists, in 1973.^{[5] [6]} It became a notable work about the specific photographic techniques required for field archaeology.^[7]

She died in 1994 in Swanage, Dorset.

Notes and References

1. 1939 Register, Ref: RG 101/1398B, Ancestry, Retrieved 6 October 2024.
2. 1911 England Census, RD 26, ED 34, PN 2319, Ancestry, Retrieved 6 October 2024.
3. Pye . Elizabeth . 2015-11-16 . From the Archives: Women of the Early Institute . Archaeology International . 18 . 1 . 10.5334/ai.1817 . free . 2048-4194.
4. Book: Chapman, John . A Life in Balkan Archaeology . 2021-10-13 . Oxbow Books . 978-1-78925-732-8 . 30 . en.
5. Book: Conlon, Vera M. . Camera Techniques in Archaeology . 1973 . J. Baker . 978-0-212-98422-0 . en.
6. Book: Pasternak, Gil . The Handbook of Photography Studies . 2020-08-13 . Routledge . 978-1-000-21307-2 . en.
7. Book: Woodhead, A. G. . The Study of Greek Inscriptions . 1968-01-02 . CUP Archive . 84 . en.