“Although Kelsey died in 1927, there was still a great deal of money available during this period, particularly before the Stock Market Crash of 1929, so we were able to continue acquiring papyri until the 1940’s. Because Ann Arbor was so far from the Mediterranean, Kelsey wanted to bring back antiquities for students at his Midwestern public university to study.” He was a Latin professor and polymath, interested in everything from music to archaeology. “The University of Michigan’s Papyrology Collection was founded in 1920 by Francis Willey Kelsey. Papyrology, the study of handwritten texts on papyrus and other writing surfaces, is a specialized sub-discipline within Classical Studies.” It lasted 4,000 years, until being phased out by parchment and paper. “ Papyrus was used from the fourth millennium BC to around 1000 AD. University of Michigan Papyrology Collection with Brendan Haug (photo by: Ryan M.
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