{"id":19279,"date":"2025-03-17T12:40:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T16:40:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/?page_id=19279"},"modified":"2025-10-28T13:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:17:07","slug":"collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/history-anthropology-classics\/collections\/","title":{"rendered":"AMCA Lab Collections"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content-block content-block--has-menu wp-block-butler-content-block\">\n\t<div class=\"content-block-container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-block-layout\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-menu-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"content-block-menu-nav\" aria-label=\"Site menu\" id=\"page-nav\"><div class=\"content-block-menu-wrapper\"><header class=\"content-block-menu-header\"><span class=\"content-block-menu-header-label\">History, Anthropology &amp; Classics Menu<\/span><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-mobile-toggle\" title=\"Toggle menu\" aria-label=\"Toggle menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/button><\/header><ul class=\"content-block-menu-list\"><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/history-anthropology-classics\/history\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">History Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/history-anthropology-classics\/anthropology\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Anthropology Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/classics\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Classics Program<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/museum-studies-minor\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Museum Studies Minor<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/majors.butler.edu\/asian-studies\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Asian Studies Minor<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/majors.butler.edu\/geography\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Geography Minor<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/history-anthropology-classics\/faculty-staff\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Faculty &amp; Staff<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-initial\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/history-anthropology-classics\/four-year-degree-development-plans\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Four-Year Degree &amp; Development Plans<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/history-anthropology-classics\/departmental-honors\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Departmental Honors &amp; Awards<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"\/arts-sciences\/history-anthropology-classics\/internships\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Internships<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/history-anthropology-classics\/classics\/research-opportunities\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Research Opportunities<\/a><\/li><li class=\"content-block-menu-list-item content-block-menu-item-hidden-overflow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/history-anthropology-classics\/hac-alumni\/\" class=\"content-block-menu-list-link\">Alumni Spotlights<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><button type=\"button\" class=\"content-block-menu-desktop-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-content-block-toggle-more-label=\"More links\" data-content-block-toggle-less-label=\"Hide links\">More links<\/button><\/nav>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content-block-content-container is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-collections\">Collections<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AMCA Lab includes several collections of different materials, books, and objects. Here is a selection.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-container wp-block-butler-accordion-container\" data-allow-multiple=\"false\" style=\"--butler-accordion-title-bg-hover: ;\">\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tAlbert and Mary Ann Steiner Library\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Steiner Library was donated to the AMCA Lab by Albert and Mary Ann Steiner. This donation makes up a majority of our literature collection at the AMCA Lab. These pieces of literature cover a variety of topics such as: history, art history, archaeology, anthropology, philosophy, and linguistics. <br><br>The library is also home to our Kimpel and Robbins collections. The Steiner Library is available for any of your research or personal needs. Feel free to contact us regarding our collection, and we\u2019d be happy to assist you.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tKimpel Collection: Books on Ancient Greek, Latin, and the Middle Ages\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Kimpel collection was donated by Terri Kimpel following the passing of her late husband Mark Kimpel, a dear friend to the AMCA lab. The collection is made up of numerous books and other texts on Ancient Greek, the Latin language, theology, and the Middle Ages. <\/p>\n<p>This collection is housed in the Albert and Mary Ann Steiner Library, and much of its contents are available for circulation!<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\tVareltzis Collection: Ceramics and Coins of Jordan\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Vareltzis Collection was donated by Butler alumnus Basil Vareltzis \u201882. This collection is made up of ceramic vessels, coins, and lamps from Jordan that were brought to the United States in 1967. Vareltzis gifted his Jordanian collection to the AMCA Lab in 2023. This generous gift has created many new opportunities to expand our research to ancient cultures in the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"butler-accordion-item wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-header\">\n\t\t<h2 class=\"butler-accordion-title wp-block-butler-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"butler-accordion-toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t Newfields Collection: Artifact from the Indianapolis Museum of Art\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Open<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t<\/h2>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"butler-accordion-item-content\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Newfields Collection was donated to us by the Newfields Museum in Indianapolis. Making up a majority of our collection in the AMCA Lab, this collection contains hundreds of items ranging from ancient ceramic vessels, daily life items, a bronze statuette of Hercules, an Ancient Egyptian wooden boat model, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>The Newfields Collection has items on display routinely in the labs display case. You are able to come view these items at the AMCA lab! Feel free to contact us if you would like to schedule a visit.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-item-request-form\">Item Request Form<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To request an item in circulation from our collection, please <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/KhiM5rutQ8GySh8d8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fill out our contact form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":378,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19279","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.5 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>AMCA Lab Collections | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/history-anthropology-classics\/collections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"AMCA Lab Collections | Butler University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/arts-sciences\/history-anthropology-classics\/collections\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"College of Liberal Arts &amp; 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