Murder of JL Starkey

A series of newspaper clippings in the JH Iliffe archive record the murder of British archaeologist JL Starkey in 1938, and the associated British reaction. Starkey had been on his way to Jerusalem for the opening of the Palestine Archaeological Museum when he was killed.

Note that the articles include content that may be distressing to some readers.

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