A Békés Megyei Múzeumok Közleményei 21. (Békéscsaba, 2000)
Krónika - S. Turcsányi Ildikó: Letters and manuscripts of János Banner in the historical collection of the Jantyik Mátyás Museum of Békés
Banner János levelei és kéziratai a békési Jantyik M. Múzeum történeti gyűjteményében Letters and manuscripts of János Banner in the historical collection of the Jantyik Mátyás Museum of Békés - Ildikó S. Turcsányi Résumé János Banner archaeologist of the prehistoric times, ethnographic researcher, cultural historian was born in Székudvar (Arad County) on 6 th March 1888 and died in Budapest on 29 th June 1971. During the centenary of his birth commemorations were held all over the country and I recognised his letters and manuscripts during the preparations in Békés. A lucky accident that the letters written between 1966-1971 are without exception in connection with the data collections of the manuscripts that can be found here. In the first one he asked administrative data to his archaeological monograph in progress (János Banner - István Bona: Mittelbronzezeitliche Teil-Siedlung bei Békés, Bp. 1974), then he made an inquiry on the dates of the visits of János Arany in Békés (his study on this topic was published under the title: Dr. Hajnal István naplója Arany János békési tartózkodásáról [Diary of Dr. István Hajnal about the visit of János Arany in Békés] Békési Élet 1970/1.) His most important letters are those dealing with localising the Castle of Békés, whereas his study entitled A békési vár (castrum, castelllium, palánk) földrajzi helye [The geographic location of the Castle of Békés (castrum, castellium, board castle)] (Békés Élet 1970/1) published as the result of these efforts is the first scientific elaboration of the topic. During this work János Banner took notice of a map entitled Intravillanum Oppidi Békés, made by unknown author in the first years of the 19 th century, in which the location and the moat-system of the castle can be seen distinctively. Translated by Attila В. Kis Ildikó S. Turcsányi Jantyik Mátyás Museum Békés Széchenyi Square 4. 5630 355
