Bereich "Identifikation"
Signatur
Breasted photographs
Titel
Datum/Laufzeit
- prints 1924-1957 - negatives 1905-1906 (Anlage)
Erschließungsstufe
Sammlung
Umfang und Medium
11 photograph boxes and 1 folder
Bereich "Kontext"
Name des Bestandsbildners
Biographische Angaben
American Egyptologist and orientalist. Born, Rockford, Ill. 1865. Died, New York 1935. Educated at North-Western College, Naperville, Ill., then Chicago College of Pharmacy, 1882-6. Started a career in pharmacy before going on to study Hebrew at the Congressional Institute. Then Yale University, 1890-1. AM degree, 1892. Went to Berlin to study Egyptology with Erman, 1894. Assistant in Egyptology and assistant director of Haskell Oriental Museum, University of Chicago, 1895-1901. Director of Haskell, 1905. Instructor in Egyptology and Semitic Languages, 1896. Professor of Egyptology and Oriental History, 1905. Whilst working on the Berlin dictionary in 1990-4, he was also able to record many texts from monuments in various German museums which formed the basis of his publication Ancient Records. Director, University of Chicago Egyptian Expedition, 1905-7. Was awarded many honours during his career. Founded the Oriental Institute at Chicago which was financially backed by J. D. Rockefeller, Jnr.
Bestandsgeschichte
Abgebende Stelle
Possibly part of Dr Moss' request forming part of the photographic exchange scheme between Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, and Chicago, Oriental Institute, 1950-7.
Bereich "Inhalt und innere Ordnung"
Eingrenzung und Inhalt
Photographs of Nubian Temples made during Breasted's expedition, 1905-6. Photostats of temple plans annotated with Chicago, Oriental Institute photograph numbers.
Bewertung, Vernichtung und Terminierung
Zuwächse
Ordnung und Klassifikation
Kept as received.
Bedingungen des Zugriffs- und Benutzungsbereichs
Benutzungsbedingungen
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions. Consultation only.
Reproduktionsbedingungen
Copyright Chicago, Oriental Institute.
In der Verzeichnungseinheit enthaltene Sprache
- Englisch
Schrift in den Unterlagen
Anmerkungen zu Sprache und Schrift
Physische Beschaffenheit und technische Anforderungen
No problems.
Findmittel
Typewritten catalogue kept with photographs on stack shelf.
Bereich Sachverwandte Unterlagen
Existenz und Aufbewahrungsort von Originalen
The originals are in Chicago, Oriental Institute.
Existenz und Aufbewahrungsort von Kopien
Not known.
Verwandte Verzeichnungseinheiten
Anmerkung zur Veröffentlichung
-http://www-oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/PA/EGYPT/BEES/.
-Some used in Chicago, Oriental Institute publications.