Newsletter, Number 65 (MARCH 1968)
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On an archaeological excavation there is always the air of hopeful anticipation of an exciting discovery, In an enterprise such as the Epigraphic Survey has been conducting for more than forty years there is little expectation of finding hitherto unseen evidence, Most of the monuments we have been documenting have been known for generations, and scholars have made copies of what they consider important. Such records usually have been incomplete and have not always been accurate. Seldom have they given a full picture of the available information from a monument.
Newsletter, Number 66 (July 1968)
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The tourists who wend their way through the narrow streets of Esna in order to visit the temple situated in the city's busiest section, never dream that out beyond the crowded town, the desert, seemingly so empty and barren, likewise contains numerous and interesting vestiges of antiquity, mainly of the early Christian period. It was with the idea of rounding out his picture of the ancient remains in the vicinity of Esna that Serge Sauneron, of the French Institute of Archaeology in Cairo, who has long been occupied with the publication of the temple itself, decided to investigate these Christian sites, one of which had been brought to his attention by the local schoolmaster. My husband and I in our respective capacities as architect and archaeologist accompanied him and the other members of the Institute staff during the two seasons' work.
Newsletter, Number 67 (OCTOBER 1968)
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Tell el-Fara'in, the site of ancient Buto, is one of the most imposing mounds in the Northwest Delta. Situated roughly four kilo-meters north of the hamlet of E1 Aguzein on the main road linking Kafr-el-Sheikh and Dissuq, the tell occupies the 900 meters that separate the villages of Baz and Sekhmowi and measures slightly more than one kilometer from north to south. The jagged remains of mud-brick walls of the last occupation of the site give it a gaunt but dramatic skyline and make it visible for miles around. The area of domestic occupation rises in two massive mounds, separated by a dusty, slightly undulating plain between two and three hundred meters in breadth. One naturally thinks of the bipartite nature of ancient Buto, and since the cache of bronzes which Engelbach published in the early '20s and in which Horus of Pe figured prominently was discovered on the southern of these two hills, the members of the present expedition have dubbed that mound "Pe", and its northern counterpart "Dep". Situated between and to the east of these two hills of debris is a fairly well-preserved temenos wall of mud brick, rectangular in shape, which seems orientated towards the west.
IN MEMORIAM WILLIAM STEVENSON SMITH 1907-1969
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William Stevenson Smith, the Egyptologist, x^ill live on — ungrudgingly the miserly memory of man will concede his work its lasting place. For this, we need have no care. His achievements have long been recognized and their impetus will continue to spread like the circling waves in water grateful to have been disturbed by the stirring stone.
Newsletter, Number 58 (JUNE, 1966)
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The American Research Center in Egypt, Inc. is pleased to announce that Mr. John Dorman has been appointed Director of the Cairo office of the Center.
Mr. Dorman was born in Lebanon and lived in Beirut until he was 16 years old. He is the great-grandson of Daniel Bliss.
He attended Phillips Academy and Harvard University. He received a B.A. and M.A. from Harvard.
He was an instructor in English until the outbreak of World War II when he entered the United States Navy. In 1946 he joined the Foreign Service serving primarily in the Middle East until his present post at the Foreign Service Institute where he holds the simulated rank of professor.
Newsletter, Number 69 (APRIL 1969)
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The officers and the Board of Directors of the American Research Center in Egypt once more have the sad duty of announcing to the members the death of one of the founders of the Center, its first President, Edward Waldo Forbes, who died on March 11, 1969, in his ninety-sixth year.
Few men have had as long or as distinguished a career in the fine arts as had Mr. Forbes. He was, as is generally known, Director of the William Hayes Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University for thirty-five years. Under his leadership that museum became internationally known, not only for its collections but as a training school for young men and women who intended to devote their lives to research, teaching, and museum work. He and Professor Paul D. Sachs probably did more than any other two persons in the United States towards raising museum careers from an amateur to a professional basis.
Newsletter, Number 70 (JULY 1969)
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Lying some thirty kilometers north of Edfu on the West Bank of the Nile, the site of Hierakonpolis has been known as a major center of early Egyptian culture since before the turn of the century. In 1900 Quibell and Green proved the importance of the site when they found such well-known pieces as the Narmer Palette, the copper statues of Pepi II, and an Early Dynastic temple. This year, the expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, N.Y., under the auspices of the American Research Center in Egypt, again confirmed the singular importance of Hierakonpolis and demonstrated the exciting potential of the site.
Newsletter, Number 71 (OCTOBER 1969)
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The Executive Committee and the Board of Governors convened at the Boston Architectural Center in Boston on June 21 to consider a recommendation by the Executive Committee to move the U.S. office of the ARCE from Cambridge, Massachusetts to Princeton, New Jersey. After considerable discussion, it was agreed that the final decision to make such a move should be left to the entire membership. Mr. Harold Hurst, named Acting Secretary following the resignation effective June 30 of Mrs. Mary Geiger, was instructed to convene a special meeting of the membership as a whole.
Newsletter, Number 73 (APRIL 1970)
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CONTENTS:
Notes from Princeton--
Scene From The South Wall Of A Court At The Temple of Khonsu In Karnak
by Charles Francis Nims--
Development Of The Labor Movement in Egypt by Kamel Abu Jaber
Professor Creswell Honored--
Election of Seven Honorary Members to ARCE--
Introducing the Fellows--
Notes on Activities in the U.A.R.--
The Center’s Guest Book.
Newsletter, Number 77 (APRIL 1971)
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CONTENTS:
Notes from Princeton--
Bread of the Pharaoh's Baker/ by F. Filce Leek, D.D.S.--
The Second International Symposium on the Salvage of Nubian Antiquities / by Dr. Charles F. Nims--
International Committee for Nubia / by Dr. John A. Wilson--
X-Raying the Royal Mummies--
International Committee for the Nag Hammadi Codices / by Dr. James M. Robinson--
Tribute to Walter Brian Emery--
Cairo Center Inaugurates Lecture Series--
When Ordering From the Center of Documentation--
Notes on Activities in the UAR--
The Center’s Guest Book
Newsletter, Number 81 (APRIL 1972)
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CONTENTS:
Gustave Edmond von Grunebaum 1909-1972--
Gamal Mehrez 1918-1972--
Notes from Princeton--
Fellows Alumni Association--
Were You There, Ada Louise? / by Arnold M. Auerbach--
An Islamic Approach to Narcotics Education / by Walter Herbert Dixon--
Biographical Dictionaries as a Source for Modern Egyptian History / by Donald M. Reid--
Interim Report on the Work of the Epigraphic Survey, The Oriental Institute, Luxor, Egypt, for the Season 1971-1972 / by Charles Francis Nims--
To the Retiring Director of Chicago House at Luxor / by Carl E. DeVries--
Impressions of a Fellow Traveller / by John L. Foster--
End of an Era / by Atteya Habachi--
Sporting Interlude / by John Dorman--
Notes on Activities in Egypt--
The Center's Guest Book.
Newsletter, Number 72 (JANUARY 1970)
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Contents:
Notes from Princeton--
Notes erom Cairo--
Broad Outline of Activity in the Antiquities Sector, 1968-69 / Dr. Gamal MokhtAR--
The Perils and Pleasures of a "Modern Egyptologist” / by Dr. Arthur Goldschmidt--
Dentistry in Ancient Egypt / by Dr. Shakir Khalebl--
International Symposium on the Architecture of Cairo / by A Participant--
The Center's Guest Book--
Minutes of the 1969 Annual Meeting of Members--
Revised A.R.C.E. By-Laws.
Newsletter, Number 24 (1 June, 1957)
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It is gratifying to note that, in spite of the uncertainty in the Middle East, there has been no appreciable falling off in the membership of the Center nor of the interest of the Members in the aims of our organization. A tangible evidence of such interest is the recent gift of $150., voluntarily made by a Trustee who wishes to remain anonymous, to help defray the expenses of the present representative of the Center in Egypt, Mr. Edward F. Wente, who, as announced to the Members on March 1و kindly consented to render such services for the Center as circumstances permit for the remainder of the present season. Until June 30و Mr. Wente may be reached at the following address:
Newsletter, Number 25 (June 26, 1957)
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Last week occurred a rather unfortunate incident which has received widespread publicity in the Egyptian papers. Dr. Charles A. Muses of the Falcon’s Wings. Press, who had been excavating at Dahshur in the area south of the Amenemhet III pyramid, was arrested at the Cairo airport charged with attempting to smuggle from the country antiquities and un-declared money. At the moment he is in the hospital following a nervous collapse at the time of his arrest, and the police are engaged in probing the matter. Professor Selim Hassan has been assigned to evaluate and determine the provenience of the objects in Dr. Muses* possession.
Newsletter, Number 26 (December. 1957)
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This Newsletter, which contains the report of the Annual Meeting, follows a slightly different pattern from those of the past. It begins with the address of the President of the Center made at that meeting, which (it is hoped) all members will read attentively, continues with letters from the Director in Cairo and other archaeological news, and concludes With the various reports presented to the members at the Annual Meeting.
Newsletter, Number 27 (February, 1958)
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Reports received in. December and early January from Edward F. Wente, Director of the Center in Cairo, painted the immediate future of archaeological research in Egypt proper in rather gloomy colors. His most recent letter, dated January 22, is, however, rather more hopeful. This Newsletter, presents a summary, with a few additions from other sources, of the news in Mr. Wente*s letters. Following this is a communication from Mr. John Alden Williams, the Center's second Fellow, on work in the Islamic field.
Newsletter, Number 28 (February 1, 1958)
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Since President Nasser's recent visit to Luxor, described in Newsletter Number Twenty-seven, a committee has been formed to undertake a speedy improvement of Luxor. This committee has already arrived in Luxor to make plans for extensive alterations in this most famous of Upper Egyptian sites. An expenditure of four million pounds is contemplated to make the region more attractive to tourists, and of this sum, five hundred thousand pounds has already been made available. It is said that the work is to be completed within six months. Since the antiquities of ancient Thebes and the necropolis on the opposite bank will be affected, the well-known Egyptian archaeologist, Zaki Saad, is a member of the Committee.
Newsletter, Number 29 (May, 1958)
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It is a pleasure to announce that the fellowships of the Center, made possible by the generous grant of the Bollingen Foundation, have been awarded for the season of 1958-1959 to Dr. John Alden Williams and Dr. Helen J. Wall.
In view of the excellent work done by Dr. Williams during the present season, his fellowship has been renewed, since he wishes to remain in the Near East for another year, in preparation for a post as Assistant Professor in the Institute for Islamic Studies at McGill University, Montreal, where he will assume his duties in the Autumn of 1959, to teach Islamic cultural history and history of art and archaeology. Mr. Williams will travel during the summer in North Africa and will visit Iran, India, and Pakistan before his return to the United States.
Newsletter, Number 30 (July, 1958)
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!in a recent letter, Mr. Edward F. Wente, Director of the Center in Cairo, describes Excavations conducted at Tura, the site of the quarries from which the Egyptians obtained the fine white limestone used for the outer coating of the Pyramids. These Quarries, situated only a few miles south of Cairo, were worked all during antiquity find indeed down to the present day, when a huge cement factory has been established in their vicinity. Mr. Wente has an exciting story to tell of recent developments at the site.
Newsletter, Number 32 (December, 1958)
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This Newsletter contains the report of the Annual Meeting. Following a custom inaugurated last year, it will begin with the report of the President, Mr. Edward W. Forbes. This will be followed by letters from the Fellows of the Center at present in Cairo and by other archaeological notes, and these, in turn, will be followed by the detailed reports made to members present at the Annual Meeting of November 18.