Letters to Robert Bridges, 1928 April 3 - July 21.

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Letters to Robert Bridges, 1928 April 3 - July 21.

Breasted discusses contributing an article for Scribners on the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago and its work. He also mentions representing the government at the International Congress of Orientalists. Three of the letters include carbon copies of Bridges' replies which include suggestions for shortening the article.

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University of Virginia. Library

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Bridges, Robert, 1858-1941

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Editor of Scribner's magazine. From the description of Letter to Stewart Edward White, 1897 March 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51610799 Resident of Hancock (Washington County), Md. From the description of Papers, 1868-1928. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19276562 ...

University of Chicago., Oriental Institute

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Breasted, James Henry, 1865-1935

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James Henry Breasted was a scholar, author, and explorer; as America's first Egyptologist, he pioneered the Oriental Instiutute at the University of Chicago. After graduating from Yale, he studied Egyptology in Berlin before teaching at the University of Chicago. During a long sabbatical from teaching he undertook the field work that formed the foundation of his reputation and scholarship, leading to a groundbreaking series of widely-read books and articles. His pioneering efforts, personal ener...