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Abydos, ca. 1920s, 1920s

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
Sub-Series Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 4, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents:

The oversize rubbings and tracings contained in these folders were reproduced by Alexandre Piankoff in several articles published after Thomas Whittemore’s death in 1950 in Les Cahiers Coptes and the Bulletin de la Société d’Archéologie Copte. According to Piankoff, Whittemore identified the crosses in the Osireion during the Egypt Exploration Society’s 1927-1928 season at Abydos.

Amarna, ca. 1920s

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
Sub-Series Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents:

Consists of materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations that took place at Amarna in the 1920s. Whittemore was involved in some capacity during the 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1926-1927 seasons.

Amarna, Egypt, 1924-1925

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
Sub-Series Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 4, Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents: The plans and architectural drawings contained in these folders document the structures excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society during the 1924-1925 season at Amarna. They were executed by H.B. Clark, under the direction of field director F.G. Newton until Newton’s death on December 25, 1924. Subsequently, Whittemore served as acting field director for the remainder of the season and was responsible for publishing the preliminary excavation report for the 1924-1925 season in The Journal...

Architectural drawings by H.B. Clark, Amarna, Egypt, 1924-1925

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Folder 61
Scope and Contents: The plans and architectural drawings contained in these folders document the structures excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society during the 1924-1925 season at Amarna. They were executed by H.B. Clark, under the direction of field director F.G. Newton until Newton’s death on December 25, 1924. Subsequently, Whittemore served as acting field director for the remainder of the season and was responsible for publishing the preliminary excavation report for the 1924-1925 season in The Journal...

Architectural drawings with measurements by H.B. Clark, Amarna, Egypt, 1924-1925

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 4, Sub-Series 2, Folder 62
Scope and Contents: The plans and architectural drawings contained in these folders document the structures excavated by the Egypt Exploration Society during the 1924-1925 season at Amarna. They were executed by H.B. Clark, under the direction of field director F.G. Newton until Newton’s death on December 25, 1924. Subsequently, Whittemore served as acting field director for the remainder of the season and was responsible for publishing the preliminary excavation report for the 1924-1925 season in The Journal...

Blueprints of rubbings of drawings and graffiti from Abydos, Egypt, undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 4, Sub-Series 1, Folder 60
Scope and Contents:

The oversize rubbings and tracings contained in these folders were reproduced by Alexandre Piankoff in several articles published after Thomas Whittemore’s death in 1950 in Les Cahiers Coptes and the Bulletin de la Société d’Archéologie Copte. According to Piankoff, Whittemore identified the crosses in the Osireion during the Egypt Exploration Society’s 1927-1928 season at Abydos.

Correspondence and transcriptions from publications related to Deir el-Bahari, Thebes, ca. 1920s

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Folder 28
Scope and Contents:

Contains a compilation of research materials concerning sites in Egypt and other countries that relate to Amarna. Many of these are mentioned in Whittemore’s preliminary report on the EES excavations during the 1924-1925 season at Amarna, for which he served as acting field director.

Correspondence from Piankoff to Thomas Whittemore, January-June 1924

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Folder 17
Scope and Contents:

Consists of materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations that took place at Amarna in the 1920s. Whittemore was involved in some capacity during the 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1926-1927 seasons.

Correspondence, transcriptions from publications, and photographs related to Deir el-Medina, undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Folder 33
Scope and Contents:

Contains a compilation of research materials concerning sites in Egypt and other countries that relate to Amarna. Many of these are mentioned in Whittemore’s preliminary report on the EES excavations during the 1924-1925 season at Amarna, for which he served as acting field director.

Drafts and transcriptions from publications related to Amarna, Egypt, undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Folder 20
Scope and Contents:

Consists of materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations that took place at Amarna in the 1920s. Whittemore was involved in some capacity during the 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1926-1927 seasons.

Drafts and transcriptions from publications related to the Northern Palace and frescoes at Amarna, Egypt, undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Folder 23
Scope and Contents:

Consists of materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations that took place at Amarna in the 1920s. Whittemore was involved in some capacity during the 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1926-1927 seasons.

Drafts for a text on the Northern Palace at Amarna, undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Folder 22
Scope and Contents:

Consists of materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations that took place at Amarna in the 1920s. Whittemore was involved in some capacity during the 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1926-1927 seasons.

Egypt, ca. early 1910s-early 1930s

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
Series Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1
Scope and Contents: Divided into 3 subseries and contains research and bibliographic materials, transcriptions, ground plans, drafts of preliminary reports, publication materials, and correspondence. Contents also include the research materials and notes of Alexandre Piankoff, who assisted in the preparation of publications using materials gathered by Thomas Whittemore. These items document Whittemore’s involvement with the Egypt Exploration Society as the American Representative on staff in Egypt throughout...

Letter from “Jimmy” to Thomas Whittemore, March 2, 1929

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, Folder 4
Scope and Contents:

Contains materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos during the 1910s to the early 1930s. Whittemore was the American Representative to the EES excavations between 1911-1914; he also visited the site during the 1920s and early 1930s.

Letter from Thomas Whittemore to “Alex,” Cairo, January 28, 1926

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, Folder 3
Scope and Contents:

Contains materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos during the 1910s to the early 1930s. Whittemore was the American Representative to the EES excavations between 1911-1914; he also visited the site during the 1920s and early 1930s.

Miscellaneous photographs of Egyptian art, undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 3, Folder 52
Scope and Contents:

Contains black and white photographs from the 1910s through the 1930s that document fieldwork projects in Egypt and Bulgaria.

Mock-up of text for a publication: “‘Osireion’ Text” / “Passage leading down to the ‘Osireion,'", undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, Folder 15
Scope and Contents:

Contains materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos during the 1910s to the early 1930s. Whittemore was the American Representative to the EES excavations between 1911-1914; he also visited the site during the 1920s and early 1930s.

Mock-ups of plates for a publication: “‘Osireion’ Plates,”, undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, Folder 14
Scope and Contents:

Contains materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos during the 1910s to the early 1930s. Whittemore was the American Representative to the EES excavations between 1911-1914; he also visited the site during the 1920s and early 1930s.

Notebook: “A. Piankoff / notes / Tel-Amarna,”, November 23, 1923

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Folder 16
Scope and Contents:

Consists of materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations that took place at Amarna in the 1920s. Whittemore was involved in some capacity during the 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1926-1927 seasons.

Notes and draft for: “Summary of the History of the Osireion,” Abydos, undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, Folder 6
Scope and Contents:

Contains materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos during the 1910s to the early 1930s. Whittemore was the American Representative to the EES excavations between 1911-1914; he also visited the site during the 1920s and early 1930s.

Notes on names, hieroglyphs, and art at Amarna, undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 2, Folder 21
Scope and Contents:

Consists of materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations that took place at Amarna in the 1920s. Whittemore was involved in some capacity during the 1923-24, 1924-25, and 1926-1927 seasons.

Notes, transcriptions, and translations of Greek and Coptic graffiti at the Osireion and Temple of Seti I, Abydos, ca. 1930s

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 1, Folder 5
Scope and Contents:

Contains materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos during the 1910s to the early 1930s. Whittemore was the American Representative to the EES excavations between 1911-1914; he also visited the site during the 1920s and early 1930s.

Notes, transcriptions from publications, and drawings related to Tiryns and Knossos, Greece, undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Folder 36
Scope and Contents:

Contains a compilation of research materials concerning sites in Egypt and other countries that relate to Amarna. Many of these are mentioned in Whittemore’s preliminary report on the EES excavations during the 1924-1925 season at Amarna, for which he served as acting field director.

Notes, transcriptions from publications, and pamphlets on various topics related to Egyptian archaeology and hieroglyphs, undated

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
File Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 3, Folder 34
Scope and Contents:

Contains a compilation of research materials concerning sites in Egypt and other countries that relate to Amarna. Many of these are mentioned in Whittemore’s preliminary report on the EES excavations during the 1924-1925 season at Amarna, for which he served as acting field director.

Osireion at Abydos and General Abydos, Egypt, ca. 1910s-early 1930s

FOUND IN: Dumbarton Oaks
Sub-Series Identifier: MS.BZ.017, Series 1, Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents:

Contains materials related to Egypt Exploration Society excavations at Abydos during the 1910s to the early 1930s. Whittemore was the American Representative to the EES excavations between 1911-1914; he also visited the site during the 1920s and early 1930s.