Chicago on the Nile: A Century of Work by the Epigraphic Survey of the University of Chicago

Includes discussion of the role of the University of Chicago library in supporting scholars working in Egypt.

Contents:

• Foreword. Timothy P. Harrison
• Preface. J. Brett McClain
• Introduction. Emily Teeter
• James Henry Breasted's Vision: "It is the texts that matter"
• Harold Hayden Nelson: The First Field Director
• Medinet Habu, 1924–
• Uvo Hölscher and the Architectural Survey, 1926–1936
• The Move to Karnak, 1930–
• Luxor Temple, 1937, 1975–
• The Tomb of Kheruef, 1954–1980
• The Epigraphic Survey and Nubia, 1954–1963
• Sakkarah (Memphis) Expedition, 1930–1936
• The Epigraphic Survey and the Abydos Expedition, 1929–1959
• Old Chicago House, 1924–1940
• New Chicago House, 1931–
• Appendixes
• Plans
• Endnotes
• Bibliography
• Index