tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.comments2022-12-08T04:18:56.049-06:00The Oriental Institute: Fragments for a History of an InstitutionChuck Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12882192031767315365noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-74180680415487117932014-06-25T11:36:49.309-05:002014-06-25T11:36:49.309-05:00Hi Chuck,
I created a page and I began compiling ...Hi Chuck,<br /><br />I created a page and I began compiling the scans of the OI Staff Newsletter. See here:<br /><br />http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/research-archives-library/oriental-institute-staff-newsletter<br /><br />Our paper copies are not complete, so if you are able to retrieve any files from your failing laptop, I will add them to the page.<br /><br />Best,<br /><br />Foy<br /><br />FDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091167853440359740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-78543634728169562152013-08-13T14:13:10.510-05:002013-08-13T14:13:10.510-05:00This is a shame. Barbara was pretty damn talented ...This is a shame. Barbara was pretty damn talented both as an Egyptologist and as a mystery writer (as Elizabeth Peters, the Ameila Peabody series) and very generous to the Institute, not only directly but by allowing us to auction off a bit "role" in some of the later novels at our fund-raisers. The first year we did, my boss thought I was nuts, but gave her blessing. One of the stalwarts wandered through the silent auction, casually wrote $10,000 as her bid and then had Barbara use a friend's name for the role. The friend thought it was pretty cool to get a signed copy of the new novel and damn near died when she saw her own name on page whatever it was. My boss decided I was marginally less nuts. Good luck, Barbara, on your way to your ka.Tim Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923529653023856944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-90123865877289647092013-08-13T14:12:53.208-05:002013-08-13T14:12:53.208-05:00This is a shame. Barbara was pretty damn talented ...This is a shame. Barbara was pretty damn talented both as an Egyptologist and as a mystery writer (as Elizabeth Peters, the Ameila Peabody series) and very generous to the Institute, not only directly but by allowing us to auction off a bit "role" in some of the later novels at our fund-raisers. The first year we did, my boss thought I was nuts, but gave her blessing. One of the stalwarts wandered through the silent auction, casually wrote $10,000 as her bid and then had Barbara use a friend's name for the role. The friend thought it was pretty cool to get a signed copy of the new novel and damn near died when she saw her own name on page whatever it was. My boss decided I was marginally less nuts. Good luck, Barbara, on your way to your ka.Tim Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923529653023856944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-74262088248027543722013-06-18T11:37:22.437-05:002013-06-18T11:37:22.437-05:00Beer is also the subject of the lead article by M...Beer is also the subject of the lead article by Miguel Civil in OI News & Notes 132 (Autumn 1991):<br /><br />http://oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/nn/fal91_civil.html<br /><br />and a piece by Kathleen Mineck in OI News & Notes 201 (Srping 2009, pp. 8ff--slow loading):<br /><br />http://oi.uchicago.edu/pdf/nn201.pdf<br /><br />Tim CashionTim Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923529653023856944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-70177365806416427092013-02-22T06:26:12.212-06:002013-02-22T06:26:12.212-06:00Richard Carl HainesRichard Carl HainesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-21427897973546770622011-09-26T07:23:15.278-05:002011-09-26T07:23:15.278-05:00Thank you for the reference, but it should be note...Thank you for the reference, but it should be noted that the project of which one member of the Greek-Norwegian Mission is a member, is in fact a project directed by the President of the Kazimierz Michalowski Foundation, the man depicted next to Bruce Williams in the first photo you used, namely Dr. Artur Obluski. Thank you once again.alexandroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725167683503700073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-59871130275495360222011-06-17T17:15:51.458-05:002011-06-17T17:15:51.458-05:00It is possible (though not a certainty) that the W...It is possible (though not a certainty) that the WTTW Tape Archive still has a copy of the invue to which Peter refers. I'm not sure who's running the tape library now, but I can find out if somebody who is actually in Chicago is interested--maybe Bill Harms or Steve Camp?Tim Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923529653023856944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-62578574339809772302011-04-17T00:12:58.772-05:002011-04-17T00:12:58.772-05:00There are articles by me in Oriental Institute New...There are articles by me in Oriental Institute News & Notes 2 (1973) and the Newsletter of the Dictionary Society of North America 6/2 (1982): 4-5, and a half-hour TV interview of Erica Reiner, Renee Gallery, and me conducted by Ranlet Lincoln, Dean of University Extension, for his weekly WTTW-Eleven program (some time during the period when his wife, Clare, worked at the CAD in the late 1970s).<br /><br />--Peter T. Daniels (Manuscript Editor, 1976-1984)Peter T. Danielsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-10641588191768534662011-04-01T14:29:42.967-05:002011-04-01T14:29:42.967-05:00IA year later and I still love this posting. eekIA year later and I still love this posting. eekEinarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16022616142038121252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-7295310432758901272011-02-08T14:00:28.163-06:002011-02-08T14:00:28.163-06:00great stuff!great stuff!byzantine philologyhttp://twitter.com/byzantinephilnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-65344676679569249712011-01-17T10:29:27.850-06:002011-01-17T10:29:27.850-06:00Actually, this site is in bad need of conservation...Actually, this site is in bad need of conservation. It doesn't need any new archaeological excavations to uncover new remains which need conservation interventions as well. I think the American and Palestinian Archaeologists whom are involved in this tragedian project haven't any responsibility towards the cultural heritage conservation. They just want to use the site to be famous.khamishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147823487486133417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-26255478856521565442010-05-11T17:57:11.533-05:002010-05-11T17:57:11.533-05:00I just came upon another blogger discussing the Fa...I just came upon another blogger discussing the Farrand garden at the OI: <a href="http://jsiegeldesigns.blogspot.com/2010/03/beatrix-farrand-garden-at-oriental.html" rel="nofollow">Beatrix Farrand Garden at the Oriental Institute</a>Chuck Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882192031767315365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-78904256692661920962010-04-12T14:33:54.334-05:002010-04-12T14:33:54.334-05:00Tim, was the tour in OI or Regenstein??? The next ...Tim, was the tour in OI or Regenstein??? The next time I'm in Chicago, I'd LOVE to get personal perspective.Monica Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801472688555176112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-28226667773870456782010-04-12T11:11:08.262-05:002010-04-12T11:11:08.262-05:00There was a mystery novel, which I suspect is larg...There was a mystery novel, which I suspect is largely unread, which was set partially at the OI and largely in Regenstein. Emily N. and I gave the author a tour in 1999 or 2000. I'll try to track down the title.Tim Cashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923529653023856944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-9244452721607759862010-04-11T14:37:52.447-05:002010-04-11T14:37:52.447-05:00Thanks for the plug, Charles. I should clarify tha...Thanks for the plug, Charles. I should clarify that "bodice ripper" is an out-dated term since it refers to romance books where the hero rapes the heroine and they fall in love. <br /><br />That's something my personal history would never allow me to write. However, I don't deny that there's sex in the book. *grin* It pretty much smokes. LOL <br /><br />Again, thanks for a nod toward the book. I appreciate it.Monica Burnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13801472688555176112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-67438048532534853202010-03-17T09:45:57.050-05:002010-03-17T09:45:57.050-05:00The courtyard is still basically inaccessible, alt...The courtyard is still basically inaccessible, although various rumors have floated about that maybe that could change (not in the near future, I suspect). The new NELC student reception is still taking place there, but the courtyard in general is very much under-utilized and I think there has been some brain-storming about ways to make it more useful.FDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091167853440359740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-54336834006021157682010-03-04T16:05:08.914-06:002010-03-04T16:05:08.914-06:00Someone closer than I am will have to respond abou...Someone closer than I am will have to respond about access these days. But wasn't the courtyard the location of the annual NELC New Student reception each September during those years Jason?Chuck Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882192031767315365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-16524462908044978882010-03-04T15:33:56.517-06:002010-03-04T15:33:56.517-06:00When I was a student (1994-2004), it was generally...When I was a student (1994-2004), it was generally not possible to get into the courtyard. It could only be entered through a secured door in the basement, and it was essentially the private domain of a staff member. In ten years, I think I was in the courtyard twice. With this 2006 renovation, is it publicly accessible?Jason Urhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979363157815514128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-64088059449825192632010-01-30T10:44:12.969-06:002010-01-30T10:44:12.969-06:00Hello, internet can also help some bad things to b...Hello, internet can also help some bad things to be part of history and not present (it is not as bad as some problems with opium in some oriental countries, but it is a problem for the image of some occupations), thus you can find something about a petition which could interest you in the top right-hand corner at the following address: http://eternal-cartesian.blogspot.com/ . Sincerely for a better worldSerge Le Coz L'Eternelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223106494481146426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-41841053452258281822010-01-14T15:36:51.985-06:002010-01-14T15:36:51.985-06:00Thanks Tom!
The direct link to the new audio tour...Thanks Tom!<br /><br />The direct link to the new audio tour is: <a href="http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/tours/Pioneers_to_the_Past.zip" rel="nofollow">Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East, 1919-1920. (13 audio tour files)</a>Chuck Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882192031767315365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-28534686499547041452010-01-14T15:20:06.470-06:002010-01-14T15:20:06.470-06:00New Pioneers to the Past audiotour just went up to...New Pioneers to the Past audiotour just went up today. <br /><br />We're also working to get all 1,200 or so images taken on the trip up on the web for people to see if they so desire.<br /><br />In the exhibit, we have a touch screen where visitors can read the letters by Breasted, or view all of the images.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160139758148827217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-53390398251957575812010-01-07T14:29:34.106-06:002010-01-07T14:29:34.106-06:00That photo said now to be from the first full Jarm...That photo said now to be from the first full Jarmo season. From left<br />Front row: Liz West (can't remember her married name), Linda Braidwood, and Vivian Broman Morales.<br />Back row: Antiquities Dept. rep , Bruce Howe, a "visiting fireman", Bob Braidwood, Fred Barth, and Bob Adams.Chuck Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882192031767315365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-49716617839191443162010-01-05T11:08:14.303-06:002010-01-05T11:08:14.303-06:00There is a nice historical record of the Research ...There is a nice historical record of the Research Archives web presence on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine:<br />http://web.archive.org/web/*/oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/Research_Arch.html<br /><br />Earlier configurations of the website with names such as: sippar-orinst.uchicago.edu are not archived online as far as I know.Chuck Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882192031767315365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-65647464584977714142010-01-05T09:21:26.995-06:002010-01-05T09:21:26.995-06:00Thanks Chuck. I have noticed these old RA pages be...Thanks Chuck. I have noticed these old RA pages before, but I only found them through online searches. Playing around with the URL a bit can bring up various pages. I think John had planned to convert some one day, but mostly I believe it was left so that links to certain pages would remain active even if the content on the page was faulty or dated.FDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14091167853440359740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4845561074115496839.post-47485785268201469682010-01-04T19:48:29.212-06:002010-01-04T19:48:29.212-06:00I had not actually noticed before, Foy, that if yo...I had not actually noticed before, Foy, that if you go to:<br />https://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/DEPT/RA/Research_Arch.html<br />You can see the entire Research Archives website as it was before the conversion (curiously ossified at about the time I left the OI), complete with all the things which no longer have links from the new Research Archives website.Chuck Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12882192031767315365noreply@blogger.com