The Ibis Cemetery at Abydos: 1914

Whittemore, Thomas

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“…Amidst his wide-ranging artistic interests, Whittemore continued his archaeological research in Egypt up to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. 25 Alice Stevenson has shown how Whittemore's excavations were funded by a variety of museums and cultural institutions in the United States, demonstrating his aptitude for convincing different parties to back his endeavours. Whittemore sent back antiquities as reimbursement, and, in Stevenson's words, these excavations had little scientific importance about them and were more notable for the removal of objects for the purposes of 'museum enrichment.'…”

Section: From Archaeologist To Humanitarianmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Crane, supported many of his projects, be they scholarly or humanitarian. 73 , 1914-1918", Diplomatic History, 19.3 (1995 Carrie Ryerson organised many fundraising events in Chicago which were advertised in the society pages of the Chicago Tribune. In December 1922, the English baritone John Barclay gave a concert to raise money for Whittemore's work.…”

Section: The Aims Of the Whittemore Committeementioning

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“…108 Eugenia Bumgardner's 1922 account of the work of the CERYE claimed that specialists in electricity, engineering, medicine, physics, biology, and chemistry were especially in demand. 109 A 1924 report stated that 'practical subjects predominate', noting that 200 of 419 students were pursuing studies in engineering, with commerce (28), medicine (29), mathematics (25), and agriculture (20) also well represented. 110 That said, decisions seem to have been made on a case-by-case basis where personal suffering, as well as academic interests, made up part of the narrative.…”

Section: The Work Of the Committee For The Education Of Russian Youth...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Educating those who matter: Thomas Whittemore, Russian refugees and the transnational organization of elite humanitarianism after the First World War

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2021

European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire

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This article examines the work of the Committee for the Education of Russian Youth in Exile (CERYE) and its founder, the American scholar, Thomas Whittemore.Established during the Russian Civil War, the CERYE rescued displaced Russian youth from Constantinople and placed them in schools and universities across Europe, but only if they could demonstrate sufficient intellectual merit. It made a virtue of its elitism and Whittemore revelled in its selectivity; the committee intended that its students would return to Russia following the completion of their education and constitute a new intellectual elite once the Bolshevik government had fallen. The article contributes to the growing historiography on humanitarianism in the era of the First World War by emphasising that elitism and selectivity co-existed with discourses of universal suffering when describing the needs of displaced students.The article traces the emergence of the CERYE at the end of the First World War and explores its anti-Bolshevik political mission, its funding network in North America, and the experiences of a number of its students. It argues that the work of the CERYE was inherently anti-Bolshevik and an example of what Charles Maier called the 'recasting of bourgeois Europe.' The article sheds light on an overlooked element of First World War era humanitarianism, namely, the many small scale and amateur organisations which co-existed alongside larger bodies such as Save the Children.Assured of the financial support of an influential network of likeminded donors in 2 America, Whittemore's committee could pursue a narrowly focused and highly elitist humanitarian mission in the early 1920s.

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Section: From Archaeologist To Humanitarianmentioning

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Section: The Work Of the Committee For The Education Of Russian Youth...mentioning

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Educating those who matter: Thomas Whittemore, Russian refugees and the transnational organization of elite humanitarianism after the First World War

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2021

European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire

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“…Given the absence of cult temples for different gods at Abydos, the connection between Osiris and Abydos encouraged pilgrims to build cemeteries with votive animals associated with gods of the netherworld. As incarnations of Anubis, canids may protect and lead the mummy to the next life, while raptors, shrews, serpents, scarabs, and ibises may assist in re/creation through their association with Re, Sokar, and Thoth (Whittemore 1914;Ikram 2007a, 429).…”

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أکثر من مجرد حیوانات ألیفة: الکلاب فى مصر فى العصر الیونانى-الرومانى

عبدالواحد¹

2017

مجلة کلیة السیاحة والفنادق - جامعة مدینة السادات

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On a Wing and a Prayer: Ibis Mummies in Material Culture at Abydos

Mcknight

2020

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The production of millions of artificially mummified animals by the ancient Egyptians is an extraordinary expression of religious piety. Millions of creatures of numerous species were preserved, wrapped in linen and deposited as votive offerings; a means by which the Egyptians communicated with their gods. The treatment of animals in this manner resulted in a wealth of material culture; the excavation and distribution of which formed a widely dispersed collection of artefacts in museum and private collections around the world. Due to ad hoc collection methods and the poorly recorded distribution of animal mummies, many artefacts have unknown or uncertain provenance. Researchers at the University of Manchester identified a group of eight mummies positively attributed to the 1913–1914 excavation season at Abydos, now held in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. This paper presents the investigation of this discreet group of provenanced mummies through stylistic evaluation of the exterior, and the assessment of the contents and construction techniques employed using clinical radiography. Dating of one mummy places the artefact—and likely that of the whole assemblage—within the Late Period (c.664–332BC). Considering these data enables the mummies to be interpreted as the Egyptians intended; as votive artefacts produced within the sacred landscape at Abydos.

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The Ibis Cemetery at Abydos: 1914

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Educating those who matter: Thomas Whittemore, Russian refugees and the transnational organization of elite humanitarianism after the First World War

Educating those who matter: Thomas Whittemore, Russian refugees and the transnational organization of elite humanitarianism after the First World War

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On a Wing and a Prayer: Ibis Mummies in Material Culture at Abydos

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