...Soon after he began collecting materials for what would become Ancient Records of Egypt: Historical Documents from the Earliest Times to the Persian Conquest, James Henry Breasted contemplated on enlarging his project beyond those preserved in European museums and previous...

...In December 1922, James Henry Breasted learned of a magnificent discovery made by the Earl of Carnarvon in Egypt. Carnarvon began wintering in Egypt in 1903, and three years later began obtaining permits from the Egyptian Antiquities Service to search for the buried tombs of pharaohs and nobles...

...In his later years, James Henry Breasted reflected on the old days in Europe and Egypt, as well as the experiences of his boyhood. Although he expressed his desire to be cremated after his death, Breasted did not specify where his ashes should be buried. His father Charles and the rest...

...James Henry Breasted (1865–1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. Daring, handsome, and charismatic, he traveled on expeditions to remote and politically unstable corners of the Middle East, helped identify the tomb of King Tut, and was on the cover...

...James Henry Breasted, the third of Charles and Harriet Breasted's four children, was an active and inquisitive youngster who grew up fishing and camping. As a child, he developed a passion for books and became a voracious reader. One of the books that Breasted read in his youth was his father's...

...James Henry Breasted returned to the University of Chicago in 1895, bringing with him antiquities from Egypt. By that time, the university had been dramatically transformed. University president William Rainey Harper merged undergraduate education, graduate research, and extension courses...

...On April 28, 1930, a new building for the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago was inaugurated. When James Henry Breasted first requested a new building in 1923, he saw the need to alleviate crowded conditions in the Haskell Oriental Museum, which shared space with the Oriental Institute...

...From 1895 to 1907, James Henry Breasted produced a voluminous amount of research, much of it conducted in Europe, establishing himself as a rising star in Egyptology worldwide. He wrote numerous books that were published between 1905 and 1907, and, in 1901, received an invitation from Underwood...

...In 1907, due to physical exhaustion from his second Nubian expedition, James Henry Breasted came down with bronchial pneumonia and moved with his family to Italy after the University of Chicago extended his leave of absence. While there, he completed a report on the second Nubian expedition...

...James Henry Breasted developed a friendship with the world-renowned astronomer and scientific impresario George Ellery Hale, who was recruited by University of Chicago President William Rainey Harper as associate professor and as director of his observatory. Hale resigned from the university...

...In fall 1920, James Henry Breasted resumed regular work at the University of Chicago. Aside from continuing as chair of the Department of Oriental Languages and Literatures, he was now directing the Oriental Institute. Breasted's publications, expeditions, and popular lectures brought him not only...