Author: Susan Biddle. Those who have spent time and effort on DIY home improvements or repairs may enjoy comparing their experiences with the work done…
Author: Susan Biddle. The dig houses at Abydos, from Flinders Petrie’s dig huts to the house Myrtle knew. “The beauty of this place passes description,…
Author: Susan Biddle. In this post, join Myrtle Broome in Cairo, visiting the British Consulate, the Gezira Sporting Club, the Cairo Museum and the Pyramids,…
Author: Susan Biddle. Next time you negotiate the Customs channels at an airport or dock, spare a thought for Myrtle Broome and Amice Calverley dealing…
Author: Susan Biddle. The last post described Myrtle’s voyage from the UK to Marseilles, via Gibraltar, in 1929. There she was joined by two more…
Author: Susan Biddle. Myrtle Broome’s enthusiasm and interest in everything around her shines out from her description of her voyage to Port Said on the…
Author: Susan Biddle. Myrtle’s birthdays were celebrated with birthday cake, presents and cards from family and friends in England and Egypt, as well as special…
Author: Susan Biddle. For eight seasons from 1929 until 1937 Myrtle Broome worked with Amice Calverley on recording the reliefs in the temple of Seti…
Something that caught our eye in the Griffith Institute Archive … We recently assessed a beautifully bound album that required a little TLC and needed…
Happy 75th Birthday Griffith Institute! On this day, January 21st 1939, the Griffith Institute was officially opened by the former director of the British Museum,…