Public events have always been an important part of the Society’s activities, as this notice discovered by chance during some research in the archives on material relating to the Society’s work at Atfih in the Faiyum shows:
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The notice was discovered in the EES Lucy Gura Archive among papers relating to the distribution of objects from the Society's work at Atfih in the Faiyum in 1911-12. This is one of two copies of the same handwritten notice which seem to have been recycled as note paper for recording the destinations to which objects from Atfih were divided. The Annual Report for 1911-12 includes brief mention of the Atfih work and also reports that the Society would be redoubling its efforts to recruit new subscribers by arranging a new series of lectures. The lectures advertised here were probably those given by Peet in the rooms of the Royal Society as part of this effort.
The campaign to raise money for the Lucy Gura Archive is still in full swing. Numerous little treasures have emerged from various drawers and cabinets at Doughty Mews as we have been sorting through the collection in preparation for installing new storage facilities, and we have tried to bring as much of this fascinating material to your attention as possible through short news items, the latest of which, on the EES’ work at the Sety temple and Osireion, is now available here.