C. Fisher Diary, p.027

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Friday, January 22, 1915

Left early in the morning for Cairo, and went at once to the Pyramids.

Monday, January 25, 1915

I today applied to the Service des Antiquités to make archaeological excavations in that part of Mit-Rahineh (Memphis) included under the names of Kom el Qal’a and Kom el Qualama, indicating the area applied for on a map in color.
I have been talking over with Dr. Reisner the matter of using a part of his cemetery site until we could secure a site of our own. He told me that he needed somebody very badly at Kerma in the Sudan to prepare a map of the site, and after some consideration I suggested that, as he was helping out our Museum in regard to a site, I thought that we would be willing to agree for me to go with him to the Sudan for a part of the season at least and work on the plans for his expedition. He to pay only any travelling expenses there and back. Furthermore, since the excavations would not be possible under the law without the presence of some responsible person in charge it was suggested that Mr. Story who was to…

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