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Egypt

 Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Coordinates: Lat: 27 00 00 N degrees minutes Lat: 27.0000 decimal degrees Long: 030 00 00 E degrees minutes Long: 30.0000 decimal degrees

Note: Area of modern Egypt comprises the core of the ancient kingdom of Egypt; area was home to Neolithic cultures by 6000 BCE; Thinite dynasty united Upper and Lower Egypt ca. 3100 BCE; important Hellenistic center; part of Roman Empire until Arab conquest in 640, then Mameluk and Ottoman; official language is Arabic, though English and French are also widely spoken.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Georgia O'Keeffe to Claudia O'Keeffe, 1962-03-25

 Item — Box 3: Series 1
Identifier: RC.1999.1.109
Overview

Letter from Georgia O'Keeffe to Claudia O'Keeffe sent from New Mexico.

Dates: 1962-03-25

Georgia O'Keeffe to Claudia O'Keeffe, postcard, probably 1962-03

 Item — Box 3: Series 1
Identifier: RC.1999.1.110
Overview

Postcard from Georgia O'Keeffe to Claudia O'Keeffe sent from Egypt.

Dates: probably 1962-03