Collection Broome MSS - Myrtle Florence Broome Collection

Summaries of the letters Index of personal names Broome letter 1 Broome letter 2 Broome letter 3 Broome letter 4 Broome letter 5 Broome letter 6 Broome letter 7 Broome letter 8 Broome letter 9 Broome letter 10 Broome letter 11 Broome letter 12 Broome letter 13 Broome letter 14 Broome letter 15 Broome letter 16 Broome letter 16A Broome letter 17 Broome letter 18 Broome letter 19 Broome letter 20 Broome letter 21 Broome letter 22 Broome letter 23 Broome letter 24 Broome letter 25 Broome letter 26 Broome letter 27
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Broome MSS

Title

Myrtle Florence Broome Collection

Date(s)

  • 1927-1937 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

4 boxes and 1 folder

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Name of creator

(1888-1978)

Biographical history

British artist. Born, London 1888. Died, Bushey 1978. Studied Egyptology under M. Murray and W. M. F. Petrie, at University College, London, 1911-13. Worked for the British School of Archaeology at Qau, 1927, and with A. Calverley at Abydos, 1929-37.

Archival history

Formerly in the possession of Miss Broome's cousin, Miss K. M. Slater.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Miss K. M. Slater donated the letters in 1986.

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Scope and content

415 items of correspondence written by Miss Broome to her parents whilst working at Abydos between 1927 and 1937.

Fifteen items are groups of two letters (16, 35, 51, 55, 97, 111, 154, 198, 227, 268, 306, 319, 325, 363, 408, and 414, not all of them by Miss Broome), four of which are actually cards/postcards (16A, 306A, and 414A-B); item 156 is a group of three letters [= 429 letters and 4 cards/postcards in total].

A few letters include drawings/maps; seven letters include photographs (111, 123, 273-276, and 279); letter 337 includes a newspaper cutting; many of the letters include the original envelopes in which they were sent; some other letters mention the enclosure of additional items which are now lost.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

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Conditions governing access

Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright, Griffith Institute, University of Oxford. In Miss Slater's letter of donation, there was a condition that Mrs Sybil Rampen and Mr John Ruffle have permission to use the letters for publication, and will retain it after Miss Slater's death. Miss Slater died in March 2000.

Language of material

  • English

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Physical characteristics and technical requirements

No problems.

Finding aids

Summaries of the letters and index of personal names (compiled by Miss Kay Lorimer).

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Existence and location of originals

These are originals.

Existence and location of copies

Transcripts of the letters were made by Mrs Rampen before the material was donated to the Griffith Institute. John Ruffle also has copies of these.

Related units of description

Other Archives:

Griffith Institute Archive:

  • Gardiner MSS 42.40, Broome Correspondence.
  • Gardiner MSS 43, Abydos Enterprise (43.186-203 = Broome Correspondence).

Publication note

  • Full publication on this website (completed in 6 October 2021).
  • Ruffle, John, "Myrtle Florence Broome", in: Breaking Ground: Women in Old World Archeology, Providence, RI: Brown University, 2004. [https://www.brown.edu/Research/Breaking_Ground/bios/Broome_Myrtle%20Florence.pdf (accessed 11/07/2020)].
  • Ruffle, John, "The Alternative to Growing Turnips: Myrtle Broome in Egypt 1927-1937", in: Frood, Elizabeth and Angela McDonald (eds), Decorum and experience: essays in ancient culture for John Baines, Oxford: Griffith Institute, 2013, p. 174-179 (OEB 205657).
  • Young, Lee, An Artist in Abydos: The Life and Letters of Myrtle Broome, Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 2021 (letters from the first season mostly).
  • Blog posts by Susan Biddle on "Wonderful Things: The blog of the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford" (https://blog.griffith.ox.ac.uk/).

Publication note

See also:

  • Calverley, Amice M. and Myrtle F. Broome, The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos, volume I: The Chapels of Osiris, Isis and Horus. Edited by Alan H. Gardiner. London; Chicago: Egypt Exploration Society; University of Chicago Press, 1933 (OEB 140010).
  • Calverley, Amice M. and Myrtle F. Broome, The temple of King Sethos I at Abydos, volume II: The Chapels of Amen-Rē', Rē'-Ḥarakhti, Ptaḥ, and King Sethos. Edited by Alan H. Gardiner. London; Chicago: Egypt Exploration Society; University of Chicago Press, 1935 (OEB 226131).
  • Calverley, Amice M. and Myrtle F. Broome, The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos, volume III: The Osiris Complex. Edited by Alan H. Gardiner. London; Chicago: Egypt Exploration Society; University of Chicago Press, 1938 (OEB 226132).
  • Calverley, Amice M. and Myrtle F. Broome, The Temple of King Sethos I at Abydos, volume IV: The Second Hypostyle Hall. Edited by Alan H. Gardiner. London; Chicago: Egypt Exploration Society; University of Chicago Press, 1958 (OEB 8067).

Notes area

Note

  • Photograph: Myrte F. Broome (centre) with Mr and Mrs Roche at Nag Hammadi (Broome letter 279, photograph 4).

Note

  • The letters have been transcribed by Lee Young. They have been proofread and prepared for publication on this website by a number of volunteers and the Griffith Institute Team (see individual letters for details). Jenni Navratil has digitized them all.

Note

  • Cultural warning: Users of this material are warned that some records document observations of people and cultures using scientific research models and language from the early twentieth century in ways that may be considered offensive today.

Note

  • If you spot any mistakes or can improve on the transcription, please email us at griffith.institute@orinst.ox.ac.uk.

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