Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS vi.2.11
Title
Autobiography (Autobiographical Sketches): Sketch VIII. The Valley of the Royal Tombs; Sketch IX. Tomb-Robberies and the Fate of the Royal Mummies; Sketch XI. The Finding of the Tomb of Amenophis I
Date(s)
- c. 1930-1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 notebook
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Archival history
Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker.
Loaned to the Griffith Institute in 1946-1947, and then returned to Miss Walker.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in June 1959.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Howard Carter's autobiography, a notebook containing manuscripts for Sketches VIII-IX and Sketch XI.
- 69 numbered pages/openings, arranged with main text on right and notes on left
- Carter's annotated page numbers, "150" to "219"
- Sketch VIII. The Valley and the Royal Tombs
- Pages 150-157
- Sketch IX. Tomb-Robberies and the Fate of the Royal Mummies
- Original title A History of The Royal Mummies crossed through (cancelled)
- Pages 158-194
- Contains 7 subsections, II to VII
- [Sketch X. Freedom]
- Carter's note on page 194 "For Sketch X. Freedom. Supp. ..."
- Sketch XI. The Finding of the Tomb of Amenophis I
- Pages 195-219
- Contains 1 subsection, II
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
- Blue leather binding
- Ruled pages
- 25.8 x 20.4 x 1.3 cms
- Stamped manufacturer's logo on the outer back cover:
- Positioned centrally, impressed/stamped/embossed square containing "C" enclosing the Earth (shows Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia)
- Positioned lower right corner, impressed/stamped/embossed text "No. 1028"
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
- Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
- Transcribed first in the late-1990s by Sue Hutchison (Griffith Institute Administrator), and again in 2006 by Dr Charlotte Booth. Both sets of transcription files are owned by the Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Notes area
Note
Formerly Carter notebook 17.