Howard Carter's hand-drawn plan for Carnarvon excavations, 1920-1921, Valley of the Kings, Thebes, with plans for KV 48 to KV 52. NB The numbering of Carter's tombs 48 and 49, are different to the modern numbering system: Carter 48 = KV 49 and Carter 49 = KV 48.
Lindsley Foote Hall and Walter Hauser's preliminary tracing recording the position of sticks (no. 48) in situ on top of bed (no. 47), found in Antechamber, tomb of Tutankhamun, KV 62, Valley of the Kings, Thebes. Used for compiling the draft and final plans of Antechamber, see Carter MSS i.G.10 and 11.
Howard Carter's pencil sketch of some of the columns in the processional colonnade in Luxor Temple, with columns from a Coptic(?) building in the foreground.
Howard Carter's manuscript corrections for the draft or proofs of Carnarvon, Earl of and Howard Carter (eds) 1912. Five years' explorations at Thebes: a record of work done 1907-1911 (OEB 136376).
Press cuttings collected by Howard Carter, some mentioning Carter's archaeological work, including Tutankhamun, and Carter manuscript note from original housing.
Carter MSS vi.7.1.1
The Times Educational Supplement
6 July 1929
Pages 307-8
'Side Windows on history' (from a correspondent)
Mentions Carter
Carter MSS vi.7.1.2
Liverpool Post
20 June 1929
'A cosmetic 3,000 year old'
Cosmetic specimen from Tutankhamun's tomb (see following)
Carter MSS vi.7.1.3
Daily Chronicle
20 June 1929
'Cosmetic from Luxor Tomb. | Shown to women in London. | After 3,300 years.'
Cosmetic specimen from Tutankhamun's tomb, analysed by Mr A. Chaston Chapman and Dr H. J. Plenderleith (see preceding)
Carter MSS vi.7.1.4
Morning Post
8 January 1929
'The King's Epiphany gifts
Not obviously related to Egypt or Carter
Carter MSS vi.7.1.5
The Times (?)
Summer 1930
'The Royal Academy | I.—Pictures and the public | A varied exhibition (By our Art Critic)'
Howard Carter's annotated draft typescript, for an article titled 'Notes. Egyptian Art - Origin, History, Intention and Interpretation', not published and no mention of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Carter numbered most of the pages: "1" to "29"
The typescript contains the following headings:
[title page] Notes. Egyptian Art - Origin, History, Intention and Interpretation
Introductory
Origin
Generation
Deterioration
History
The Art of the Middle Kingdom, 2160 - 1780 B.C.
The Art of the New Empire, First and Second Period - 1580-1350-1150 B.C.
Intention
Interpretation. Cause of certain effects in delineation
Howard Carter's annotated typescript, the draft for an unpublished article on art during the reign of Tutankhamun, with references to objects found in all four rooms of the king's tomb, including:
Throne (Carter object 91)
Small gold shrine (Carter object 108)
Decorated casket or box (Carter object 540 and 551)
Stick(s) with a figure of the king (Carter objects 235a and 235b)
Painted box (Carter object 21)
Statues of the canopic goddesses (Carter object 266)
Statue(s) of the king on a leopard (Carter objects 289a and 289b)
Ka statues (sentinel or guardian statues) (Carter objects 22 and 29)
Howard Carter's manuscript draft(s) for a publication or lecture, or perhaps for his intended autobiography. The draft contains the following headings:
The District now known as Medinet Habou
Notes Episodes to introduce [perhaps related to autobiography?]
An article, annotated by Carter, titled 'Egypt Calls' by Sir Evelyn Wrench and published in The Spectator, 6 September 1935, page 370, in which Wrench mentions his encounter with Howard Carter at Luxor.
Howard Carter's notebook, manuscript notes on glass and other subjects. The notebook forms part of Carter's records on glass. Includes:
Heading on the first page, "Notes on glass"
2 loose pages with notes on two magical figures, almost certainly from Tutankhamun's tomb
Notes on general glass-making techniques and decoration, extracted from publications
Notes on 'Red Jungle Fowl'
Draft of Carter, Howard 1923. 'An ostracon depicting a red jungle-fowl (the earliest known drawing of the domestic cock)'. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 9 (1/2), 1-4 (OEB 136396)
Manuscript draft of a proposed article on glass, for the typescript of this article see Carter MSS vi.5.3
Manuscript letter from R. Bethell, dated 27 May 1921, to Howard Carter, regarding Carter's proposed article on glass (see Carter MSS vi.5.3), part of Carter's records on glass.
Howard Carter's notebook on glass vessels excavated at Enkomi, Curium and Amathus, titled 'Cameiros in Rhodes', contains manuscript notes and traced drawings copied from publications, part of Carter's records on glass.
Howard Carter's annotated typewritten lecture notes on 'The Contribution of Ancient Egypt to Progress of the World', part of Carter's records on glass. Sections titled:
Howard Carter's autobiography, a notebook containing manuscript for Sketches I-II, also some enclosures including loose manuscript notes, a typewritten note, and a newspaper cutting.
Sketches
72 numbered pages/openings, arranged with main text on right and notes on left
Carter's annotated page numbers, "1" to "72"
A Summary of Egyptian Chronology
Pages 1-2
Sketch I - Introductory
Pages 3-18
Contains one subsection, II, the title of this subsection, The Temporary Dwellings, is crossed through (cancelled)
Howard Carter's autobiography, draft typescript and draft manuscript, with the following headings:
The Cemetery of the Queens
23 pages, annotated typescript, none of the pages are crossed through (cancelled)
1 section/chapter title page
22 typescript pages, numbered 215-236
[Sketch XII]
January 1938 - A Sketch
3 pages, annotated manuscript, none of the pages are crossed through (cancelled)
No page numbering
Carter's description of King Farouk's marriage to Safinaz Zulficar (after Queen Farida) on 10 January 1938, and the festivities celebrating their marriage
Howard Carter's autobiography, annotated draft typescript and some inserted draft manuscript pages:
The Finding of the Tomb of Amenophis the First
42 pages, annotated typescript with some inserted manuscript pages, most pages, except title page and 3 inserted pages between pages 200 and 201, are crossed through (cancelled)
1 section/chapter title page
34 typescript pages, numbered 186-214, and 3 inserted pages between pages 200-201 (Carter annotated these pages "15", "16" and "64")
Howard Carter's autobiography, draft typescript, a notebook containing a draft manuscript, and an annotated newspaper cutting. The typescript has the following section/chapter headings:
El-Bab El-Hosân. "The Tomb of the Horse"
31 pages, annotated typescript, most pages, except title page, are crossed through (cancelled)
1 section/chapter title page, numbered here as [137]
30 typescript pages, numbered [138]-166 (NB Carter annotated the first pages in this section "1-8", the page numbers [138]-[145] were assigned in Griffith Institute)
The Rat and the Snake: Being a tale from the coffee hearth
5 pages, annotated typescript, none of the pages are crossed through (cancelled)
Howard Carter's autobiography, draft typescript, a notebook containing a draft manuscript, and an annotated newspaper cutting. The typescript has the following section/chapter headings:
The Valley of the Tombs of the Kings
5 pages, annotated typescript, pages [59]-61 are crossed through (cancelled)
1 section/chapter title page
4 typescript pages, numbered [59]-62
A History of the Theban Royal Mummies
Decadence and Destiny: I to IX
"Sketch IX" (Carter's annotation on page [63]
82 pages, annotated typescript, most pages, except title pages, are crossed through (cancelled)
4 section/chapter title pages
78 typescript pages, numbered [63]-136
Notebook
19 pages, draft manuscript, all pages are crossed through (cancelled)
4 loose pages with additional manuscript notes, all pages are crossed through (cancelled)
draft manuscript used for the preparation of part of the preceding typescript
Newspaper cutting
Egyptian Mail Jan. 5. 1937 (Carter's annotation)
"Mummies May Be Re-Buried In Valley Of Kings | Selim Bey Hassan's Proposal"
Cutting from a single page, page number not recorded
Howard Carter's autobiography, a notebook containing Carter's annotated manuscript recording his discovery in 1898, and excavation of, in 1900, the tomb of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep (Mentuhotp-Nebhepetre), Bâb el-Ḥoṣân (Bab el-Hosan), Deir el-Bahri (Deir el-Bahari).
Titled El Bab El Hosân ["The Tomb of the Horse"]
13 numbered pages/openings, arranged with main text on right and notes on left
Carter's annotated page numbers, "1"-"23"
All pages are crossed through (cancelled)
Continuation, see Carter MSS vi.2.12
Earlier draft of Carter MSS vi.2.10 (pages 87-102): "Sketch IV. The Tomb of the Horse"
