Gold. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

1. Carter's manuscript, eight pages, 'Notes upon the remarkable rose-coloured gold employed in jewellery and other ornaments of the Theban Egyptian New Empire' etc., including:
   • (i) Copy of Alfred Lucas' account in Carter, Howard, The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen ii (1927), pp. 172 ff;
   • (ii) Copy of Dr Alexander Scott's notes on rose gold;
   • (iii) Copy of the jeweller's J. R. Ogden typewritten analysis of one sequin;
   • (iv) Carter's summing up of the evidence.
2. Letters addressed to Howard Carter from:
   • (i) Dr Alexander Scott, May (typewritten, with manuscript draft of Carter's reply), June (manuscript), and August 1933 (manuscript), regarding gold in the tomb;
   • (ii) The jewellers J. R. Ogden concerning gold, with their analysis, typewritten;
   • (iii) W. F. Hume, December 1930, typewritten, on his publication about gold in ancient Egypt;
   • (iv) Copy of letter from Howard Carter to W. F. Hume, May 1933, on rose gold;
   • (v) Alfred Lucas to Howard Carter, November 1933, manuscript, on rose gold.
   • (vi) Carter's draft/copy manuscript letter addressed to A. Lucas, 15 May 1933.
3. Newspaper cutting from Illustrated London News, April 1934, with articles by E. T. Lewis and W. T. Blackband on 'Rediscovery of the lost Etruscan art of granulation'.
   The following items were also filed by Carter in this group:
   • Printed calling card: Mr Alfred Dobrée, Le Fainel, St Martins, Guernsey. Savile Club.
   • Manuscript note with contact details for Dr [Cecil H.] Desch. F.R.S. National Physical Laboratory, Teddington', on Savile Club headed notepaper.

Gesso. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• i. Typescript letter from Dr Alexander Scott, December 1930, to Howard Carter, on animal tissue with gesso used under gold on the burial shrines. Also, see Chemistry notes (TAA i.3.9).
• ii. Photograph of a microscope slide, sample with animal hair follicles, enclosed with Scott's letter.
• iii. Alfred Lucas's manuscript notes on the analysis of gesso, which mentions a layer of ‘course woven fabric’ found under gesso.
• iv. Howard Carter's manuscript notes on components of gypsum, whiting and chalk.

Puzzles and games linked to the discovery, excavation and clearance of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Four plates re-photographed from Carter and Mace, "The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen".

• Harry Burton photographs.
• The photographs have been cut down and mounted onto file cards.
• Originally probably intended for Penelope Fox's book.

Statuettes of deities, the king, and standards. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• Howard Carter's notes, seven items, all manuscript except for one typescript, also one photograph
  • i. Photograph of royal tomb wall scene with figures similar to those found in the tomb.
  • ii. Note on the 'Ennead'.
  • iii. List of the statuettes of deities from the tomb.
  • iv. List of the statuettes of the King which portray him as Horus.
  • v. List of (?) standards.

• Set of CD-ROMs with digitized images of original object cards, Burton photographs, notebooks and notes made by Howard Carter et al.

Correspondence between Howard Carter, A. H. Gardiner, P. Lacau, and P. Engelbach, concerning a whm amulet from the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Comic books referencing the discovery, excavation and clearance of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Chemistry. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• H. J. Plenderleith's typescript report on:
  • i. The pigments contained in the palettes from the toy chest found in the Annexe;
  • ii. The paint used on the Burial chamber walls;
  • iii. The metal tongues from the second shrine;
  • iv. The thickness of gold on shrines (also see Gesso notes);
  • v. On animal skin found with gesso. Plenderleith suggests this is to provide a resilient cushion beneath gold for tooling;
• Typescript for a lecture given in 1926 by H. Bunker on 'Scientific Aspects of Tomb'.

Chair (351). Howard Carter's collected notes for intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• Carter's typescript description of chair (351).
• 3 pages.
• Carbon copies of originals filed with object cards for (351), annotated by Carter.

Tutankhamun documentation: Nina de Garis Davies' notes on boxes (21) and (540)+(551).

• Nina de Garis Davies's manuscript notes on the decoration of two boxes:
  • Carter object (21), the "Painted Box" with battle and hunting scenes.
  • Carter objects (540)+(551), with scenes of Tutankhamun and Ankhesenamun in a garden on the lid.
• Includes two small watercolour sketches and a line drawing, all created by Davies.
• This material was created in January and February 1951 when Davies visited the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
• Davies's paintings of box (21) were subsequently published. See below for details.

• Copies of notes and photographs for boxes from Tutankhamun's tomb.
• The measurements of the boxes, etc., were copied from the original Tutankhamun Archive documentation by A. H. Gardiner for Myrtle Broome.

Rainbow McLean's photographs of box (21), from the tomb of Tutankhamun, now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 61467.

Bow case 335. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• Carter's manuscript list of animals depicted on the bow case, noting the colours of the same.
• Carter's manuscript list of plants represented on the bow case.
• Harry Burton's photographs of the bow case, annotated by Carter.

Botanical notes. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• Letters to Howard Carter from Mr L. A. Boodle of Kew Gardens, May 1932 to October 1933, with Mr Boodle's final report on analyses of the following:
  • Arrows - Carter object no.: None. Boodle report page 31a.
  • Baskets, contents of - Carter object nos.: 369, 426, 429, 470, 527a, 528, 530, 542, 544, 567, 573b. Boodle report page 7.
  • Baskets:
    • Carter object nos. 364, 371, 451, 518b, 454, 476, 573c, 495. Boodle report page 8.
    • Carter object no. 564. Boodle report page 10.
    • Carter object nos. 441, 342, 562, 506. Boodle report page 11.
    • Carter object nos. 401, 355, 439, 473, 531. Boodle report page 12.
    • Carter object nos. 146, 348, 356, 368, 400, 484, 527b, 364, 371, 451, 518b, 454, 476, 573c, 591, 589. Boodle report page 14.
    • Carter object nos. 146, 401, 355, 454, 476, 573c. Boodle report page 15.
    • Carter object nos. 526, 573f, 616. Boodle report page 16.
    • Carter object nos. 348, 356, 368, 400, 484, 527b, 454, 476, 573c. Boodle report page 18.
    • Carter object no. 495. Boodle report page 21a.
    • Carter object nos. 454, 476, 573c. Boodle report page 23.
  • Bouquet, large funerary - Carter object no. 205. Boodle report page 16.
  • Box, plain wooden- Carter object no. 315. Boodle report page 9.
  • Bow, composite - Carter object no. None. Boodle report pages 28, 31.
  • Chariot wheel - Carter object no. 332. Boodle report pages 28, 33.
  • First (outermost) coffin [wreath] - Carter object no. 253. Boodle report pages 5, 17, 30.
  • Second (middle) coffin [wreath] - Carter object no. 254a. Boodle report pages 5, 17.
  • Third (innermost) coffin [wreath] - Carter object no. 255a. Boodle report pages 20, 21.
  • Germinating figure of Osiris - Carter object no. 288a. Boodle report page 12.
  • Granary, model - Carter object no. 277. Boodle report pages 6a, 18a, 12, 15, 23, 24.
  • Branch of a plant - Carter object no. 367h. Boodle report page 22.
  • Statuettes with wreaths - Carter object nos. 280a, 300a. Boodle report page 17.
  • Statuette with a wreath - Carter object no. 299a. Boodle report page 21.
  • First (outermost) shrine - Carter object no. 207. Boodle report pages 29, 32.
  • Second shrine - Carter object no. 237. Boodle report pages 32, 34.
  • Fourth (innermost) shrine - Carter object no. 239. Boodle report pages 29, 34.
  • Stick, walking - Carter object no. None. Boodle report pages 28, 34.
  • Seeds - Carter object no. 146. Boodle report page 4.
  • Vessels:
    • Carter object no. 614k. Boodle report page 3.
    • Carter object no. 614a. Boodle report page 6.
    • Carter object no. 614f. Boodle report pages 15, 23.
    • Carter object no. 614h. Boodle report page 16a.
    • Carter object nos. 614c, d. Boodle report page 19.
    • Carter object no. 614b. Boodle report page 26.
    • Carter object no.: 614e. Boodle report page 27.

Boats. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.

• i. Carter's manuscript notes on boats, parts of boats, and the "Eastern Mediterranean" types of boat.
• ii. Carter's manuscript extracts from Erman, Adolf, Egyptian Religion, concerning boats.
• iii. Carter's manuscript notes on Egyptian names for various types of boats.
• G. S. Laird Clowes 17-page annotated typescript titled 'Boat-Models found in the Tomb of Tutankhamen.'

Advertising and marketing ephemera referencing the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

• 35mm black and white transparencies, made from the drawings on the original set of object cards (TAA i.1.1-620).
• Photographs made from these transparencies were affixed to the duplicate set of object cards to complete the information, see TAA iii.1.1-620.

35mm black and white transparencies made from some of the Burton photographs.

• 35mm colour transparencies of some objects from Tutankhamun's tomb.
• Probably made from plates in Desroches Noblecourt, N. 1963. Tutankhamen [OEB 9997], and Carter, H. The Tomb of Tut.Ankh.Amen [OEB 136412].

• Letters and documents relating to Howard Carter's dispute with the Egyptian Government after the European team members' wives were barred from entering the tomb to view the contents of Tutankhamun's sarcophagus after the lid had been lifted (12 February 1924).
• The dispute on the following day, 13 February 1924, eventually resulted in Howard Carter and the rest of the team being locked out of the tomb until 13 January 1925.
• Includes correspondence between Sir Alan Gardiner and the Foreign Office, Egyptologists and others in 1924.
• Referred to as the "Carter Affair" or "Tutankhamun Affair".

• P. E. Newberry's copy of The Tomb of Tut-ankh-amen: Statement with documents, as to the events which occurred in Egypt in the Winter of 1923-24 leading to the ultimate break with the Egyptian Government.
• "Published for private circulation only by Cassell and Company, London, etc. 1924."
• Incorporates Howard Carter's original documentation, see TAA ii.21.

• Set of contact prints made from The Times Tutankhamun photographs.
• Most of the photographs were taken by The Times photographer.
• There are also a significant number of copies of Harry Burton's photographs within this group.
• Many of the contact prints are made from 35mm film, as well as a variety of larger prints.

• 'Tutankhamun: Excavating the Archive' exhibition at the Weston Library, Oxford, 13 April 2022 – 5 February 2023.
• Featuring material from the Tutankhamun Archive and other collections in the Griffith Institute.
• Posters, flyers, display materials, merchandising products, ephemera, and other memorabilia.
  1. Textile poster.
  2. Five text panels ('Introduction', 'Timeline', 'Griffith Institute', 'Curators’ Audio Highlights', 'Howard Carter portrait'), both textile and board.
  3. Caption texts for all sixteen showcases.
  4. Three textile banners.
  5. Image facsimiles, both original size and enlargements.
  6. QR codes for the audio guide.
  7. Reduced copy of Carter’s portrait.
  8. Replica of wreath placed on the forehead of the king’s outer coffin, made by The Garden of Oxford (Covered Market) and used in a ceremony held on 4 November 2022, where it was laid down by Ahdaf Soueif.
  9. Materials used in a 'Touch Tour' for the Blind and Partially Sighted / Visually Impaired on 13 October 2022.
  10. Free standing showcase cover design.
  11. Folder/package of posters, flyers, and other memorabilia and ephemera.
  12. Selection of merchandising products: bag, fridge magnets, postcards, book mark, and notebook.