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.
'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.
Textile poster.
Five text panels ('Introduction', 'Timeline', 'Griffith Institute', 'Curators’ Audio Highlights', 'Howard Carter portrait'), both textile and board.
Caption texts for all sixteen showcases.
Three textile banners.
Image facsimiles, both original size and enlargements.
QR codes for the audio guide.
Reduced copy of Carter’s portrait.
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.
Materials used in a 'Touch Tour' for the Blind and Partially Sighted / Visually Impaired on 13 October 2022.
Free standing showcase cover design.
Folder/package of posters, flyers, and other memorabilia and ephemera.
Selection of merchandising products: bag, fridge magnets, postcards, book mark, and notebook.
Material for projected book on It is our father who writes: Orders from the Archimandrite’s office at the Monastery of Apollo at Bawit. Manuscript with photocopies of illustrations, correspondence concerning papyrus Jonathan Byrd 36.2 and other papyri, and annotated photocopied articles.