Howard Carter's documentation relates to the so-called "Saqqara affair" (Saqqara incident; Sakkarah incident; Sakkara) which led to Carter's resignation from the Egyptian Antiquities Service in 1905. Including:
44 letters, most addressed to Carter as well as copies of Carter's replies.
Copy of Carter's resignation letter.
Carter's manuscript report, 41 pages, contains his account of the event, extracts from the letters, and French newspaper reports on the incident.
Letter and photograph regarding a brick found at E. & W. Lake Ltd, Park Road, Newhall, near Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. These premises were formerly the site of a brickworks owned by Lord Carnarvon, that produced the bricks which were shipped to Egypt for the construction of Carter's house "Castle Carter" (Castle Carter II) at Dra Abu el-Naga, Thebes.
Photograph of a sample brick stamped "MADE AT BRETBY ENGLAND FOR HOWARD CARTER A.D. THEBES 1910".
Photocopy of the letter from Mr P. M. White to the Keeper of the Egyptian Antiquities, British Museum, dated 16 February 1985.
Howard Carter's manuscript index for object numbers including concordance with negative numbers. Part of Carter's records, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Cemetery, Meir.
Howard Carter's manuscript records with plan, tomb B.113 (Carter "M.B.111") of Neferkha, 12th Dynasty, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Group B, Cemetery, Meir.
Howard Carter's manuscript records and drawings of some objects, tomb chapel B.104 (Carter "M.B.104"), Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Group B, Cemetery, Meir.
Howard Carter's records for tomb B.3 (Carter "M.B.3"), Senbi, son of Ukh-Hetep, temp. Sesostris I to Amenemhet II, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Group B, Cemetery, Meir.
Howard Carter's manuscript notes, including transcriptions, names and epithets of wives, princes, princesses and private names mentioned in tomb texts at Meir. Copied from Blackman's publications. Part of Carter's records for the Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom tombs, Meir.
Howard Carter's manuscript notes, including transcriptions, names and epithets of deities, and festivals mentioned in tomb texts at Meir. Copied from Blackman's publications. Part of Carter's records for the Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom tombs, Meir.
Howard Carter's manuscript notes, including transcriptions, list of nomarchs and princes mentioned in texts in tombs at Meir. Copied from Blackman's publications. Part of Carter's records for the Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom tombs, Meir.
Howard Carter's manuscript notes, including transcriptions, for titles and attributes mentioned in tomb texts at Meir. Copied from Blackman's publications. Part of Carter's records for the Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom tombs, Meir.
Howard Carter's annotated typescript, with some additional manuscript notes, with a general description of the necropolis at Meir, and cemetery group areas A-E and N-P. Dated 15 and 16 December 1918. Part of Carter's records for the Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom tombs, Meir.
Howard Carter's manuscript general records for the site. Part of Carter's records for the Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom tombs, Meir.
Howard Carter's manuscript notes, previous excavations at the site, excavators and dates. Part of Carter's records for the Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom tombs, Meir.
Howard Carter's records and notes on the Valley of the Kings, Thebes. Mostly copied from publications. Also includes off-prints of relevant publications.
Howard Carter's manuscript records for inscriptions from monuments and objects at Thebes. Many from the Valley of the Kings. Most copied from publications.
Third shrine (238). Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.
i. Carter's report on the shrine, its construction, measurements, copies of ‘guide’ marks, note on seal impressions, drawing of roof and cornice showing tongues for attachment. Not published by Carter.
ii. Carter's drawing of shrine detail, noting construction.
iii. Harry Burton's photographs of the shrine. Taken in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Objects found between the sarcophagus (240) and shrines (207), (237), (238) and (239). Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.
i. Carter's report on objects nos. 242 (fan), 250 (djad emblem), 249 (bundle of reeds), 251(rags and chips of wood) , 245 (fan), 244, 246 (long bows), 243 (arrows) and 241, 247 (long bows), and 248 (ten arrows).
ii. Harry Burton's photographs of 242, 245 (fans), 244, 246 (long bows), 243 (arrows) and 250 (djad pillar).
