Identificatie
referentie code
Jelf MSS
Titel
Datum(s)
- 1915 (Vervaardig)
- 1909-1910 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Collectie
Omvang en medium
1 box
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
Biografie
British Egyptologist and journalist. Born, Rochester 1886. Killed in action near Loos (between Vermelles and Hulloch), 1915. Foundation Scholar, Marlborough. Won an open scholarship to Exeter College, Oxford in 1905, completing his BA degree in 1909 with a Second Class in both Moderations and Literae Humaniores. Attached to the Department of Antiquities in Egypt, serving under A. E. P. Weigall for seven months in 1909. Assistant master, Fonthill School, East Grinstead, 1910-11. Assistant correspondent for The Times, based in Berlin, 1911-15. Volunteered at the beginning of World War I, as a commissioned officer he was appointed Second Lieutenant in the 6th Battalion of The Buffs (East Kent Regiment), 1915.
Geschiedenis van het archief
- Not known. Previously in anonymous private possession in England.
- In the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
- Presented by Dr Donald P. Ryan in January 1996.
- Scans from Bodleian copy and printout made in October-November 2010.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
- Notebook containing notes on work in Theban tombs, financed by Sir Robert Mond, 1909-1910.
- Printout of the booklet "Charles Gordon Jelf. Born June 8, 1886. Killed in Action October 13, 1915" (printed for private circulation, 1915); from Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford copy [http://solo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=oxfaleph013761443&context=L&vid=SOLO&search_scope=LSCOP_OX&tab=local&lang=en_US].
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Kept as received.
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
1-2. Property of the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford. No restrictions.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
- Copyright Griffith Institute, Oxford.
- Public domain (copyright expired).
Taal van het materiaal
- Engels
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
No problems.
Toegangen
Catalogue.
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
- This is an original.
- This is a copy. The original publication is in the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford.
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
Not known.