Collection Murray MSS - Margaret Alice Murray Collection

Identity area

Reference code

Murray MSS

Title

Margaret Alice Murray Collection

Date(s)

  • c.1958 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 folder

Context area

Name of creator

(1863-1963)

Biographical history

British Egyptologist. Born, Calcutta 1863. Died, Welwyn 1963. Entered University College London, 1894. First professional female Egyptologist. Assisted Petrie in his excavations in 1902. She also excavated at many other sites, including Malta and Petra. President of the Folk-Lore Society, 1953-5. Published widely in the fields of Egyptology and folklore.

Archival history

In Olga Tufnell's possession in 1963. Deposited by Joan Payne in the notes, via the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Department of Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, in February 2003.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Notes collected on Hierakonpolis (The Hierakonpolis finds). Consists of handwritten notes made by M. A. Murray, typescript, and additional notes in a different hand.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Kept as received.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright Griffith Institute, Oxford.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

Language and script notes

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

No problems.

Finding aids

None.

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Existence and location of originals

These are originals.

Existence and location of copies

None.

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Publication note

Not published.

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Dates of creation revision deletion

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Physical storage

  • Shelf: 0516B