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Material associated with Petrie's journals (Petrie MSS 1) including copies of journals, transcripts, correspondence and notes.
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Photocopy of a typewritten transcript of Petrie's journal for 1880-1, with a photocopy of the typewritten index.
Presented to the Griffith Institute by Stephen Quirke.
The original typewritten transcript and index are at the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London.
The original Petrie journal is in the Griffith Institute Archive, see Petrie MSS 1.1 (Petrie Journal 1880-1881).
Annotations "Extracts from Journal for PARIS (Louvre) / 21.6.1883" and the page numbering 1 to 6, added in the Griffith Institute by Kay Lorimer.
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Photocopied extracts from W. M. F. Petrie journal entry for 21-06-1883, in which Petrie describes Egyptian objects on display in the Musée du Louvre, Paris.
The description of this notebook in the original typewritten catalogue is erroneous.
British archaeologist; she was born at Ashton-under-Lyne, 26 Aug. 1854, daughter of Charles Timothy Bradbury, a wealthy businessman, and Elizabeth Ann Tomlins; she was a friend of Amelia Edwards, whom she accompanied to America in 1890; she assisted in the early work of the EEF, rendering great assistance and serving for many years on the committee; she married in 1896 F.L.I. Griffith; a settlement made by her father enabled her husband to devote the whole of his time to Egyptology and provided the basis of the endowment which he later bequeathed to the University of Oxford; she translated two of Wiedemann's books on Egyptian religion into English (1896-7) and took an active part in her husband's scientific works and publications; she died in Silverdale near Carnforth, Lancs, 2 March 1902.
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Handwritten copies, created by Kate Bradbury (m. Griffith), excerpts of Petrie's journals from December 1893 to January 1897. Presumably created by Bradbury when the Petrie journals were circulated to friends and sponsors. The excerpts include:
- Pages 1-9 - February-April 1893 - Petrie photographing objects in the museums in Bologna, Florence, and Turin, as well as visits to archaeological sites in Italy including Pompeii.
- Pages 11-51 - 1893-4 - excavations at Qift (Koptos).
- Pages 52-81 - 1894-5 - excavations at Tukh (Nubt), Ballas and Naqada, Petrie assisted by J. E. Quibell, B. P. Grenfell and Hugh Price.
- Pages 82-90 - 1895-6 - excavations at Thebes including the Ramesseum, Temple of Thutmose IV and the Temple of Amenophis II.
- Pages 91-119 - 1896-7 - excavations at Beni Mazar and Bibeh.
Presumably transferred from the Griffith MSS but no paperwork on file to confirm this.
- Pages 1-9 - 1893 - the location of the original Petrie journal is not known, possibly in the possession of the Petrie family, lost or destroyed.
- Pages 11-51 - 1893-4 - copy of Petrie MSS 1.12.
- Pages 52-81 - 1894-5 - the location of the original Petrie journal is not known, possibly in the possession of the Petrie family, lost or destroyed.
- Pages 82-90 - 1895-6 - copy of Petrie MSS 1.13.
- Pages 91-119 - 1896-7 - copy of Petrie MSS 1.15.
British archaeologist; she was born at Ashton-under-Lyne, 26 Aug. 1854, daughter of Charles Timothy Bradbury, a wealthy businessman, and Elizabeth Ann Tomlins; she was a friend of Amelia Edwards, whom she accompanied to America in 1890; she assisted in the early work of the EEF, rendering great assistance and serving for many years on the committee; she married in 1896 F.L.I. Griffith; a settlement made by her father enabled her husband to devote the whole of his time to Egyptology and provided the basis of the endowment which he later bequeathed to the University of Oxford; she translated two of Wiedemann's books on Egyptian religion into English (1896-7) and took an active part in her husband's scientific works and publications; she died in Silverdale near Carnforth, Lancs, 2 March 1902.
British Egyptologist; he was born Broughton, Lancashire 14 Sept. 1865, son of Revd James Dickerson Davies and Emma Mary de Garis; he entered Glasgow University, 1884, with a scholarship from Dr. Williams' Library, London; MA, 1889; BD, 1891; later postgraduate at Marburg Univ.; Hon. member of German Arch. Inst., 1928; Hon. MA, Oxon; he was Congregational Minister at Ashton-under-Lyne where he became acquainted with Miss Kate Bradbury (afterwards Mrs. F. Ll. Griffith) who interested him in Egyptology, which he began to study; he next went to Australia as a Unitarian Minister in Melbourne until 1898, when he joined Petrie at Dendera; during the following years he copied an enormous number of tombs for the Arch. Survey of the EEF: Sheikh Said, 1901, Der el-Gebrawi, 1902, and Amarna, 1903-8; these, together with five more tombs at Thebes were published in 10 vols. of the Arch. Survey memoirs, both text and plates being executed by Davies; the merit of this work was recognized by the award of the Leibniz medal of the Prussian Acad.; he also accompanied Breasted in his expedition to Nubia, and assisted Reisner at the pyramids; he married in 1907, Miss A. M. Cummings, herself an accomplished artist and a trained copyist; he then settled at Thebes and worked for many seasons copying tombs for the MMA, which were published in a series of sumptuous volumes; in addition to these larger works he made many contributions to _JEA_ and other journals. He also published, _The Mastaba of Ptahhetep and Akhethetep at Saqqarah, 2 vols._ 1900-1; _The Rock Tombs of Sheikh Said_, 1901; _The Rock Tombs of Deir el Gebrawi_, 2 vols. 1902; _The Rock Tombs of El Amarna_, 6 vols. 1903-8; _The Temple of Hibis in El Khargeh Oasis_, pt. 3, ed. Ludlow Bull and Lindsley F. Hall, 1953; _A Corpus of Inscribed Egyptian Funerary Cones_, ed. M. F. Laming Macadam, pt. I, 1957. He died at The Copse, Hinksey Hill, Berkshire, 5 Nov. 1941.
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Handwritten copies, created by Kate Bradbury (m. Griffith), excerpts of Petrie's journals from November 1897 to February January 1901, notes associated with the journal and copy of the N. de Garis Davies journal for 1898 to 1899. Presumably created by Bradbury when the Petrie journals were circulated to friends and sponsors.
- Pages 1-21 - 1897-8 - Excavations at Dendera of the mastaba tombs and cemetery, also a description of a trip into the desert around Dendera, Petrie assisted by A. C. Mace and N. de Garis Davies.
- Pages 23-39 - 1898 to 1899 - Excavations at Hu (Diospolis Parva), Petrie assisted by A. C. Mace, and D. Randall-MacIver.
- Pages 40-51 - 1899 to 1900 - Excavations at Abydos, Umm El Qa‘ab.
- Pages 52-58 - 1900 to 1901 - Excavations at Abydos, Umm El Qa‘ab.
- Pages 59-62 - 1901 to 1902 - Excavations at Abydos, temple and cemeteries.
- Pages 63-73 - loose items associated with the notebook, some related to Petrie’s journals.
- Pages 74-76 - Excerpts from Norman de Garis Davies journal - 1898-1899 - Excavating the tomb of Ptah-hotep at Saqqara, includes a brief letter and note in Davies' hand.
Presumably transferred from the Griffith MSS but no paperwork on file to confirm this.
- Pages 1-21 - 1897 to 1898 - Copy of Petrie MSS 1.16.
- Pages 23-39 - 1898 to 1899 - Copy of Petrie MSS 1.17.
- Pages 40-51 - 1899 to 1900 - Copy of Petrie MSS 1.18.
- Pages 52-58 - 1900 to 1901 - Copy of Petrie MSS 1.19.
- Pages 59-62 - 1901 to 1902 - Copy of Petrie MSS 1.20 (incomplete).
British Egyptologist. Born, Dublin 1871. Died, London 1956. Through her interest in Egyptology she met, then married, Flinders Petrie in 1896. Worked with her husband on his excavations, helping to raise the money to fund their work. She also assisted Margaret Murray with her excavations of the Osireion at Abydos, 1902-3.
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Two handwritten extracts of journals:
- Abridged copy of pages 203-206 from season 1883-4, handwriting not identified
- Copy by Hilda Petrie of pages 7-10 from season 1909-1910
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Letter from Amelia Edwards forwarded with Petrie's journal to next recipient requesting confidentiality regarding contents of the journal.
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Correspondence exchanged between Charles Hercules Read and W. M. F. Petrie in 1907, two letters and one draft letter.
- C. H. Read to Petrie, 27-03-1907, 2 pages, comparing the scale of excavations in Egypt undertaken by the Germans and Americans and that the British were falling behind.
- Petrie to C. H. Read, not dated but presumably 1907, 3 pages, a draft of the reply in response to Read's letter of 27-03-1907, refutes Read's statement, and to the contrary, the British were in fact 'leading the way', describes his excavations in the Palace of Apries at Memphis, has funding for excavating in Egypt for the next 5 to 10 years, and the British Society of Antiquaries need to continue its support of British excavations.
- Petrie to C. H. Read, 27-05-1909, 1 page, the Hilton Price collection sale at Sotheby's.
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Three groups of material relating to the Petrie Journals.
- Original archive wrappings for Journals, as received, with notes and comments.
- Ann Petrie note dated November 1969 and a photocopy of a typewritten list of W. M. F. Petrie's publications.
- Photocopy of letter from Rachael Sparks, Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, 07-03-2004, describing W. M. F. Petrie MSS in other repositories.
The original of the typewritten list of W. M. F. Petrie's publications is in the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College London.