Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS ii
Title
Meir. Tombs. Carnarvon-Carter excavations: records
Date(s)
- c. 1918-1919 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
2 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
This material was sent to the Griffith Institute by Mr Walter Hauser from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in 1955.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Howard Carter's excavation records and notes on the Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom tombs, Meir.
Carter excavated at the site between 1 December 1918 and 15 January 1919.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Related units of description
Publication note
- See TopBib iv.247-258.
- See Blackman, Aylward M. 1914-1953. The rock tombs of Meir, 6 vols.
Publication note
- Katharina Vogt is preparing a publication on Meir, which includes Carter's excavations and records for the site. To be published by the Griffith Institute [info May 2022].