Item Carter MSS vi.2.11 - Autobiography (Autobiographical Sketches): Sketch VIII. The Valley of the Royal Tombs; Sketch IX. Tomb-Robberies and the Fate of the Royal Mummies; Sketch XI. The Finding of the Tomb of Amenophis I

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Carter MSS vi.2.11

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Autobiography (Autobiographical Sketches): Sketch VIII. The Valley of the Royal Tombs; Sketch IX. Tomb-Robberies and the Fate of the Royal Mummies; Sketch XI. The Finding of the Tomb of Amenophis I

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  • c. 1930-1939 (Creation)

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1 notebook

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(1874-1939)

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Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker.
Loaned to the Griffith Institute in 1946-1947, and then returned to Miss Walker.

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Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in June 1959.

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Howard Carter's autobiography, a notebook containing manuscripts for Sketches VIII-IX and Sketch XI.

  • 69 numbered pages/openings, arranged with main text on right and notes on left
  • Carter's annotated page numbers, "150" to "219"
  • Sketch VIII. The Valley and the Royal Tombs
    • Pages 150-157
  • Sketch IX. Tomb-Robberies and the Fate of the Royal Mummies
    • Original title A History of The Royal Mummies crossed through (cancelled)
    • Pages 158-194
    • Contains 7 subsections, II to VII
  • [Sketch X. Freedom]
    • Carter's note on page 194 "For Sketch X. Freedom. Supp. ..."
  • Sketch XI. The Finding of the Tomb of Amenophis I
    • Pages 195-219
    • Contains 1 subsection, II

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Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.

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Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.

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  • Blue leather binding
  • Ruled pages
  • 25.8 x 20.4 x 1.3 cms
  • Stamped manufacturer's logo on the outer back cover:
    • Positioned centrally, impressed/stamped/embossed square containing "C" enclosing the Earth (shows Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia)
    • Positioned lower right corner, impressed/stamped/embossed text "No. 1028"

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  • Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
  • Transcribed first in the late-1990s by Sue Hutchison (Griffith Institute Administrator), and again in 2006 by Dr Charlotte Booth. Both sets of transcription files are owned by the Griffith Institute.

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Formerly Carter notebook 17.

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