Item Carter MSS vi.2.3 - Autobiography (Autobiographical Sketches): A Sketch of Thebes; The Theban Necropolis

1 folder

Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker.

Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1946.

Howard Carter's autobiography, draft typescript and manuscript with the following section/chapter headings:

• A Sketch of Thebes
  • 15 pages, annotated typescript, all pages, except title page, are crossed through (cancelled)
  • 1 section/chapter title page
  • 14 typescript pages, numbered 31-44
• The Theban Necropolis
  • 15 pages, annotated typescript, all pages, except title page, are crossed through (cancelled)
  • 1 section/chapter title page
  • 14 typescript pages, numbered 45-58
• A Sketch of Thebes
  • 8 pages, annotated manuscript, all pages are crossed through (cancelled)
  • Carter's manuscript used for the preparation of the preceding typescripts

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