Identificatie
referentie code
Carter MSS vi.2.9
Titel
Autobiography (Autobiographical Sketches): A Summary of Egyptian Chronology; Sketch I. Introductory; Sketch II. An Account of Myself
Datum(s)
- c. 1930-1939 (Vervaardig)
Beschrijvingsniveau
Stuk
Omvang en medium
1 notebook
Context
Naam van de archiefvormer
(1874-1939)
Geschiedenis van het archief
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.
Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging
Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in June 1959.
Inhoud en structuur
Bereik en inhoud
Howard Carter's autobiography, a notebook containing manuscript for Sketches I-II, also some enclosures including loose manuscript notes, a typewritten note, and a newspaper cutting.
- Sketches
- 72 numbered pages/openings, arranged with main text on right and notes on left
- Carter's annotated page numbers, "1" to "72"
- A Summary of Egyptian Chronology
- Pages 1-2
- Sketch I - Introductory
- Pages 3-18
- Contains one subsection, II, the title of this subsection, The Temporary Dwellings, is crossed through (cancelled)
- Sketch II - An Account of Myself
- Pages 19-72
- Contains six subsections, I to VI
Waardering, vernietiging en slectie
Aanvullingen
Ordeningstelsel
Voorwaarden voor toegang en gebruik
Voorwaarden voor raadpleging
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Voorwaarden voor reproductie
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Taal van het materiaal
Schrift van het materiaal
Taal en schrift aantekeningen
Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen
- Blue leather binding
- Ruled pages
- 25.8 x 20.4 x 1.4 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"
Toegangen
Verwante materialen
Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen
Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën
- 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.
Related units of description
Aantekeningen
Aantekening
Formerly Carter notebook 15.