Identity area
Reference code
Carter MSS vi
Title
Carter's autobiography, notes on royal geneaology, glass, lectures etc.
Date(s)
- c. 1899-1939 (Creation)
Level of description
Series
Extent and medium
3 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
(1874-1939)
Archival history
Formerly in the possession of Howard Carter's niece Miss Phyllis Walker.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Miss Phyllis Walker in 1945.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Howard Carter's various notes on the following:
- Drafts for his unpublished autobiography (manuscripts and typescripts), comprising 8 folders and 6 notebooks
- Notes on the royal genealogy of the late 18th Dynasty
- Notes on glass
- Lecture notes
- Drafts of articles
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.