Howard Carter's "autopsy" drawings, recording objects in situ on Tutankhamun's body and within the body wrappings.
18 annotated pencil drawings of groups of objects found in the body wrappings and on the body of Tutankhamun, recorded during the autopsy of the King's body, 11-19 November 1925
Seal impressions. Howard Carter's collected notes for the intended scientific publication of Tutankhamun's tomb.
i. Letters from James Henry Breasted to Howard Carter, 1923, on an article in Harpers Magazine, and Tutankhamun's seal impressions.
ii. James Henry Breasted's manuscript report on the eight types of seal impression found in Tutankhamun's tomb and 2 letters from Breasted to Carter dated 03-01-1923 and 15-02-1923.
iii, iv. Two folders marked "Seals A-H" and "Seals I-S", Carter's annotated typewritten reports with his draft and finished pencil drawings of each type of seal impression, with some manuscript and a few typewritten notes.
v. One record card with notes on seals, extracted from a letter from Breasted, dated 16-03-1923, copied by A. C. Mace.
Later typed note, dated 1960, with A. H. Gardiner's translation for Seal C.
Annotated photograph (Burton (sic) P0274b), almost certainly taken by Carter, of the outermost doorway showing the blocking intact with seals.
Album of newspaper cuttings relating to the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun, excavation of the tomb and finds. The album includes a partial index. Roughly half of the album has been filled.
Photographs or calling cards of members of Newberry's extended family. Some are named on the back by Newberry with a note on genealogy. Includes photographs of: Newberry's mother Sarah Newberry, 1905; Newberry's Uncle F.J. Newberry; Newberry's Grandfather F.W. Newberry; Mrs Sarah Pine born Kenward (1790-?); Mrs Thomas Kenward; William Munk; James Newberry (1781-); Elizabeth Newberry (1791-); Thomas Kenward (1788-); Mrs James Newberry born Dixy. Also includes receipt for 12 calling cards, 1867.
Portfolio titled 'Tracings Egypt / JB.' (ink) Ink note: 'Tracings Egypt' Red pencil note at top right corner: encircled 'J' (reference to previous arrangement, almost certainly introduced by Dr Moss) Pencil note: 'Nubia & one Dendera' (originally all underlined, now only 'Nubia') (almost certainly by Dr Moss).
Back cover: Pencil note: 'Tracings Egyptian' (almost certainly by Dr Moss) Pencil note: 'Sketches / Complete'.
Portfolio titled 'Drawings Egypt / JB.' (ink) Pencil note: '10 / Sketches E / Complete' Ink table of contents on piece of paper glued to cover, with pencil marks:
'1 Roman or Saracenic structure Assuan'
'x 2 Kursi Elephantine'
'3 Ibreem Derr Haga (pencil addition) Ibreem and hills beyond'
'4 x Derr Wadi Halfa and last rocks of Delta'
'x 5 Soleb'
'6 Nouri Berkel'
'7 Nouri'
'8 Nouri C L panoramic'
'9 View above 2 Cataract'
'10 Boat Dandour Girf Husseyn'
'11 Weaver. View above 2d Cataract'
Red pencil note at top right corner: encircled 'I' (reference to previous arrangement, almost certainly introduced by Dr Moss) Pencil note: Nubia (almost certainly by Dr Moss).
Portfolio titled 'Drawings / Egypt / JB.' (ink) Red pencil note at top right corner: encircled 'H' (reference to previous arrangement, almost certainly introduced by Dr Moss) Pencil note: 'Furniture (rubbed out), Abu Simbel. etc. / and Nubian Temple ?' (almost certainly by Dr Moss).
Portfolio titled 'Drawings Egypt / JB.' (ink) Pencil notes: '12 / Views Egypt / Complete' Pencil notes: 'List within / Mostly Assuan - / 1 Sakk[ara]' (rubbed out) (almost certainly by Dr Moss) Red pencil note at top right corner: encircled 'G' (reference to previous arrangement, almost certainly introduced by Dr Moss).
Portfolio titled 'Philoe. / Elephantine, Assuan, Comombo' (ink, last word added in pencil) Red pencil note at top right corner: encircled 'F' (reference to previous arrangement, almost certainly introduced by Dr Moss).
Portfolio titled 'Tracings / Various / JB.' (ink) Pencil notes: 'Tracings / Complete / Vol 1' Pencil note: 'Egyptian Greek. etc' (almost certainly by Dr Moss) Red pencil note at top right corner: encircled 'L' (reference to previous arrangement, almost certainly introduced by Dr Moss).
Portfolio titled 'Drawings Egypt / JB' (ink) Pencil note: '15' Red pencil note at top right corner: encircled 'E' (reference to previous arrangement, almost certainly introduced by Dr Moss) Pencil note: 'Various - mostly Thebes' (underlined) (almost certainly by Dr Moss)
Ink table of contents with some pencil notes on piece of paper partially glued to cover:
'1 Alphabet'
'2 Three pieces some women and a child from / a tomb at Thebes (underlined in pencil) / Pillar of a tomb at Sakkara / Name on Trail's block of Basalt'
'3 Name on a tablet Cairo / Name of the Faioum'
'4 Note'
'5 Hierogs invented by Birch'
'6 Hierogs found at Carthage'
'7 Name of places mentioned in the Bible / in and near Egypt'
'8 Hieroglys on the stem of a head rest / Walter Hawkins'
Pencil notes partially covered by piece of paper glued to cover: 'This is a / rubbing / from some / Hieroglyphics / found among / the ruins of / Carthage / Given to me in Egypt'
Pencil note on small piece of paper mounted on verso of cover: 'Ask Prisse where lives / the man who cuts paper / inscriptions' Pencil note on small piece of paper mounted on verso of cover: 'Lahaf / Vermilion / House'.