Correspondence from Miss Florence Amherst (b. 1857; 3rd daughter of Lord Amherst of Hackney) writing on behalf of her Mother, Lady Margaret Susan Amherst, relating to the publication of an article by her Father and on his death.

Dates of letters:
10 September 1898
January 1909
26 August 1922

Correspondence from Lady Margaret Susan Amherst (d. 1919) (wife of Lord Amherst of Hackney) relating to:

• Newberry's work at Tel el Amarna and Beni Hassan;
• the purchase of items, including requests that Newberry purchase certain items on their behalf;
• Howard Carter's appointment;
• fraud and sale of house and belongings (1906);
• Newberry's divorce trial.

Note:
MSS 2/47a is also numbered 2/61
MSS 2/47b is also numbered 2/62 and 255
MSS 2/18, 2/24, 2/26, 2/28, 2/35 and 2/36 have been moved to NEWB2/14A (Miss Margaret Amherst).

Correspondence from Miss Margaret Mitford Amherst (b. 1864; fourth daughter of Lord Amherst of Hackney) on topics including receipt of the proofs of Newberry, Percy E. 1899. The Amherst Papyri, being an account of the Egyptian papyri in the collection of the Right Hon. Lord Amherst of Hackney, F.S.A., at Didlington Hall, Norfolk: with an appendix on a Coptic papyrus (OEB 146343); visit of HRH Edward VII to Didlington Hall; work on the publication produced by Lady Amherst of Hackney 1904. A sketch of Egyptian history from the earliest times to the present day (OEB 133461); invitations to Diddlington Hall to meet Lord Percy.

Note:
Previously miscatalogued as part of NEWB2/014 (Lady Margaret Amherst).
Previously numbered as 2/18, 2/24, 2/26, 2/28, 2/35 and 2/36.

Correspondence from Miss Mary Rothes Margaret Amherst (1857-1919; eldest daughter of Lord Amherst of Hackney; marriage 1885, Lord William Cecil; in 1909 succeeded her Father as 2nd Baroness Amherst of Hackney) on topics including relating to the purchase of items in Egypt; the sale of the family's book collection to Liverpool; the identification of museum papyri.

Note:
MSS 2/48a is also numbered 1/50 and A.96

Correspondence from Miss Sybil Margaret Amherst (1858-1926; 2nd daughter of Lord Amherst of Hackney) on topics including relating to the purchase of items in Egypt, the sale of the family's book collection to Liverpool, the identification of museum papyri.

Correspondence from Lord William Amhurst Tyssen Amherst (First Baron Amherst of Hackney) (1835-1909) on topics including: travel in Egypt; purchase of items from Egypt; articles written by Newberry.

Note:
MSS 2/71A is also numbered 96
MSS 2/73 is also numbered 43
MSS 2/74 is also numbered 49
MSS 2/75 is also numbered 20
MSS 2/76 is also numbered 41
MSS 2/77 is also numbered A.222
MSS 2/78 is also numbered A.223
MSS 2/79 is also numbered A.221
MSS 2/80 is also numbered A.228
MSS 2/84 is also numbered 33
MSS 2/85 is also numbered 35
MSS 2/86 is also numbered 34
MSS 2/87 is also numbered 37a
MSS 2/93 is also numbered 46
MSS 2/75 is also numbered 20

Letter from Sarah Maclardie Amos (née Bunting; widow of Sheldon Amos) asking for a contribution to a charity.

Note:
MSS 3/1 is also numbered A.82

Correspondence from Mrs Emma B. Andrews (Associate of Theodore M. Davis) mostly referring to travel and books Newberry had sent.

Note:
MSS 3/3 is also numbered 39
MSS 3/4 is also numbered 32
MSS 3/7 is also numbered 33
MSS 3/9 is also numbered 14
MSS 3/11 is also numbered A.244
MSS 3/13 is also numbered 368

Letter from Edward H. Appleton relating to the loan of two tents.

Note:
This letter is also numbered 110

Letter from F. Gerald Apthorpe mainly describing his work and giving his new address.

Letter from Charles George Arbuthnot (1846-1928) relating to a forthcoming visit by Newberry.

Letter from A. Archer-Betham thanking Newberry for the loan of a book and Newberry's reply (perhaps not sent) relating to his research on oils in the Amamu papyrus.

Correspondence from Anthony John Arkell arranging a visit to see Newberry and relating to research including on trees, plants, predynastic period and the Sudan.

Correspondence from Reverend Samuel Crawford Armour (1839-1929) including relating to Newberry's successor to the chair of Egyptology and an Egyptian Exhibition Newberry invited Armour to.

Note:
MSS 3/30 is also numbered A.253

Invitation from Helen S. Armstrong to lunch.

Correspondence from W. E. Armstrong relating to a talk at the Anthropological Club, Cambridge.

Note:
MSS 3/34 is also numbered 20a
NSS 3/35 is also numbered 20

Correspondence from Arthur Leigh Bolland Ashton (Secretary of the International Congress of the History of Art) relating to an exhibition of textiles by Newberry; the purchase of Egyptian items; and Ashton filling a lectureship for a year.

Correspondence from Iskander Assad, an Egyptian student, including arranging to meet Newberry in London and asking for help on his appointment to Keeper of the Ancient Egyptian Department of the Agricultural Museum, Cairo.

Note:
MSS 26/3 is also numbered A.181

Letter from John Jacob Astor arranging a meeting and thanking Newberry for proposing Astor as a Vice-President of the Egypt Exploration Society.

Note:
This letter is also numbered 21

Letter from Mary Atkinson asking Newberry to give a friend, Brian Melland, an introduction at Tel el Amarna, and a following letter thanking him for his help.

Letter from J. Aubin relating to Newberry becoming a member of the Sächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften [in German].

Correspondence from Mohammed Aswad including arranging to visit Newberry and regarding a student wishing to study at the University of Oxford.

Letter from Christabel Aylmer (Wife of Guy Aylmer) thanking Newberry for his kindness during a visit.

Letter from Guy Aylmer (Husband to Christabel Aylmer) to Newberry regarding sending him some samples of wood from Sudan.

Note:
MSS 3/48 is also numbered A 104
MSS 3/49 is also numbered A.53

Letter from Edward Russell Ayrton (1882-1914) arranging to stay with Newberry.

Correspondence from Mohammed Ab Del Aziz, a student of Newberry's, relating to visiting Newberry.

Correspondence from A. Badawi thanking Newberry.

Correspondence from J. R. Bailey (Secretary of Burlington Fine Arts Club) relating to membership of the Burlington Fine Arts Club and arranging an Exhibition of the Arts of Ancient Egypt in the gallery of the Club.

Correspondence from G. P. Baker including relating to Egyptian embroideries, plants, gardening, and the Kotivus tree from Olympia.

Correspondence from Herbert Brereton Baker (d. 1935) relating to Newberry giving a lecture to a Science Society and relating to a picture from a tomb possibly of glass blowing.