Howard Carter's annotated draft typescript, for an article titled 'Notes. Egyptian Art - Origin, History, Intention and Interpretation', not published and no mention of Tutankhamun's tomb.
Carter numbered most of the pages: "1" to "29"
The typescript contains the following headings:
[title page] Notes. Egyptian Art - Origin, History, Intention and Interpretation
Introductory
Origin
Generation
Deterioration
History
The Art of the Middle Kingdom, 2160 - 1780 B.C.
The Art of the New Empire, First and Second Period - 1580-1350-1150 B.C.
Intention
Interpretation. Cause of certain effects in delineation
Howard Carter's annotated typescript, the draft for an unpublished article on art during the reign of Tutankhamun, with references to objects found in all four rooms of the king's tomb, including:
Throne (Carter object 91)
Small gold shrine (Carter object 108)
Decorated casket or box (Carter object 540 and 551)
Stick(s) with a figure of the king (Carter objects 235a and 235b)
Painted box (Carter object 21)
Statues of the canopic goddesses (Carter object 266)
Statue(s) of the king on a leopard (Carter objects 289a and 289b)
Ka statues (sentinel or guardian statues) (Carter objects 22 and 29)
Howard Carter's notebook, manuscript notes on glass and other subjects. The notebook forms part of Carter's records on glass. Includes:
Heading on the first page, "Notes on glass"
2 loose pages with notes on two magical figures, almost certainly from Tutankhamun's tomb
Notes on general glass-making techniques and decoration, extracted from publications
Notes on 'Red Jungle Fowl'
Draft of Carter, Howard 1923. 'An ostracon depicting a red jungle-fowl (the earliest known drawing of the domestic cock)'. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 9 (1/2), 1-4 (OEB 136396)
Manuscript draft of a proposed article on glass, for the typescript of this article see Carter MSS vi.5.3
Howard Carter's notebook, containing 118 pages, manuscript notes on hieroglyphic inscriptions, some accompanied by drawings, copied primarily from Lacau, Pierre 1904-1906: Sarcophages antérieurs au Nouvel Empire (OEB 142822), as well as other publications.
Howard Carter's manuscript corrections for the draft or proofs of Carnarvon, Earl of and Howard Carter (eds) 1912. Five years' explorations at Thebes: a record of work done 1907-1911 (OEB 136376).
Howard Carter's annotated typewritten lecture notes on 'The Contribution of Ancient Egypt to Progress of the World', part of Carter's records on glass. Sections titled:
Howard Carter's notebook on glass vessels excavated at Enkomi, Curium and Amathus, titled 'Cameiros in Rhodes', contains manuscript notes and traced drawings copied from publications, part of Carter's records on glass.
Howard Carter's autobiography, draft typescript, a notebook containing a draft manuscript, and an annotated newspaper cutting. The typescript has the following section/chapter headings:
The Valley of the Tombs of the Kings
5 pages, annotated typescript, pages [59]-61 are crossed through (cancelled)
1 section/chapter title page
4 typescript pages, numbered [59]-62
A History of the Theban Royal Mummies
Decadence and Destiny: I to IX
"Sketch IX" (Carter's annotation on page [63]
82 pages, annotated typescript, most pages, except title pages, are crossed through (cancelled)
4 section/chapter title pages
78 typescript pages, numbered [63]-136
Notebook
19 pages, draft manuscript, all pages are crossed through (cancelled)
4 loose pages with additional manuscript notes, all pages are crossed through (cancelled)
draft manuscript used for the preparation of part of the preceding typescript
Newspaper cutting
Egyptian Mail Jan. 5. 1937 (Carter's annotation)
"Mummies May Be Re-Buried In Valley Of Kings | Selim Bey Hassan's Proposal"
Cutting from a single page, page number not recorded
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)
Howard Carter's autobiography, draft typescript, a notebook containing a draft manuscript, and an annotated newspaper cutting. The typescript has the following section/chapter headings:
El-Bab El-Hosân. "The Tomb of the Horse"
31 pages, annotated typescript, most pages, except title page, are crossed through (cancelled)
1 section/chapter title page, numbered here as [137]
30 typescript pages, numbered [138]-166 (NB Carter annotated the first pages in this section "1-8", the page numbers [138]-[145] were assigned in Griffith Institute)
The Rat and the Snake: Being a tale from the coffee hearth
5 pages, annotated typescript, none of the pages are crossed through (cancelled)
Howard Carter's autobiography, draft typescript and draft manuscript, with the following headings:
The Cemetery of the Queens
23 pages, annotated typescript, none of the pages are crossed through (cancelled)
1 section/chapter title page
22 typescript pages, numbered 215-236
[Sketch XII]
January 1938 - A Sketch
3 pages, annotated manuscript, none of the pages are crossed through (cancelled)
No page numbering
Carter's description of King Farouk's marriage to Safinaz Zulficar (after Queen Farida) on 10 January 1938, and the festivities celebrating their marriage
Howard Carter's autobiography, a notebook containing manuscript for Sketches III-VII, also some enclosures including loose manuscript notes, a typewritten note, and a newspaper cutting.
76 numbered pages/openings, arranged with main text on right and notes on left
Carter's annotated page numbers, "73" to "149"
Sketch III - Thebes
Pages 73-86
Contains four subsections, I to IV
Sketch IV - The Tomb of the Horse
Pages 87-111
Contains three subsections, I to III
Sketch V. Summer life and a Tale from the Coffee-hearth
Howard Carter's autobiography, a notebook with enclosed notes, containing Carter's annotated manuscript recording his archaeological training with Sir W. M. F. Petrie
43 numbered pages/openings, arranged with main text on right and notes on left
Carter's annotated page numbers, "28"-"70"
All pages are crossed through (cancelled)
Earlier draft of Carter MSS vi.2.9 (pages 36-72): [Sketch II: An Account of Myself]
Howard Carter's autobiography, a notebook containing Carter's annotated manuscript recording his discovery in 1898, and excavation of, in 1900, the tomb of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep (Mentuhotp-Nebhepetre), Bâb el-Ḥoṣân (Bab el-Hosan), Deir el-Bahri (Deir el-Bahari).
Titled El Bab El Hosân ["The Tomb of the Horse"]
13 numbered pages/openings, arranged with main text on right and notes on left
Carter's annotated page numbers, "1"-"23"
All pages are crossed through (cancelled)
Continuation, see Carter MSS vi.2.12
Earlier draft of Carter MSS vi.2.10 (pages 87-102): "Sketch IV. The Tomb of the Horse"
Howard Carter's autobiography, annotated draft typescript and some inserted draft manuscript pages:
The Finding of the Tomb of Amenophis the First
42 pages, annotated typescript with some inserted manuscript pages, most pages, except title page and 3 inserted pages between pages 200 and 201, are crossed through (cancelled)
1 section/chapter title page
34 typescript pages, numbered 186-214, and 3 inserted pages between pages 200-201 (Carter annotated these pages "15", "16" and "64")
Howard Carter's autobiography, a notebook containing Carter's annotated manuscript recording his discovery in 1898, and excavation of, in 1900, the tomb of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep (Mentuhotp-Nebhepetre), Bâb el-Ḥoṣân (Bab el-Hosan), Deir el-Bahri (Deir el-Bahari), Thebes.
13 numbered pages/openings, arranged with main text on right and notes on left
Carter's annotated page numbers, "25"-"35"
All pages are crossed through (cancelled)
Continuation of Carter MSS vi.2.14.
Earlier draft of Carter MSS vi.2.10 (pages 102-111): "Sketch IV. The Tomb of the Horse"
Howard Carter's drafts of his autobiography were intended for publication, but not completed or published. Carter referred to these drafts as "autobiographical sketches", and the manuscripts and typescripts were most likely composed in the 1930s.
Earlier annotated manuscript
6 notebooks
219 pages
Section/chapter headings within this group include:
Sketch I. Introductory
Sketch II. An Account of Myself
Sketch III. Thebes
Sketch IV. The Tomb of the Horse
Sketch V. Summer life and a Tale from the Coffee hearth
Sketch VI. Three Milk White Camels
Sketch VII. A Fortuitous Discovery
Sketch VIII. The Valley and the Royal Tomb
Sketch IX. Tomb-Robberies and the Fate of the Royal Mummies
Sketch XI. The Finding of the tomb of Amenophis I
Later annotated typescript
8 folders
236 pages
Section/chapter headings within this group include:
Autobiographical preface
The Excavator and his Task
The Ancient Egyptian Dwelling, Tomb and Temple
Ancient Egyptian Funerary Equipment
Sketch of Thebes
The Theban Necropolis
The Valley of the Tombs of the Kings
A History of the Theban Royal Mummies Decadence and Destiny I-IX
El-Bab El-Hosân 'The Tomb of the Horse'
Summer life in Egypt
The Rat and the Snake
A Fortuitous Discovery [The discovery of Queen Hatshepsut's tomb]
8 letters from Sir Alan Gardiner to Howard Carter, mostly regarding Carter's copying of the Opet Festival scenes in the Processional Colonnade of the Luxor Temple, but also mention other subjects. The first letter is dated 24 August 1916 and the last in the group is dated 13 July 1918.
Howard Carter's manuscript notes on ancient Near Eastern measurements, including measuring rods, most in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. The cubit rods are recorded as follows:
Carter MSS v.2 [a, b] - Cubit measuring rod, granite, Ptolemaic, found at Dendera, now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 45933 [see TopBib v.116A].
Carter MSS v.2 [a, b] - Cubit measuring rod, granite, Ptolemaic, found at Dendera, now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 45932 [see TopBib v.116A].
Carter MSS v.2 [a, b] - Cubit measuring rod of Panas, basalt, Ptolemaic, found at Dendera, now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 45931 [see TopBib v.116A].
Carter MSS v.2 [d] - Cubit measuring rod, wood, found in the tomb of Sennedjem, Dyn. XIX, TT1, Thebes, now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, CG 1941 [see TopBib i2.4].
Carter MSS v.2 [i] - Cubit measuring rod of Osorkon I, schist, found at Karnak, now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Temp. No. 31.12.22.2 [see TopBib ii2.300].
Carter MSS v.2 [j-k] - Cubit measuring rod of Nektanebos II, schist, found at Karnak, now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, Temp. No. 31.12.22.1 [see TopBib ii2.300].
Carter MSS v.2 [l-m] - Cubit measuring rod, schist, found at Karnak, now in Cairo, Egyptian Museum [see TopBib ii2.300].