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 autobiography, a notebook containing manuscripts for Sketches VIII-IX and Sketch XI.

• 69 numbered pages/openings, arranged with main text on right and notes on left
• Carter's annotated page numbers, "150" to "219"
• Sketch VIII. The Valley and the Royal Tombs
  • Pages 150-157
• Sketch IX. Tomb-Robberies and the Fate of the Royal Mummies
  • Original title A History of The Royal Mummies crossed through (cancelled)
  • Pages 158-194
  • Contains 7 subsections, II to VII
• [Sketch X. Freedom]
  • Carter's note on page 194 "For Sketch X. Freedom. Supp. ..."
• Sketch XI. The Finding of the Tomb of Amenophis I
  • Pages 195-219
  • Contains 1 subsection, II

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
  • Pages 112-121
  • Contains one subsection, "The Rat and the Snake"
• Sketch VI. Three Milk White Camels
  • Pages 122-141
• Sketch VII. A Fortuitous Discovery
  • Pages 142-149

Howard Carter's autobiography, drafts, manuscript and annotated typescript, with the following section/chapter headings:

• The Beginning
  • 7 manuscript pages
  • Handwriting not identified, edited and annotated by Carter, all pages are crossed through (cancelled)
  • Original title "An Autobiographical Preface" is crossed through
  • Incorporated into the following typescript
• An Autobiographical Sketch
  • 72 pages, annotated typescript and manuscript
  • 61 typescript pages, numbered 1-61, edited and annotated by Carter, most pages are crossed through (cancelled)
  • 11 manuscript pages, not numbered, notes to typescript pages
  • Original title "An Autobiographical Preface", "Preface" is crossed through and replaced by "Sketch"
  • Incorporated into the preceding manuscript

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]
    • Three Milk White Camels
    • The Finding of the Tomb of Amenophis the First
    • The Cemetery of the Queens'

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 index-card catalogue of Egyptian weights in museums, private collections and publications.
Arranged by the size of weight.
The data for each weight has been arranged by Carter under the following sections:

• Weight size
• Shape
• Marked
• Weight (sic)
• [current provenance]
• [bibliography]
• [date]

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].

Letter and photograph regarding a brick found at E. & W. Lake Ltd, Park Road, Newhall, near Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire. These premises were formerly the site of a brickworks owned by Lord Carnarvon, that produced the bricks which were shipped to Egypt for the construction of Carter's house "Castle Carter" (Castle Carter II) at Dra Abu el-Naga, Thebes.

• Photograph of a sample brick stamped "MADE AT BRETBY ENGLAND FOR HOWARD CARTER A.D. THEBES 1910".
• Photocopy of the letter from Mr P. M. White to the Keeper of the Egyptian Antiquities, British Museum, dated 16 February 1985.

Howard Carter's documentation relates to the so-called "Saqqara affair" (Saqqara incident; Sakkarah incident; Sakkara) which led to Carter's resignation from the Egyptian Antiquities Service in 1905.
Including:

• 44 letters, most addressed to Carter as well as copies of Carter's replies.
• Copy of Carter's resignation letter.
• Carter's manuscript report, 41 pages, contains his account of the event, extracts from the letters, and French newspaper reports on the incident.
• The documentation includes letters from:
  • A. Jouraud, on behalf of the French party
  • Emile Brugsch
  • Gaston Maspero
  • James E. Quibell
  • Theodore Davis
  • William E. Garstin
  • Édouard Naville

Two draft letters from Howard Carter to Alan Gardiner regarding Carter's copying of the Opet Festival scenes in the Processional Colonnade of the Luxor Temple, including a proposed schedule and Carter's description of the wall scenes.
The earlier draft letter is not dated, the second draft letter is dated 1 May 1917.

Howard Carter's photographs numbered 14 to 16 with manuscript captions, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, trench 5 within the Great Enclosure wall, Tell el-Balamūn.

• (14) View of trench no. 5, within the Great Enclosure, with excavation in progress.
• (15) View of aqueduct in trench no. 5
• (16) View showing stone slabs crossing the aqueduct in trench 5.

Howard Carter's photographs numbered 7 to 9 with manuscript captions, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Palace buildings, Tell el-Balamūn.

• (7) View of trench no. 7. in the region of the Palace buildings, with excavation in progress.
• (8) Fragment of pottery with hieratic signs, 17th-19th Dynasty, found under Palace foundations.
• (9) View of trench no. 7 in the region of the Palace buildings.

Howard Carter's photograph of pottery vessels found in trench no. 5, across the Central Approach, between two divisions of the Town, Temple and Palace area, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Tell el-Balamūn.
Another photograph with a different view of the same group of vessels, see Carter MSS iv.19 (34).

Howard Carter's photograph of pottery vessels found in trenches nos. 3, 3a and 3b, across the Central Approach, between two divisions of the Town, Temple and Palace area, Carnarvon-Carter excavations, Tell el-Balamūn.
These vessels were also photographed as part of a larger group, see Carter MSS iv.18 (31).