1 letter from Sollberger, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Barbara Sewell (Griffith Institute secretary) to Sollberger, sent in Černý's absence. Ostraca in Geneva - photographs for Černý.
1 letter from Spicer. Clarendon Press interested in publishing a comprehensive introduction to Egyptian studies and approaching Černý as a prospective author.
MSS 1: Squeezes made in 1895-1896 of some scenes in Theban Tombs 11, 12, 20, 50, 157, and 163.
MSS 2: Squeezes of some scenes and texts in the Island of Biga and Philae (Dodecaschoenus).
MSS 3: Two diaries (with continuous pagination) compiled between 7 November 1898 and 9 February 1899 during the Marquis of Northampton's excavations at Thebes.
TT 12 (Hery) - Funeral procession and funerary banquet scenes, with letter from Spiegelberg and note about the acquisition [TopBib i2.24(1)-(2), (3)-(4)A];
TT 20 (Mentuhirkhopshef) - Deceased and mother in top register [TopBib i2.35(4)-(5)A];
TT 50 (Neferhotep) - (2) May and governors of Upper and Lover Egypt before Haremhab; (3) Parents in top register [TopBib i2.95(2), (3)A];
TT 157 (Nebwenenef) - Scene, includes one unidentified sheet [TopBib i2.267(8)A]
Two diaries (with continuous pagination) compiled between 7 November 1898 and 9 February 1899 during the Marquis of Northampton's excavations at Thebes [TopBib i2.607-609]:
Diari I: p. 1-94 (7 November 1898 - 27 January 1899)
Diari II: p. 96-115 (27 January 1899 - 9 February 1899).
Journal, photographs, typescript, and various notes connected with Stewart's work on the reconstruction of some of the furniture of Queen Hetepheres for the Harvard-Boston Expedition. Xerox of a typescript titled 'Creative Work in Palestine. Technical and Crafts Education 1918-1946'.
Journal, photographs, typescript, and various notes connected with Stewart's work on the reconstruction of some of the furniture of Queen Hetepheres for the Harvard-Boston Expedition.
26 letters from Swanson, 1 draft of a letter from Černý to Swanson, 1 photograph of Swanson. Swanson's Egyptological studies and some personal matters.
Notebooks, negatives, photographs, maps, and drawings made during the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun. For other material, refer to the catalogue.
Tutankhamun object cards with accompanying photographs, notes (some group notes listed below) and letters, compiled by Howard Carter and other members of the excavation team [TAA i.1.1-620]
Most cards are manuscript records, as well as many original typescript records
Many cards are illustrated with drawings of objects, or details of objects, by Howard Carter and A. C. Mace
The object cards record:
Object number, main description of the object, location in the tomb, measurements, description of the object - Howard Carter and A. C. Mace (1922-1925)
Hieroglyphic inscriptions, transcriptions and translations - Mostly Alan H. Gardiner and P. E. Newberry, but some inscriptions are transcribed by Carter
Conservation records - Alfred Lucas and A. C. Mace (1922-1925)
Botanical and textile notes - P. E. Newberry
Photographic documentation - Harry Burton
Other groups of notes filed with the object cards include:
Notes on the [ancient] robberies, by Howard Carter, Alfred Lucas and Lord Carnarvon
Notes on various aspects of the Annexe by Howard Carter (1-4, 10-43, 47-64), Alfred Lucas (5-9, 44-6) and A. H. Gardiner (41)
Notes and memoranda on various aspects of the tomb by Alfred Lucas
Tutankhamun excavation: Alfred Lucas documentation on wood from the tomb.
Correspondence and related material on wood, including:
16 letters exchanged between Alfred Lucas and Laurence Chalk discussing wood specimens from the tomb of Tutankhamun;
3 offprints, Lucas articles:
Lucas, A. 1932. The Occurrence of Natron in Ancient Egypt. Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 18 (1/2), 62-66 (OEB 144143);
Lucas, A. 1936. The Wood of the Third Dynasty Ply-wood Coffin from Saqqara. Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Égypte 36, 1-4 (OEB 144160);
Lucas, A. 1924. Note on the Temperature and Humidity of Several Tombs in the Valley of the Tombs of the Kings at Thebes. Annales du Service des Antiquités de l'Égypte 24, 12-14 (OEB 144136).
Howard Carter's notes on objects found in the Annexe, manuscript for The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen volume iii, chapters 3, 4, and parts of 5, and notes on deterioration and chemical change
Unbound group of 91 rule-lined, loose pages
Some pages crossed through (cancelled) by Carter
Includes some correspondence, list separately below
Notes, some with drawings on various topics including:
Egyptian slings;
Boxes and caskets found in the Annexe;
‘Note upon Older or Ancestral objects in Royal Tombs’;
Alabaster and stone vessels;
Baskets;
'Breakage of objects (in the Annexe)’;
Chairs;
Footstools;
Archery;
Weapons, arms and armour;
Game boxes;
Bread;
Wine jars;
‘Robes of Dalmatic type’;
Fire apparatus;
Fan;
Minerals.
Carter's manuscript for The Tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen volume iii, chapters 3, 4, and parts of 5:
Sections beginning or titled:
'This Annexe was intended for a Store-Room' [etc.];
'Notes. Re Arts, Crafts and design.';
'The existence of damp in the tomb' [etc.];
'The possible sources of water from above, behind and sides of the foot-hill.'
‘Deterioration and chemical change’.
Correspondence within this group:
J. S. M. Rennie, of J. S. M. Rennie, Limited, to The Editor of the Illustrated London News, dated 17-08-1929, concerning Egyptian slings (TAA i.2.10.1);
Berkeley Moynihan, to Howard Carter, dated 13-01-1929, mentioning a visit to the tomb and questions about the two foetuses found in the tomb, and the calcite boat.
