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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

Howard Carter's notebook of hieratic palaeographic notes on individual signs, groups, royal names and a few longer texts, with hieroglyphic transcriptions.
Perhaps compiled during Carter's excavations and explorations (graffiti and inscribed objects).

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 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].

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]

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 various notes on the following:

• Drafts for his unpublished autobiography (manuscripts and typescripts), comprising 8 folders and 6 notebooks
• Notes on the royal genealogy of the late 18th Dynasty
• Notes on glass
• Lecture notes
• Drafts of articles

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'

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 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, 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 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 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, draft typescript with the following section/chapter headings:

• The Excavator and his Task
  • 15 pages, annotated typescript and manuscript
  • 1 section/chapter title page (annotated by Carter: "Add interpolations in "Three milk white camels"")
  • 8 typescript pages, numbered 1-8 and 1 rider
  • 3 unnumbered typescript pages
  • 2 unnumbered manuscript pages
• The Ancient Egyptian Dwelling, Tomb and Temple
  • 12 pages, annotated typescript, most pages are crossed through (cancelled)
  • 1 section/chapter title page
  • 11 typescript pages, numbered 9-19
• Ancient Egyptian Funerary Equipment
  • 12 pages, annotated typescript, many pages are crossed through (cancelled)
  • 1 section/chapter title page
  • 11 typescript pages, numbered 20-30

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

• A Sketch of Thebes
  • 15 pages, annotated typescript, all pages, except title page, are crossed through (cancelled)
  • 1 section/chapter title page
  • 14 typescript pages, numbered 31-44
• The Theban Necropolis
  • 15 pages, annotated typescript, all pages, except title page, are crossed through (cancelled)
  • 1 section/chapter title page
  • 14 typescript pages, numbered 45-58
• A Sketch of Thebes
  • 8 pages, annotated manuscript, all pages are crossed through (cancelled)
  • Carter's manuscript used for the preparation of the preceding typescripts

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, 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)
  • Typescript unfinished or incomplete
  • Carter annotated the page numbers "1-5"
• Sketch V [Summer life in Egypt]
  • Notebook containing draft manuscript ("LUDGATE" | EXERCISE BOOK)
  • 6 pages, draft manuscript, all pages are crossed through (cancelled)
• [Summer life in Egypt]
  • 3 loose pages, draft manuscript, all pages are crossed through (cancelled)
  • Carter annotated the page numbers "1-3"
  • Draft manuscript used for the preparation of part of the preceding draft manuscript in the notebook

Howard Carter's autobiography, draft annotated typescript and draft annotated manuscript:

• Three Milk White Camels
  • 20 pages, annotated typescript, all pages, except title page, are crossed through (cancelled)
  • 1 section/chapter title page
  • 19 typescript pages, numbered [167]-185
  • [Discovery of the tomb of Tuthmosis IV]
• Sketch VII. A Fortuitous Discovery
  • 15 pages, annotated manuscript, none of the pages are crossed through (cancelled)
  • Carter annotated the page numbers "1-15"
  • [Discovery of the tomb of Hatshepsut]

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")
  • 8 manuscript pages, notes to typescript pages
  • [Sketch X ?]

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 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)
  • Sketch II - An Account of Myself
  • Pages 19-72
  • Contains six subsections, I to VI

Howard Carter's manuscript and typescript records on the royal genealogy of the late 18th Dynasty.

Howard Carter's manuscript and typescript records on Amenophis IV (Amenhotep IV; Akhenaton; Ikhnaton), Nefertiti and princesses, part of Carter's records on the royal genealogy of the late 18th Dynasty.
This group includes:

• Two sets of manuscript notes, both drafts of the same text, one set of draft pages all crossed through (cancelled)
• Notes including the skeletal remains of Amenophis IV, dated monuments, and relevant bibliography
• Newspaper cutting from Morning Post 5-05-1927, publishing a letter from Howard Carter on the excavations at el-Amarna

Howard Carter's manuscript and typescript records on Smenkhkare and Merytaten, part of Carter's records on the royal genealogy of the late 18th Dynasty.
This group includes:

• Two sets of manuscript notes, both drafts of the same text, one set of draft pages all crossed through (cancelled)
• Notes on Smenkhkare's monuments, dated inscriptions, and relevant bibliography
• Photographs of two stelae in Berlin, Ägyptisches Museum, 17813, 20716.

Howard Carter's manuscript and typescript records on Amenophis III and Teye, , part of Carter's records on the royal genealogy of the late 18th Dynasty.
This group includes:

• Set of manuscript notes, all crossed through (cancelled)
• Later partial set of the manuscript notes
• Notes on Amenophis III (Amenhotep III), his reign, monuments, dated inscriptions, worship of the Aten, the establishment of Amarna (Akhetaten; Akhetaton), and relevant bibliography
• Typewritten notes on Amenophis III and Amenophis IV's co-regency