Washington, Henry C. - correspondence
- NEWB2/738
- File
- 1890s
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Letter from Henry C. Washington referring to travel in Egypt and Newberry's excavation work.
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Washington, Henry C. - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Letter from Henry C. Washington referring to travel in Egypt and Newberry's excavation work.
Warre, Felix Walter - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from Felix Walter Warre (Sotheby & Co.) relating to the sale of Egyptian antiquities including the execution of Howard Carter's will and the sale of his Egyptian objects.
Warre, Edmond L. - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from Edmond L. Warre relating to work on the Museum and Library at Eton referred to as the Millington Drake Scheme.
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from John Ward including referring to Newberry's excavation work, Archibald Sayce and meeting in Luxor (1899); congratulating Newberry on the publication of Rekhmara (1900); and congratulating Newberry on his marriage and moving to Kent after the death of his wife (1907).
Ward, Francis Kingdon - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from Francis Kingdon Ward relating to Newberry subscribing to a syndicate to receive seeds from Ward's Asiatic expedition.
Warburg, (Sir) Oscar Emanuel - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from Sir Oscar Emanuel Warburg (1876-1937) relating to botanical research and Newberry visiting with a sketch map to help him find the house.
Note:
MSS 44/89 is also numbered 34a
MSS 44/90 is also numbered 34
MSS 44/91 is also numbered A 130
Walter, L. Edna - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Letter from L. Edna Walter looking for the earliest printed edition of Mother Goose.
Wallis, Harold - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from Harold Wallis relating to Newberry's purchase of articles from his collection on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum, including receipt of payment signed by Alice and Violet Wallis (1933).
Note:
MSS 44/85 is also numbered 26a.
Warren Dawson's list of correspondence includes MSS 44/84 however this letter is now missing.
Walker, Phyllis - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from Phyllis Walker (Niece and heir of Howard Carter) relating to the execution of Howard Carter's estate.
Includes correspondence relating to: publishing an unpublished manuscript started by Carter on his early career; transfer of files to Oxford including copy of a letter of receipt from the Ashmolean museum; copy of two letters from E.T. Leeds on donation of files; work during World War Two and moving (1942); news of Mrs Burton (1943); copyright infringement (1945); reference to Howard Carter's paintings including of birds, Deir el-Bahari and the Ramesseum; sale of furniture at Sotheby's; Executors Spink and Captain Ingram's handling of objects and objects arriving broken to the Metropolitan Museum, New York; Burton's help with the sale of objects; copy of letter from Etienne Drichton (Director General, Cairo Museum) relating to the donation of objects from the tomb of Tutankhamun to the Cairo Museum (1940).
Also includes: letter of thanks to Mrs Newberry (1939) and on the death of Harry Burton (1940); copy of letter from Alan Gardiner to Phyllis Walker on the donation of Howard Carter's records relating to the tomb of Tutankhamun to the Ashmolean and copyright ownership (1945); copy of letter from E.T. Leeds (Keeper, Ashmolean Museum) thanking Walker for the gift of Carter's records (1945).
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from John Walker including relating to visiting Newberry and the publication of a book translated by Walker from Arabic on folk medicine among the modern Egyptian peasantry.
Walker, James Herbert - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from James Herbert Walker including comments on Rekhmara and a paper by Newberry for the Society of Biblical Archaeology. Also includes a letter referring to Newberry's plans for excavation with the Marquis of Northampton and finding his lost dog.
Note:
MSS 44/54 is also numbered A.210
MSS 44/58 is also numbered A.269
Walker, (Sir) Emery - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence with Sir Emery Walker relating to the production of plates for publication.
Wainwright, Gerald Averay - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from Gerald Averay Wainwright including relating to travel to Egypt; a stela in the Cairo Museum; the tomb of Teti-ki; 'finances of independent Egypt' and the Egyptian Railway (1925); Newberry's research on nome standards (1932); hieroglyphic sign of a seven petaled flower.
Note:
MSS 44/44 is also numbered 208
MSS 44/45 is also numbered A.131
Waddell, William Gillan - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from William Gillan Waddell including relating to his book on Manetho, research on Egyptian chronology, the translation of words including the Latin words baca and baculum, news from Egypt including via Mrs Ghorbal (1933).
Wace, Alan John Bayard - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from Alan John Bayard Wace including relating to his work at the VictoriaAlbert Museum and embroideries.
Includes correspondence relating to: embroideries belonging to Newberry; his appointment to the V (1924); requesting information on vase found in tomb of Thutmose IV inscribed 'Vase of Keftiu'; inviting Newberry to give lecture on textiles; arranging to visit embroidery collections including Newberry's; the purchase of embroideries in Egypt; trip to America (1929); donation of a Persian papier mache panel by Newberry (1932); olives in Greece (1933); on appointment to the University of Cambridge; silphium columns; requesting reference for Pendlebury.
Note:
MSS 44/5 is also numbered 294
MSS 44/9 is also numbered 25
MSS 44/14 is also numbered A.125
MSS 44/15 is also numbered A.126
MSS 44/16 is also numbered A.125a
MSS 44/20 is also numbered A.133
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Folder titled 'Vine and Wine' containing a handbound notebook titled 'Vine and Wine'. Notebook contains notes on the cultivation of vines, royal vineyards, sealings of officials of the vineyards, wine jar inscriptions, wine, sources of wine, wine production, wine strainers including two cuttings of photographs of wine strainers.
This folder was previously in a box labelled, during previous archival processing, 'Flora and Fauna 1'.
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Letter from E. Vernier relating to decorated medallions [in French].
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Notebook titled by Warren Dawson 'VARIOUS NOTES by P.E.Newberry' and inside 'Various Notes by Percy Edward Newberry given to me by him March, 1949' and below 'Given by Mr Warren R. Dawson, October, 1960'.
Includes:
-Handwritten and typewritten notes on people who travelled in Nubia (modern central and northern Sudan and southern Egypt) and Egypt, mostly in the 19th century, including names, dates, where they visited and bibliographic references
-Typed extract from or notes on 'Mariette, Lettres et Souvenirs personnels', 1904 (OEB 144543)
-Typed notes titled 'Destruction of Monuments. Hermopolis Temple' and 'Destruction of Monuments. Temple at GAW'
-Notes on Pierre Belon du Mans and extract of a bibliography
-Notes on the Hoopoe bird including sketches
-Loose drawing of a scarab inscription
Vandier, Jacques - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Letter from Jacques Vandier asking about the publication of the tomb of Akhmim [in French].
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from A.H. Unwin (Inspector of Forests, Cyprus) relating to Newberry's research on the collection of labdanum and cypress trees.
Tytus, Robb de Peyster - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from Robb de Peyster Tytus including relating to arranging a license for a dragoman, travel in Egypt, and referring to Howard Carter.
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from C.M. Tytus (Mother of Robb de Peyster Tytus) including relating to travel plans and seeing Newberry.
Tylor, Joseph John - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Letter from Joseph John Tylor (1851-1901) relating to some drawings.
Tylor, (Sir) Edward Burnett - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Letter from Sir Edward Burnett Tylor (1832-1917) making recommendations relating to Libya.
Twemlow, J.A. - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from J.A. Twemlow including arranging to meet Newberry and relating to documents for Mr Rankin.
Tutanchamon - Sonderheft Der Woche
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Folder has been labelled 'German Publication (1924) of photographs from Tutankhamuns Tomb. (found amongst the material of the late Percy E. Newberry)'.
Folder contains a German publication titled Tutanchamon - Sonderheft Der Woche or in English Tutankhamun - Special Weekly Issue (OEB 151539) on the tomb of Tutankhamun. The pages of the publication are not in order within the folder. There are also two newspaper or magazine cuttings of an image of a buckle in the form of a leopard's head from a Sem Priest's robe, copyright 1923.
Turrill, William Bertram - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from William Bertram Turrill (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) including referring to Newberry's trip to Morocco, Newberry's paper on the olive, and requesting botanical specimens. Also includes draft letter from Newberry on Euphorbia resinifera.
Trendell, P.G. - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Letter from P.G. Trendell (Victoria & Albert Museum) relating to a piece of brocade left at the museum.
Trefusis, Robert - correspondence
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Correspondence from Robert Trefusis (Nephew of Theodore M. Davis) including relating to his engagement, work, and visiting Newberry.
Also includes a telegraph without a reference number.
Part of Percy Edward Newberry Collection
Folder titled 'Trees' containing two notebooks (one handbound) also titled 'Trees'.
Handbound notebook titled 'Trees' contains notes relating to trees including on tree names, characteristic trees and shrubs of Egypt, incense, the date palm, tamarix, sycamore fig, sacred tree in nomes, nebak or zizyphus spina-Christi, and carob.
Also includes page of tracings titled 'Pomegranate and Early Kings' and a photograph of a pomegranate tree.
The second notebook contains an index at the front and includes notes relating to trees including on carob, castor oil including photograph of the castor oil tree or ricinus communis, ebony, persea tree, pine trees, balamites, tjeret-tree, date palm, and almond.
Also includes lists of occurences of other tree names. Roughly half of the notebook has been used. Page 11-12 on the pomegranate has been cut out.
This folder was previously in a box labelled, during previous archival processing, 'Flora and Fauna 1'.