Identity area
Reference code
Leek MSS
Title
Date(s)
- 1966-1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
8 folders in 1 box
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
British dentist and Egyptologist. Born, London 1903. Died, London 1985. Trained as dentist at King's College Hospital Dental School, 1926-30. Spent his whole working life as a dentist. Interest in Egyptology led him to study with V. Seton-Williams at the Institute of Archaeology, London. Worked with the team that examined the mummy of Tutankhamun in 1968. Joined the Manchester Mummy project in 1975. Elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1966.
Archival history
Not known.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Presented by Mrs Phyllis M. Leek in 1986.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Notes and related correspondence concerning a prepared monograph on organic materials from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Two photographs showing F. F. Leek.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Kept as received. Arranged in three groups.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions, except for access to correspondence, which is subject to prior approval by the Archivist.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, Oxford.
Language of material
Script of material
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
No problems.
Finding aids
Catalogue.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
These are the originals.
Existence and location of copies
None
Related units of description
Publication note
Not published.