Collection Lucas MSS - Alfred Lucas Collection

Zone d'identification

Cote

Lucas MSS

Titre

Alfred Lucas Collection

Date(s)

  • 1922-1933 (Production)

Niveau de description

Collection

Étendue matérielle et support

2 notebooks

Zone du contexte

Nom du producteur

(1867-1945)

Notice biographique

British chemist. Born, Chorlton-upon-Medlock 1867. Died, Luxor 1945. Educated, School of Mines, London, and the Royal College of Science. Worked for the British Government as an assistant chemist, until ill health prompted a move to Egypt. There he was engaged as an assistant chemist to the Government Salt Department, 1898. He initially managed the Survey Department and Assay Office laboratories, he was then appointed Chemist for the Antiquities Service, 1923-32. Honorary Consulting Chemist, 1932-45. He was able to put his expertise in cleaning, consolidating, and conserving antiquities to good use when he was lent by the Antiquities Service to H. Carter during the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun. He also worked at Tanis with P. M. Montet. Published many books about his work in this field.

Histoire archivistique

Property of A. Lucas.

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Donated to the Griffith Institute by A. Lucas in 1945.

Zone du contenu et de la structure

Portée et contenu

Notebook on 'Archaeology, Register of samples, and analyses. Tutankhamen and others.' (TAA i.2.11). Notebook on 'Examination of Materials: (a) Tutankhamen. (b) Various.' (TAA i.2.12).

Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

Accroissements

Mode de classement

Kept as received.

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d’accès

Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions

Conditions de reproduction

Copyright Griffith Institute, Oxford.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

Notes sur la langue et l'écriture

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

No problems.

Instruments de recherche

None.

Zone des sources complémentaires

Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

These are originals.

Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

Not known.

Unités de description associées

Griffith Institute Archive:
-TAA Archive: TAA i.1 (card index, conservation notes); TAA i.2.12a (method and treatment notes); TAA i.3.4 (calcite notes); TAA i.3.13 (gesso notes); TAA i.3.14 (gold notes); TAA i.3.17 (materials notes); TAA i.10 (materials employed notes).

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Mots-clés - Sujets

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Dates de production, de révision, de suppression

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Localisation physique

  • Tablette: 0102