
Identity area
Reference code
Mace MSS
Title
Date(s)
- 1922-1925 (Creation)
- 1899-1903 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
British Egyptologist. Born, Glenorchy, Hobart, Tasmania 1874. Died, Haywards Heath, Sussex 1928. Educated, St Edward's School, Oxford, then Keble College, Oxford. BA, 1895. Worked with W. M. F. Petrie at Dendera, Hû, and Abydos, between 1897-1901. ... »
Archival history
(1-5) Excavation journals, correspondence, typewritten articles, copies of Burton photographs, and newspaper cuttings: Formed part of the Mace estate. Formerly in the possession of his daughter, Mrs Margaret Orr. Later in the possession of his ... »
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
(1) Excavation journals: Donated by Mace's grandchildren, Mr David Orr and Mrs Alison Crawford in September 2014.
(2-5) Correspondence, typewritten articles, copies of Burton photographs, and newspaper cuttings: Donated by Mace's grandchildren, Mr David ... »
Content and structure area
Scope and content
(1) Excavation journals for 1899-1901 (working with W. M. F. Petrie) and 1901-1903 (working with G. A. Reisner).
(2) Personal correspondence exchanged between Mace and his wife Winifred during the Winter season 1922-1923, Winifred Mace and her mother ... »
System of arrangement
Kept as received.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
(1-5) Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
(y-z) Tutankhamun account and diary: Property of Mr David Orr and Mrs Alison Crawford. Consultation only.
Conditions governing reproduction
(1-5) Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
(y-z) Copyright Mr David Orr and Mrs Alison Crawford. Contact the Griffith Institute, University of Oxford regarding publication.
Language of material
- English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
No problems.
Finding aids
None.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
These are originals.
Existence and location of copies
Copies in the hands of the Orr family.
Related units of description
Publication note
- (1) The journals are published in their entirety on this website.
- (y-z) See web publication 'Tutankhamun: Anatomy of an Excavation', specifically 'Arthur C. Mace's excavation diaries (transcripts and scans). 1st Season, December 27th 1922 to May 13th 1923' (http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/discoveringTut/journals-and-diaries/season-1/mace.html), and 'A. C. Mace's account of the opening of the burial chamber of Tutankhamun on February 16, 1923' (http://www.griffith.ox.ac.uk/gri/4maceope.html).
- See also H. Carter and A. C. Mace, The Tomb of Tut.Ankh.Amen, vol. i (1923).
Notes area
Note
- Photograph: after Burton photograph p0493.
Digital object metadata
Filename
Mace.tif
Media type
Image
Mime-type
image/tiff