Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- c.1958 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 folder
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
British Egyptologist. Born, Calcutta 1863. Died, Welwyn 1963. Entered University College London, 1894. First professional female Egyptologist. Assisted Petrie in his excavations in 1902. She also excavated at many other sites, including Malta and Petra. President of the Folk-Lore Society, 1953-5. Published widely in the fields of Egyptology and folklore.
Archival history
In Olga Tufnell's possession in 1963. Deposited by Joan Payne in the notes, via the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Department of Antiquities, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, in February 2003.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Notes collected on Hierakonpolis (The Hierakonpolis finds). Consists of handwritten notes made by M. A. Murray, typescript, and additional notes in a different hand.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Kept as received.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, Oxford.
Language of material
English
Script of material
Language and script notes
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
None.
Related units of description
Publication note
Not published.