Identity area
Reference code
TAA i.11
Title
Notes: wood, correspondence and related material, Alfred Lucas
Date(s)
- c. 1932-1938 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 folder
Context area
Name of creator
(1867-1945)
Biographical history
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 ... »
Archival history
- Formerly in the possession of Dr L. Chalk, lecturer in Wood Structure & Properties in the then Imperial Forestry Institute (now Department of Plant Sciences), University of Oxford.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
- Donated by Ian Gourlay in July 2022.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Tutankhamun excavation: Alfred Lucas documentation on wood from the tomb.
- Correspondence and related material on wood, including:
- 16 letters exchanged between Alfred Lucas and Laurence Chalk discussing wood specimens from the tomb of Tutankhamun;
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of copies
Archived scans in Griffith Institute.
Publication note
- See Hepper, F. Nigel 1990. Pharaoh's Flowers: The Botanical Treasures of Tutankhamun. London: HMSO, p. 5 (OEB 33050).