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- 1930-04-30 (Production)
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Étendue matérielle et support
1 letter
Zone du contexte
Histoire archivistique
Pre-2012, part of the Howard Carter papers that were formerly in the possession of John Carter's family. In 2012, the letter was sold as part of a group of Carter correspondence and other papers at Bonhams on 12 June 2012, lot 39, when Andrusier Autographs purchased it. 2012-2024. Placed in a succession of online auctions, either unsold or sold to another dealer.
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
International Autograph Auctions Europe S.L., Málaga, online sale, 14 March 2025, lot 835. Acquired by the Griffith Institute.
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Portée et contenu
One letter from Percy White, addressed to Howard Carter, dated April 30, 1930. Percy White (1852-1938) was an English novelist and editor who was appointed as an English lecturer at the Egyptian University in Cairo, 1911-1925. White was an old friend of Howard Carter and helped edit and prepare one volume of Carter’s The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen ii (1927). Four pages, mainly social content with a reference to Carter’s work in Tutankhamun’s tomb nearing completion.
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Conditions d'accès
Property of the Griffith Institute. No restrictions.
Conditions de reproduction
Copyright Griffith Institute, University of Oxford.
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Note de publication
- See James, T. G. H. 1992. Howard Carter: the path to Tutankhamun p. 343 n. 23 (OEB 35269).