[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939)

[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939)
[CARTER HOWARD]: (1874-1939) English archaeologist and Egyptologist, discovered the Tomb of Tutankhamun in 1923. Small collection of A.Ls.S., T.Ls.S. and other memorandum etc., by various individuals, all written either to Howard Carter or in reference to him, including an autograph memorandum signed (' H.G .') by Henri Gauthier (1877-1950) French Egyptologist and geographer, one page, 8vo, n.p., 23rd November 1929, in French, asking for a reply to be sent to the Ministry informing them that the photographs are with Howard Carter in London, although he has agreed to provide two sets of images from a list provided by the Ministry and remarking ' Il y a plus de 1000 objets de Tutankhamun actuellement exposes dans nos vitrines & il faut naturellement faire un choix' (Translation: ' There are more than 1000 Tutankhamun objects currently on display in our showcases & naturally a choice has to be made'), also referring to some photographs for an exhibition in Liege and the question of copyright; a Typed Letter, unsigned, from Gauthier, one page, 8vo, Cairo, 19th November 1929, to Howard Carter, in French, stating, in part, ' Le Ministre de l'Instruction publique.....nous demande deux series de photographies agrandies des antiquites de Tout-Ankh-Amon, l'une pour servir de modele aux etudiants de l'Ecole des Arts Appliques et l'autre pour etre exposee au pavillon egyptien de l'Exposition de Liege. Nous vous serions tres oblige de vouloir bien nous faire savoir si vous avez une objection a ce qu'il soit donne suite a cette demande' (Translation: ' The Minister of Public Instruction….asks us for two series of enlarged photographs of the antiquities of Tout-Ankh-Amon, one to serve as a model for the students of the School of Applied Arts and the other to be exhibited in the Egyptian pavilion at the Liege Exhibition. We would be very grateful if you would kindly let us know if you have any objection to this request being granted'); a T.L.S. by Cecil Mallaby Firth (1878-1931) British Egyptologist, one page, 8vo, Cairo, 9th June 1930, to Thomas Swan of the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research at the University of Pittsburgh, in French, sending some photographs and negatives as requested; an Autograph Memorandum Signed by Campbell Cowan Edgar (1870-1938) Scottish Egyptologist, one page, oblong 8vo, n.p., 7th November 1925, in French, stating that he is not sure that they have the right to ask Howard Carter for some photographs, but could invite him to an informal lunch without referring to his rights of publication, etc. Some file holes and light overall age wear, G to about VG, 6