The Howard Carter Collection
This exhibit contains a rare collection of personal letters and documents from Howard Carter’s career in Egypt dating from 1902-1932. This exhibit is a curated selection of primary source material from Carter's time in Egypt, including previously unpublished diary excerpts and personal letters written by fellow Nile travelers, artists, and archaeologists. Additional information about these collections can be found on each exhibit page.
Navigating this Exhibit.
Users may browse gallery items by clicking the image thumbnails, or the “collection highlights” links, which will bring you to an item’s page. Each item page displays the image(s) of the selected document, the transcribed text, item metadata, as well as a shadowbox viewer. Clicking “next item” or “previous item” at the bottom of the page will move you through the gallery.