Container List
Series I.
Field campaigns,
1985-1996, undated
Physical Description:
23.1 Linear Feet
(13 boxes and 36 flat files)
Scope and Content Note
This series documents the four phases of the collaboration between the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) and the Egyptian
Antiquities Organization (EAO) to conserve the wall paintings in Nefertari's tomb. Records date from 1985 to 1996 and undated
and pertain to project planning, condition assessment surveys, scientific analyses, conservation treatment, environmental
monitoring, graphic documentation, site protection planning, and conservation training. Materials consist of administrative
files, including copies of signed EAO and GCI agreements for each project phase, budget information, and logistical information;
correspondence with EAO representatives, project personnel, Egypt's Minister of Culture Farouk Hosny (Hosni), GCI staff, Trust
president and CEO Harold M. Williams, scientists, museum curators, researchers, and the general public; meeting notes and
agenda; trip reports; logbooks; technical data; treatment and scientific analysis reports; photographs; and condition surveys.
Arrangement
Records are arranged into the following subseries:
Series I.A.
Phase I,
1985-1988, undated
Physical Description:
1.3 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
These records date from 1985 to 1988 and undated and relate to Phase I (June 1986-November 1987) of the Nefertari project,
which focused on assessing and documenting the condition of the tomb, researching treatment strategies, and applying emergency
treatment to particularly fragile areas in the tomb. Scientific research was also conducted, which included studying the geologic,
hydrologic, climatologic, microbal, and microfloral status of the tomb as well as performing chemical, spectrographic, and
x-ray diffraction tests on plasters, pigments, and salts. Records include a copy of the GCI and EAO's signed project agreement
for Phase I; correspondence and memos with EAO chairman Ahmed Khadry, project personnel, and Harold M. Williams; external
correspondence; budget information; meeting agenda and notes; trip reports; and data and reports from scientific analyses
of the tomb. The results from the first phase were published in
Wall Paintings of the Tomb of Nefertari: First Progress Report (1987), which can be found in Series II.C. Publications. Some of the records predate the start of the project and document
initial discussions between the GCI and EAO regarding possible collaborations prior to the selection of Nefertari's tomb.
The files also include discussions of possible training projects and planning of a non-ferrous metals conservation workshop
co-organized by the GCI and EAO.
Arrangement
Records are arranged into the following categories: Administrative, Correspondence, Technical data and reports, and Training.
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Draft agreements (negotiation stage leading to final agreement),
1985-1986
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EAO & GCI agreement,
June 18, 1986
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Contracts,
1986-1987
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First briefing Cairo
September 1986
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In house review,
1986
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Second review 1/7-8/87 Cairo,
January 1987
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Final treatment & press conference,
July 1987
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EAO-GCI joint committee,
November 1987
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Preliminary: Consultations & research,
1985-1986
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Trip reports,
1986-1987
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Aldana, Guillermo,
1986-1987
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Director's correspondence,
1985
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El-Arini, Omar,
1986-1987
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El-Baz, Farouk,
1986-1987
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General correspondence,
1985-1987
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Memos,
1986-1987
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Montoto, Modesto,
1986-1987
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Consultants: Mora, Paolo & Laura,
1986-1987
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Saleh, Saleh A.,
1986, undated
Technical data and reports:
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Technical data: Analyses of samples (Rodarte & Dietrich),
1986-1987
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Technical data: Emergency consolidation,
1987
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Technical data: Digitizing wall paintings,
1987
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Log book - color measurements,
1986-1987
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Reports & updates,
1986-1987
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Original documents (reports),
1986-1987
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Reports: Biological Investigations,
January 19, 1987
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Reports: Color measurements,
December 15, 1986
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First quarterly report,
December 19, 1986
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Reports: First report on analyses of samples,
December 28, 1986
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Reports: Geology reports,
1986-1987
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Reports: Microclimatic monitoring,
October 28, 1986
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MS: Microclimatic survey (Esmael),
1987
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Reports: Microflora report,
March 1987
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Reports: Non-destructive testing,
1986-1987
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Reports: Spectroscopy report,
March 1987
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Project-related training,
1986-1987
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Training courses: GCI proposed metals workshop,
1986-1987
Series I.B.
Phase II,
1987-1989
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Scope and Content Note
These records date from 1987 to 1989 and relate to Phase II (November 1987-December 1988) of the Nefertari project, during
which conservation treatment of the wall paintings was carried out and documented. Training of Egyptian and foreign conservators
was also incorporated into this phase. Records include a copy of the GCI and EAO's signed project agreement for Phase II;
budget information; correspondence and memos with EAO chairman Ahmed Khadry and his successors, Mohammed Abdel Halim Nur el-Din
and Sayed Tawfik, project personnel, and Harold M. Williams, external correspondence, meeting agenda and notes, trip reports,
an evaluation of the initial work completed during Phase II, and data and reports from scientific analyses of the tomb. There
are also materials relating to the Getty Trust's Board of Trustees and the GCI's Advisory Committee's visit to Egypt in November
1988; a jewelry fragment, believed to have been worn by Nefertari, found in one of the chambers of the tomb in 1988; and nitrogen-filled
display/storage cases developed by the GCI for the Royal Mummy Collection in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
Arrangement
Records are arranged into the following categories: Administrative, Correspondence, and Technical data and reports.
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11/87 Agreement,
1987-1988
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Contracts,
1988
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Corzo's trip reports,
1988
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Evaluation of first part of second phase,
1988
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Meeting minutes and notes,
1987-1988
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11/11/88 Advisory committee,
1988
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4/12 Review committee,
1988
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Board of trustees and advisory committee meetings,
1988
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El-Baz, Farouk,
1987-1988
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Hosny (Hosni), Farouk,
1988
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Mora, Paolo & Laura,
1988
Technical data and reports:
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Technical: Color monitoring,
1988-1989
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Technical: Gold piece,
1988
Series I.C.
Interim Phases II and III,
1987, 1989, undated
Physical Description:
0.4 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Scope and Content Note
These records, dating from 1987 and 1989 and undated, document the interim period (January-October 1989) between Phases II
and III. During this period the GCI and EAO met multiple times to review work that had been completed at the end of Phase
II and to discuss the long term scope of the project. Agenda and minutes from these meetings are present in this subseries
as well as correspondence and memos with EAO chairman Sayed Tawfik and project personnel regarding topics such as environmental
monitoring and site protection. Materials also contain reports and data from analyses of plaster and pigment samples and color
monitoring.
Arrangement
Records are arranged into the following categories: Administrative, Correspondence, and Technical data and reports.
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Contract,
1989
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Joint technical committee,
1989
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Hosny (Hosni), Dr. Farouk (visit to Los Angeles),
1989
Technical data and reports:
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Tomb samples analyses,
1989
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Pigment and binding media data,
1987, 1989, undated
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Progress report on the pigment, binding media and coat analysis of samples from tomb,
undated
Series I.D.
Phase III,
1988-1992
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(5 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
These records date from 1988 to 1992 and relate to Phase III (November 1989-April 1992) of the Nefertari project, during which
conservation treatment of the wall paintings was continued, completed, and documented. Records include a copy of the GCI and
EAO's signed project agreement for the third phase, correspondence and memos with EAO chairman Sayed Tawfik and his successor
Mohamed Ibrahim Bakr and project personnel, external correspondence, budget information, meeting agenda and notes, reports,
and logbooks. The logbooks consist of 5 volumes and contain color photographs and entries by members of the conservation team
on daily conservation activities. In addition to conservation treatments, the records in this subseries also document conservation
training, including a wall paintings conservation course held in Luxor, the design and installation of an environmental monitoring
system in the tomb, scientific analysis of tomb samples, photo documentation planning, research into the construction of a
tomb replica, and the development of a site protection plan. There are also correspondence and drawings in the general correspondence
folder relating to the jewelry fragment, believed to have been worn by Nefertari, found in one of the tomb chambers in 1988.
Arrangement
Records are arranged into the following categories: Administrative, Correspondence, Technical data and reports, and Training.
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Activities reports,
1989-1991
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Agreement (Phase III),
1989-1990
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Conservator lists, interns and trainees,
1990-1992
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Contracts,
1989-1991
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Meetings: Joint technical committee,
November 19, 1989
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Meeting notes,
March 14, 1992
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Spring photo campaigns,
1992
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Visitors to the tomb,
1990-1992
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EAO,
1989-1992
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El-Arini, Omar,
1989, 1991
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Esmael, Feisal,
1989
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Hosni (Hosny), Farouk,
1991-1992
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Memos,
1989-1992
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Mora, Paolo and Laura
1989-1992
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Porta, Eduardo,
1989-1992
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Rickerby, Stephen,
1990-1991
Technical data, research, and reports:
Logbooks:
1989-1992
Scope and Content Note
The entries in the logbooks were made by various members of the conservation team, which included Paolo and Laura Mora (directors
of the conservation team), Eduardo Porta (field coordinator), Stephen Rickerby, Luigi de Cesaris, Giuseppe Giordano, Lorenza
M.G. D'Alessandro, Giorgio Capriotti, Adriano Luzi, Hussein Mohamed-Ali, and Said Ahmed El-Shahhat. Photos were by Guillermo
Aldana.
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Volume 1,
October 3-December 15, 1989
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Volume 2,
February 2-April 6, 1990
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Volume 3,
October 11-December 14, 1990
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Volume 4,
October 9-December 23, 1991
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Volume 5,
February 5-April 7, 1992
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Maps and site plans,
undated
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Maps and site plans (oversize),
undated
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Monitoring station,
1990-1992
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Report on the conservation treatment. Phase III Part III. October-November 1990. Tobit Curteis,
circa 1990
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Stephen J. Rickerby: Nefertari reports (Phase I-III.1),
1988-1990
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Stephen Rickerby: Report on the conservation treatment, Phase III.2, Feb-April 1990,
circa 1990
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Site protection plan,
1989-1992
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Site protection - progress reports,
1991-1992
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Training,
1990-1992
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Training courses: 10/13/90-12/13/90 GCI wall painting conservation program,
1990
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Training courses: Porta's course in conservation of pharaonic mural,
April 1990
Series I.E.
Phase IV,
1992-1996
Physical Description:
0.2 Linear Feet
(1 box)
Scope and Content Note
This subseries documents the fourth and final phase of the Nefertari project. With conservation treatment completed, Phase
IV was added due to EAO's interest in opening the tomb to the public. From April 1992 to April 1997, the GCI monitored and
analyzed the tomb's microenvironment and periodically inspected the condition of the wall paintings. Records date from 1992
to 1996 and include a copy of the GCI and EAO's signed project agreement for the fourth phase and correspondence and memos
with EAO chairman Mohamed Ibrahim Bakr, his successor Abdul Halim Nur el Din, and project personnel regarding environmental
monitoring, condition surveys, site protection, and installation of a walkway at the tomb.
Arrangement
Records are arranged alphabetically.
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Agreement (Phase IV),
1992
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Environmental monitoring,
1992-1995
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Environmental monitoring and condition survey reports,
1993-1994, 1996
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General (correspondence),
1992-1993, 1995
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Memos,
1992, 1994-1995, undated
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Series 1.F.
Graphic documentation,
1986-1994, undated
Physical Description:
19.8 Linear Feet
(4 boxes and 36 flat files)
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains graphic documentation dating from 1986 to 1994 and undated for the tomb of Nefertari project. Records
include condition assessment surveys, photographs, line drawings, and maps of the Valley of the Queens. The photographs are
of pigment and plaster analysis and a satellite image of Luxor. The condition surveys document the condition of the wall paintings
before and after conservation treatment. The entire tomb was systematically photographed in black and white and each photograph
was superimposed with four transparent acetate sheets with symbols identifying each type of deterioration and its location.
The wall painting designs were also replicated in linear form on the transparent sheets. Most of the surveys in this subseries
are copies of the transparent sheets printed on photographic paper and contain titles, topographic references, and scales.
An almost complete set of the surveys (tables 131-135 appear to be missing) is present, as well as drafts and working copies
of the tables. Line drawings that were used for the tables and tomb replica are also in this subseries. A complete inventory
of the tables can be found in folder "Slide catalogue and other graphic documentation" under Photographs. The folder also
contains memos regarding a project to organize the GCI's Nefertari project slides and other photographic material.
Additional maps can be found in Series 1.D. Phase III.
Arrangement
This subseries is arranged in the following categories: Condition assessment surveys, Line drawings, Maps, and Photographs.
Condition assessment surveys:
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Condition survey list and recommendations for digitizing,
undated
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K North and pillar .I, .II, .III, .IV - .1, .2, .3, .4; Inventory nos: PMT (Positive matte transfer) 1 thru 19,
1986
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K ceiling - 1., 2.; East, North, West - 1., 2., 3.; South 2., 3., 4.; Inventory nos.: PMT 20 thru 33,
1986
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C West, North, East, South .1, .2, .3, .4; Inventory nos: PMT 115-130,
1986
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G West, East, North - .1, .2, .3, .4, (PMT 135-146),
1986
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M North, South, East, West - .1, .2, .3, .4; Inventory nos.: PMT 147-162,
1986
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B West, East, North - .1, .2, .4; Inventory nos.: PMT 163-168,
1986
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1. Emergency, 2. Intervention Support, 3. Intervention Surface; B-C-D-E-F-G ceiling .1, .2, .4; Inventory nos: PMT 169-173,
1986
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D North-South .1, .2, .4; Inventory nos.: PMT 174-176,
1986
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E South - West - North - East .1, .2, .4; Inventory nos: PMT 177-182,
1986
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F North - South .1, .2, .4; Inventory nos: PMT 183-185,
1986
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H-I-J ceilings .1, .2, .4; Inventory nos: PMT 186-188,
1986
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H West - East .1, .2, .4; Inventory nos.: PMT 189-191,
1986
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I West .1, .2, .3, .4; East, South - .1, .2, .4; Inventory nos: PMT 192-201,
1986
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J South .1, .2, .4; West - East .1, .2, .3, .4; Inventory nos.: PMT 202-208,
1986
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K East, West .1, .2, .3, .4; K Ceiling .1, .2, .3; Inventory nos: PMT 209-219,
1986
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L North - South .1, .2, .3, .4; Inventory nos: PMT 220-223,
1986
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L-M, N-O, P-Q ceilings - .1, .2, .3; Inventory nos: PMT 224-226,
1986
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N North - South .1, .2, .3, .4; Inventory nos: PMT 227-230,
1986
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O North, South, West, East - .1, .2, .3, .4; Inventory nos: PMT 231-246,
1986
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P West, East - .1, .2, .4; Inventory nos: PMT 247-249,
1986
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Q North, East, South - .1, .2, .3, .4; West .1, .3; Inventory nos: PMT 250-263,
1986
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K South and pillars I., II., III., IV. - .1, .2, .3; Inventory nos: PMT 67-81,
1989
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J East, West 1., 2., 3.; HIJ Ceiling 1., 2., 3.; M East, West, North, South 1., 2., 3.; O East, West, North, South 1., 2.,
3.; P East, West 1., 2., 3.; Spring campaigns - III.2; Inventory nos: PMT 34-66,
February 2- April 7, 1990
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G East, West, North, South .1, .2, .3; I East, West, North, South .1, .2, .3; J East, West, North, South .1, .2., .3; Inventory
nos.: PMT 82-114,
1991
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BCDEFG, HIJ, L-M, N-O, P-Q ceiling .1, .2, .3; Inventory nos: PMT 264-272,
April 1992
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B North, West, East .1, .2, .3; Inventory nos: PMT 273-278,
April 1992
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C North, West, South, East .1, .2, .3; Inventory nos.: PMT 279-290,
April 1992
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D North, South .1, .2, .3; Inventory nos. PMT 291-293,
April 1992
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E South, West, North, East 1., 2., 3.; Inventory nos. PMT 294-299,
April 1992
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F North, South .1, .2, .3; Inventory nos.: PMT 300-302,
April 1992
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H West, East .1, .2, .3; Inventory nos.: PMT 303-305,
April 1992
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Q East, North, West, South 1., 2., 3.; Inventory nos.: PMT 306-315,
April 1992
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Mixed drafts and working copies,
undated
Physical Description: (5 folders)
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Black/white line drawings of tomb of Nefertari wall paintings (basis for condition survey),
undated
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Oversize black/white line drawings of tomb of Nefertari wall paintings (Basis for condition survey,
undated
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Line drawings of entire tomb (used for tomb model),
1992
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Maps of Valley of the Queens,
undated
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Locations of technical photos and photo lists,
undated
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Pigment analysis photos,
undated
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Prints of green-blue and yellow pigments under cross-polar illumination and red pigment under cross-illumination,
undated
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Pigment analysis prints (I),
undated
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Pigment analysis prints (II),
undated
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Pigment analysis negatives,
undated
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Polaroid photos of painted plaster samples,
1988
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Satellite photo of Luxor,
undated
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Slide catalogue and other graphic documentation,
1991-1994
Series II.
Project dissemination,
1984-1996
Physical Description:
6.5 Linear Feet
(11 boxes, including 19 videocassetes, plus 1 flat file)
Scope and Content Note
This series documents the Getty Conservation Institute's (GCI) efforts to disseminate information about the Nefertari project
through publications, videos, exhibitions, public presentations, press releases, and press conferences. This series also contains
national and international press coverage of the project and associated exhibitions. Records date from 1984 to 1996 and consist
of correspondence and memos, exhibition planning documents, Getty press releases, press clippings, articles in Getty publications
(
Calendar and Trust
Bulletin), ephemera, and videocassettes. A few of the folders pertain to two other GCI and Egyptian Antiquities Organization (EAO)
collaborations: developing oxygen-free display and storage cases for the Royal Mummy Collection at the Egyptian Museum in
Cairo and an environmental monitoring study to determine the causes of deterioration of the Great Sphinx at the Giza Plateau.
Arrangement
Records are arranged into the following subseries:
Series II.A.
Exhibitions,
1988-1996
Physical Description:
1.4 Linear Feet
(4 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
These records, dating 1988-1996, primarily document the GCI's involvement in preparing two exhibitions related to the Nefertari
project. In the tomb of Nefertari: Conservation of the wall paintings was exhibited at the J. Paul Getty Museum from November
1992 to February 1993 and included a life-size, post-conservation photographic replica of one of the tomb's chambers. The
GCI also collaborated with the Fondazione Memmo to organize Nefertari: Light of Egypt (Nefertari, luce d'Egitto), which was
on display at the Palazzo Ruspoli in Rome (October 1994-February 1995) and featured a virtual reality display of the tomb.
The exhibition traveled to Promotrice delle Belle Arti, in Turin (December 1995-April 1996) and Bari, Italy (Spring 1997).
The virtual reality display was also exhibited in multiple places including the National Geographic Society in Washington
D.C., the 53rd Venice Film Festival, and the Epcot Center in Florida. (See Series II.D. Television/film productions for videos
of the Italian and Epcot Center virtual reality displays.) Records in this subseries include correspondence, memos, visitor
surveys and statistics, object lists, exhibition texts and mockups, and a catalog for the Getty exhibition. Some of the files
also pertain to discussions of traveling exhibitions that were never realized. Among the exhibition records are also files
pertaining to the GCI's work developing oxygen-free display and storage cases for the Royal Mummy Collection at the Egyptian
Museum in Cairo.
Additional files relating to the two exhibitions can be found in the other three subseries of Series II. Project Dissemination.
Arrangement
Records are arranged alphabetically.
Fondazione Memmo exhibition:
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Concepts,
undated
Physical Description: (3 folders)
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Exhibition correspondence,
1993-1995
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Virtual reality,
1994-1995
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Virtual reality GCI,
1995
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School visit to GCI to see Nefertari virtual reality,
1995
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Catalog reviews,
1991-1992
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Harold Williams correspondence,
1991-1992
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Objects and catalog text,
circa 1992
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Opening and events,
1992-1993
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Photos - memos and notes,
1991-1992
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Tomb measurements for 11/30 meeting with JPGM,
1990
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Travelling exhibits - Barcelona/Mexico,
1992-1993
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Travelling exhibits and prize,
1992-1994
Mummy display and storage case:
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EAO poster - Mummy case,
1992
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Torino exhibition,
1989-1990
Series II.B.
Public Affairs,
1984-1996
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear Feet
(4 boxes)
Scope and Content Note
This subseries contains public affairs files, dating 1984-1996, that primarily document national and international press coverage
of the Nefertari project and the associated exhibitions held at the Getty and in Italy. Some files also pertain to public
presentations on the project. Records include Getty press releases, press clippings, magazine articles, articles in Getty
publications (
Calendar and
Bulletin), press kits, and correspondence with the news media and the Getty's Public Affairs Department. The two volumes of "The Tomb
of Nefertari selected press clippings" duplicate many of the clippings filed elsewhere in the subseries. Some of the news
clippings pertain to the GCI's mummy case project and environmental monitoring study of the Great Sphinx at the Giza Plateau.
Arrangement
Records are arranged alphabetically.
box 2015.IA.09-12
Egyptian press coverage,
1987, 1992
box 2015.IA.09-12
Epoca/Avencia Adventuras article,
1992
box 2015.IA.09-12
Exhibition press preview and kit,
1992
box 2015.IA.09-12
Italian exhibition press clippings,
1994-1996
Physical Description: (2 folders)
box 2015.IA.09-12
Italian Nefertari exhibition press,
1994-1995
box 2015.IA.09-13
Mummies news clippings,
1992-1994
box 2015.IA.09-12
National Geographic,
1988, 1990
box 2015.IA.09-12
Nefertari project press kit,
1986-1988
box 2015.IA.09-13
News clippings,
1986-1996
Physical Description: (9 folders)
box 2015.IA.09-50
News clippings (oversize),
1994-1995
box 2015.IA.09-12
Opening of the tomb,
1992
box 2015.IA.09-12
Photo requests,
1988-1989, 1992, 1996
box 2015.IA.09-12
Press conference #1,
1986
box 2015.IA.09-12
Press conference #2,
1987
box 2015.IA.09-12
Press conference #2 - Exhibit,
1986-1987
box 2015.IA.09-12
Press (
Life) coverage,
1987-1988
box 2015.IA.09-12
Press releases,
1986-1994
box 2015.IA.09-12
Public affairs correspondence,
1986-1996
box 2015.IA.09-12
Public presentations,
1986-1988
box 2015.IA.09-13
Sphinx news clippings,
1991-1992
box 2015.IA.09-14
The Tomb of Nefertari selected press clippings, Volume 1
1984-1988
box 2015.IA.09-14
The Tomb of Nefertari selected press clippings, Volume 2
1989-1992
box 2015.IA.09-12
Trust Bulletin,
1987, 1992
Series II.C.
Publications,
1987-1996, undated
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
(1 box and 1 flat file)
Scope and Content Note
Files in this subseries date from 1987 to 1996 and undated and primarily pertain to monographs published by the GCI. Records
include a copy of
Wall Paintings of the Tomb of Nefertari: First Progress Report (1987) and correspondence, memos, and drafts associated with the preparation of the progress report and that of the final
report, Art and Eternity: The Nefertari Wall Painting Conservation Project 1986-1992 (1993). There are also files associated
with another GCI publication,
House of Eternity: The Tomb of Nefertari (1996), a guide to the iconography of the wall paintings tailored to a general audience. Records also include ephemera relating
to the tomb of Nefertari project and the associated Italian exhibition.
Arrangement
Records are arranged alphabetically.
box 2015.IA.09-15
EAO booklets and greeting cards,
undated
flatfile 2015.IA.09-56
Italy exhibit posters,
circa 1994
box 2015.IA.09-15
Project stickers,
undated
flatfile 2015.IA.09-56
Special Projects poster/brochure,
circa 1992
box 2015.IA.09-15
Copyright application,
1993
box 2015.IA.09-15
Copyright requests,
1992-1993
box 2015.IA.09-57 RESTRICTED
Final report correspondence,
1989-1993
Access Information
Folder restricted until 2031.
box 2015.IA.09-57 RESTRICTED
Garfield, Donald and Cynthia Cote,
1989-1990
Access Information
Folder restricted until 2031.
box 2015.IA.09-15
Mora, Paolo and Laura,
1988-1992
Access Information
Select documents separated and restricted until 2031.
box 2015.IA.09-15
Photodocumentation and bibliography research,
1990, 1992
box 2015.IA.09-15
Porta, Eduardo,
1988-1992
box 2015.IA.09-15
Rickerby, Stephen,
1991-1992
box 2015.IA.09-15
Ross, John,
1990
Access Information
Select documents separated and restricted until 2031.
box 2015.IA.09-15
Source materials for the study of the wall paintings of the tomb of Nefertari,
1991
box 2015.IA.09-15
First progress report,
July 1987
box 2015.IA.09-15
Progress report publication preparation,
1987
box 2015.IA.09-15
Reviews of first progress report,
1990
box 2015.IA.09-15
Nefertari book (House of Eternity)
1995-1996
Access Information
Select documents separated and restricted until 2031.
box 2015.IA.09-15
Publication (copies of tomb plans),
undated
Series II.D.
Television/film productions,
1986-1995
Physical Description:
1.6 Linear Feet
(3 boxes, including 19 videocassettes)
Scope and Content Note
Records in this subseries date from 1986 to 1995 and consist mostly of videocassettes and correspondence and memos concerning
film productions co-produced by the GCI on the Nefertari project. Productions documented here include documentaries by BBC
and Televisa; a short video for the Nefertari exhibit at the Getty containing excerpts from the BBC documentary; and a video
containing footage of the Nefertari exhibit in Rome and excerpts from both the BBC and Televisa documentaries. There are also
videos of the virtual reality display that was part of the Italian exhibit and later installed at the Epcot Center. Files
also include requests from other production companies to film at Nefertari's tomb.
Arrangement
Records are arranged alphabetically.
box 2015.IA.09-16
Exhibition - BBC,
1990-1992
box 2015.IA.09-16
Filming requests,
1987, 1991-1992
box 2015.IA.10-01
Chronicle Queen Nefertari (BBC),
1989, 1992
box 2015.IA.10-01
Nefertari: Luce D'Egitto,
October 13, 1995
box 2015.IA.10-01
Nefertari, Luce d'Egitto - Nicole Wilke/Cometa, Producers, English version,
1995
box 2015.IA.10-01
Girato - Nostra Nefertari (Italy Exhibition),
circa 1994
box 2015.IA.10-01
Nefertari, Luce d'Egitto - Exhibition preparation, objects/ tomb paintings, opening night dinner, Corzo slide lecture (Italian),
October 1994
box 2015.IA.10-02
Luce D'egitto (virtual reality),
circa 1994
box 2015.IA.10-01
Nefertari en la eternidad (Televisa, 66min),
1993
box 2015.IA.10-01
Nefertari, For Whom the Sun Shines (Chronicle Queen Nefertari, produced for the 1992 JPGM exhibit),
circa 1992
box 2015.IA.10-01
Nefertari: The search for eternal life (Televisa, 38 min),
1994
box 2015.IA.10-02
Nefertari virtual reality (Done by Infobyte June 95 for Disney Epcot),
1995
Series III.
Project evaluation,
2005
Physical Description:
0.0045 Gigabytes
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of a 2005 GCI internal report evaluating the collaboration between the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI)
and the Egyptian Antiquities Organization (EAO) to conserve the wall paintings in Nefertari's tomb. The purpose of the report
was to identify weaknesses in the project in order to improve future collaborations. The report was authored by GCI staff
David Myers, Neville Agnew, and Martha Demas.
NEF_Eval_Internal_20051130.pdf,
2005
Access Information
This file, part of accession 2017.IA.09, is sealed until 2040.
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