Add MS 89298/2/5

Inventories and reports compiled by Idris Bell:

• Report on papyri offered by Maurice Nahman, November 1924, with some bought by Professor Arthur Edward Romilly Boak from Dr David Askren.
• Note by Charles T Lamacraft on the papyri brought to the British Museum by Professor Kelsey at the end of May 1923.
• Report on papyri purchased in 1924 from Maurice Nahman & others [Blanchard, Mohammad Abdullah, David Askren]. Boxes I - XIX.
• List titled 'British Museum, £265 15s 0d'.
• List titled 'Mr Beatty, £160'.
• List titled 'Mr Merton, £75'.
• List titled 'Princeton, £222'.
• List titled 'Michigan £1283 3s 0d'.
• List titled 'Columbia, £666', with note 'The papyri for the University of New York have been included with those of Columbia. It is asked that the two Universities should make their own division when the papyri arrive'.
• Copy of the above Columbia list, with annotations indicating papyri transferred to New York University.

Rough manuscript lists and notes on the division of the 1924 papyri:

• British Museum
• Beatty
• Merton
• Columbia
• Princeton
• Michigan

Bills and accounts information:

Details of monies owed, 'Prof F W Kelsey in account with various dealers [Nahman, Blanchard, Askren, Abdullah] for purchase of papyri and kindred matter in Egypt'; 'The British Museum in account with Prof F W Kelsey'.

Plus manuscript lists of prices of papyri by box, and a typescript packing list of Francis Kelsey's consignments, dated 3 November 1924.