Album containing commercially produced postcards of views in Switzerland. Some are postally used. Places featured include Lucern, Jungfrau, Chateau d'Oex, Chillon, Chamonix, Lausanne, Ouchy & Bern. Most are printed but some are real photographic. One is applique.
The file comprises a leather pocket wallet with the letters 'O.M.E.' embossed in gold, and containing a small notebook marked, 'Hav Edwards, Form II' bearing a few notes on various academic subjects.
Album bound in black leather with gold tooling and slightly damaged. Includes commercially and privately produced photographs, many of Lancaster and the north west of England. Of particular note are images of the Yarlside Iron Mines, street scenes in Preston (Lancashire), Lancaster Quay Commissioners trip 188-, River Thames after a University boat race, numerous views of Downing Hall, Flintshire and grounds, some being snowscenes.
Papers, c 1949-91, of Gladys Olwen Hedley (1912-98), librarian at Windsor Castle, 1952-64, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, and author of a number of works, particularly on Royal topics, including Queen Charlotte (London: John Murray, 1975). The papers include research material, correspondence and a large collection of published material
A further group of papers by and relating to G. Olwen Hedley were received from her sister, October 2009. This group remains uncatalogued.
Photographs by a number of photographers showing groups and activities of Merched Y Wawr, the majority from the 1960s and 1970s. All are annotated on the reverse.
[Medieval and Early Modern Women Manuscripts (Adam Matthew Publications Ltd)]
Fonds
2000
Microfilm copies (14 reels) of manuscripts from the British Library relating to 'Medieval and Early Modern Women' (Part 1), including the works of Katharine Aston (1619-1658), Katharine Austen (1628-1683), Christine de Pisan (1363/4-c. 1429), Lady Margaret Hoby (1571-1633), Julian of Norwich (c. 1343-c. 1413), Margery Kempe (c. 1373-c. 1439), Marie de France (fl. 1181), and Katharine Parr (1512-1548); together with a published guide (Adam Matthew Publications, 2000)
46 photographs, 22 loose, in a small album. The photographs are individually mounted on pages of different pastel colours. Some photographs are cut into oval shape, others are oblong with trimmed corners. Most are small still life arrangements of flowers. Others show toys, family members, friends and animals. There is no indication on the blank folios or the reverse of the loose photographs that they were ever fixed into the album. Digital version of the album described in greater detail.
8 photographs mounted on each side of piece of board. Those on one side are annotated and show Tennis Teas at Mrs Edmunds and Mrs Kerr's houses, also the mayor and councillors. On the other side (unannotated) are informal group photographs and an unidentified church.
A piece of card on which is mounted an albumen print from Hudson's Series titled 'From Dolly's Road, Llanidloes' on one side and four siver gelatin prints dating from 1897 on the reverse. Two of these are of committees, one of the Town Council on Jubilee Day (ie Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee) and one is of a performance of the Messiah on 6th May 1897 in China Street chapel.
Display board with four views of local characters on one side and four groups titled 'Tennis Teas 1896' on the other. The four characters are the Town Crier in High Street; Mary Brown (woman with flat cap and shawl selling a variety of fruit and vegetables underneath the market); Miss Jerman, The Hall; and another elderly lady operating the Old Town Pump in Short Bridge Street. The tennis teas are titled Miss Marshalls on Tennis field; Mr J H Williams Tea; Misses Minnie & Diana Thomas; Mrs Edmunds at Brynderwen
A print made at NLW from a lantern slide donated by Bryan Hughes, Chester. The image shows a mother and small child standing on a ladder to inspect the lifeboat, which is displayed on the promenade at Llandudno and flying bunting.
One twenty four frame film of Ilford HP5 Plus showing Leo & Ania Abse, probably on their wedding day. Most are taken standing in or near a doorway partially obscured by a creeper. Others show them sitting down and holding drinks. There iare also three strips of Ilford FP4 plus which appear to be copies of photos from HP5 negatives.
1 photo in poor condition labelled 1st production UMW, photographer Alan Davies, Manchester House, Laugharne; 8 b&w photos in an envelope marked 'Venice Festival 1971' most backstamped 'Giacomelli Fotografia - Eliografia' in which Andrew Sinclair features; 6 b&w photos backstamped 'LPA International Syndicate' and possibly showing the Premiere of the 1972 film version of Under Milk Wood, again Andrew Sinclair features in a number of the photos; 7 further b&w photos connected with the same production and three 'Lobby cards' also of the same production depicting Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole and Elizabeth Taylor.