J. L. Garvin, 1868-1947
Literary File, Photography Collection
36 items (1 box)
Acquisition: Internal transfers
Access: Open for research
Processed by: Mary Foster and Susan McClellan, 2008
RLIN Record ID: None
Table of Contents
Scope and Contents
The J. L. Garvin Literary File consists of 36 photographs, the majority of which are portraits of Garvin. There are also snapshots of various Sundanese people on the island of Java, a portrait of Lady Constance Malleson, a group portrait made at The Observer's first staff dinner in 1911, and other miscellaneous subjects. An index at the end of this guide lists photographers whose work is featured in this file.
This file forms a part of the Literary File Collection, which is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally include portraits and images collected by or of those figures.
*All items are located at PH:LF:Garvin, J. L., unless otherwise noted.
Item List
| Container | Accession / P No. | Description |
| * | P1 | Portrait of Garvin; mounted photogravure removed from More Men of Mark, 1922. |
| * | 997:0105:0458-0463 | Snapshots of various Sundanese people on the island of Java. |
| * | 997:0105:0464-0476 | Portraits of Garvin (997:0105:0470 signed on verso by the photographer). |
| * | 997:0105:0477 | Copy print of a photograph of various men and women at a presentation ceremony. |
| * | 997:0105:0481 | Photograph of men looking at a German language handbill (posted); accompanied by a related newspaper clipping and a typed English translation of the handbill. |
| PH:LF:OV Box, Large | 997:0105:0482 | Group photograph of "The Observer First Staff Dinner, Waldorf Hotel, London, January 23rd, 1911. The Lord Northcliff Presiding." |
| * | 997:0105:0484 | Portrait of J. L. Garvin. |
| * | 997:0105:0485 | View of Garvin's house, inscribed on verso: "Gregories--after the Shepherd's Kitchen was incorporated" (see 997:0105:0487 for a different view). |
| * | 997:0105:0486 | View of "The Barns & the House [i.e., Gregories] from beyond Waller's Pool. Taken early spring 1922." |
| * | 997:0105:0487 | View of Garvin's house, 1922; inscribed on verso (in part): "Gregories before the Shepherd's Kitchen was incorporated in the house" (see 997:0105:0485 for a different view). |
| * | 997:0105:0488 | View of Garvin's house; inscribed on verso: "The front of the house, showing the Victorian wing [illegible] out to south-west--1872. On the right is the little Granary on 9 [sic, 6] legs." |
| * | 997:0105:0489 | View of "The Seward house, Auburn." |
| * | 997:0105:0490 | Photographic postcard of an unidentified woman (Lady Constance Malleson?), 1931?. |
| * | 997:0105:0491 | Portrait of Lady Constance Malleson (stage name Colette O'Niel). |
| * | 997:0105:0492 | Photographic postcard of a group of two men and six women standing outdoors; illegible inscription on verso. |
| * | 997:0105:0493-0494 | Photographic prints of two different sculptures of a horse from the Tang (618-907 CE) period. |
| * | 997:0105:0495 | Photographic postcard portrait of Pvt. Singleton in uniform, 1915. |
| * | 997:0105:0496 | Faded carte-de-visite portrait of an unidentified child. |
Index of Photographers
Coburn, Alvin Langdon, 1882-1966--P1
Fiedelholz, Erna--997:0105:0481
Fradelle & Young--997:0105:0482
H. & R. Stiles--997:0105:0496
Hester, Albert--997:0105:0464-0474
Hoppé, E. O. (Emil Otto), 1878-1972--997:0105:0491
Lafayette Ltd.--997:0105:0484
Lipiatt (Clevedon, England)--997:0105:0495
Sheaf, E. T.--997:0105:0458-0463
Smith, Lizzie Caswall--997:0105:0475-0476
(Last modified: 17 March 2008)
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