Collection Summary
Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps),
1865-1947
M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel Literary File
Photography Collection
1870s-1931, undated
PH-02915
38 items
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin,
The M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel Literary
File Photography Collection consists of 38 images of or pertaining to Shiel, including
portraits of Shiel, family members, and associates.
English
Scope and Contents
The M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel Literary File Photography Collection consists of 38 images
of or pertaining to Shiel, including portraits of his first wife Carolina ("Lina") Garcia
Gomez, their daughter Lola, his sisters-in-law Mica and Salva, and his illegitimate daughter
Ada Phipps Seward. Also included are six Cartes de visite of Shiel's acquaintances on whom
he based various characters in his works (P28A-P28F). An index at the end of this guide
lists photographers whose work is featured in this file. Further descriptions of some items
may be available in a card catalog in the repository.
This file forms a part of the Literary Files Photography Collection that is comprised of
photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and
generally includes portraits and images collected by or of those figures.
Acquisition:
Internal transfers
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Index Terms
People
Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970.
Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps),
1865-1947.
Subjects
Portraits.
Places
Derbyshire (England).
Montserrat.
Document Types
Cabinet photographs.
Card photographs.
Cartes de visite.
Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic postcards.
Photographic prints.
Preferred Citation
M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02915). Harry Ransom
Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processed by:
Mary Alice Harper, 2006
Related Material
Associated and related material by and about Shiel can be found in the Center's library and
in the M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel Collection (MS-03821) and the John Gawsworth Literary
File Photography Collection (PH-02913).
Item List
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P1
Carte de visite portrait of Shiel as a boy; inscribed on recto: "M. P. Shiel,
Montserrat"
circa 1870s.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P2
Carte de visite portrait (very faded) of Shiel as a student; inscribed on
recto: "M. P. Shiel, King's College, Strand".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P3
Carte de visite portrait (heavily stained) of Shiel taken while he was a
student teacher at Hunt Bridge House, Matlock; inscribed on recto: "M. P. Shiel, Hunt
Bridge House, Matlock;" inscribed on verso: "with M. P. Shiel's
compliments".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P4
Carte de visite portrait of Shiel taken while he was a master at Hunt Bridge
House, Matlock; inscribed on recto: "M. P. Shiel, Hunt Bridge House, Matlock;"
inscribed on verso: "when a master, Hunt Bridge House School".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P5
Bust portrait of Shiel,
circa 1929.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P6
Bust portrait of Shiel,
1929.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P7-P10
Four similar snapshots of Shiel standing outdoors, Horsham, Sussex,
31 August 1931.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P11
Cabinet card portrait of "M. P. Shiel and Lina (during engagement!), Paris,"
circa 1898.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P12
Carte de visite portrait of "Sal" [Shiel's sister?], inscribed on verso:
"Sal, died BWI [illegible]".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P13
Cabinet card childhood portrait of Lina (right), and her sisters Salva (left)
and Mica (center).
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P14
Portrait of Lina (seated), and "Jeanne," posed outdoors in front of a trellis
and a brick wall.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P15
Half-length cabinet card portrait of Lina, taken during her engagement to
Shiel in Paris.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P16
Cabinet card portrait of Lina (left) and her sister, Salva
(right).
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P17
Portrait of Lina (forefront) with small dog, her sister Mica (left), and
their servant Louise (right).
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P18
Cabinet card portrait of Shiel's daughter (by his first wife), Lola Katherine
Shiel as an infant,
circa 1903.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P19
Cabinet card portrait of "Lina & Lola at Keffel St.,"
circa 1903.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P20
Cabinet card portrait of "Ada Phipps Seward, natural d. [i.e., daughter] of
M. P. S.," as an infant; inscribed on verso by Ada's mother: "Your Valentine. Baby
aged four months".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P21
Cabinet card childhood portrait of "Ada Seward" standing on a
chair.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P22
Snapshot of "Ada (Seward) Shiel" as a little girl, standing next to a dog
seated on a table.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P23
Snapshot (very poor condition) of Shiel's sister-in-law, Mica, seated among a
group of people in an artist's studio; inscribed on verso: "Mica in
center".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P24
Informal carte de visite portrait of Shiel's sister-in-law, Salva, seated on
the edge of a boat drawn up at the water's edge; inscribed on verso: "Your loving
sister, Salva".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P25
Snapshot of Shiel's sister-in-law, Salva.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P26
Portrait of Shiel's sister-in-law, Salva (seated at right), and two
unidentified women.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P27
Carte de visite portrait (torn in half) of "Max Friederichs, [a] teacher in
Devon with M.P.S.," and an unidentified woman [his wife?].
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P28A
Carte de visite portrait of Henry Dyett; inscribed on verso: "Henry Dyett,
strong man," "Baron Kolar," uncle of Harry Dyett.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P28B
Carte de visite portrait of Harry Dyett; inscribed on verso: "Harry Dyett,
son of local preacher, got a girl to give him 12 kisses".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P28C
Carte de visite portrait of Paddy Burke; inscribed on verso: "Paddy Burke,
son of local grocer, M.P.S. kind of adopted son to him, took MPS to a shop where won
wheel, MPS deformed his toe with it, P.B.'s mother smacked his head with soap box,
'Mr. Shiels son' (see Children of Wind)".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P28D
Carte de visite portrait of Percy Trott; inscribed on verso: "Percy Trott,
[illegible] beat with police, Plymouth. Montserrat. Shan fighting Police [in] White Wedding. The stranger [illegible]. Jack Hay in Weird o' It [illegible]".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P28E
Carte de visite full-length portrait (very faded and stained) of Dr. Cyril
Horsford as a young boy; inscribed on verso: "Horsford".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P28F
Carte de visite half-length portrait of "Dr. Cyril Horsford" as a young
man.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P29
Streetscape with a two-storey house; inscribed on the verso "Shiel's property
in Plymouth, Montserrat, [illegible]".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P30A
Half-tone postcard of "Parliament St., (looking North) Plymouth, Montserrat,
B.W.I.".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
P30B
Hand-colored photographic postcard of "Wesleyan Church. Montserrat. B.W.I.
after the hurricane of 1928 and after restoration, 1929".
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
980:0049:0001
Snapshot (very faded) of Lina and three unidentified women standing on a
beach.
Shiel, M. P., Lit File
997:0079:0002
Photographic reproduction of a circa 1899 photographic portrait of W. T.
Stead.
Index of Photographers
- Borke y Ferriz--P13
- Clark, J. (John)--P4
- Cooper, W. G.--P3
- Disderi, Ladrey--P11, P15
- Done & Ball--P28F
- Elliott and Fry--P5
- Emberson, George, Jr.--P2
- Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970--P7-P10
- Greenway Bros.--P20
- Lyon, C. C.--P28A-28D
- Pinnock, C. A.--P21
- Sanders, George L.--P12
- Soleil du Dimanche--P16
- Spoerl, Oscar--P27