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Call Number:

PH-21031

Collection Name:

Jocelyn Brooke Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

Barnes, Robert F. (Robert Freeman) (circa 1823 - 1898)

Batchelder & Co.

Brooke, Jocelyn, 1908-1966 (1908 - 1966)

E. A. Sweetman & Son

Fisk-Moore, William

Gillman & Soame

Halksworth Wheeler

Hills & Saunders (1852 - )

Jacolette, Martin

Jullien frères (Firm)

Lambert Weston & Son

MacLardy, John

Passingham, E.

Spotlight Photos

Steer, Albert P.

No. of Items:

67 items

Span Dates:

20th century

Description:

The collection consists of sixty-seven images (P1-P67) pertaining to naturalist Jocelyn Brooke (British, 1908-1966). Most of the subjects are unidentified, but P1 is a portrait of Brooke, and P2 is of Brooke with Anthony Powell. Identified photographers with work in the collection include: Robert F. Barnes (British, circa 1823-1898) (P9); Batchelder & Co. (Australian, active circa 1867-1895) (P15); E. A. Sweetman & Son (British) (P54); William Fisk-Moore (British, born 1882) (P1); Gillman & Co. (P6); Hills & Saunders (P7); Martin Jacolette (P5); Jullien frères (P57); Lambert Weston & Son (P11-P13); John MacLardy (P10); E. Passingham (P4); Spotlight Photos (P38); Albert P. Steer (P14); and Halksworth Wheeler (P44, P67).

This collection forms a part of the Literary Files Photography Collection is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images by, collected by, of, and/or related to those entities.

Accession No(s):

P1-P67

See Also:

Jocelyn Brooke Collection: Related manuscript materials, from which this collection was likely transferred, are located in the Jocelyn Brooke Collection (MS-00529).