Correspondence of Patrick William Anderson with archivists, librarians and publishers mainly relating to his uncle, Lieutenant Patrick Wright Anderson, with some relating to James Bell Salmond, including articles and newspaper cuttings 1988-2020, loose articles and publications 2000-2019. Photographs, 1915-c 2018
Patrick William Anderson and Patrick Wright Anderson
Correspondence relating to the Society's history; Minute books and papers; Financial record; Records relating to various national and international conferences; Records relating to Society fundraising events; Brochures, pamphlets, and other literature; Photographs; Promotional objects and equipment
(1) Personal and semi-professional letters to Ann from Alan Sharp with ms copy of 'Dean Spanley' script and script of 'Piano Movements', which Sharp sent to Ann with the idea of her producing one of them for New Zealand television, (2) Review of and background to the letters by George Andrews, 2022
Personal papers, correspondence and photographs, also employment papers, magazines, biographical stories, slides and photographs reflecting his career as a photo-journalist, with papers relating to his genealogical research and publications relating to his work and to his research
Notebooks, typescripts, and related items created by Kevin McGrath. The Notebooks are complex and attractive objects; beautiful and densely composed containing poetry, observations and correspondence over around 40 years of McGrath's life and work. He lived in France, Greece, and India and there are materials and documents gathered from these times as well as records of work done in those places. The typescripts are of McGrath's poetry and the collection includes small imprint books which McGrath used to approach publishers or to circulate among friends and colleagues (Rosy Cross editions). There are also others of McGrath's publications.
Personal letters to Sharp's birth mother, and letters between Sharp and family and friends. Also letters and emails relating to Sharp's professional life
(1) Identity card for AJS Low, 1948, containing 5 £1 notes (2) Seaford College sports certificates, 1948-1949, and copy of ‘The Mercreadian’, school magazine, 1953 (3) Alex’s RAF service book, 1955 (4) Newspaper with item on Alex winning the trophy of the Worthing road safety rally, 1955 (5) Annotated booklet on Austin sports cars [1950s] (6) Alex’s National Insurance card, 1957 (7) News cutting ‘Photographer from Ferring in Blue Nile adventure’, 1967 (8) National Savings certificate book, 1968 (9) Postcard to Alex reminding him to watch ‘Bert Hardy’s World’, 1987 (10) Good Citizenship award, 1991 (11) Devon: copy of 1803 poster advertising lease of Wembury Manor, with printouts of aerial photographs, annotated with its history and bought by Alex in 1996, with badges and perambulation guide of the Royal Forest of Exmoor, plus Alex’s certificate of achievement for walking the Wembury parish boundary walk, 1996-2011 (12) News cutting of article on Harold Robbins, annotated ‘for Alex’, 2007 (13) Davenport map of Acton, Ealing [1950s?] with note by Alex listing places in his life, 21st century (14) Auto-biographical instalments which detail Alex's introduction to photography and background to his major professional assignments, 2021-2022
'Kapability', promotional 16mm film, colour and sound which includes scenes of Scotland and Dundee as well as of factory scenes where Thomas C Keay engineered machinery is being used. 'Birth of a new Sound' charts the story of Radio Tay coming to the airwaves.
Letters [65] from Alan to Susan, mostly personal but also addressing his travels and thoughts about major events, American and Middle Eastern politics, history and religion. The letters also include some family news, and references to his work, to his birdwatching and his other interests, and to times they spent together and his mortality. Includes letters from Tarr to Alan and to Harriet, c1984-2012 Also letter by Susan Tarr describing Alan and their professional and personal relationship, 2022
