Photographs of works owned by Douglas Fraser & Sons Ltd. and, later, Giddings & Lewis-Fraser Ltd. Fraser family photographs and landscapes taken by John Fraser. Photographs and negatives of the Fraser family taken in the 1940s and 1950s. Paintings and drawings by members of the Fraser family.
Photograph albums mainly connected with industrial machinery and factories operated by Douglas Fraser & Sons Ltd. and, later, Giddings & Lewis-Fraser Ltd. This includes the works in Arbroath, as well as factories abroad such as in India and Argentina. Also many albums of photographs taken by Janet and John Fraser of family and local pictures including houses and landscapes.
Personal papers and photographs, with papers relating to AH Low's work in Canada and Peru, family correspondence, some financial and legal papers, sketches and general ephemera
(1) Map of Mackenzie & Yukon Basins, 1890 and map of North Atlanta, 1918 (2) Bundle of blank picture postcards, mostly of rural and urban scenes, UK and overseas, 1920s-1970s (3) Blank letterheads for 9 Holland Park, 11 Beaufort Rd, Ealing, ‘Ronda’ in Norfolk and Dorlo House, Ferring, 1930s – 1940s (4) Royal Life Saving Society, recommendations to rescuers chart [2], [mid-20C?] (5) The Austen ten-four garage chart, nd (6) Picture postcard and greetings card, featuring sailing on the Bure and house at Wroxham, 1930s (7) Greeting postcard featuring [Cheltenham College?] nd (8) St Andrew’s Ferring parish magazine, 1974 (9) St Andrew’s Ferring parish magazine, containing notes for the thanksgiving service for the lives of Alex and Dorothy Low, 1998
(1) Portrait snapshots and studio photographs of Annie throughout her adult life, 1890-c1939 (2) Annie with AG Low, including their wedding photograph, family portrait and while travelling in their later years, 1891- c1930 (3) Annie with her children, formal and informal, some with her mother, and some with her grandchildren, 1891-1930s (4) Photo of ‘Meet at Dunster’, c1896 (5) Mounted photo of Pembridge Villas, Annie and AG Low’s first home, [1890s?] (6) Travelling framed photographs of AG Low and little girl, early 20C (7) Photos of the family with ‘Nan’, their nanny, [Mary A Willis b1872] including portrait shots of her. Also portrait photos of her sister [Winifred Edith Willis b1892] [Born in Merton Surrey, both sisters worked with the family and Mary was with Annie at the end of her life. Source: AJS Low], early 20C (8) Annie with friends and in groups of people, early 20C (9) Photocard of school, boys and staff, [early 20C?] (10) Framed photograph of Annie in a garden with dog, nd (11) Photograph of jubilee anniversary address of Nurse Hannah Forde memorial listing Annie among other Halley names, nd
(1) Wet ink copy of Alexander Graham Low’s last will and testament, 1905 (2) Papers relating to the administration of Arthur Horncastle’s estate, and dealt with by AG Low, 1923 (3) Letters and papers received by and sent to AG Low relating to Miss Florence M Watson’s Trust Account, with modern note, 1923 - 1933 (4) ‘Notes’ by AG Low concerning his burial and bequests, 1928 (5) Copy of AG Low's will, 1936 (6) Agreement of Trustees of AG Low’s estate, 1938 (7) Letter relating to payment of death duties, 1938
UR-SF 71/3/1 John William Kimber’s certificate of service in the Royal Navy. Includes list of ships served on, any wounds received, good conduct badges and character/ability ratings. 24th July 1891-31st December 1905 UR-SF 71/3/2 Report on Lieutenant John W. Kimber by Grenadier School of Instruction at Scone Camp. The report details that Kimber attended a course of instruction on trench warfare and grenade engines from 25th August – 8th September 1915. 1915 UR-SF 71/3/3 Letter to Reserve Centre from General Staff at Northern Command, referring to an application from the O.C. 4th Reserve Battalion Black Watch about the return of Lieutenant John W. Kimber to regimental duty. The application is denied. 25th June 1916 UR-SF 71/3/4 Northern Command School of Instruction Classification for Lieutenant John W. Kimber from Ripon Reserve Centre. Kimber attended from 23rd of October 1916-2nd of December 1916. 1st Dec 1916 UR-SF 71/3/5 Letter written from John Kimber in France to Ada Kimber. 1st May 1918 UR-SF 71/3/6-7 /6 Postcard of Kimber and two other men in an army storeroom /7 Photograph of Kimber and three other soldiers [letting off a flare?] ‘Yorkshire. J.W.K’ is inscribed on the back n.d. UR-SF 71/3/8 Photograph of Kimber and his regiment standing to attention n.d. UR-SF 71/3/9-10 Two photographs of Kimber standing with military personnel. n.d. UR-SF 71/3/11 Photograph of Kimber marching with his regiment. n.d. UR-SF 71/3/12 Certificate of Death for John Kimber from the War Office 23rd July 1918 UR-SF 71/3/13-14 /13 Photograph of Kimber’s grave in Etaples Military Cemetery /14 A small portrait print of Kimber in his army uniform. Cut out from the military roll of honour n.d.
(1) Diaries [10] referring to deaths, weddings, including that of her daughter Violet to Charles W Low, her travels and her husband’s postings, 1891, 1898-1906 (2) Photograph [2] of Evelyn and her husband Col. MR West, c1900 (3) Red Cross certificate ‘for honorary services’, 1917 (4) Passport for EA West, 1920-1930, with French identity card, 1926 (5) French permission of residence certificate, 1929
(1) News cutting of AH Low's birth announcement, 1892 (2) Holy Bible inscribed ‘AH Low August 1911’, [fragile] (3) Linton House School postcard of congratulations to Old Boys who served in the war, 1918 with School Roll of Honour and letter, 1918 (4) Passports [2], 1919-1933 with photo id card for Peru, 1921 (5) Royal Life Saving certificates awarded to AH Low, May & August 1922 (6) Communicants fellowship card [1929] with cuttings [nd] on the death of the vicar, Rev S Nowell-Rostron (7) Xmas greetings card from Alex H Low with photograph and and bible verse references, 1929 (8) Card case containing selection of AH Low visiting cards, [post 1930] (9) Programme of events at the Christian Special Service Mission camp, Cromer, 1934 (10) List of the Geological Society of London, 1947
(1) Letter from Alex to his father at the start of term at Cheltenham, 1866 (2) Letters, postcards and greetings cards between AG Low, his wife and family members and friends and relations. Topics cover trips made, family news, condolence on death of AG Low’s father, seasons greetings, invitation to shoot from E Harland, letter from Albert A Harland about the death of Harry Metcalf, and concerns for Gerald, missing, presumed dead, 1881-1935 (3) Letters to ‘Alec’ from Edward and Charles Ledward, 1890-1917 (4) Fraser family letters and annotated photograph, 1892-1901 with modern family tree sketch on envelope (5) Letters to AG Low from Reginald and Mary Beek [great-nephew and niece of Harriet Chabot nee Beek], with personal news and requests for financial help 1895-1922 (6) Programme, invitation and copies of delegate lists for the International Telegraph Conference, 1903 with letter related to recent conference, 1908 (7) Letter to Mr Low from A Halley Knight, Croydon about a portrait of his wife, 1904, with modern note of the family relationship (8) Letter to AG Low from Bourne, Graham & Fell requesting death dates and burial places of Mr Rich and Greaves, 1908, with modern notes (9) Letters from AK Stewart to Alex, enquiring about Annie's health, with his family news, and a note of how he is named in different places, 1908 (10) Letters and card to Monsieur Paul Struyf residing at Holland Park, 1915 [French] with letters to AG and Annie, some marked French Military Service, from F Struyf, 1915-1919 [French]
(1) List of events in the life of James Chabot Low between 1892-1917 (2) Photocopy of James Graham Chabot Low’s [son of James C Low], military service between 1931-1955 (3) Genealogy printouts on James Chabot Low and his son, JGC Low
(1) Photocards and photographs, some with modern copies, of AH Low as a baby, young child, one in family group, as a school boy and student, 1892-1913 (2) Glass plate photograph of Harriet Mary Low, Anne Low [mother] and AH Low, 1894 (3) Glass plate photograph of Alexander Halley Low as a baby, 1894 (4) ‘AHL postcard album when young. Includes schools – St Clares [Kent] – Boyne House Cheltenham’, features postcards, mostly scenes sent to ‘Alick’ while he was at school, 1905-1914 [fragile] (5) Annotated large photographs: AH Low in rugby team photo, Cheltenham College c1905, AHL in class photo, Cheltenham College, c1907, AH Low in shooting team, 1910, AH Low in military uniform, 1914 (6) Photo album featuring scenes, people, Cheltenham College and Holland Park house, [1907-1909] (7) ‘AHL photo album from school days. Some of Cheltenham College’, c1907-1909 (8) Photo album, captioned, and inscribed ‘AH Low Sept 09’, probably those entered for photographic competition as mentioned in his letters home 1909 (9) Partially filled photo album [with European scenes], nd (10) ‘AHL Motorbike glass plate outside 9 Holland Park’, c1910 (11) Framed print of AH Low in uniform on motorbike, [1915?] (12) Photograph of Lt AH Low on motorbike [1916?] (13) Portraits of AH Low him in army uniform, [1914-1918] (14) Bundle of photographs by AH Low, with note ‘from Peru explorations for/with the International Petroleum Co in 1919’, 1919 (15) Framed portrait of AH Low with similar portrait photocards, 1920s (16) Mounted photographs [copies?] of children, 1920, of St Peter’s Mission, Canada (17) Photographs and postcards featuring AH Low as part of an ice hockey group, in a garden, on the coast and in the countryside, 1920s-1930s. (18) Wallet, ‘Happy memories of Portrush, 1928 Some photographs by Alex H Low, photographer’, containing postcards of scenes of the Christian Special Service Mission camp, Northern Ireland, 1928 (19) Bundle of photo postcards featuring activities at Christian Special Service Mission camps at Portrush, Sheringham and possibly other places, many stamped 'Photo by Alex H Low', 1928 (20) Portraits of AH Low, some with his wife and his children and grand-children, 1930s-1966 (21) Photographs of AH Low’s homes in Ealing, Kingsbury and Dorlo House, Ferring, Sussex, 1931-c1966
(1) Letters and postcards between Harriet, family members and friends, 1902-1939, with modern notes (2) Portrait photograph of Harriet as a baby with her mother and brother, Alex, 1893 (3) Portrait photographs of Harriet as a young woman, c1907 (4) Snapshots of Harriet as a child, alone and with her family, 1900s (5) Portrait photographs of Harriet as a young woman, and in her Red Cross Uniform, c1916 (6) Annotated snapshots of Harriet with her adopted children, Michael and Betty, 1930s (7) Snapshots [colour] of house, [The Parks, Minehead?], c2007 (8) Annotated photocopy of family group photograph with modern genealogy note
