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Scrapbook 2.14

Description

This album contains images, clippings, and ephemera chiefly documenting Lawrence's early life in Oxford, England, from his birth in 1889 to about 1910. Items primarily consist of 1960s postcards and photographs depicting the local Oxford landscape and individuals and buildings related to Lawrence, as well photographs (primarily reproductions) of Lawrence as a boy and his family. The earliest photographs are a few copy prints reproduced by Duncan from the collection of Lawrence's nanny Margo Jones. There are also some postcards of London, England, and locales in Turkey and the Middle East and correspondence to Duncan about her research.

Album has black covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate containing handwritten note, "Pre-War Years."

Type

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Date

approximately 1889-1965 (bulk 1960s

Call number

626757

Creator

Metcalf, Edwards H(Opens in new tab)

Scrapbook 2.7

Rare Books

This scrapbook contains an assortment of photographs, postcards, clippings, and cards, dating from 1911 to 1960. The materials include copy prints of British Museum and Ashmolean Museum photographs documenting Lawrence's archaeological work, including digs at Carchemish, in Syria, in the early 1910s; as well as photographs related to his time as an aircraftman in Bridlington, England, in the mid 1930s, Lawrence's Brough motorcycle, Eric Kennington's effigy of Lawrence, and a few images of Evelyn Ives Sewell (whose life was saved by Lawrence in Karachi, India, in 1929); and some Christmas cards sent to Duncan from Lawrence's friends in the 1960s. Album has brown covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate containing handwritten note, "Carchemish-Bridlington."

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Scrapbook 2.12

Rare Books

This album contains images, clippings, and ephemera chiefly documenting Lawrence's post-war years in Dorset, England, from the early 1920s to his death in 1935. Items primarily consist of 1960s postcards and photographs depicting the local Dorset landscape and individuals and buildings related to Lawrence, though there are some photographs (primarily reproductions) of Lawrence and friends. There are also photographs, ephemera, and correspondence, including some received and collected by Thomas Beaumont, chronicling Lawrence's funeral and subsequent memorials. Notably the album includes a 1923 snapshot of Lawrence as a private in the Royal Tank Corps, given by Eric Kennington to Wing/Commander Sims; a brief May 1935 telegram from Lawrence to Beaumont; a printed thank you note from Lawrence's mother, Sarah Lawrence, to Beaumont, dated July 1935; and a brief letter from Sarah Lawrence to Beaumont, dated July 13, 1935. Album has greenish-blue covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate containing handwritten note, "Post-War Years."

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Scrapbook 6.3

Rare Books

This album chiefly contains photographs documenting Lawrence's childhood and life in England and newspaper clippings, photographs, and ephemera related to Lawrence's death in 1935 and subsequent memorial unveilings. Among the items, there are some copy photographs of early images of Lawrence as a child and his family, as well as circa 1960s snapshots of places related to Lawrence's life in England. Album has light blue covers; with "Frank C. Baxter" bookplate.

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Scrapbook 14

Rare Books

This album chiefly contains photographs and postcards, primarily from the 1960s, of locales and buildings associated with Lawrence's life in England, copy prints of photographs of Lawrence and surroundings during the Arab Revolt, 1917-1918 (reproduced from originals held by the Imperial War Museum), as well as images of artwork and memorials commemorating Lawrence. Margaret M. Herbring is the presumed compiler of this scrapbook based on the presence of a postcard addressed to her. Album has teal-colored covers; without bookplate.

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Scrapbook 2.6

Rare Books

This scrapbook primarily contains copy prints of Imperial War Museum photographs related to Lawrence's military experiences in the Arab world between 1916-1918, with typed captions by Duncan, as well as a few original prints including a small snapshot of Lawrence on a camel at the Pyramids of Egypt, circa 1916, and two of Major J.A.L. Brown in 1945. There is also some additional ephemera, postcards of locales in the Middle East, and newspaper clippings about Lawrence through the 1960s. Album has reddish-brown covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate containing handwritten note, "War Years."

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Scrapbook 2.5

Rare Books

This album contains newspaper clipping and photocopies of newspaper articles primarily related to Lawrence's death in 1935, as well as later articles through the 1960s with retrospective articles on Lawrence. Album has orange covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate.

626757

Scrapbook 2.14

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