Rare Books

Scrapbook 6.1

Description

This album primarily contains copy prints of photographs of Lawrence (chiefly portraits) and artwork depicting Lawrence.

Album has light blue covers; with "Frank C. Baxter" bookplate.

Type

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Date

1917-1966

Call number

626757

Creator

Metcalf, Edwards H(Opens in new tab)

Provenance

Gift of Edwards H. Metcalf, October 1992.

Restrictions

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Scrapbook 6.4

Rare Books

This album contains an assortment of newspaper and periodical clippings, transcriptions, and photocopies related to Lawrence and his writing, chiefly in the 1920s and 1930s, as well as some publisher prospectuses for works by or about Lawrence, and a set of Hejaz postage stamps from 1917-1918. Album has light blue covers; without bookplate, but presumably compiled by Frank C. Baxter.

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Scrapbook 6.5

Rare Books

This album contains sixty-five copy prints of Lawrence's photographs from the Arab campaign, 1916-1918 (reproduced from originals held by the Imperial War Museum); newspaper and periodical clippings, primarily from the 1960s, including reviews of works about Lawrence, about the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, and topics related to Lawrence and the Arab world, such as such as the reconstruction work on the Hejaz Railway in 1964. Album has light blue covers; with "Frank C. Baxter" bookplate.

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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 6.2

Rare Books

This album primarily contains newspaper clippings and ephemera from the 1960s related to the 1960 play Ross about T.E. Lawrence by Terence Rattigan, the 1962 film Lawrence of Arabia, and a few clippings about the play Too True To Be Good by George Bernard Shaw. Among the items, there is a program for the first performance of Ross, sheet music for the 'Theme from Lawrence of Arabia' by Maurice Jarre, and two teacher's guides for the film. Album has light blue covers; with "Frank C. Baxter" bookplate.

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Scrapbook 1

Rare Books

This album contains a mixture of photographs, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and correspondence primarily related to Thomas W. Beaumont, who served under T.E. Lawrence as a gunner in the Hejaz Armoured Car Company during the Arab Revolt. Notably, the volume includes approximately 100 photographs taken by Beaumont and his friends from 1915 to 1918. Album has light blue covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate containing handwritten note, "Beaumont Album."

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Scrapbook 13

Rare Books

This album contains 296 original color photographs taken by Margaret M. Herbring, in September and October 1970, of locales and buildings in England associated with Lawrence, as well as artwork and memorials. Album has green covers; without bookplate.

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