Rare Books

Scrapbook 2.11, 1

Description

This album primarily contains a miscellaneous assortment of newspaper and periodical clippings concerning to Lawrence and related individuals, which aside from some photocopied articles from the 1919 typically date from the 1960s. There is also some correspondence from individuals to Duncan concerning her research, and a program and two photographs of the June 6, 1963, presentation of the squadron standards by Princess Margaret to Royal Air Force squadrons.

Album has red covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate.

Type

Rare Books(Opens in new tab)

Date

1919-1968 (bulk 1960s

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 10

Rare Books

This album chiefly contains a miscellaneous assortment of newspaper clippings concerning Lawrence and related individuals. Album has yellow covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate covered by typed note, "Material in this scrapbook was not compiled by Mrs. Duncan."

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Scrapbook 9

Rare Books

This album contains a miscellaneous assortment of newspaper clippings concerning Lawrence and related individuals. Album has brownish-yellow covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate.

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Scrapbook 2.1

Rare Books

This album chiefly contains miscellaneous newspaper and periodical clippings and ephemera from the 1960s related to T.E. Lawrence, though sometimes only peripherally, as well as some brief correspondence from individuals to Duncan concerning her research. The binder also includes a typed copy of telephone conversation with George Edsell on June 2, 1964, regarding his memories as a boy of Lawrence at Clouds Hill. Album has cream-colored covers; with Theodora Duncan bookplate.

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Scrapbook 2.13

Rare Books

This album contains a miscellaneous assortment of materials primarily dating from the 1960s, including correspondence from individuals to Duncan about her research, clippings about Duncan's exhibit on Lawrence at the Wardman Library, Whittier College, in 1965, and a 1966 photograph of Duncan. As well, there are newspaper and periodical clippings, often with reviews of works about Lawrence and some typed transcriptions of documents related to Lawrence. Album has blue covers; with Theodora Duncan 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 2.14

Rare Books

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."

626757

Scrapbook 2.11, 1

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