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1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Manuscripts
Begun by Arundell Esdaile, 11/4/07; dated by Katharine Esdaile 1939. Arundell Esdaile's entries mainly in pen; Katharine Esdaile in pencil. Arundell Esdaile's entries not listed below. Places visited by Katharine Esdaile: - Woodford (Oct 25, 1939), Charles I (at 41 Harley St. (under C), Goudhurst (under G), Rowenden (?) (under H), Bettersder (?), book reverses Standen, Bishops Stortford (May 26, 1932), Thersted, Saffron Walden, Aspenden. Notebook is labeled: Arundell Esdaile "Books to Read" alphabetized; used by K.A.E. for mons. by place and sculptors.
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Small notebook of Katharine Esdaile; largely pencil entries & mainly notes.
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This series contains notebooks primarily used by Katharine Esdaile and Edmund Esdaile to document British sculptures during trips. The notebooks often contain pencil drawings and brief notes or transcriptions, and they vary in their degree of legibility. In additional, Notebook #38 contains a commonplace book kept by Katharine Esdaile in the late 1890s and Notebook #86 contains notes of classes in civil defense against mustard gas attacks, taken by Katharine Esdaile in April/May 1939. Thus far, no index has been found of the churches Katharine Esdaile visited, and there are also no lists of content in volumes written by Esdaile. Some workbooks are evidently written by Edmund Esdaile and these do have lists of contents. But how Katharine Esdaile traced relevant church entries later remains unclear. From the final volumes, she clearly was building up notes on sculptors, but how she kept records or knew where to find all the notes is also unclear. Titles and notebook numbers are chiefly based on typed labels affixed to the volumes.
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Largely pencil entries – beginning with collection of recipes; in several hands (Katharine Esdaile, Edmund Esdaile and others). Recipes (pages 1-10); Notes; state papers (page 14). Churches (places visited/people; Willingale Dor; Wribble (page 20); Kensington Palace; St. Sampson's Cocklake (?); St. Mary's Cricklake (?) (page 36); Chippenham; Notes (in Katharine Esdaile's handwriting?); St. David's (page 49); Hackney; BLANK PAGES (pages 54-55); Notes; St. Giles' Reading (?); BOOK REVERSES; Notes (page 66); BOOK REVERSES (page 93); More indecipherable notes; BLANK PAGES; Byrd (page 104); Queen's Library; Notes and rough sketches (to end).
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Unclear if author is Edmund or Katharine Esdaile.
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Some of the drawings are signed 'JE' or 'EJ' (not by Katharine Esdaile).
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