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Amsden, Deirdre, 1941-Present (Artist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1941-Present

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

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Brittany Letters, 1959

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/3/3
Scope and Contents A file containing two manuscript letters: one from Deirdre Amsden to her parents, and the other from Roger Law to his parents and brother. Both of these letters were sent while the couple were holidaying in Brittany with Richard Fletcher and his family. Amsden informs her parents that they are staying with the Fletchers for another week, before providing an account of their activities and a description of the house they are staying in. Law gives details on a sailing trip, a visit to an art...
Dates: 1959
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Ffobia, 1959 - 1960

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/3
Scope and Contents A file containing three issues of the Cambridge University student magazine, Ffobia, which feature illustrations by Roger Law, Deirdre Amsden and Peter Fluck. The following items are present: 1. Autumn 1959 (Vol. 1, No. 1) - pages 18-20 contain illustrations by Law and Amsden, and page 28 has an illustration by Fluck.2. Spring 1960 (Vol. 1, No. 2) - illustrations by Law.3. Autumn 1960 (Vol. 2, No. 2) - Cover by Law and Amsden (the...
Dates: Publication: 1959 - 1960
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Granta, 1961 - 1964

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/4
Scope and Contents A file containing six issues of the Cambridge University student magazine, Granta. Roger Law and Deirdre Amsden were art directors for some of the issues, along with providing illustrations to accompany articles, etc. The following items are present:1. May 1961 (Vol. LXIV, No. 1209) - Law's first issue as art director; there is also a small print design by him, accompanying the poem, Autumn, by Michael Grant...
Dates: Publication: 1961 - 1964
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Letters from Julian Allen and Joan Steiner to Roger Law and Deirdre Amsden, 1974

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/1/3/4
Scope and Contents A file containing two manuscript letters: one from British illustrator, Julian Allen, and the other from his partner, Joan Steiner; sent together from the United States during the Thanksgiving season. Allen's letter is addressed to both Roger Law and Deirdre Amsden, and also Peter Fluck and his wife Ann, and includes some of the following topics: plans for Christmas; a story about individuals taking money from an intelligence agency; Muhammad Ali's The Rumble in the...
Dates: 1974
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Man & Motor: The 20th Century Love Affair, 1966

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/4/2
Scope and Contents A hardback copy of the book, Man & Motor: The 20th Century Love Affair, edited by Derek Jewell. Pages 106-107 feature an image of a model car, made by Deirdre Amsden, which accompanies a section on F. Scott Fitzgerald and his use of cars in his works. Page 115 features a pencil illustration, drawn by Roger Law, which accompanies the short story, A Simple Little Three-Car Trick, written by Ken W. Purdy (RL/Pre-/1030). There is an...
Dates: Publication: 1966
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Portfolio 2, 1960 - 1973

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/2
Scope and Contents A portfolio holding an array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, posters, and other items; all of which contain artwork by or relate to Roger Law's activities with various publications, organisations and companies.The following items are present:1. A proof on newsprint paper of a woodcut print, which features an image of Winston Churchill and Sir Harold Nicolson. This image was used in The Sunday Times, as part of The War...
Dates: 1960 - 1973
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Portfolio 3, 1961 - 1972

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/1/3
Scope and Contents A portfolio holding an array of drawings, woodcut prints, proofs, photographic material, newspaper/magazine tearsheets and other items; all of which contain artwork or relate to artwork produced by Roger Law for various publications, organisations and companies.The following items are present:1. Three copies of a menu for the Humphrey Ridley Tomalin farewell dinner, which feature eight portraits printed from pencil drawings. The date of the dinner was the 24 February 1965...
Dates: 1961 - 1972
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
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Queen, 1962 - 1965

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/2/1/8
Scope and Contents A file containing one issue of the fortnightly magazine, Queen, along with tearsheets from a number of other issues from that publication; all of which contain illustrations by Roger Law. The following issue and tearsheets are present:1. Tearsheets from the 10 April 1962 issue, containing pages 77-80, which have the Sir Roy Welensky - The Whole Hog prints that illustrate the article, Where the Dark Waters...
Dates: Publication: 1962 - 1965
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.
 Fonds

Roger Law Archive

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275
Dates: c late 1940s-2021
Conditions Governing Access: Access to the collection is restricted pending cataloguing. Researchers wishing to access the collection require permission from the Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts and will need to sign a Data Release form. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Scripts, Photographs and other Items, 1946, 1954, 1962, 1967 - 1968, 1975

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/5/1
Scope and Contents A box containing an open-reel film and four sub-files, relating to the puppet film, The Milkman: A Satire on Capitalism, along with other items connected to Roger Law's stay in the United States of America between 1967 and 1969. The following items are present: a 16mm open-reel film that contains a documentary on the making of the film, recorded by Jimmie Neidhardt; a file containing scripts, a shot breakdown, a rehearsal schedule, and other notes; a file with...
Dates: 1946; 1954; 1962; 1967 - 1968; 1975
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for any information on access restrictions or closures of material.