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Searle, Ronald William Fordham, 1920-2011 (artist and satirical cartoonist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1920 - 2011

Biography

Ronald William Fordham Searle (1920-2011), artist, satirical cartoonist

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

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Correspondence from Ronald Searle, 8 July 1946-24 Dec. 1950

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9251/S/19-21
Scope and Contents From the Fonds: The correspondence consists of c.1100 letters, 1926-61, with the letters after 1959 addressed to Kendon's widow. The correspondents include Lascelles Abercrombie (1 letter, 1931); Ernest Altounyan (surgeon, Aleppo) (17, 1936-51); John Arlott (3, 1944); John Armitage (4, 1940-51); Henry Baerlein (3, 1945-56); Sir Ernest Barker (2, 1948-55); H.E. Bates (1, 1941); Clifford Bax (1, 1948); Adrian H. Bell (11, 1940-47); Ernest A. Benians (8, 1948); Anthony Bertram (2, 1948); Edmund Blunden (16,...
Dates: 8 July 1946-24 Dec. 1950
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. 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).
 Series

Files on individual people

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9815/A
Scope and Contents John Dreyfus's files consisting principally of correspondence, but also clippings, examples of printing (if the person was a printer or engraver), compositions by the person, and in some cases Dreyfus's research notes and compositions relating to the person. Some files have the name of a press or other corporate body rather than a person. The contents of this series are as follows: Box 1 = Abacus Typographers, Olive F. Abbott, George Abrams, Elmer Adler, Alexander Alexieff, Greer Allen,...
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. 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).
 Item

Other Cartoonists, c 1962

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/9
Scope and Contents

A large mural containing a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustration, which is separated into five sections. These sections appear to comment on the work of five popular newspaper/magazine cartoonists: Peter Maddocks; Walter Ernest Fawkes, who went by the pen name 'Trog;' William 'Willie' George Rushton; Victor 'Vicky' Weisz; and Ronald William Fordham Searle (RL/Pre-/1481).

Dates: c 1962
Conditions Governing Access: Part restricted. Very fragile material - access may only be possible with support from specialist conservation staff. Please seek guidance.
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University Publisher: Correspondence with Searle, R., 1945 - 1946

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0265/UA/PRESS 3/1/3/4169
Scope and Contents

2 carbon typed letters.

Dates: 1945 - 1946
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: Scholarly access to this material may be restricted if it contains information exempted from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 2000. Please apply in advance to the Cambridge University Press Archivist.

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