Photographs of the Handicraft Guild, 1903 - 1941
Scope and Contents
Photographs of the Handicraft Guild at Campden and elsewhere, and of the Guild plays, most sent by Alec Miller to Janet Ashbee and inscribed by him. Contradictions over plays and dates have been resolved by recourse to the Ashbee journals.
Dates
- Creation: 1903 - 1941
Creator
- From the Fonds: Ashbee, Charles Robert, 1863 - 1942 (architect, designer and romantic socialist) (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The photographs have been arranged as follows: Campden (nos. 1-6); The Guild at work (nos. 7-8); Guild members (nos. 9-15) and Guild plays (nos.16-20). Photos 12/ 21 onwards do not fall into this arrangement as they were received in Nov 2008.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Photographs numbered 1-20 form part of the original collection given in three separate periods. Some photographs in 12/9, and from 12/21 onwards were given to the archive by Felicity Ashbee 28 Nov 2008. Multiples of photographs 12/1-20 were placed within existing files.
Physical Description
photographic print and paper
General
Some photographs have been annotated and dated by Felicity Ashbee.
Finding aid date
2003-05-07 15:11:53+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Archive Centre, King's College, Cambridge Repository
Archivist
King's College
Cambridge CB2 1ST United Kingdom
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