Illustrations
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Photographs: County of London Plan, 1940s
33 black and white photographic prints (21cm x 27cm). These are copies of the illustrations used in Sir Leslie Patrick Abercrombie's Greater London Plan, (1944) and include a wide range of images of Greater London during the 1940s
Professor Norman Dott: Medical Illustrations and Demonstration Boards, 1925-1968
Medical illustrations and demonstration boards showing conditions, injuries and procedures related to the field of neurosurgery used by Professor Norman Dott during his time with the Department of Surgical Neurology at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and latterly at the Western General Hospital.
"Recueil de Desseins Ridicules", by Georges Focus
Research materials concerning Richard von Hertwig and Emile Maupas, 1930s-1990s
Contains an obituary of Richard von Hertwig, photocopies of articles (in French) concerning Emile Maupas, illustrative plates of Paramecia and some handwritten notes.
Scrapbook containing letters from John Masefield to Elizabeth Talbot Rice
Sketches & Notebook of Alison Douglas Tod, mid 20th century
This file contains illustrations in various stages of development: pencil sketches, coloured pencils, and paint. The drawings all pertain to stories written by Alison Douglas Tod. There are also some written notes concerning a story about the character Sally Ann. The drawings include what was known as a "golliwog", a character created in 1895 by Florence Kate Upton that was popular until the 1960s-70s but was later perceived as a racist caricature.
Sketches, Typescripts and Correspondence, mid 20th century
This folder contains handwritten and typed drafts of stories, some of which include edits. There are also drafts of poetry and pencil and ink drawings corresponding to Alison Tod's stories. Some of these drawings are signed and contain her address. The drawings include what was known as a "golliwog", a character created in 1895 by Florence Kate Upton that was popular until the 1960s-70s but was later perceived as a racist caricature.