Original housing labelled by Richard Shirley Smith as:

'A40 Slade Cubist Work 1958, Photos of wood block before engraving, black & white photo prints + early photos, stage set for Hamlet Marl:Coll:69'

'A81 Montage col: prints and trans' (items 53-60)

Comprises:

Items 1-20: Photographs of cubist paintings, c.1958, from Richard Shirley Smith's time as a student at Slade School of Fine Art

Items 21-24: Photographs of a Globe Theatre stage set for a production of Hamlet, c.1969, from Richard Shirley Smith's time as a tutor at Marlborough College

Items 25-52: Photographs of woodblocks illustrated with plans for engravings

Items 53-64: Photographs of engraving montages

Items 65-67: Photographs of an unknown project and wood engravings

Items 68-83: Photographs of Richard Shirley Smith, primarily while working on various projects