1029 glass lantern slides of photographs by R.P. Howgrave Graham of European architecture, primarily churches and cathedrals in France and the United Kingdom. Many of the slides are undated but the majority date from 1926-1956.
Dates
- Creation: c.1912-1956
Extent
0.6 Linear metres (22 boxes)
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 24174/1, item 1].
Full range of shelfmarks:
MSS. 24174/1-22
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 24174
Abstract
R.P. Howgrave Graham's glass lantern slides of photographs of European architecture.
Biographical / Historical
Robert Pickersgill Howgrave Graham (1880-1959) was an archaeologist, horologist and photographer who served as Assistant Keeper of the Muniments of Westminster Abbey from 1948 to 1959.
Arrangement
The arrangement in which the slides were received has been preserved.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the Oxford University History of Art Department in May 2025.
- Title
- Catalogue of the Howgrave Graham Glass Lantern Slides Collection
- Status
- Published
- Author
- Lucy McCann
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Edition statement
- First edition.
- Finding aid note
- Cataloguing support provided by Sonia Ambrose, Lauren Christmas, Yanjing Lu, Eleanor Smith, Claire Thomas, Alex Walker and Sarah Ware.
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
Weston Library
Broad Street
Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom
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