Photography
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Collection
Additional papers of Henry Wentworth Acland and his daughter Sarah Angelina Acland
Commonplace book of H.W. Acland and visitors' book of S.A. Acland.
Extents: 0.11 Linear metres (2 physical shelfmarks)
Dates:
1852-1886
Single Item
Album containing photographs of war scenes
Album containing photographs of war scenes
Shelfmark: MS. Eng. misc. b. 116
Extents: 22 Leaves
Dates:
c. 10-13 October 1918
File
Anthotype experiments by Mary Somerville
Eleven small paper strips with coloured emulsion painted on, created by Mary Somerville, discovered inside Dep. c. 354, MSSW-13, a notebook of experiments on plant-based photographic emulsions. The coloured emulsions are made from ground fruit and vegetable, making these strips among the earliest Anthotypes.The paper strips feature notes that correspond to ingredients listed in the back of the notebook.Anthotypes are plant-based photographs made from fruit and…
Collection:
Mary Somerville Collection
Found in:
Scientific writings
Shelfmark: Dep. c. 354*
Extents: 11 items
Dates:
[c.1826-c.1872]
Collection
Archive of C.F.C. Hawkes
Archive of C.F.C. Hawkes, archaeologist of European prehistory and chair of European Archaeology at Oxford.
Extents: 19.06 Linear metres (283 boxes)
Dates:
1864-2015, n.d.
Collection
Archive of Edith Teresa Noel-Hill (née Hulton), Lady Berwick
The Archive of Edith Teresa Noel-Hill (née Hulton), Lady Berwick.
Extents: 2 boxes
Dates:
c.1937
Collection
Archive of John Hungerford Pollen and the Pollen Family
The archive of John Hungerford Pollen (1820-1902), decorative artist and Roman Catholic convert, and the Pollen family, 1828-2017.
Extents: 6.0 Linear metres (44 boxes; 2 digital shelfmarks)
Dates:
1828-2017
Collection
Archive of Richard Shirley Smith
This collection comprises material relating to Richard Shirley Smith (b 1935), including original artwork.
Extents: 7.85 Linear metres (150 boxes)
Dates:
1950-2022 and n.d.
Collection
Beddoes and Edgeworth family papers
Papers relating to the Beddoes and Edgeworth family.
Extents: 3.21 Linear metres (9 boxes)
Dates:
late 17th century-1942
Collection
Collection of photographic portraits by Mariana Cook
15 silver gelatin photographic prints by Mariana R. Cook. 6 works depicting tools, and 9 portraits of notable figures.
Extents: 0.7 Linear metres (4 boxes)
Dates:
1987-2021
Collection
Collection of prints and maquettes by Arturo Soto
Prints and maquettes from the series A Certain Logic of Expectations, in which Arturo Soto photographs the liminal spaces of the city of Oxford. Soto aims to document a counter-narrative of the city that resists the overbearing iconography of the university. The work challenges the city's established narratives of tradition, influence, and power. Soto's visual narrative is structured around several thematic strands: notions of home and homelessness, the looming…
Extents: 0.5 Linear metres (7 boxes)
Dates:
2015-2021
Single Item
Guard-book of miscellaneous papers
Guard-book of papers, 17th-20th century.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. d. 59
Extents: 39 Leaves
Dates:
17th-20th century
Collection
The Michael and Jane Wilson Collection of Nineteenth Century Photographs
A collection of over 1,000 photographic items from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Comprises loose prints, photographically-illustrated books, albums, and photographic portfolios.
Extents: 197 boxes
Dates:
1849-1921
Single Item
Nine Photogravures by Cornelia Parker
'Fox Talbot's Articles of Glass.' Nine photogravures by Cornelia Parker. Made in 2017, using the glassware of William Henry Fox Talbot.
Shelfmark:
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
2017
Single Item
Papers of Marjorie Wynne relating to Janet and Reynolds Stone
Papers of Marjorie Wynne relating to Janet and Reynolds Stone.
Shelfmark: MS. 6272
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
Nov 1969-Jan 1994, n.d.
File
Papers relating to On Molecular and Microscopic Science and work on sunlight, and other papers relating to publications, 1828-1851 and n.d. [c.1830-c.1872]
Comprises:
Folder MSSW-13 : experimental notes, 'Investigation of Effect of Sun Light on Vegetable & Flower Colours & Juices', Rome and Geneva, 1845
Folder MSSW-14: On the Action of the Rays of the Spectrum on Vegetable Juices. Extract of a Letter from Mrs M. Somerville to Sir J.F.W. Herschel, Bart., dated Rome, September 20, 1845. Communicated by Sir J.…
Collection:
Mary Somerville Collection
Found in:
Scientific writings
Shelfmark: Dep. c. 354
Extents: 1 box (6 folders)
Dates:
1828-1851 and n.d. [c.1830-c.1872]
Single Item
Photograph album of Archibald Robertson, later Bishop of Exeter
Photograph album of Archibald Robertson, later Bishop of Exeter, 1870-1884.
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. c. 101
Extents: 36 Leaves
Dates:
1870-1884
Single Item
Photograph album of Harry S.S. Parker at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Photograph album of Harry S.S. Parker at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Shelfmark: MS. Top. gen. b. 84
Extents: 35 Leaves
Dates:
1889-c.1920
Single Item
Photograph album relating to the Oxford University Dramatic Society production of Thomas Hardy's The Dynasts
Photograph album relating to the Oxford University Dramatic Society production of Thomas Hardy's The Dynasts, Feb 1920.
Shelfmark: MS. 20016 Photogr. 1
Extents: 1 volume
Dates:
Feb 1920
Collection
Photographic collection of Tony Skyrme
The personal albums of Tony Skyrme, containing photographs and associated negatives, Dec. 1945- May 1961
Extents: 1 Linear metre (15 boxes)
Dates:
1945-1961
Single Item
Photographs by Markéta Luskačová documenting the Oxford Schools Sculpture Project
32 black and white silver bromide photographs documenting the Oxford Schools Sculpture Project by Markéta Luskačová. Commissioned in 1983 by the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford and exhibited at MOMA between 1 April and 20 May 1984. Also included are various documents relating to the project.
Shelfmark:
Extents: 1 box
Dates:
1983-1984