SHAW, George Bernard, 1856-1950: Photographs

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0097 SHAW PHOTOGRAPHS
Held at	: British Library of Political and Economic Science   Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library ›
Full title	: SHAW, George Bernard, 1856-1950: Photographs
Date(s)	: [1895-1950]
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 29 boxes, 14 albums
Name of creator(s)	: Shaw | George Bernard | 1856-1950 | Irish dramatist, critic and novelist

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

George Bernard Shaw was an enthusiastic amateur photographer. For a full biography, see the description for the Shaw business papers (Ref: Shaw).

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Photographs from George Bernard Shaw's house at Shaw's Corner, [1895-1950], including photographs of Shaw himself, and pictures taken by him of his household, his friends and family, and of places he visited. In addition there are pictures of Shaw by other photographers, theatrical photographs for plays including Major Barbara, and film stills for Caesar and Cleopatra (1946).

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

General

Conditions governing access:

Apply to Archivist. The albums, film and glass negatives are closed because of their physical condition.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Apply to Archivist for copyright details.

Finding aids:

A draft box list is available: some of the negatives and albums are unlisted.

Archival Information

Archival history:

Initially stored at Shaw's Corner (Shaw's home for over 40 years, now owned by the National Trust), the photographs were deposited by the National Trust in 1979, 1981 and 1983.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Allied Materials

Related material:

The British Library of Political and Economic Science also holds the business papers and diaries of George Bernard Shaw (Ref: Shaw and SR 0293). For a full list of material relating to Shaw held at the Library and elsewhere, see the description for the Shaw business papers.

National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record

Publication note:

Bill Jay and Margaret Moore (ed) Bernard Shaw on Photography (P.Smith Books, Salt Lake City, 1989).

Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Mar 2001