Peter Cheyney, d. 1951
Literary File, Photography Collection
157 items (2 boxes)
Acquisition: Internal transfers
Access: Open for research
Processed by: Susan McClellan and Mary Foster, 2006
RLIN Record ID: None
Table of Contents
Scope and Contents
The Peter Cheyney Literary File consists of 157 photographs, the bulk of which are publicity portraits of Cheyney, including some with multiple prints. There are also images of his wives and various other people. An index at the end of this guide lists photographers whose work is featured in this file. Further descriptions of some items are available in a card catalog in the repository.This file forms a part of the Literary File Collection, which is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally include portraits and images collected by or of those figures.
Item List
| Container | Accession / P No. | Description |
| Box 1 | P1-P7 | Left profile bust portrait of Cheyney in a slouch hat (7 prints of the same image). |
| Box 1 | P8 | 3/4 left profile bust portrait of Cheyney in a hat. |
| Box 1 | P9-P19 | 3/4 left profile bust portrait of Cheyney, seated at a table, a pen in his right hand poised to write (11 prints of the same image). |
| Box 1 | P20-P23 | Portrait of Cheyney, seated in front of a display of French translations of his books (4 photographic postcards of the same image). |
| Box 1 | P24-P73 | 3/4 left profile portrait of Cheyney superimposed on an illustration of shelves of his books (49 photographic postcards of the same image). |
| Box 1 | P74-P87 | 3/4 left profile bust portrait of Cheyney in a check cap and sheepskin coat (12 prints of the same image). |
| Box 2 | P88-P90 | 3/4 left profile portrait of Cheyney, seated, with a monocle around his neck (3 prints of the same image). |
| Box 2 | P91-P99 | Left profile bust portrait of Cheyney with his right hand touching the right side of his chin (9 prints of the same image). |
| Box 2 | P100 | 3/4 left profile bust portrait of Cheyney, chin in right hand. |
| Box 2 | P101 | Full front portrait of Cheyney, seated, chin in left hand, holding a cigarette. |
| Box 2 | P102-P106, P106A, P107 | Full front bust portrait of Cheyney, chin in right hand, holding a cigarette (7 prints of the same image). |
| Box 2 | P108 | Snapshot of Cheyney outdoors, leaning against a fence. |
| Box 2 | P109 | Portrait of Cheyney standing beside bookshelves with copies of his books. |
| Box 2 | P110 | Portrait of Cheyney, seated, with legs crossed, wearing a monocle. |
| Box 2 | P111 | Portrait of Cheyney, wearing a monocle, seated at a desk, with a pen in his right hand, and his left thumb touching his lips. |
| Box 2 | P112-P113 | Portraits of Cheyney as a young man with his (first?) wife. |
| Box 2 | P114-P121 | Portraits of Cheyney as a middle-aged man with his (second?) wife, all taken on the same occasion either inside or on the grounds of a palace. |
| Box 2 | P122-P124 | Portrait of Cheyney as a middle-aged man and his (second?) wife, seated at a table on board R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth (3 prints of the same image). |
| Box 2 | P125-P128 | Portraits of Cheyney as a middle-aged man with his (third?) wife. |
| Box 2 | P129-P139 | Images of Cheyney with various, mostly unidentified people. |
| Box 2 | P140 | Full length portrait of Cheyney's (second?) wife, outdoors. |
| Box 2 | P141-P144 | 4 variant bust portraits of Cheyney's (second?) wife. |
| Box 2 | P145 | Image of Cheyney's (second?) wife with 2 unidentified women. |
| Box 2 | P146-P149 | Snapshots of unidentified people. |
| Box 2 | P150-P151 | Image of a black and white cat (P150) and a dog with a white kitten (P151). |
| Box 2 | P152 | View of Grove Place, Lymington, Hampshire; mounted on p. [3] of a folded card; printed inscription on p. [1]: "Christmas / 1948"; handwritten inscription on p. [2] signed: "Joan and Dennis." |
| Box 2 | P153 | Snapshot of a fireplace. |
| Box 2 | P154 | Image of bookshelves with books (by Cheyney?). |
| Box 2 | P155 | Snapshot of a valley. |
| Box 2 | P156 | Color transparency of Cheyney's casket. |
Index of Photographers
Buckley, Anthony, photographer--P100-P106, P106A, P107, P141-P144
Buisson, Paul, photographer--P135-P137, P145
Burlot, Theo--P129
Elliott & Fry--P8-P19
Gee & Watson Ltd.--P150, P154
London News Agency--P109, P126
Morgan, Charles H., photographer--P139
Papillon (Paris, France)--P111, P127
Pictorial Press--P128
Studio de France--P112
Tanqueray, Paul--P1-P7, P74-P87
Wilding, Dorothy, 1893-1976--P88-P99
(Last modified: 10 July 2007)
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