Eden Phillpotts, 1862-1960
Literary File, Photography Collection
38 items
Acquisition: Internal transfers
Access: Open for research
Processed by: Susan McClellan, 2006
RLIN Record ID: None
Table of Contents
Scope and Contents
The Eden Phillpotts Literary File consists of 38 photographs, most of which are portraits of Phillpotts at various ages throughout his life. 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in the repository.This file forms a part of the Literary File Collection, which is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally include portraits and images collected by or of those figures.
*All items are located at PH:LF:Phillpotts, E.
Item List
| Accession / P No. | Description |
| P1 | Carte-de-visite portrait of Phillpotts as a boy. |
| P2 | Cabinet card portrait of Phillpotts as a young man. |
| P3 | Snapshot of Phillpotts as a young man seated in a chair outside. |
| P4A-P4B | Portraits of Phillpotts as a middle-aged man. |
| P5A-P5D | Four variant portraits of Phillpotts as an older man at a desk (in his study?). |
| P6 | Portrait of Phillpotts as an older man, seated, reading a newspaper. |
| P7A-P7B | Two variant bust portraits of Phillpotts as an older man. |
| P8A-P8B | Two variant portraits of Phillpotts as an older man (P8B is signed). |
| P9 | Full-length portrait of Phillpotts as an older man standing in his garden. |
| P10-P11 | Portraits of Phillpotts as an older man. |
| P12 | 3/4 right profile portrait of Phillpotts, seated, with a dog on his lap, 1950. |
| P13 | Portrait of Phillpotts in his later years, with a pipe in his mouth. |
| P14 | Snapshot of Phillpotts as an older man standing in his garden. |
| P15-P18 | Snapshots of Phillpotts and a woman (his first wife?). |
| P19 | Portrait of Phillpotts seated outdoors with a woman (his second wife?) standing behind him, circa 1949. |
| P20-P21 | Group portraits of Phillpotts, Arnold Bennett, and Mrs. C. Williamson with Mr. C. Williamson (P20) and Mrs. Phillpotts (P21). |
| P22 | Portrait of Phillpotts as a boy on a rocking horse. |
| P23-P24 | Portraits of Phillpotts' father (P23) and mother (P24). |
| P25 | Photograph of a book display. |
| P26-P27 | Views of houses used to illustrate Phillpotts' book My Devon Year. |
| P28 | View of a country house. |
| P29 | Photograph of a ewe and a lamb. |
| P30 | Right profile portrait of Phillpotts as an older man, seated, holding a book or folder. |
| P31 | Portrait of Adelaide Phillpotts (Phillpotts' daughter), pulling a lawn roller, circa 1930s. |
| 997:0105:0221 | 3/4 right profile portrait of Phillpotts, 1950 (cropped version of P12). |
Index of Photographers
Beattie, John, photographer--P24
Black, Stuart--P10-P11
Chandler (Exeter, England)--P12
Croft, William, fl. ca. 1870s--P1
Elliott and Fry (Firm)--P2
Galloway, Scott, photographer--P22
Glass, Douglas, 1901-1978--P13, P19
H. J. Whitlock & Sons--P30
J. Russell & Sons--P8A-P8B
Rose K. Durrant & Son--P4A-P4B, P5A-P5D, P7A-P7B, P28
Stevens, Richard M.--P25
(Last modified: 27 April 2007 )
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