Peter Opie childhood and education
MS. Opie 254
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Peter Opie childhood and education
Shelfmark
MS. Opie 254
Summary
Personal papers, notes, correspondence and memorabilia relating to Peter Opie's childhood, schooldays and education, including:
Folder 1: Childhood and preparatory school. Decorated envelope containing three childhood drawings by Peter Opie, c.1925; Peter Opie's diary at The Grange [Preparatory School], Crowborough, Sussex, Jun-Nov 1928; correspondence relating to the Old Boy's Association of The Grange, 1938-1939; notebook containing an inventory of toy farm animals and other parts of the toy farm, cricket and tennis results etc., c.1930-1931.
Folder 2: Eton College. Letters by tutors, school reports and certificates for Peter Opie, 1932-1937; school essays, 1932-1937; two notebook containing clothes lists, addresses and other information written down by Margaret Opie for her son at Eton College, 1934 and 1936; miscellaneous Eton memorabilia.
Folder 3: Reimann School of Photography, 1938-1939, and notes on photography and photographic journalism and on cameras, c. late 1930s.
Date
c.1925-1939
Language
English
Physical extent
1 box (3 folders)
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Collection contents
Archive of Iona and Peter Opie
Personal papers
Personal papers, correspondence and memorabilia
Peter Opie childhood and education
