Audrey Amiss: photographs and school books
- Date:
- 1944-1950s
- Reference:
- PP/AMI/A/3
- Part of:
- Audrey Amiss Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
Photographs of Audrey, labelled on the reverse with Audrey's position in the photo [presumably by a family member at a later date], 1950s.
School notebook containing sketches by Audrey, including copies of cartoons, characters and comic strips (1944-1945). Also contains a press cutting about the street Audrey lived on in Sunderland.
School book dated 1945, with text and illustrations copied by Audrey from the storybook Dandy the Donkey by Walter Trier. A copy of the book Dandy the Donkey (1943) can be found in the Audrey Amiss archive under reference PP/AMI/A/2.
These items, along with educational and employment records catalogued as PP/AMI/A/2, were originally stored by Audrey in a leather satchel. The records have been removed for preservation reasons; the satchel has been recatalogued as PP/AMI/A/1.
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores