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Archive Collection:
MS 2270

c.1900-2015

Archive of artist, educator and writer Maurice de Sausmarez (1915-69). The archive comprises an extensive collection of manuscripts of his numerous lectures, articles and publications, incoming corres...

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MS 2270/1

1923-2015

Material documenting the life of Maurice de Sausmarez, including his family history and education, personal effects and biography, financial records and posthumous recognition.

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MS 2270/10

c. 1960-2010

Reel to reel tape and copies on CD of recordings of interviews and broadcasts made by and relating to Maurice de Sausmarez.

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MS 2270/11

c. 1930-1969

Black and white photographs and photographic negatives including early images taken by Maurice de Sausmarez at art school, portraits of de Sausmarez and his family, friends and collaborators, reproduc...

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MS 2270/12

c. 1930-1960

Material created by others held within the Maurice de Sausmarez Archive, including manuscripts by the sociologist and art historian Arnold Hauser, musical scores by the composer Kenneth Leighton and s...

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MS 2270/13

c.1920 - 1965

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MS 2270/14

c.1920 - 1969

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MS 2270/2

c.1942-1965

Material related to Maurice de Sausmarez's work as a tutor and lecturer in Fine Art at various institutions. The series includes theoretical and research material on art and education, a numbered seri...

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MS 2270/3

1930-2007

Correspondence received by Maurice de Sausmarez, with occaisional copies of letters sent in reply. The series is arranged alphabetically by the surname of the sender where possible and includes letter...

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MS 2270/4

1944-2002

Material related to Maurice de Sausmarez's published writing, including drafts, notes, proofs and correspondence concerning various editions of his monograph 'Basic Design: The Dynamics of Visual Form...

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MS 2270/5

1933-1984

Publications, correspondence, images, notes and assoicated material relating to de Sausmarez's work on the artist Ben Nicholson, particularly the development of the special issue of Studio Internation...

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MS 2270/6

1958-1974

Correspondence, notes, photographs, exhibition catalogues, books and associated material related to the artist Bridget Riley and the development of her relationship with Maurice de Sausmarez, dating f...