Douglas H. Jeffery Archive

Professional correspondence (old letters and orders)

Scope and Content

Contains handwritten notes and correspondence. The notes refer to photo specifications, payments, follow-ups and appointments. The correspondence is from publishers regarding the usage of Douglas Jeffery's photographs and payments incurred; some letters may have copies of of photographs referred to, and a couple of letters are in Italian. A few remittance advices and invoices may be found in between letters as well as some correspondence with the National Union of Journalists.

Professional correspondence and personal letters

Scope and Content

Early correspondence relating to photo production and equipment (c.1945-1953) and some personal correspondence (1942, 1945, 1955, 1962). It includes photo orders (London News Agency Photos, 1937-1938; The Field, 1951), receipts and invoices for photo supplies. Some documents are instructions for laboratory equipment (method of filling thermoregulator) and have drawings of photo equipment.

Related Material

More material on his photo equipment can be found in Series THM/374/3 Photography equipment.

Professional correspondence

Scope and Content

Includes work related correspondence with publishers (some letters are in German), handwritten notes on scraps of paper, payment cheques; negative prints, invoices and remittance advices (1973, 1942), and newspaper clippings of his published photographs. Some photos may be found attached to letters.

Appraisal Information

Some photographs attached to a letter were removed. Negatives of all his photographs can be found in Series THM/374/1 Negatives.

Material found in folder titled: "Douglas Jeffery: not wanted"

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence regarding Jeffery's photographs which were not used for publication in newspapers or books. Some letters/invitations may have photographs and newspaper clippings attached. Some documents relating to a collaboration with a German publication (letter and tax exemption form) are in German. It also includes letters from a church, Parish of St. Bride, Fleet Street; letters in appreciation of his photographs and concerning payments, correspondence with Royal Shakespeare Company, some of the Royal Court Theatre press releases and 1988 Young Writer's Festival invitations.

Appraisal Information

Two copies of a blank notification from The Companies Act 1948 to 1967 were removed from the folder. Two colour negatives were moved to Series THM/374/1 Negatives.

Professional correspondence

Scope and Content

Contains postal money orders (1967-1968), correspondence from Susan Deusnap, handwritten notes and lists with photo sizes and photographs order forms (c.1968, 1970-1971); correspondence relating to photo orders.

Appraisal Information

A set of annotated photographs and negative prints from Summer with Jane Asher and Malcolm Palton were removed from the file. The negatives of these photographs can be found in Series THM/374/1 Negatives.

Professional correspondence

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence (1984-1987) regarding photo purchase requests to use in television, books and other publications, and some may have enclosed copies of photos referred to. Many letters are enquiries from people who wish to purchase copies of Jeffery's published photographs. It also contains a call for photo awards and theatre photocall invitations, invoices, delivery notes from newspapers (1994-1995), and handwritten notes on scraps of paper. Theatre programme leaflets, a Commonwealth Arts Festival 1965 programme and Sunday Express compliment cards can be found attached to letters.

Professional correspondence

Scope and Content

Contains correspondence with publishers relating to photo orders and payments, and copies of Jeffery's letters and notes attached to delivered photographs. Some letters may contain copies of photographs referred to. Many letters are enquiries from people who request copies of specific photographs.

Professional correspondence and photocall invitations

Scope and Content

Enclosed some correspondence with publishers, invitations to rehearsal photo sessions, handwritten notes and a newspaper clipping.

Instruction manuals for photography equipment

Scope and Content

Contains various instruction manuals for photographic equipment (camera, lenses, lightning, paper), price lists, and two photos of old cameras with handwritten annotations.

Arrangement

The content of this box was put together from two different files.

Photography equipment

Scope and Content

Contains handwritten payment receipts for photography technical equipment and supplies, invoices and guarantee certificates, notes on technical specifications, magazine articles on photo equipment (The British Journal of Photography), diagrams of 'portaflash', electric lamp, photography related articles and two issues of the Technical Bulletin (no.10, no.39). It also includes correspondence related to selling/buying equipment.

Scrapbook

Scope and Content

Notebook with 200 numbered pages (only first 100 used) that starts with newspaper clippings from 1936, depicting photographs of footballers, wedings, houses, parades and festivities. It also encloses loose newspaper clippings. The table of contents at the end states: Great Britain: 1-35; Europe: 35-80; Asia: 80-110; Africa: 140-170; America: 170-200.

Poster: Shakespeare 1564-1964

Scope and Content

Photo-poster prepared for the British Information Services by the Central Office of Information, London 1964. It depicts several images of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, images of paintings, stills and photographs from films and plays based on Shakespeare's plays and a short biography. Some of the photographs are Jeffery's.

Art and industry. A century of design in the products we use

Scope and Content

Exhibition catalogue published by The Conran Foundation for the first exhibition staged in the Boilerhouse of the Victoria and Albert Museum. It includes a section on photocamera design.

Newspaper articles clippings

Scope and Content

Contains annotated newspaper pages and articles clippings, theatre and image study themed (with Jeffery's photographs or not), mainly from The Evening Standard.

Appraisal Information

Duplicates were removed.

Personal documents

Scope and Content

Contains Douglas Jeffery's National service related documents: pay forms, Soldier's Service and Pay Book, Army Book no.64 1942; letter with insurance card 1944; health insurance card and related documentation. It also contains his mother's death certificate of 1948, two photographs of his mother and father and letters to Mum and Dick from Sally.

Personal photographs

Scope and Content

Includes photographs of Douglas Jeffery ( for Douglas, from an admirer; Jeffery at work), portraits of family, friends (?) (Susan Locke, Sean Noble, Pauline Boty, Erika Rogers, Kay Cooper), his car and countryside views. It may also include letters or photographs received from those photographed.

Newspaper article clippings

Scope and Content

Encloses various articles on astronomy, space, species evolution, archeology, religion and on financial and health related issues. Some articles are annotated.

Arrangement

This folder was made out of three separate files, one with science related articles, the second with health related articles and the third with finance related articles.

Sound Magazine: The Busines Insider audiotape

Scope and Content

The audiotape is recorded with financial and tax self-assessment information. Editor: Robert Heller; guest speaker: Malcolm Craig. There is a note handwritten on the tape envelope: They're playing our song?

Physical Description

Audiotape with recordings on both sides, in good condition.

Christmas cards and letters

Scope and Content

Contains many Christmas cards and some letters. Some cards are handmade drawings, some enclose photographs, many have the original envelopes. Some correspondence not Christmas greetings related may be in the box.

Arrangement

The contents of this box were put together from loose items.

Material found in a box called "Old Accounts. Tony’s A/C’s. Astor Case. Walters Affairs. Charles Napier Cuttings. Tenancy Hopson"

Scope and Content

Consists of professional correspondence, handwritten calculations of income and expenses; National Westminster and National Provincial Bank (1958-1978) account statemens as well as remittance advices and receipts (1976-1977). It also comprises newspaper cuttings on the case of Charles Napier (1975); photo order forms and size specifications; one issue of Man & Woman magazine, vol.5, part 69 with 5 of his photographs published. It includes a copy of Denis Frances Gleeson's will, and correspondence related to Gleeson's death.

Appraisal Information

Many bank statements and invoices were removed and disposed off. A selection for the 1958, 1968 and 1978 were kept to illustrate Jeffery's meticulous approach to his finances.

Invoices and payments correspondence

Scope and Content

Contains invoices and payments related correspondence, some letters may enclose copies of photographs referred to. It also includes a phone service application dated 1974, Kodak Limited statements (1944-1956) and some invoices from The Observer (1967).

Appraisal Information

Many invoices were removed and only those from selected years (1958, 1968, 1978 or 1988) were kept as an example.

Tax forms

Scope and Content

Contains tax return forms, payslips and receipts, correspondence with the tax advisor (Bagshaws, Moore Stevens), handwritten notes with 1972-1988 income calculations and tax revenue related documents from 1988.

Appraisal Information

Blank tax forms and tax information brochures were removed from the file; financial records were removed, except for those from year 1988 which were kept as an example. Some records related to other financial years may be in the file attached to correspondence.

Material found in file called "Very old bank statements"

Scope and Content

Contains account statements from Bank of Ireland, statements of interest, investment shares documentation and financial related correspondence.

Appraisal Information

Many account statements and invoices were removed and only those from 1988 were kept; financial records from other years may be found attached to correspondence.

Tax forms and invoices

Scope and Content

Contains handwritten lists of income calculations (1986-1996), correspondence with the tax advisor (Moore Stephen), house expenses bills and revenue calculations, and invoices from newspapers.

Appraisal Information

Most invoices and tax forms were removed, except those for years 1980 and 1997 which were kept as an example. Tax forms and invoices from other years may be found attached to letters.

Material found in file called Accounts returned from Bagshaws 1986-1988

Scope and Content

Contains lists of bank cheques and account statements, correspondence relating to payments and receipts.

Appraisal Information

Invoices and account statements were removed, except those for years 1988 and 1997, which were kept as an example. Tax forms and invoices from other years may be found attached to letters.

Bank statements

Scope and Content

Contains bank account statements from Bank of Ireland and National Westminster Bank, for years 1988 and 1997.

Appraisal Information

Account statements were removed and only those from 1988 and 1997 were kept as an example.

Invoices

Scope and Content

Contains invoices and remittance advices, receipts and correspondence relating to payments (The Guardian and Manchester Evening News, The Observer) as well as some correspondence relating to photo orders and publications. More correspondence on photo orders can be found in Series THM374/2 Professional Correspondence.

Appraisal Information

Many invoices were removed and only those from 1988 were kept for as an example.

Tax forms and house invoices

Scope and Content

Contains revenue and tax form calculations, invoices and correspondence with the tax advisor (Moore Stephens).

Appraisal Information

Many invoices and tax forms were removed except for those from 1997 which were kept as an example.

Properties: listings

Scope and Content

Comprises of correspondence with real estate agents, annotated house sale adverts; handwritten notes of house adverts and newspaper clippings of house and property sale adverts (1958, 1994).

Arrangement

The content of this folder was created from two different files.

Appraisal Information

Some advertising material from real estate agents was removed.

Properties: Pitmans file

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence with solicitors (Pitmans) related to property acquisition in South West London as well as purchase orders.

Documents related to 112 Shoelane property

Scope and Content

Consists of correspondence with solicitors (1973) on change of rent rate, related to Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 and with property consultants (Collier and Madge). It includes newspaper clippings, copies of Terms of Settlement, a tenancy agreement between Douglas Jeffery and his landlord, Marie Adele Smith (1952); a City of London poor and general rates statements, and a copy of underlease agreement in Warwick Gardens Kensington.

Documents found in file "House, tenancy agreement. Mr. Waung. Mrs. Jacobson"

Scope and Content

Consists of tenancy agreements (c.1974, let to Douglas Jeffery), correspondence with London Borough of Camden; correspondence regarding tenants: Mr. Druian, Mr. Waung; newespaper clippings on tenants' rights (1996-1997). It also includes a report: Property Structural Survey on 5, Englands Lane, a photograph and floor plan.

Documents related to lease at 5 England's Lane (Mr. Waung)

Scope and Content

Encloses property insurance related correspondence referring to Mr. Waung's tenancy, and a copy of the lease contract.

Geographical Names
5 England's Lane london

Legal case: Mr. Druian

Scope and Content

Includes correspondence with solicitors on legal trials and appeals, hearing notes, faxes, forms from London Borough of Camden; personal statements in trial and a copy of The Rent Act. It also includes Druian and Jeffery trial related correspondence and statements of intent, a copy of Appeals to the Court of Appeal (O.59, r.10, p.882-883) amd some trial related photographs.

Arrangement

The documents in this folder were taken from three separate envelopes.

Accident claim file

Scope and Content

Includes documentation on the trial that Douglas Jeffery filed after he was run over by a car in 1994: contains correspondence ragarding damage payments, legal pursues, trial related photographs, testimonies and a copy of the accident report book.