Personal correspondence and notes

This material is held atV&A Archive of Art and Design

  • Reference
    • GB 73 AAD/1992/1/1-AAD/1992/1/129
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1896 - 1985
  • Physical Description
    • 129 files

Scope and Content

Personal correspondence (letters, postcards Christmas cards) between Thomas Cowell, his family and fellow stained glass artists, concerning the design and manufacture of stained glass windows and James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd.

Arrangement

AAD/1992/1/1-65: Letters; AAD/1992/1/66-71: Postcards from Louis and Edith Davis to Thomas Cowell; AAD/1992/1/72-120: Christmas cards to Thomas Cowell (nearly all designed by senders); AAD/1992/1/121: Obituary; AAD/1992/1/122-126: Thomas Cowell's notes on stained glass windows; AAD/1992/1/127-129: Notes written by Jack Cowell, Thomas Cowell's son, on stained glass manufacture and biographical notes on his father.

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