Violet Van der Elst - Photographs

• Items 11/1-2 are held in digital format
• vde/11/1 Photographs of Mrs Van der Elst [12 x digital]
• vde/11/2/1 Photographs of Harlaxton Manor interior - Cedar Staircase, Great Hall, Long Gallery - in Van der Elst era [5 x digital]
• vde/11/2/2 Photographs of Harlaxton Manor exterior in Van der Elst era [7 x digital]
• Items vde/11/3 collection of photographs held in separate photograph box file
• vde/11/3/1 Violet Van der Elst - early photograph, maybe in her 20s? [sepia original, 9 x 14 cm, mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/2 Age Concern event c. 1945. Violet Van der Elst seated next to Alderman Alf Roberts (Margaret Thatcher's father). Names on reverse. [print, 15 x 30cm, copyright: Grantham Publications Ltd]
• vde/3/3 Violet Van der Elst standing in Conservatory with Alsatian dog. (Not Harlaxton Manor?) [printouts, digital version held]
• vde/11/3/4 Violet Van der Elst standing by fountain at base of Lion Terrace. Note statue behind is currently in the Conservatory. [18.5 x 24.5 cm; monochrome print, mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/5 Violet Van der Elst getting into car in Front Circle of Harlaxton Manor, with dogs [21.7 x 14 cm, published copy; monochrome; mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/6 Violet Van der Elst in doorway of Harlaxton manor, with attached newspaper clipping [9 x 12.5 cm; previously published; monochrome; mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/7 Violet Van der Elst - two superimposed images (Location: Van der Elst Room) [10.5 x 15 cm; monochrome; mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/8 Violet Van der Elst with statue behind (Location: Van der Elst Room) [10.5 x 15 cm; monochrome; mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/9 Violet Van der Elst sitting on Doges Chair in front of portrait [9 x 13 cm; monochrome previously published in Picture Post; mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/10 Violet Van der Elst looks like portrait reversed [10.5 x 15 cm; monochrome; mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/11 Violet Van der Elst with dog [monochrome print; 10.5 x 14.5 cm]
• vde/3/12 Harlaxton Manor gardens, side view. Photographer: U.S. Provost-Marshall of North Witham Airfield. Date: 1944. Donor: Don Stewart, July 2001. [15 x 10 cm; monochrome print from an original]
• vde/11/3/13 Police Sergeant Joseph Stewart and Don Stewart on Front Door step of Harlaxton Manor. Photographer: U.S. Provost-Marshall of North Witham Airfield. Date: 1944. Donor: Don Stewart, July 2001. [15 x 10 cm; monochrome print from an original]
• vde/3/14 Great Hall with Joseph Stewart and John Johnson. Photographer: Don Stewart. Date: June, 1946. Donor: Don Stewart, July 2001. [15 x 10 cm; monochrome print from an original]
• vde/11/3/15 Great Hall (under wraps when Mrs Van der Elst away). Photographer: Don Stewart. Date: June, 1946. Donor: Don Stewart, July 2001. [15 x 10 cm; monochrome print from an original]
• vde/11/3/16 View of Lion Terrace (Side Terrace) from balcony outside Drawing Room. Photographer: Don Stewart. Date: June, 1946. Donor: Don Stewart, July 2001. [15 x 10 cm; monochrome print from an original]
• vde/11/3/17 Library (Van der Elst Room) [15 x 10.5 cm; monochrome, original print]
• vde/11/3/18 Statue halfway way up banister of Cedar Staircase [15 x 21 cm; monochrome, original print, mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/19 Cedar Staircase looking towards Ante Room, showing statues and candelabra now gone. Photographer: Millar & Harris, Sloane St, London [16 x 21 cm; monochrome, original print, mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/20 Great Hall as Statue Gallery (Grantham Castle written on reverse) [15 x 21 cm; monochrome original print]
• vde/11/3/21 Entrance Hall (Grantham Castle written on reverse) [14.5 x 20 cm; monochrome original print]
• vde/11/3/22 Great Hall as Statue Gallery (from Russell Read Harlaxton Manor Guidebook?)
• vde/11/3/23 Long Gallery (from Russell Read Harlaxton Manor Guidebook?)
• vde/11/3/24 View across Front Circle towards gates [18 x 26 cm; sepia original]
• vde/11/3/25 View of bridge and lake [sepia original, 18 x 26 cm]
• vde/11/3/26 Main Entrance Gates [17.5 x 26 cm; sepia original]
• vde/11/3/27 Side lawn looking towards side entrance [sepia original, 18 x 26 cm]
• vde/11/3/28 View toward Summer House, stone balustrade [sepia original, 18 x 26 cm]
• vde/11/3/29 Gardens viewed from Italian Garden, showing formal bed layout. From Rusell Read, Harlaxton Manor guidebook?
• vde/11/3/30 Front Circle towards gazebos. Photographer: Millar & Harris, Sloane St., London. Date: 1938-46 (on reverse) [21 x 16 cm; monochrome original; mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/31 Front Circle, showing archway and pedestrian entrance through to Pegasus Courtyard [21 x 15 cm; monochrome print, mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/32 View down drive, with stature in Front Circle. Photographer: Millar & Harris, Sloane St., London. Date: 1938-46 (on reverse) [20.5 x 16 cm; monochrome original; mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/33 View of Manor from Lion Terrace. Photographer: Millar & Harris, Sloane St., London. Date: 1938-46 [20.5 x 14.5 cm; monochrome original]
• vde/11/3/34 View of Manor from Side Lawn. Photographer: Millar & Harris, Sloane St., London. Date: 1938-46 [20.5 x 14.5 cm; monochrome original, mounted on card]
• vde/11/3/35 Violet Van der Elst on steps leading up to Dutch Canal, with dog. Statues. [18 x 24 cm; monochrome original; mounted on card]
• vde/11/4 Set of 15 photographs of Violet Van der Elst and Harlaxton Manor, taken for Picture Post article, 1939. Copyright: Getty images. Includes some not used in article. Proofs can be viewed online: Getty Images [accessed 30 March 2017] and Manor research drive "\\hx-file\StaffShares$\Manor Research\vde Violet Van der Elst 1937-48\vde_11 Photographs\vde_11_4 Picture Post 1939 Getty Images" [internal access only]

A collection of digitized photographs of Violet Van der Elst and Harlaxton Manor at the time of her ownership (1937-1948).

• Manor Research drive "\\hx-file\StaffShares$\Manor Research\vde Violet Van der Elst 1937-48\vde_11 Photographs" [internal access only]
• vde/11/3 and 4 located in separate photograph box, bottom shelf, archives room

By appointment

Added by Linda Dawes, College Librarian, March 2017

Permission must be obtained from copyright holder on some items

Ongoing