Violet Van der Elst - Mitchell collection

This material is held atHarlaxton Manor Archives

Reference
- GB 3454 vde/3
Dates of Creation
- 1937 - 1948
Name of Creator
- Elst Violet van der 1882-1966 Owner, Harlaxton Manor (Grantham Castle), 1937-1948
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 14 photographs (some duplicates); newspaper clipping; trinket box photographs; newspaper clipping

Scope and Content

vde/3/1 Photograph of Entrance Hall, Harlaxton Manor [20 x 14.5 cm; monochrome original; 2 copies]
vde/3/2 Photograph of statue gallery, Great Hall [20 x 14.5 cm; monochrome original]
vde/3/3 Photograph of garden, showing SW gazebo and statue, and parkland beyond [22.2 x 17 cm; 26 x 18.3 cm; sepia originals; 2 copies]
vde/3/4 Photograph of garden towards summer house, showings balustrade from original Harlaxton Manor [21.5 x 16.5 cm; sepia original]
vde/3/5 Photograph of garden towards NW gazebo, and parkland beyond [22.2 x 17 cm; sepia original]
vde/3/6 Photograph through Gatehouse arch, car on drive, possibly Mrs Van der Elst's [26 x 18 cm; sepia original]
vde/3/7 Photograph of Main Entrance with Gates closed [21.4 x 16.7 cm; sepia original; some foxing]
vde/3/8 Photograph of lake and bridge (1) [21.8 x17 cm; sepia original]
vde/3/9 Photograph of lake and bridge (2) [21 x 16 cm; sepia original]
vde/3/10 Photograph of Violet Van der Elst at Highfields, Grantham – home of Rev Millard, with Rev Millard's wife and children. Violet resting hands on Dawn Millard, the eldest child. Man in picture possibly possibly Jimmy Winstone (Secretary)? Note Mrs Van der Elst's dog in car. [26 x 18.5 cm;22.3 x17 cm; sepia originals]
vde/3/11 Rev Millard with his mother. Friend of Violet Van der Elst and frequent visitor to Manor. Vicar of St Anne's [13.8 x8.5 cm; postcard]
vde/3/12 News cutting relating to Violet Van der Elst living at Sutton House, Ireland. Source and date unknown, Irish newspaper.
vde/3/13 Trinket box with monochrome photograph of Manor on top [located in glass cabinet, archives]

Administrative / Biographical History

A collection of photographs mainly of Harlaxton Manor exterior and grounds, newspaper cutting and trinket box donated in February, 2013 by Rosemary Mitchell, step-daughter of Dawn Millard, daughter of Rev Millard, friend of Violet Van der Elst. Items date from Mrs Van der Elst's ownership of the Manor, 1937-1948.