Charles Harry 'Slim' Hewitt (1915-1987), photographer

Copies of images, press cuttings, audio-visual material, and some correspondence, covering all areas of Hewitt's career. The archive contains no original photographic prints - only photocopies, reference modern prints, and screenshots.

Charles Harry Hewitt (1915-1987) - known as ‘Slim’ due to his slender frame - was a pioneering reportage photographer and later television film cameraman. Hewitt was a sergeant within the Army Film and Photographic Unit during World War II and was present at many of the important offensives of 1944-45. His photographs of the conflict appeared in the international press and much of his war photography is now in the collection of the Imperial War Museums. While stationed at the Belsen camp in 1945, Hewitt came to the attention of Picture Post magazine’s Arts Editor, Edgar Ainsworth, who was also there making reportage drawings. After his military service, Hewitt was commissioned by Picture Post for numerous assignments until the magazine folded in 1957. He then made the transition from still photography to film to work for the BBC television programme Tonight.

This material is maintained in its original order. See scope/content note for box numbers.

Copyright in Hewitt's work has been transferred to Cardiff University by the Hewitt estate. However, copyright in images produced for Picture Post, which constitutes the majority of images in this archive, is held by Getty Images. Photography is permitted only upon completion of a Copyright Declaration, confirming your intention to use the images under an exemption for private research and study. It is your responsibility to seek and obtain the copyright holder's permission to reproduce images for purposes other than private research.