MS 685 01 02 09 04

MS 685 01 02 09 04

E.A. Craig collection: Glass negatives relating to Edward Gordon Craig and the theatre

File

[Early twentieth century]

5 boxes

Various glass plate and film negatives showing stage design, theatres and other images relating to the theatre, and photos of EGC and EAC and family, including:

With references:

MS 685 01 02 09 02: Glass negatives: buildings, interiors studio, costumes
MS 685 01 02 09 02: MCM'S note: 'Chaotic mix of negatives; plan by EGC by Bridge; Elena with ?? drawing (EGC 1901); envelopes with descriptions, including: Avignon - wartime; 'Lear - the Storm - original drawing for Wembley model'

Uncatalogued negatives in original boxes - no references

White wrapper containing glass negatives: 'Early EGC Set photos', one 1909 Hamlet

Ilford: 'Motta', Parma: Teatro Farnese, scaffolding 1926-27'

Grand Prix: Vikings, Theatre in Zurich, Acis, watergod, Macbeth

Prints: 'Theatre plans - special'

Brown envelope: Negatives: 'Figures for Model A'; Ink Rag'

Ilford: 'Theatres - plans etc.' mix of glass and film negatives

Brown envelope: glasss negs, no description

Cardboard box: 'Bibiena' - film negatives

Orange Agfa: 'Negatives of theatre plans EWC'; Parma; some envelopes with descriptions

'EAC Glass Negatives Theatre', B-C, D-E, M-P' containing small boxes:
'Current Negs': buildings in Melbourne, Durban; few with descriptions.
History of Theatre (Lantern plates) - 2 small boxes,
Kodak: 'Crome and Simba'
Grand Prix (1).
Kodak: 'Theatre Plans'
10 small boxes with numbers, no descriptions
Small envelope containing negs for' seal, rubber stamp, name plate'

1 box containing 3 small original boxes of glass negatives formerly removed to Rhubarb & Custard for reproduction:
'Box 2' 'EGC prints of Arena Goldoni', 'EGC designs' inc. Nativity, Mrs Rane, Rings of Rope, Hamlet.
'Box 3': mostly Vikings, Hamlet and house, 'Thatchley', Suffolk, 1902.
Box 4: 'EGC designs, Nativity and Vikings , 1902

The boxes were in two cardboard boxes in H, but were moved into 5 archive boxes on wooden shelves by the door in H 22/04/2024. The boxes of negatives are disordered, some boxes have labels, some envelopes include descriptions. There is one box of photo prints from negatives. Some of the negatives were found to contain cellulose nitrate and were removed to secure stotage in September 2022. Those negatives have been digitised and are now in the digital image collection.One box containing 3 original boxes of negatives were taken to Rhubarb & Custard for reporoduction and were returned to ECL in April 2024. Negatives need sorting and arranging.

Glass negativites are very fragile; some are cracked or chipped.