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- c 1930 - present (Creation)
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Unknown
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Walter Stoneman worked for J Russell and Sons, photographers. They were based firstly at 73 Baker Street, London, later at 63 Baker Street, London. They moved to 49 Queens Gate, Kensington, possibly retaining the premises in Baker Street, as photographs dated between 1946 and 1954 bear either address. Walter Bird joined the company at 49 Queens Gate by 1959; Godfrey Argent took over from Bird in 1967. The business was renamed Godfrey Argent Studio (around 1975). Argent moved to 33 Queen's Gate Gardens (around 1972), then to Holland Park, London (1978).
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GB 0117 IM/GA c 1930 - present Collection (fonds) Unknown Godfrey Argent Studio
Walter Stoneman worked for J Russell and Sons, photographers. They were based firstly at 73 Baker Street, London, later at 63 Baker Street, London. They moved to 49 Queens Gate, Kensington, possibly retaining the premises in Baker Street, as photographs dated between 1946 and 1954 bear either address. Walter Bird joined the company at 49 Queens Gate by 1959; Godfrey Argent took over from Bird in 1967. The business was renamed Godfrey Argent Studio (around 1975). Argent moved to 33 Queen's Gate Gardens (around 1972), then to Holland Park, London (1978).
Portrait photographs of Fellows of the Royal Society by the Godfrey Argent Studio.
The collection is filed alphabetically by subject. Reference numbers are arranged by photographer:
Baron Baron Studios
CCM Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
EGRS Eleanor Cousins, Godfrey Argent Studio
GAC Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
GGRS Grant White, Godfrey Argent Studio
GRS Godfrey Argent
JGRS Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
RGRS Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
Russell Russell and Sons
SGRS Sebastian Best, Godfrey Argent Studio
TGRS Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
WM Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
WRS Walter Bird
WS Walter Stoneman
R Walter Bird, for the National Portrait Gallery
AR Godfrey Argent, for the National Portrait Gallery
Open.
Copyright belongs to the Godfrey Argent Studio.
Copied from the Royal Society catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
Feb 2009. History of science Learned societies Fine arts Painting Paintings Portraits Royal Society Godfrey Argent Studio National Portrait Gallery Science of science Associations Organizations Illustrations Visual materials
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
Portrait photographs of Fellows of the Royal Society by the Godfrey Argent Studio.
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System of arrangement
The collection is filed alphabetically by subject. Reference numbers are arranged by photographer:
Baron Baron Studios
CCM Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
EGRS Eleanor Cousins, Godfrey Argent Studio
GAC Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
GGRS Grant White, Godfrey Argent Studio
GRS Godfrey Argent
JGRS Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
RGRS Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
Russell Russell and Sons
SGRS Sebastian Best, Godfrey Argent Studio
TGRS Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
WM Unnamed photographer, Godfrey Argent Studio
WRS Walter Bird
WS Walter Stoneman
R Walter Bird, for the National Portrait Gallery
AR Godfrey Argent, for the National Portrait Gallery
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Conditions governing access
Open.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright belongs to the Godfrey Argent Studio.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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Language(s)
- English