Collection GB 1370 WIA, Ernst H Gombrich - GOMBRICH, Sir Ernst Hans Josef (1909-2001)

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GB 1370 WIA, Ernst H Gombrich

Title

GOMBRICH, Sir Ernst Hans Josef (1909-2001)

Date(s)

  • c 1956-1999 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

6 boxes

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Ernst Hans Gombrich was born, 1909 and studied in Vienna. He moved to London in 1936, becoming a Research Assistant at the Warburg Institute. During the Second World War he worked for the BBC, before returning to the Warburg Institute as Senior Research Fellow (1945-1948), Lecturer (1948-1954), Reader (1954-1956), Special Lecturer (1956-1959) and eventually Director (1959-1976). Gombrich also held a chair at University College London (1956-1959), and numerous other appointments. He received a CBE in 1966 and a knighthood in 1972. After his retirement he was an Honorary Fellow of the Warburg Institute until his death in 2001.

Archival history

GB 1370 WIA, Ernst H Gombrich c 1956-1999 collection 6 boxes Gombrich , Sir , Ernst Hans Josef , 1909-2001 , Knight , art historian

Ernst Hans Gombrich was born, 1909 and studied in Vienna. He moved to London in 1936, becoming a Research Assistant at the Warburg Institute. During the Second World War he worked for the BBC, before returning to the Warburg Institute as Senior Research Fellow (1945-1948), Lecturer (1948-1954), Reader (1954-1956), Special Lecturer (1956-1959) and eventually Director (1959-1976). Gombrich also held a chair at University College London (1956-1959), and numerous other appointments. He received a CBE in 1966 and a knighthood in 1972. After his retirement he was an Honorary Fellow of the Warburg Institute until his death in 2001.

Papers were created in the Institute.

Papers of Sir Ernst H Gombrich, art historian, c 1956-1999, including notes for the Warburg lecture and lecture invitations, 1962-1964; correspondence, 1956-1976 and obituaries. Topics covered include: Italian Renaissance (15th and 16th Century); Caricature; Art and Psychology; Aby Warburg and 'Festrede anläßlich der Verleihung der Ehrenmitgliedschaft der Akademie der Bildenden Künste an Sir Ernst Gombrich, C.B.E.', 22 Jun 1999.

Arranged in sections as follows: Notes for Warburg Lecture, Lecture Invitations 1962-1964, Correspondence (1956-1976), Obituaries.

Archive material is accessible for the purpose of private study and personal research and within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Archive reading room. Access is with permission from the Institute Director and by prior appointment only. Potential users are advised to browse the Institute website and contact the Archivist, Dr des Claudia Wedepohl, before planning a visit. Access to individual items in the Warburg Institute Archives may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.

Photocopies, at the discretion of the archivist, may be provided for research use only (working papers: up to 10% of any archive pressmark; correspondence by authors for whom the department doesn't hold copyright: up to 10% of the institutes holdings). Traditional photography is allowed at the discretion of the archivist, no digital cameras. Scans and digital photographs can be ordered at the discretion of the archivist. Requests to publish original material have to be submitted to the Archivist.

English and German

Collection level description available on-line at the University of London Research Services website

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description Apr 2008 Art history Arts Art theory Caricatures Drawings Gombrich , Sir , Ernst Hans Josef , 1909-2001 , Knight , art historian Kulturwissenschaftliche Bibliothek Warburg x Warburg Institute Psychology Visual materials Warburg , Aby Moritz , 1866-1929 , art and cultural historian Illustrations

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Papers were created in the Institute.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Sir Ernst H Gombrich, art historian, c 1956-1999, including notes for the Warburg lecture and lecture invitations, 1962-1964; correspondence, 1956-1976 and obituaries. Topics covered include: Italian Renaissance (15th and 16th Century); Caricature; Art and Psychology; Aby Warburg and 'Festrede anläßlich der Verleihung der Ehrenmitgliedschaft der Akademie der Bildenden Künste an Sir Ernst Gombrich, C.B.E.', 22 Jun 1999.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged in sections as follows: Notes for Warburg Lecture, Lecture Invitations 1962-1964, Correspondence (1956-1976), Obituaries.

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Conditions governing access

Archive material is accessible for the purpose of private study and personal research and within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Archive reading room. Access is with permission from the Institute Director and by prior appointment only. Potential users are advised to browse the Institute website and contact the Archivist, Dr des Claudia Wedepohl, before planning a visit. Access to individual items in the Warburg Institute Archives may be restricted under the Data Protection Act or the Freedom of Information Act.

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopies, at the discretion of the archivist, may be provided for research use only (working papers: up to 10% of any archive pressmark; correspondence by authors for whom the department doesn't hold copyright: up to 10% of the institutes holdings). Traditional photography is allowed at the discretion of the archivist, no digital cameras. Scans and digital photographs can be ordered at the discretion of the archivist. Requests to publish original material have to be submitted to the Archivist.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English and German

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Finding aids

Collection level description available on-line at the University of London Research Services website

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Warburg Institute

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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description

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Language(s)

  • English

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