GB 0097 LOW - LOW, Sir David Alexander Cecil, 1891-1963, Knight, cartoonist and caricaturist

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GB 0097 LOW

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LOW, Sir David Alexander Cecil, 1891-1963, Knight, cartoonist and caricaturist

Date(s)

  • 1906-1949 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Étendue matérielle et support

34 volumes and 1 parcel

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Notice biographique

Born in New Zealand, 1891; educated at Christchurch Boys' High School; political cartoonist, Spectator and Canterbury Times; joined Sydney Bulletin, 1911,and became resident cartoonist, 1914; cartoons published in The Billy Book (Sydney, 1918); arrived in London, 1919; political cartoonist, The Star, 1919-1926; Evening Standard, 1926-1949; joined Daily Herald, 1950-1953; Manchester Guardian, 1953; created "Colonel Blimp"; knighted, 1962; died 1963. Publications: Lloyd George and Co. (Allen and Unwin, London, 1922); Low and I (Methuen and Co, London, 1923); Low and I holiday book (Daily News, London, 1925); The best of Low (Jonathan Cape, London, 1930); Low's Russian sketchbook (Victor Gollancz, London, 1932); Low and Terry (Hutchinson and Co, London, 1934); The New Rake's Progress (Hutchinson and Co, London, 1934); Ye Madde Designer (The Studio, London, 1935); Political Parade (Cresset Press, London, 1936); Low Again (Cresset Press, London, 1938); A Cartoon History of our Times (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939); Europe since Versailles (Harmondsworth, 1939); Europe at War (Allen Lane, Harmondsworth, 1940); Low's War Cartoons (Cresset Press, London, 1941); The World at War (Harmondsworth, New York, 1942); C'est la Guerre (New Europe Publishing Company, London, 1943); Válka Zaeala Mnichovem (New Europe Publishing Company, London, 1945); Years of Wrath (Victor Gollancz, London, 1949); Low's company (Methuen and Co, London, 1952); Low Visibility (Cresset Press, London, 1953); Low's Autobiography (Michael Joseph, London, 1956); The Fearful Fifties (Bodley Head, London, 1960); British Cartoonists, Caricaturists and Comic Artists (William Collins, London, 1942).

Histoire archivistique

GB 0097 LOW 1906-1949 Collection (fonds) 34 volumes and 1 parcel Low , Sir , David Alexander Cecil , 1891-1963 , Knight , cartoonist and caricaturist
Born in New Zealand, 1891; educated at Christchurch Boys' High School; political cartoonist, Spectator and Canterbury Times; joined Sydney Bulletin, 1911,and became resident cartoonist, 1914; cartoons published in The Billy Book (Sydney, 1918); arrived in London, 1919; political cartoonist, The Star, 1919-1926; Evening Standard, 1926-1949; joined Daily Herald, 1950-1953; Manchester Guardian, 1953; created "Colonel Blimp"; knighted, 1962; died 1963. Publications: Lloyd George and Co. (Allen and Unwin, London, 1922); Low and I (Methuen and Co, London, 1923); Low and I holiday book (Daily News, London, 1925); The best of Low (Jonathan Cape, London, 1930); Low's Russian sketchbook (Victor Gollancz, London, 1932); Low and Terry (Hutchinson and Co, London, 1934); The New Rake's Progress (Hutchinson and Co, London, 1934); Ye Madde Designer (The Studio, London, 1935); Political Parade (Cresset Press, London, 1936); Low Again (Cresset Press, London, 1938); A Cartoon History of our Times (Simon and Schuster, New York, 1939); Europe since Versailles (Harmondsworth, 1939); Europe at War (Allen Lane, Harmondsworth, 1940); Low's War Cartoons (Cresset Press, London, 1941); The World at War (Harmondsworth, New York, 1942); C'est la Guerre (New Europe Publishing Company, London, 1943); Válka Zaeala Mnichovem (New Europe Publishing Company, London, 1945); Years of Wrath (Victor Gollancz, London, 1949); Low's company (Methuen and Co, London, 1952); Low Visibility (Cresset Press, London, 1953); Low's Autobiography (Michael Joseph, London, 1956); The Fearful Fifties (Bodley Head, London, 1960); British Cartoonists, Caricaturists and Comic Artists (William Collins, London, 1942).

Given by the family in 1965 and 1967.

Papers of Sir David Alexander Cecil Low, 1906-1949, comprising press cuttings books containing his set of copies of his cartoons for the New Zealand Spectator, The Star, The Evening Standard, The Daily Herald, The Manchester Guardian, Colliers Magazine, Picture Post, and The Leader. Also includes some press cuttings, 1919-1961, and texts of radio broadcasts, 1932-1943.

The collection consists mainly of bound volumes.

Open.

Copyright retained by the donor and their heirs. No documents may be photocopied.
English

Unbound handlist available.

The following miscellaneous items from the Low collection have been microfilmed: 5 cartoons, volumes unknown, dating from 1945-51 (Archives MF 7); Low volume 30 (Archives MF 314-315); Low volume 4 (Archives MF 316); Low various from volumes 5, 6, 8, 10-14 (full list available with microfilm) (Archives MF 200).

The BLPES holds further material relating to David Low in the papers of Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton, Baron Dalton (Ref: Dalton 5/8 and 17/4), the Royal Economic Society (Ref: RES 9/8/12-13), and the Romney Street Group (Ref: Romney Street Group 1/2 and 2/1). The House of Lords Record Office holds correspondence with William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, 1924-1964 (Ref: BBK C/226); the Bodleian Library, Oxford University, has correspondence with Edward John Thompson (Ref: MSS Eng c5294).

Sources: British Library of Political and Economic Science Archives catalogue; Who's Who 1897-1996 (A & C Black, 1996); British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97; Historical Manuscripts Commission National Register of Archives. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with 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. Jan 2001 Asia and the Pacific Caricatures Cartoons Colliers Magazine Drawings Films Low , Sir , David Alexander Cecil , 1891-1963 , Knight , cartoonist and caricaturist Manchester Guardian , newspaper x The Manchester Guardian Newspaper press New Zealand New Zealand Spectator Oceania Picture Post Press The Daily Herald The Evening Standard The Leader The Star Visual materials Illustrations

Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert

Given by the family in 1965 and 1967.

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Portée et contenu

Papers of Sir David Alexander Cecil Low, 1906-1949, comprising press cuttings books containing his set of copies of his cartoons for the New Zealand Spectator, The Star, The Evening Standard, The Daily Herald, The Manchester Guardian, Colliers Magazine, Picture Post, and The Leader. Also includes some press cuttings, 1919-1961, and texts of radio broadcasts, 1932-1943.

Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

Accroissements

Mode de classement

The collection consists mainly of bound volumes.

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

Open.

Conditions de reproduction

Copyright retained by the donor and their heirs. No documents may be photocopied.

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

The BLPES holds further material relating to David Low in the papers of Edward Hugh John Neale Dalton, Baron Dalton (Ref: Dalton 5/8 and 17/4), the Royal Economic Society (Ref: RES 9/8/12-13), and the Romney Street Group (Ref: Romney Street Group 1/2 and 2/1). The House of Lords Record Office holds correspondence with William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, 1924-1964 (Ref: BBK C/226); the Bodleian Library, Oxford University, has correspondence with Edward John Thompson (Ref: MSS Eng c5294).

Instruments de recherche

Unbound handlist available.

Zone des sources complémentaires

Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

The following miscellaneous items from the Low collection have been microfilmed: 5 cartoons, volumes unknown, dating from 1945-51 (Archives MF 7); Low volume 30 (Archives MF 314-315); Low volume 4 (Archives MF 316); Low various from volumes 5, 6, 8, 10-14 (full list available with microfilm) (Archives MF 200).

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Mots-clés - Lieux

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Identifiant du service d'archives

British Library of Political and Economic Science

Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

Compiled in compliance with 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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Dates de production, de révision, de suppression

Langue(s)

  • anglais

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