Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: This subseries contains Jaqueline Hope-Nicholson's papers, notebooks, drawings and photographs related to her deep interests in heraldry, genealogy and historical pageants. Materials include her working notes and research materials, charts and coats of arms, photographs of pageants, papers and records related to Esperanza (her company formed to facilitate renting pageant costumes), clippings and various historical documents related to Hope and Troubridge ancestry as well as to Charles I and...

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Red cloth covered boards with gilt lettering. Gurney/Troubridge collaboration of stories, creative writing and accompanying drawings. Short fables include “the peer and the mustard seed”, “the cowherd and the hermit” and “the sidecurls and the scalpette”, all with humorous and caricature-esque drawings, mostly by Laura Troubridge.

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Mostly pen and ink drawings, a few watercolors. The main subject is children at play, depicted individually, in small groups and in large, almost epic groups in a naïve manner that is obviously influenced by the contemporary style of children’s storybook illustrations.