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Handforth, Thomas, 1897-1948

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Laurence Sickman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-001
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, study materials, journals, address books, programs, memorabilia, teaching material, military documents and photographs and negatives documenting his personal, academic and professional life between 1930 and 1988, one item per year from 1848, 1856, 1859, 1898, 1901 and 1903, and a record book of personal finances contains entries from 1989 in someone else's handwriting.

Dates: 1848-1989; Majority of material found within 1932-1987

Thomas Handforth Estate, 1929-1948

 Series
Identifier: MSS. 001. Series VIII
Scope and Contents Note This series consists largely of photographs and negatives left to Sickman as part of the Thomas S. Handforth estate in 1948. Handforth (1897-1948) was an artist and author. He and Sickman met in the early 1930s in Peiping (now Beijing), where they were part of the American and British expat community. A large portion of these photographs were made during his travels throughout Asia during the 1930s. Included in this collection are images of the people and places that inspired him to write...
Dates: 1929-1948

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