Identity area
Reference code
Woollen/8/2
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Title
Date(s)
- c.1885-1942 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
11 items, paper and photographs
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The older brother of Wilfrid Henry Woollen, Ernest was an artist. He suffered from epilepsy and was for some years a resident of the Chalfont Colony.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Material relating to the life of Ernest Woollen. Photograph c.1885 of EW as a small child; drawing by EW of WHW teaching sent to WHW as a Christmas greeting 1900; printed catalogues of the Ipswich Fine Arts Club for 1900 and 1902 in which EW is listed; two postcards illustrated by EW 1903; copy of an illustration drawn by WE published in the Lady's Gazette 16 July 1904; letter from EW to his father in 1906 expressing delight at WHW's academic achievement; letter from WHW to his parents in 1907 describing a visit to EW; photograph of EW's grave; and letter of condolence from the colony to WHW on EW's death.