It has not been possible to ascertain how Tom Purvis arranged his papers. Articles written by or about Purvis have been numbered, it is unknown who arranged these papers however it is known not to be Purvis as the series contains his obituary. Some cuttings, proofs etc. of his commercial work have been numbered and several series are discernable, for ease of use these have been listed as one series. Again it is unclear who arranged these items but it is possible that it was Purvis. Notes have been prepared, probably by Purvis’ step-son Teddy Trimmer, detailing some of the contents. These notes are now in box 1 and nnotations have been added to them detailing new locations and reference numbers for the items listed. The collection has been arranged into 10 series as follows: 1. Lecture Notes 2. Project Folders 3. Sketches and Sketch books 4. Biographical notes and letters about Purvis’ life 5. Letters written by Purvis to his wife Jane 6. Personal Documents 7. Newspaper cuttings of articles by and about Purvis 8. Proofs, cuttings and originals of commercial work 9. Photographs of portrait work 10. Personal photographs