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Purvis Archive

Black and white photographs of Purvis, including one glass negative

Photographs of Tom Purvis with the Lancia car on permanent loan to him from Count Lancia, inscribed on the the rear

Sketches/doodles drawn on scraps of paper and the backs of menus etc.

(7/1) LMS design

(8) Purvis, T. 'Art for the Sake of Money', in Advertising World

Afrikander Flake Tobacco designs

LNER designs

Envelope entitled 'Savage Club Members' containing photographs probabaly taken by Purvis

Footlights program, signed by the cast: including Robert Atkins, Tim Brook-Taylor, Tony Buffery, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Tony Hendra, Chris Stuart-Clark [relationship to Purvis not known]

Sketch on card in black ink of Leo Cheney (poster artist) with note “keep this carefully”, on reverse: sketch of lady in hat and old man’s head

Short obituary from unknown publication

The Tatler cutting illustrations

Blackpool Pleasure Beach: Papers covering Purvis’ work with Blackpool Pleasure beach South Shore Ice Rink, including: correspondence between Purvis and Leonard Thompson, Director of Blackpool Pleasure Beach South Shore Ice Rink, Purvis’ notes regarding designs including sketches and drafts, letters from various printing companies including price lists and colour samples

Glax Ovo-Vitamin Food Drink designs

(37) Issue of the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts no. 5059, vol. CVII, containing obituary of Purvis

Letter to Douglas Percy Bliss from Benno Scholtz, Scottish artist

CWS Soaps designs

Article about Purvis visiting Cardiff: 'Cardiff Poster Artist', in South Wales Echo and Express

Sketch books and sketches

Cutting from The Picture Post showing pictures of Edward VII on one side and George V on the other

Horlicks design

British Industries Fair designs

Sailor Savouries design

Colour transparencies of Purvis' designs for Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Christmas card from “‘Mama’ & Celeste” with sketch of Fern House, Marden by Purvis

(8/109) Afrikander Tobacco

Envelope and postcard to Bevis Hillier from Mark Haworth-Booth, curator at the Victoria & Albert Museum

An early poster by Tom Purvis, illustrated in The Advertising World

Lecture notes

Canadian Pacific Mont Cruises designs

BP designs

Purvis' advertisements

Article on Purvis by Herbert Furst in The Artist

Short obituary from unknown publication

Industrial Arts Magazine front cover

Aquascutum designs

Invitation card designed by Tom Purvis

Newpaper cuttings of articles by and about Purvis

RSA certificate in brown leather cylindrical case

(6/15) Article 'The Printing Art'

Colgate designs

St Bruno Flake Tabacco design

A-Batschari Oriental Cigarette designs

(29) Article about commercial art in business referencing Purvis: ‘Commercial Art in Business’, in Yorkshire Observer

Biographical notes and letters about Purvis' life

Notebook used by Purvis to write notes to Jane, used by Janeafter his death to write biographical notes about his life and some poetry

(7/45) 'Mr Herbert Furst, Art Critic'

(7/54) BP design

Kensitas Cigarettes designs