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William and Claude Friese-Greene Collection

Collection of apparatus and ephemera associated with the early film pioneers, William (1855-1921) and Claude Friese-Greene (1898-1943). Contained within nine boxes are various photographs, letters, newspaper clippings, articles and documents relating to William Friese-Greene, his family, including his sons, Claude and Graham and grandson Tony Friese-Greene. The material also includes family letters, studio portraits, negative prints, photographic glass plates, and documents relating to William Friese-Greene’s attempts at motion photography. The collection also extends to his son’s work on colour photography (Friese-Greene Natural Colour Process) and cinematography (including stills from some of his motion pictures). Items also include various articles and documents relating to his business ventures both in the United Kingdom and America. Items relating to ‘The Open Road’ and a copy of Ray Allister’s (Muriel Forth) Biography ‘Close-up of an Inventor’ are also included within the collection.

William and Claude Friese-Greene Collection

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'Everybody's Weekly' magazine, 6 September 1951

1951

Patent submitted by William Friese-Greene

1900

Patent 'Improvements in and Relating to Air Cars or Air Ships', 1908

1908

Copy print of a photograph of William Friese-Greene holding a small dog

unknown

Album of press cuttings about the death of William Friese-Greene in 1921

circa 1921

Bankruptcy notice served on William Friese-Greene in Brighton

1909

Photograph of Edith Friese-Greene with her sons

1900

Copy of the catalogue for the sale of the Will Day Collection

1933

Photograph of a display of William Friese-Greene related equipment

Unknown

A photograph of William Friese-Greene's workshop

Unknown

Photograph of William Friese-Greene

unknown

A photograph William Friese-Greene's funeral procession

1921

Photograph of the bust of William Friese-Greene on the facade of the Chelsea Gaumont cinema

unknown

Patent submitted by William Friese-Greene

1893

Patent submitted by William Friese-Greene

1898

Photograph of plaque commemorating William Friese-Greene

Unknown

Brochure for 'The Open Road'

1926

Framed photograph of William Friese-Green

unknown

Service for the funeral of William Friese-Greene

1921

Photograph of a boy looking at a display case containing objects relating to the life and work of William Friese-Greene at the Science Museum, London, undated.

Boy looking at a case of William Friese-Greene's work

unknown

An album with a black cover of press cuttings relating to the life and work of William and Claude Friese-Greene.

Album of press cuttings

1920-1930

Gelatin silver photograph by Underwood and Underwood: portrait of Claude Friese Greene and his business partner on board a ship, c. 1925.

William Friese-Greene with Business Partner

circa 1925

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene, 26 August 1926.

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene

1926

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene, 16 August 1926.

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene

1926

Letter from Claude Friese-Greene to Will Day, 22 July 1926.

Letter from Claude Friese-Greene to Will Day

1926

Letter from Anthony Friese-Greene to Eric Hosking, 16 October 1971.

Letter from Anthony Friese-Greene to Eric Hosking

1971

Letter to Mr Friese-Greene (presumably Anthony) from Mrs Winifred Cooper on behalf of the Harwich Society, 8 May 1974.

Letter to Mr Friese-Greene from Mrs Winifred Cooper

1974

A brochure for 'The Open Road', a series of short films made by Claude Friese-Green in 1926.

A brochure for 'The Open Road'

1926

Original packaging for packet of Ty-Phoo tea, featuring William Friese-Greene on the side as part of their 100 Years of British Acheivement series of tea trade cards, 1972.

Original packaging for packet of Ty-Phoo tea

1972

Letter to Mrs Friese-Greene from the Cinmatograph Exhibitors' Association of Great Britian and Ireland (Scottish Branch), 27 May 1921.

Letter to Mrs Friese-Greene from the Cinematograph Exhibitors' Association of Great Britain and Ireland

1921

Photographic portrait of Claude Friese Greene in an Army Flying Corp uniform, Egypt, 1918.

Portrait of Claude Friese Greene

1918

Letter from William Friese-Greene to Crawley, 26 October 1910

Letter from William Friese Greene to Crawley, 26 October 1910

26 October 1910

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene, 17 September 1925.

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene

1925

Claude Friese-Greene on location

Claude Friese-Greene on location

Silver gelatin photograph, portrait of Chrissie, wife of Claude Friese Greene, c. 1925.

Portrait of Chrissie, wife of Claude Friese Greene

circa 1925

Portrait of William and Claude Friese Greene by an unknown photographer, c. 1908.

Portrait of William and Claude Friese Greene by an unknown photographer

circa 1908

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene, 30 July 1926.

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene

1926

Letter from Claude Friese-Greene to Will Day, 19 August 1926.

Letter from Claude Friese-Greene to Will Day

1926

Letter from Claude Friese-Greene to Will Day, 23 July 1926.

Letter from Claude Friese-Greene to Will Day

1926

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene, 22 July 1926.

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene

1926

Letter from Friese-Greene Colour Films to Will Day, 1926.

Letter from Friese-Greene Colour Films to Will Day

1926

Letter from Anthony Friese-Greene to Eric Hosking, 12 September 1971.

Letter from Anthony Friese-Greene to Eric Hosking

1971

Letter from Eric Hosking to Anthony Friese-Greene.

Letter from Eric Hosking to Anthony Friese-Greene.

Photograph of Claude Friese Greene with the Vinten Model E camera used for the Biocolour system by R Dunlop. (Note: this camera can be found at 1971-143).

Portrait of Claude Friese Greene

circa 1925

Album of press cuttings relating to the work of William Friese-Greene, particularly focussing on the period around the release of the film 'The Magic Box', 1950s.

Album of press cuttings relating to the work of William Friese-Greene

1950s

Letter to Mr Friese-Greene (presumably Anthony) from Mrs Winifred Cooper on behalf of the Harwich Society, 11 August 1974.

Letter to Mr Friese-Greene from Mrs Winifred Cooper

1974

Portrait of William Friese-Greene

Portrait of William Friese-Greene

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene, 1 September 1926

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene

1926

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene, 4 May 1926, two pages.

Letter from Will Day to Claude Friese-Greene

1926

Scrapbook relating to Friese Greene. Blue and green leatherette cover and contains newspaper clippings about Friese Greene and his work.

Scrapbook relating to Friese Greene