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An original photographic archive compiled by Betty Boothroyd. Comprising: Eighteen personal photograph albums: - An album documenting Boothroyd's varied personal and official travels and engagements, including images of Boothroyd with Nelson Mandela, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (3), David Hockney, Boris Yeltsin, and Bill Clinton (signed by Clinton in black ink: "To the Right Honourable / Betty Boothroyd, MP / with best wishes / Bill Clinton / 29. Sept. 1993"), as well as several official parliamentary photographs of Boothroyd, her inauguration as Chancellor of the Open University, visits to Kuala Lumpur, Morocco, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Egypt, Australia, Thailand, Cyprus, Trinidad, and Russia, 1993-1997, with scattered manuscript captions. Large oblong folio (51 x 31cm). Red and purple paper-covered boards. Containing 276 colour photographs (measuring between 25 x 20 and 6 x 6cm, the great majority large format) affixed to the pages, with tissue-guards. Section of blank pages at the rear. Six photographs apparently removed. Condition is very good, the binding secure although with some cracking to the front hinge and with a little wear and rubbing to the extremities. The contents with some tears and creasing to the tissue-guards are otherwise in very good order. - A similar album documenting Boothroyd's varied personal and official travels and engagements, including images of Boothroyd with Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip (4), Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, Bill Clinton, Jacques Chirac, the presidents of Germany and Ecuador, the prime minister of Japan, the speakers of Oman, Egypt, Ghana, India, Finland, Chile, Slovenia, Pakistan, Sweden, New Zealand, as well as several photographs of her 1997 visit to Australia, including a signed photograph from Prime Minister John Howard ("It was nice to / have you. I hope you / liked it. / John Howard"), several official parliamentary photographs of Boothroyd, images of the state opening of Parliament, various official functions, a photograph of Boothroyd dressing for the recall of Parliament in September 1992 following 'Black Wednesday' (signed by the photographer Brian Harris to the foot), 1992-97, with scattered manuscript captions. Large oblong folio (51 x 31cm). Red and purple paper-covered boards. Containing 181 colour photographs (measuring between 35.5 x 28cm and 12.5 x 9cm, the great majority large format) loosely affixed to the pages, with tissue-guards. Section of blank pages at the rear. A number of photographs loose. 14 photographs apparently removed. Condition is good, the binding cracked at the front hinge and with wear and rubbing to the extremities. The contents with a 3cm tear to the right of the Brian Harris photograph, the occasional crease or minor tear to the odd photograph, and some tears and creasing to the tissue-guards, are otherwise in very good order. - An album documenting a variety of official and personal events and visits in Britain and overseas, including photographs of Boothroyd with Queen Elizabeth II (7, including images of their unveiling of the 'Women of World War II' monument in Whitehall and of Boothroyd receiving the Order of Merit), "Off to Buckingham Palace for President Mandela's Banquet, July '96", Tony Blair, Neil and Glenys Kinnock, Barbara Castle and Dennis Healey, at Edward Heath's eightieth birthday, and "Lloyd Webber's house party", as well as photographs in and around Parliament, trips to Cyprus, Egypt, Zanzibar, China, South Africa, and Malta, and some of home-life at Thriplow, 1991-2005. Large folio (45.5 x 34cm). Navy-blue cloth with gilt title labels to the spine. Containing 632 colour photographs (the majority measuring 15 x 10.5cm, although with many larger and smaller) affixed to pages. Condition is very good. - An album documenting official and personal visits by Boothroyd to the Netherlands, Cyprus (including photographs with the President), Sri Lanka, France, the USA, Namibia, Gibraltar, Hungary, Brazil, Colombia, Gr. Seller Inventory # 1294
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