| Description | 1) 90 letters from Charles F Tunnicliffe to HW [1932-1951], in detail:
- 1932: 32 letters from CFT to H W, including discussion of 'Tarka the Otter' and the revised edition of 'The Old Stag' with list of illustrations. Also includes 1 cartoon by CFT on letter 20 Aug 1932; 1 sketch of falcon in letter Nov 1932; 1 Christmas Card from Shallowford 1932; and 1 letter to CFT on HW's behalf.
- 1933: 26 letters from CFT to HW including discussion of 'Tarka the Otter'. Also includes 2 illustrations of salmon, 1 with ms annotation by HW; 1 illustration of owl (on 1933 Faber and faber cover of 'The Star-Born'); 1 sketch of falcon, with notes by Anne Williamson; and 1 sketch of crow.
- 1934-1936: 26 letters from CFT to HW, including discussion of Williamson's portrait, 'Tarka the Otter', 'The Old Stag' and 'Devon Holiday'. Also includes 1 cartoon of horse and rider on envelope 1934; 1 sketch of polar bear in letter Oct 1935; 1 sketch of house on letter Nov 1935; 1 Christmas Card 1935 with salmon illustration, and 1 letter undated with Anne Williamson's notes.
- 1944-1951: 6 letters from CFT to HW , including reference to the Second World War and 'Tarka the Otter'. Also includes 1 copy letter from HW to CFT 1948
2) Correspondence between C F Tunnicliffe and other people
- 1 letter by C F Tunnicliffe to Anne Williamson 1977 about HW's memorial service. Including reference to 'Tarka the Otter'
3) Abstracts from the Shallowford visitors book
- 9 copies of Tunnicliffe comments and sketches on the Shallowford visitors book 1930s
4) AW's research on C F Tunnicliffe
- Including a copy of HW's portrait by Tunnicliffe
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| AdminHistory | Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe [1901-1979], wildlife painter, etcher and illustrator, studied at the Macclesfield School of Art, the Manchester School of Art and the Royal College of Art, before working for the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers. He then returned to Macclesfield, working as a freelance artist, and developing particular interests in birdlife. In 1932 he provided the wood engravings for 'Tarka the Otter', and went on to illustrate 'Salar the Salmon'. A personal friend of Williamson's, he exhibited at the Royal Academy. He eventually settled at a house on the Cefni Estuary, Anglesey, where he published, 'Shorelands Summer Diary' (1952). He was elected a Royal Academician, Vice-President of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Vice-President of the Society of Wildlife Artists, and was made an OBE in 1978. |