Margery Allingham photograph , 1965

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966
Title
Margery Allingham photograph
Dates
1965 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 linear feet, (1 container)
Collection Number
PH 327
Summary
Margery Louise Allingham (1904-1966) was an English crime writer, creator of Albert Campion. The collection consists of one image of Allingham, seated in an armchair with two dogs, 1965.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

Collection is open to the public.

Collection must be used in Special Collections & University Archives Reading Room.

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Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Margery Allingham was a writer born in London, England who produced many novels, short stories, and plays, mainly in the crime and mystery genres. She is best known as creator of the detective and adventurer Albert Campion.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The one photograph in this collection reads: Margery Allingham whose new book, The Mind Readers, is shortly to be published by William Morrow and Company Inc., photographed in 1965 in her home at Tolleshunt D'Arcy, in Norman Essex, England.

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Subject Terms

  • Women authors, English--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Allingham, Margery, 1904-1966
  • Hampshire, Peter