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Written on back by Serena Wadham "Tri X 1000 ASA"

Written on the back by Serena Wadham "Tri X 1600 ASA"

One of Serena Wadham's numerous self-portraits, taken in her later years after she came back from London to live in Cornwall.

There are numerous self-portraits taken by Serena Wadham.
They are often in taken in her rooms, sometimes to test equipment and materials. Others are outside, Serena on her bicycle, or just her shadow.

One of numerous self-portraits taken by Serena Wadham part of the china clay works can be seen in the background.

One of Serena Wadham's self-portraits, showing her shadow in the bright sunshine.

One of numerous self-portraits, often taken to test equipment or materials.

Groups of mostly black-and-white 35 mm contact sheets, and glossy work-prints, contained in Kodak, Ilford or Agfa photographic-paper boxes. Also a brown cardboard file-box containing an alphabetical index of 6 x 4 cards listing SW's photographic…

Dark red plastic ring-binder II/A with 10 transparent slip-in transparency pockets (in poor condition), containing cardboard-mounted 35 mm transparencies, mostly in colour, some captioned, and covering various subjects including scenes in Cornwall…

20 bundles of 35 mm negatives, mostly contained in plastic or paper bags; 1 Kodak yellow box containing negs in transparent sleeves.

A large assortment of  contact sheets, 35 mm transparencies and work-prints of various sizes, some mounted, dating from throughout SW's career from c. 1963. Two packets of 35 mm negatives, nrs. 1706-2074, in a cardboard container. One A3 brown…

VII/1: a large brown envelope containing press publications and cuttings, mostly The Peninsula Voice, and some correspondence, pertaining to environmental and other issues in the 1980s. VII/2 blue cardboard folder marked 'Pre-Historic' containing b/w…

VIII/1 yellow Kodak box marked 'Farm Prints': A4 b/w prints of SW's friends and neighbours at Georgia Farm, and some views. VIII/2 yellow Kodak box marked 'Contacts 2190-' containing b/w contact sheets of W. Cornwall views, standing stones &c,…

Groups of black-and-white 35 mm and medium-format b/w contact sheets contained in Kodak, Ilford or Agfa photographic-paper boxes. V/1 (Agfa) marked 'Contacts 1 to 60': medium-format and 35 mm Cornish, mostly personal subjects, early 1960s, plus Sir…

Self-portraits of SW - in some cases done to test equipment - and interior views of her flat at 5, Noel Road, Islington. Brown A4 envelope 1/1 marked 'Shots from my window (pre-Zone System tests), containing views from 5, Noel Rd to test various…

Brown folder 10/1 marked 'Changing roles of women' containing a large selection of pictures of women doing various kinds of factory and transport work; also sporting activities (rowing, riding, karate); and the composer Thea Musgrave and film-maker…

Brown folder 11/1 marked 'Motorcycles/motorcyclists'. SW's mainly female biking friends and associates - Frances Popley, Bea Hawkins et al - and their equipment; cuttings, and a letter from Bea Hawkins 15 Feb. 1979. The photographs are mainly late…