Visual Supplements

Finally! I am posting some images of materials in Claxon mss. II! All photographs were taken by myself; items and images are made available courtesy of the Lilly Library.


View of my workspace:


Neville Claxon receiving an award in 1974 (likely in Benin):


An assortment of photographs from the collection. These date from 1948-1951 and were taken in Nigeria during the Claxon's initial years abroad:


A closeup shot of several Nigerian children:


One of my favorites: a hand-painted African greeting card. This is one of several in the collection:

I'll save a few more for another post. I don't want to overwhelm your eyes after all six weeks of solid text!

Amy