John Villers Farrow
John Villiers Farrow was a writer, sailor, and Hollywood film producer and director born in Sydney, Australia. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II and was the author of several notable books such as Damien the Leper (1937), Pageant of the Popes (1942), and The Story of Thomas More (...
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John Villiers Farrow was a writer, sailor, and Hollywood film producer and director born in Sydney, Australia. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II and was the author of several notable books such as Damien the Leper (1937), Pageant of the Popes (1942), and The Story of Thomas More (1954). He married actress Maureen O'Sullivan and was the father of actress Mia Farrow. His papers contain background research, notes, and drafts of his books, as well as correspondence, newspaper clippings, several manuscripts and reviews of films he produced, photographs, and other miscellaneous materials related to his career as a writer, sailor, and director. |
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farrow John Villers Farrow An inventory of the John Villiers Farrow Papers at The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives Finding aid prepared by Sean Gleeson and William J. Shepherd. The American Catholic Research Center and University Archives 2011 101 Aquinas HallThe Catholic University of AmericaWashington, D.C. 20064 Finding aid encoded by Sean Gleeson and William J. Shepherd in 2010-2011 English Descriptive Summary The American Catholic Research Center and University Archives 1927(1927-1976)n.d. John Villiers Farrow, 1904-1963 John Villiers Farrow Papers 6.5 linear feet; 12 boxes John Villiers Farrow was a writer, sailor, and Hollywood film producer and director born in Sydney, Australia. He served in the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II and was the author of several notable books such as Damien the Leper (1937), Pageant of the Popes (1942), and The Story of Thomas More (1954). He married actress Maureen O'Sullivan and was the father of actress Mia Farrow. His papers contain background research, notes, and drafts of his books, as well as correspondence, newspaper clippings, several manuscripts and reviews of films he produced, photographs, and other miscellaneous materials related to his career as a writer, sailor, and director. 104 English Biographical Note John Villiers Farrow, author and movie director was born on February 10, 1904 in Sydney, Australia, to parents Joseph Farrow and Lucy Savage. Though his mother died very young in 1907, his father survived World War I as a soldier in the Australian Army. Educated at Newtown Public School and Fort Street Boys' High School, young John (or Jack as he was called) ran away to sea in an American ship. He supposedly became a roving adventurer who sailed throughout the Pacific Ocean and fought in revolts in Nicaragua and Mexico before reaching San Francisco, California in 1923. After several more maritime adventures, he settled in Hollywood in 1927 where his nautical expertise, combined with his status as a known poet and short story writer, found him work as a film script consultant and technical adviser. Farrow worked writing script dialogue for both De Mille Productions and Paramount Pictures. He also worked for RKO Pictures writing movie screenplays before a stint in England, where he wrote for the 1932 film Woman in Chains and the 1933 Don Quixote. He also spent time in Tahiti, where he wrote an English-French-Tahitian language dictionary and a novel titled Laughter Ends in 1933. Returning to Hollywood in 1933, Farrow was arrested because of a false passport and expired visa and placed on five year's probation (he became an American citizen in 1947). He continued writing and published a biography of Father Damien titled Damien the Leper in 1937, which was reprinted many times and translated into several languages. He later wrote a history of the papacy, Pageant of the Popes, in 1942, and a biography of Sir Thomas More in 1954. Farrow served as an officer in the Royal Canadian Navy in the Second World War, 1940-1942, working onshore with intelligence, censorship, and press relations and at sea on anti-submarine patrols before retiring as an honorary commander. Having developed from the late 1930s as a notable film director, he was enlisted to the war effort by major studios, winning the New York Film Critics' Circle award and an American academy award nomination for the box office hit Wake Island in 1942. He also made a documentary drama called The Hitler Gang in 1944 and a naval yarn Two Years before the Mast in 1946. Additionally, he made several film noir classics such as The Big Clock in 1947, Where Danger Lives in 1950, and His Kind of Woman in 1951. He directed a notable western, Hondo, with John Wayne, in 1953, and shared an academy award as co-writer of the screenplay for Around the World in Eighty Days in 1956. His last movie was 1959's John Paul Jones with Robert Stack in the lead role. Farrow had attempted to make a film on the life of Christ, but unfortunately his efforts failed. John Farrow had divorced his first wife, Felice Lewin, in the 1930s and married Irish actress and screen legend Maureen O'Sullivan in 1936, who was already famous for playing Jane opposite Johnny Weismuller's iconic Tarzan. They would remain married until his death and have seven children. He had also converted to Roman Catholicism, a religion he shared with his second wife and family. Now a highly acclaimed producer and film director in Hollywood, he died suddenly of heart disease on January 27, 1963 at his house in Beverly Hills. He was survived by his wife, Maureen O'Sullivan, and six of their children, most notably his daughter Mia who had just begun her film career. The first born child, Michael Damien Farrow, had died in a plane crash in 1958. Among his many awards, John Farrow had been granted a knighthood of the grand cross of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in 1940 by Pope Pius XII. Farrow was also an honorary member of the Belgian Societe Royale Humanitaire, and received decorations from the Order of the Crown of Romania and the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. Scope and Contents The first series of the collections contains correspondence dating from 1934 to 1962. Much fo the correspondence is personal in nature, consisting primarily of letters exchanged with his wife Maureen O'Sullivan during the early years of the Second World War, 1939-1941, when she was in England. Additionally, there is some other personal and business-related correspondence in this series. Of particular note is a reference letter from Hollywood movie mogul Louis B. Mayer. The second series is titled Writings and Related Material and dates from 1928 to 1960. The heart of the Farrow papers, this series has material related to his career as a writer for both print and screen. Included are correspondence, contracts, news clippings, research materials, published copies of his books, and various writing drafts in both handwritten and typescript formats. Farrow authored several notable and award winning books such as Laughter Ends (1933), Damien the Leper (1937), Pageant of the Popes (1942), and The Story of Thomas More (1954). Damien the Leper won the Damien-Dutton Award and Pageant of the Popes received the Catholic Literary Award of the Gallery of Living Catholic Authors. While there is some material on his major films such as the John Wayne western Hondo (1953) and the World War II classic Wake Island (1942) that one the New York Film Critics Award, this aspect of Farrow's career is rather sparsely represented in these papers. Rather, the majority of the film-related files appear to be about projects that remained unfinished or were otherwise pending when Farrow died in 1963. In particular, there was the on-again off-again work on a potential movie about Jesus Christ to be called "the Son of Man." Additionally, there were projected films about the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake titled The City That Lived and a Civil War tale set in Virginia known as the Two Little Confederates, based upon the book of same name by Thomas Nelson Page. The third series consists of a few contracts related to agents, studios, and housing. Contracts for specific books and films, however, are filed in the second series. The fourth series is a miscellaneous assemblage of correspondence, news clippings, certificates and other documents primarily related to his various awards and honors that dates from 1930 to 1970. Chief among these would be the aforementioned book and film awards, but also an honorary degree from the Loyola University of Los Angeles, California, and honors related to the Knights of Malta and the Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. This series also contains general biographical information about Farrow's naval and Hollywood careers and a copy of his 1963 obituary. The fifth series is Maureen O'Sullivan Material, 1937-1963, 1976, and undated, in Box 10. It is not clear if this was originally intended by the donor to be included with the Farrow papers as this is material such as awards, clippings, correspondence, photographs, etc. specific to Maureen O'Sullivan. The sixth series contains photographs dated from 1930-1957. This series includes many Farrow family photos, especially some from the 1936 wedding of John Farrow to actress Maureen O'Sullivan, but also many career-related photos such as movie production shots, Farrow's years in the Royal Canadian Navy, and, most notably, a 1957 reception at the British Embassy in Washington that included Queen Elizabeth II and Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten. The seventh and final series contains miscellaneous and oversized materials. This series is a hodgepodge of miscellaneous material, with regular sized items in box 11 and oversized in box 12. Items range from book plates and a framed clipping to ceremonial regalia and a 1959 tax return. Please refer to the list below for more specific information on this series's contents. Arrangement The John Villiers Farrow Papers consist of seven series: Series 1: Correspondence, 1934-1962, Box 1 Series 2: Writings and Related Material, 1928-1960, n.d., Boxes 1-9 Series 3: Contracts, 1927-1950, Box 9 Series 4: Publicity, Awards, and Honors, ca. 1930-1970, n.d., Boxes 9-10 Series 5: Maureen O'Sullivan Material, 1937-1963, 1976, n.d., Box 10 Series 6: Photographs, 1930-1957, n.d., Box 11 Series 7: Miscellaneous and Oversize Material, 1940, 1959, n.d., Boxes 11-12 Restrictions on Access None Stated Related Material The American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives also contains: Index Terms This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms. Persons: De Mille, Cecil Blount, 1881-1959 Farrow, John Villiers, 1904-1963 Farrow, Mia, 1945- Mayer, Louis Burt, 1884-1957 O'Sullivan, Maureen, 1911-1998 Organizations: Paramount Pictures RKO Pictures Royal Canadian Navy Places: Beverly Hills, California Hollywood, California London, England San Francisco, California Sydney, Australia Tahiti, French Polynesia Subjects: Film Popes World War II Acquisition Information Donated by Maureen O’Sullivan Farrow in 1978. Processing completed and EAD markup begun by Sean Gleeson in 2010. Processing revised and EAD markup completed in 2011 by William John Shepherd. Revised in 2018 by Mr. Shepherd and Laurel Howard. Select Bibliography Farrow, John Villiers. Damien the Leper. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1937. Farrow, John Villiers. Laughter Ends. New York: Harcourt, Brace, 1933. Farrow, John Villiers. Pageant of the Popes. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1942. Farrow, John Villiers. The Story of Sir Thomas More. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1954. Farrow, John Villiers, website at http://www.farrow-osullivan.com/JohnVilliersFarrow.html Hazlehurst, Cameron.'Farrow, John Villiers (1904-1963)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 14, Melbourne University Press, 1996, pp 143-144. Detailed Description of the Collection Series I: Correspondence, 1934-1962 (1 BOX) This series consists primarily correspondence between Farrow and his wife Maureen O'Sullivan during the early years of the Second World War, 1939-1941. Additionally, there is other personal as well as business related correspondence. 1 1 Astorino, A. 1937, 1955 Envelope Marked 6-28-58: Transparencies 1 2 Business, 1934-1962 1 3 Didot, Henri, French Consul, February 4, 1935 Reference Letter: Transparency 1 4 Mayer, Louis, November 24, 1942 Reference Letter 1 5 Naval, 1941-1955 1 6 O'Sullivan, Maureen, August-September 1939 1 7 O'Sullivan, Maureen (1), 1940-1941 1 8 O'Sullivan, Maureen (2), 1940-1941 1 9 O'Sullivan, Maureen (3), 1940-1941 1 10 O'Sullivan, Maureen (4), 1940-1941 1 11 Personal, 1941(1958-1962)1962 Series 2: Writings and Related Material, 1928-1960, n.d. (9 BOXES) This series contains material related to Farrow's career as a writer for both print and screen, including correspondence, contracts, news clippings, research materials, published copies of his books, and various writing drafts in both handwritten and typescript formats. 1 12 Anglican Alliance with Rumanian Orthodoxy, 1937 Article 1 13 Back From Eternity: Clippings, ca. 1956 Film 1 14 The Bad One: Contract, August 24, 1929 Film 1 15 The Big Clock: Clippings, 1948 Film 1 16 California: Clippings, 1947 Film 1 17 China: Clippings, 1942-1943 Film 1 18 City That Lived: Screenplay, n.d. Film 1 19 City That Lived: Clippings, 1961 Film 1 20 City That Lived: Correspondence, 1964 Film 1 21 City That Lived: Handwritten Pages, n.d. Film 1 22 City That Lived: Edison Voicewriter Diamond Discs (7 inch), 1962 Film 1 23 City That Lived: Treatment, with Handwritten Notes, by Niven Busch and John Farrow - Typescript, n.d. Film 1 24 City That Lived: Screenplay - Typescript, n.d. Film 1 25 City That Lived: Step Outline - Typescript, n.d. Film 1 26 City That Lived: Treatment - Typescript, n.d. Film 2 1 Commandos Strike at Dawn: Clippings, 1943 Film 2 2 Commandos Strike at Dawn: Correspondence, 1942-1943 Film 2 3 Damien the Leper: Contracts, 1936-1938, 1946, 1954 Book 2 4 Damien the Leper: Correspondence, 1936-1937 Book 2 5 Damien the Leper: Correspondence, 1937-1938 Book 2 6 Damien the Leper: Correspondence, 1939-1957 Book 2 7 Damien the Leper: Clippings, ca. 1937 Book 2 8 Damien the Leper: Manuscript - Handwritten (1), n.d. Book 2 9 Damien the Leper: Manuscript - Handwritten (2), n.d. Book 2 10 Damien the Leper: Manuscript - Handwritten (3), n.d. Book 2 11 Damien the Leper: Manuscript - Typescript (1), n.d. Book 2 12 Damien the Leper: Manuscript - Typescript (2), n.d. Book 2 13 Damien the Leper: Manuscript - Typescript (3), n.d. Book 2 14 Damien the Leper: Research Materials, ca. 1936 Book 3 1 Damien the Leper: Speech - Typescript, n.d. Book 3 2 Damien the Leper: Images, n.d. Book 3 3 Damien the Leper: Miscellaneous Materials, 1937-1947 Book 3 4 Damien the Leper: Published Copy, 1937 Book 3 5 Damien the Leper: Published Copy, 1954 Book 3 6 Damien the Leper: Published Copy, 1989 Book 3 7 Damien the Leper: Published Copy, 1989 Book 3 8 French Love: Contract, 1930 Film 3 9 Haunted Melody: Contract, 1928 Film 3 10 The Hitler Gang: Clippings, 1944 Film 3 11 His First Command: Contract, 4/29/1929 Film 3 12 Hondo: Clippings, 1953 Film 3 13 John Paul Jones: Clippings, 1957 Film 3 14 John Paul Jones: Manuscript (Original) - Typescript, pages 1-80, 1957 Film 3 15 John Paul Jones: Manuscript (Original) - Typescript, pages 81-153, 1957 Film 3 16 Last Letter from Wake Island:, n.d. Poem 3 17 Laughter Ends: Miscellaneous, 1932-1933 Book 3 18 Laughter Ends: Clippings, 1933 Book 3 19 Letter from his Commanding Officer, n.d. Poem 3 20 Mass in Westminster, 1937 Poem 3 21 Naked and the Dead: Correspondence, 1957 Film 3 22 Pageant of the Popes: Clippings, ca. 1942 Book 3 23 Pageant of the Popes: Clippings, 1949-1950 Book 4 1 Pageant of the Popes: Clippings on Pope Pius XII (1), ca. 1956 Book 4 2 Pageant of the Popes: Clippings on Pope Pius XII (2), ca. 1956 Book 4 3 Pageant of the Popes: Clippings of the Death of Pope Pius XII (1), ca. 1958 Book 4 4 Pageant of the Popes: Clippings of the Death of Pope Pius XII (2), ca. 1958 Book 4 5 Pageant of the Popes: Contract, 1940, 1946 Book 4 6 Pageant of the Popes: Correspondence, 1942-1943 Book 4 7 Pageant of the Popes: Correspondence, 1943-1944, 1960 Book 4 8 Pageant of the Popes: Correspondence - Pius XII, 1954 Book 4 9 Pageant of the Popes: Notebooks - Handwritten, n.d. Book 4 10 Pageant of the Popes: Notebooks - Handwritten, n.d. Book 4 11 Pageant of the Popes: Notebooks - Handwritten, n.d. Book 4 12 Pageant of the Popes: Notebooks - Handwritten, n.d. Book 4 13 Pageant of the Popes: Notebooks - Handwritten, n.d. Book 4 14 Pageant of the Popes: Notebooks - Handwritten, n.d. Book 4 15 Pageant of the Popes: Notebooks - Handwritten, n.d. Book 5 1 Pageant of the Popes: Notebooks - Handwritten, n.d. Book 5 2 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Handwritten (1), n.d. Book 5 3 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Handwritten (2), n.d. Book 5 4 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Typed Passages (1), n.d. Book 5 5 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Typed Passages (2), n.d. Book 5 6 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Typescript #1, pages 1-99 (1), n.d. Book 5 7 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Typescript #1, pages 100-200 (2), n.d. Book 5 8 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Typescript #1, pages 1-44, 1-36 (3), n.d. Book 5 9 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Typescript #1, pages 37-99 (4), n.d. Book 5 10 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Typescript #1, pages 100-163, 1-4 (5), n.d. Book 5 11 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Typescript #2, pages 1-99 (1), n.d. Book 5 12 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Typescript #2, pages 100-199 (2), n.d. Book 6 1 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Typescript #2, pages 200-299 (3), n.d. Book 6 2 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Typescript #2, pages 300-406 (4), n.d. Book 6 3 Pageant of the Popes: Manuscript - Introduction and Footnote Typescript, n.d. Book 6 4 Pageant of the Popes: Published Book, 1950 Book 6 5 The Registered Woman, or the Woman of Experience: Contract, 1930 Film 6 6 The Return of Raffles: Contract, 1932 Film 6 7 Royal Canadian Navy, 1908-1940: Publication, ca. 1940 Magazine/Article 6 8 Saints of Now: Review Clipping, 1953 Book Chapter 6 9 Seven Wonders of the World: Photographs, Negatives, and Film Strips, 1956 Film 6 10 Son of Man: Clippings, 1948-1956 Film 6 11 Son of Man: Clippings, 1959-1960 Film 6 12 Son of Man: Contract, 1959 Film 6 13 Son of Man: Correspondence, 1947-1949 Film 6 14 Son of Man: Correspondence, 1949-1950 Film 6 15 Son of Man: Correspondence, 1952-1959 Film 6 16 Son of Man: Photographs, Drawings (1), n.d. Film 7 1 Son of Man: Photographs, Drawings (2), n.d. Film 7 2 Son of Man: Manuscript - Typescript and Handwritten (1), n.d. Film 7 3 Son of Man: Manuscript - Typescript and Handwritten (2), n.d. Film 7 4 Son of Man: Notes, n.d. Film 7 5 Son of Man: Outlines, 1951 Film 7 6 Son of Man: Press Release - Typescript Draft Copies, n.d. Film 7 7 Son of Man: Research Materials, n.d. Film 7 8 Son of Man: Screenplay Typescript, pages 1-44, 1953 Film 7 9 Son of Man: Screenplay Typescript, pages 50-99, 1953 Film 7 10 Son of Man: Screenplay Typescript, pages 100-115, 1953 Film 7 11 Son of Man: Storyboards, n.d. Film 7 12 Son of Man: Treatment, 3/15/1948 Film 7 13 Story of Thomas More: Binder of Clippings, 1954-1956 Book 8 1 Story of Thomas More: Clippings, 1954-1956 Book 8 2 Story of Thomas More: Correspondence, 1954, 1960 Book 8 3 Story of Thomas More: Research Notes - Handwritten, n.d. Book 8 4 Story of Thomas More: Research Notes - Typescript, n.d. Book 8 5 Story of Thomas More: Research Notes Packet - Typescript (1), n.d. Book 8 6 Story of Thomas More: Research Notes Packet - Typescript (2), n.d. Book 9 1 Story of Thomas More: Published Copy, 1956 Book 9 2 Three Weekends: Contract, 7/23/1928 Film 9 3 Two Little Confederates: Miscellaneous Materials, 1960 Film 9 4 Two Little Confederates: Notes - Handwritten, n.d. Film 9 5 Two Little Confederates: Revisions, 1960 Film 9 6 Two Little Confederates: Treatment, Draft with Corrections - Typescript, n.d. Film 9 7 Two Little Confederates: Treatment - Typescript, n.d. Film 9 8 Two Little Confederates: Treatment, with Dedication to Michael Farrow - Typescript, n.d. Film 9 9 Two Little Confederates: Treatment, with Revisions - Typescript, 1960 Film 9 10 Two Years Before the Mast: Clippings, 1944 Film 9 11 The Unholy Wife, or the Lady and the Prowler, 1956-1957 Film 9 12 Wake Island: Clippings, 1942-1943 Film 9 13 Will the Power of the Popes Wane or Grow? - Typescript, 1942 Article 9 14 Young Sinners: Contract, 11/28/1928 Film 9 15 Unknown work about General Chennault: Notes - Handwritten, n.d. Series 3: Contracts, 1927-1950 (1 BOX) This series has general contracts related to Farrow's career or housing, with those for specific books and films located in the second series. 9 16 Contract - Agent, 1950 9 17 Contract - Housing Lease, 3/7/1929 9 18 Contracts - Studios, 1927-1931, 1949 Series 4: Publicity, Awards, and Honors ca. 1930-1970, n.d. (2 BOXES) This series has correspondence, news clippings, certificates and other documents primarily related to Farrow's various awards and honors. This series also contains general biographical information about his naval and Hollywood careers and a copy of his 1963 obituary. 9 19 Biographical Information - Typescript, n.d. 9 20 Biographical Information: Clippings, 1955-1962 9 21 Obituary from The Crow's Nest, 1963 9 22 List of Items Donated to Charity after his Death, 5/22/1963 10 1 Farrow and Catholicism: Clippings, 1948-1950 10 2 Farrow Family: Clippings, 1930s-1940s 10 3 Farrow Family: Clippings, 1950s-1960s, 1970 10 4 Farrow and Film: Clippings, 1949-1956 10 5 Farrow in World War II: Clippings, 1939-1940 10 6 Farrow and Writing: Clippings, ca. 1950s 10 7 Farrow, Miscellaneous: Clippings, 1932, 1948-1956 10 8 Miscellaneous (non Farrow): Clippings, 1948-1959 10 9 Damien-Dutton Award for Damien the Leper, 1957 10 10 Film Awards, 1955-1957 10 11 Gallery of Living Catholic Authors Award for Pageant of the Popes, 1943 10 12 Knights of Malta Honors, 1959-1961 10 13 Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre Paperwork, 1954 10 14 Loyola University of Los Angeles, California, Honorary Degree, 1943, 1949 10 15 New York Film Critics Award for Wake Island, 1942 10 16 Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, 1940 Papal Order 10 17 Miscellaneous Certificates (Some Transparencies), 1925-1959 10 18 Miscellaneous Honors and Awards Correspondence, 1950-1962 10 19 Miscellaneous Honors and Awards Clippings, 1944, 1951-1953 10 20 Photographs: Honors, Awards, n.d. Series V: Maureen O'Sullivan Material, 1937-1963, 1976, n.d. (1 BOX) Material such as awards, clippings, correspondence, photographs, etc. specific to Maureen O'Sullivan, actress and wife of John Farrow. 10 21 All-Ireland Benevolent Association Motion Picture Mother of the Year Award, 1953 10 22 Clippings, 1930s-1940s 10 23 Clippings, 1950s 10 24 Contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 4/21/1937 10 25 Correspondence, 1949, 1963, 1976 10 26 Photographs, n.d. 10 27 Programs, 1955-1956 10 28 Receipt: American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, 1951 Series 6: Photographs, 1930-1957, n.d. (1 BOX) This series contains family photos such as the 1936 wedding of John Farrow to actress Maureen O'Sullivan and many career related photos such as movie production shots, Farrow's time in the Royal Canadian Navy, and a 1957 reception at the British Embassy in Washington. 11 1 John Farrow Aboard Ship, n.d. 11 2 Tahiti, 1930-1931 11 3 The Far East, n.d. 11 4 Wedding, 9/12/1936 11 5 World War II, ca. 1940 11 6 Royal Canadian Navy, 1942 Includes negatives 11 7 Visit of General Claire Chennault and his wife Anna (Chen Xiangmei), n.d. 11 8 Farrow Family, 1954 11 9 Farrow Family, 1954 Negatives 11 10 Farrow Family, n.d. 11 11 Farrow Family, n.d. 11 12 British Embassy, with Queen Elizabeth II, Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, Father Ed Wheeler, and John Farrow, 1957 11 13 Production Shots, ca. 1940s Includes negatives 11 14 Production Shots, ca. 1940s 11 15 Miscellaneous, n.d. Includes negatives 11 16 Notes on the Chancery, n.d. Transparencies Series 7: Miscellaneous and Oversize, 1940, 1959, n.d. (2 BOXES) This series contains a hodgepodge of miscellaneous material including book plates, a framed clipping, ceremonial regalia, and a 1959 tax return. 11 17 Miscellaneous Book Plates, n.d. 11 18 Miscellaneous Cloth Patch: Naval, n.d. 11 19 Engraved Copper Plates: Invitations, Informals, Visiting Card, n.d. 11 20 Tax Return: Limen Productions, 1959 11 21 Miscellaneous Materials, n.d. 12 1 Black Sash with Red Cross, Knights of the Holy Sepulchre?, n.d. Oversize 12 2 Red Vestment, Knights of the Holy Sepulchre?, n.d. Oversize 12 3 Framed Clipping: 'Machiavellian Tactics or How to Get to Sea in a Hurry,' from House of Commons Debates, 11/22/1940 Oversize 12 4 Graph Paper: Story of Thomas More, Chronology, n.d. Oversize |