The archive of Will Self is divided into two parts: Add MS 89203/1: Family Papers (i.e. papers in Self's possession deriving from his parents and grandparents); Add MS 89203/2: Personal and Literary Papers.
Will Self Family Papers: Sir John Otter family photograph album
Scope & Content:
Photograph album containing photographs of various members of the family of Sir John Lonsdale Otter (1852-1932), including a portrait of his father William Bruère Otter (1805-76) Archdeacon of Lewes. The most recent photographs in the album include Peter Self (Will Self's father) as a young boy....
Will Self Family Papers: Sir John Otter family photographs
Scope & Content:
Various photographs of family members and other visual material. The items were originally placed loosely within the photograph album Add MS 89203/1/1/1. The names of the subjects of some photographs are annotated on their versos. They include portraits of Sir John Otter and his wife Elizabeth ...
Will Self Family Papers: Sir John Otter cuttings, letter from Peter Self, and printed matter by Nathaniel Woodard
Scope & Content:
(1). Newspaper cuttings: Brighton and Hove Times (14 Nov 1913) reporting election of Councillor J. Lonsdale Otter as Mayor of Brighton. 'A Memorial to Indian Soldiers'. Printed copy of a letter by John Otter to the Times (7 Sep 1921), appealing for further funds. Sussex Daily News (21 May 1932):...
Will Self Family Papers: 'Melvil Otter in Ceylon' (photograph album)
Scope & Content:
Photograph album, annotated on inside front cover: 'Melvil Otter in Ceylon / About 1912-15'. Loosely inserted at the front of the album is a photographic postcard showing a view of the property Coombe Place [near Lewes, Sussex]. (Sir John Otter's mother, Elizabeth, was the daughter of Robert Me...
Will Self Family Papers: Sir Henry Self photograph album
Scope & Content:
Family photograph album, beginning with photographs of Peter Self (son, born 1919) as a baby. Photographs retained by 'corners' - 7 detached photographs at inside front cover.