| Description | Family tree (pedigree) of the Norman family, including Montagu Norman; correspondence between the Bank and the painter Augustus John regarding John painting Norman, Norman sitting for the portrait and delivery of the portrait; various newspaper cartoons of Norman; ongoing correspondence and notes for record on the position of the Norman portrait (by Augustus John) within the Bank; loan in 1952 of the Norman portrait (by Augustus John) to Norman's nephew Mark Norman, and its eventual return to the Bank in 1963; varnishing of the Norman portrait; a reprint of an article from 'The Banker' entitled Banker Designer: A Living Aspect of Montagu Norman' by Sir Gordon Russell, which looks at Norman as a furniture designer; a copy of a 'Country Life' article on Moor Place, which includes a photograph of the Norman portrait hanging in the dining room; a copy of a 'Country Life' article on St Clere, Kent; humorous account of a meeting between Norman and Keynes (note by R A Wood). |