Photographs and artwork

Series V. comprises photographs and artwork that document Nichols's personal and professional activities, arranged into loose groupings of portraits, professional activities, Nichols's gardens and homes, and miscellaneous, in rough chronological order. Though the bulk of the photographs were taken on his various estates and in English gardens, the earliest portraits present Nichols in his Army uniform shortly after World War I. Various candid photographs capture Nichols giving speeches, playing cards, playing piano, signing books, sitting with his cats, and attending the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. The artwork in this series consists of two pencil drawings by artist Harly Trott of Nichols posing in the nude. Dates provided during processing appear in square brackets.