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Morris Leopold Ernst:

Photography Collection Literary File at the Harry Ransom Center

Creator: Ernst, Morris Leopold, 1888-1976
Title: Morris Leopold Ernst Literary File
Dates: Circa 1910s-1970
Extent: 114 items
Abstract: The Morris Leopold Ernst Literary File consists of 114 photographs, the majority of which are portraits of Ernst and his family.
Call Number: Photography Collection PH-00281
Language: English
Access: Open for research


Scope and Contents


The Morris Leopold Ernst Literary File consists of 114 photographs, the majority of which are portraits of Ernst and his family, which included his wife Margaret "Maggie" Samuels Ernst; their daughter Constance "Connie" Bessie and her children Nicholas "Nick" and Katherine "Kathy" Bessie; their son Roger, his wife Jean, and their children Debbie and David; and their daughter Joan Dauman and her daughter Stephanie "Steffie" Goldstein. Also pictured are associates of Ernst's law firm, Greenbaum, Wolff & Ernst (GW&E), including partner Herbert A. Wolff and Ernst's longtime secretary Paula Gross. Others represented in the file include Louis D. Brandeis, Heywood Broun, Arthur J. Brown, Edna Ferber, Malcolm A. Hoffman, Hubert Humphrey, James Joyce, Louis Lochner, Eugene O'Neill, Ezra Pound, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Andrew R. Tyler. There are also a few snapshots of Ernst at his favorite pastime, sailing, and one of Ernst's birthplace in Uniontown, Alabama. An index at the end of this guide lists commercial photographers whose work is featured in this file. This index only includes works which specifically credit a photographer and thus is not an exhaustive list.

Related Material


The Ransom Center also holds manuscript materials by Morris L. Ernst and artworks related to the Morris L. Ernst collection.

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