Call Number:

PH-02709

Collection Name:

Willard Maas Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

1,584 items (3 boxes)

Span Dates:

circa 1910-circa 1966

Description:

The collection consists of 1,584 items related to the experimental filmmaker and poet Willard Maas (American, 1906-1971). The majority of the items are nitrate negatives, and the bulk of the photographic prints are images of unidentified people in various settings.

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Further descriptions of some items may be available in a card catalog in the repository.

This collection forms a part of the Literary File Photography Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images collected by or of those figures.

Access Restrictions:

Special permission, plus advance notice, is required to access the negatives in this collection. To make an appointment, please contact Reading and Viewing Room staff.

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01494

Location(s):

Maas, W., Lit File Album 1 (957:0089:0001-0031)
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Maas, W., Lit File Album 2 (unnumbered)
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Lit File Novelty Items Box (3 items)
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Maas, W., Lit File Box 1 (957:0029:0005-0008; 988:0033:0003-0006; unnumbered)
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Maas, W., Lit File Box 2 (unnumbered)
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Maas, W., Lit File Box 3 (unnumbered)
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Lit File Cabinet Storage (1 unnumbered glass-covered, color transparency)
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Special permission required Cold Storage Lit File Boxes (Nitrate negatives 957:0035:0000 and unnumbered)
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See Also:

Willard Maas Collection