Call Number:

PH-02742

Collection Name:

Paul Bowles Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

698 items

Span Dates:

circa 1840-1855

Description:

The Paul Bowles Literary File consists of 698 photographs, the majority of which are images of various people, including Bowles, his wife Jane Auer, his parents and other family members, as well as Truman Capote, Oliver Smith, Virgil Thomson, Tennessee Williams, and other friends and associates, many of whom are unidentified. Most of the images in the rest of the file are views of North Africa and various other places, including Spain and Sri Lanka. There are duplicate prints and/or enlargements of some images in Boxes 2-6 (957:0027:0001-0443).

Included in the collection are the following:

957:0027:0447 -- [Portrait of a child], likely between 1840-1855. Daguerreotype, 8.3 x 7 cm (sixth plate) (visible image); 9.5 x 8.2 cm (case);
957:0027:0448 -- [Portrait of a middle aged woman], likely between 1840-1855. Daguerreotype, 8.3 x 7 cm (sixth plate) (visible image); 9.5 x 8.2 cm (case);
957:0027:0449 -- [Portrait of a woman], likely between 1840 and 1855. Daguerreotype, 6.3 x 5 cm (ninth plate) (visible image).
957:0027:0450 -- [Portrait of a baby], circa 1855. Ambrotype, 5 x 3.7 cm (2 x 1.5 inches) (ninth plate) (visible image); 7.5 x 6.3 cm (3 x 2.5 inches) (case).
957:0027:00451 -- Mary Ellen Ridoc(?), circa 1857. Ambrotype, 4.6 x 3.3 cm (1.8 x 1.3 inches) (ninth plate) (visible image); 7.4 x 6 cm (2.9 x 2.4 inches) (case).
957:0027:0452 -- Judkins. [Portrait of a boy], circa 1857. Ambrotype with hand coloring, 4.9 x 3.7 cm (1.9 x 1.5 inches) (ninth plate) (visible image); 6.3 x 5.1 cm (2.5 x 2 inches) (including mat).

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This collection forms a part of the Literary File Photography Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images collected by or of those figures.

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=00715

Location(s):

Lit File Cased Items Box 2 (957:0027:0447-0452)
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Bowles, P., Lit File Album 1 (formerly P120)
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Bowles, P., Lit File Album 2 (formerly P121)
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Lit File OV Box, Medium (P80)
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Lit File OV Box, Large (957:0027:0404)
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Bowles, P., Lit File Box 1 (P1-P40, P41A-P41B, P42, P43A-P43B, P44-P79, P81-P95)
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Bowles, P., Lit File Box 2 (P96-P103, P105-P119, P122-P129, P131-P136; 957:0027:0001-0045)
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Bowles, P., Lit File Box 3 (957:0027:0046-0132)
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Bowles, P., Lit File Box 4 (957:0027:0133-0228)
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Bowles, P., Lit File Box 5 (957:0027:0229-0337)
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Bowles, P., Lit File Box 6 (957:0027:0338-0382, 0385-0386, 0389-0397, 0399-0406, 0408-0411, 0413-0420, 0422-0429, 0431-0446)
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Special permission required Cold Storage Lit File Boxes (957:0027:0373-0420, 0422-0442)
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See Also:

Paul Bowles Collection