The collection consists of 2,510
photographs of and related to the American poet Robinson Jeffers
(1887-1962).
Call Number:
Photography Collection
PH-00281
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. Open for research. Please note: Transparencies may be accessed but require 24 hours advance notice. Negatives cannot be accessed without curatorial approval. Light sensitive materials must be viewed under low-level lighting. Some materials may be restricted from viewing. To make an appointment or to reserve photography materials, please contact the Center's staff at photography@hrc.utexas.edu.
Use Policies:
Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential
information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and
regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information
pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without
the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of
action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning
an
individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive
to a
reasonable person) for which the Ransom Center and The University of Texas at
Austin
assume no responsibility.
Restrictions on Use:
Authorization for publication is given on behalf of the University of Texas as the
owner of the collection and is not intended to include or imply permission of
the
copyright holder which must be obtained by the researcher. For more information
please see the Ransom Centers' Open Access and Use Policies.
Administrative Information
Acquisition:
Internal transfer(s) from manuscript collection(s)
The Robinson Jeffers Literary File consists of 2,510 photographs (1,361 loose prints
and safety negatives, 1,132 nitrate negatives, 16 tintypes, and 1 ambrotype).
Featured are snapshots of the Jeffers family, travel scenes in Great Britain and
Europe, Tor House in California, various literary celebrities of Jeffers’ day,
photographs of some works of art, and stills from Jeffers-related theatrical
productions. Of note is a portrait of Jeffers by Edward Weston (970:0004:0001).
The
tintypes and ambrotype are of Jeffers’ maternal (Tuttle family) relatives. An
index
at the end of this guide lists identified photographers whose work is featured
in
this file.
This file forms a part of the Harry Ransom Center’s Literary File Collection, which
is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers
of
literary figures, and generally includes photographs either taken by, collected
by,
or of those figures.
Related Material
Additional Jeffers material can be found in the Robinson Jeffers Collection
(MS-02170) at the Harry Ransom Center.
