An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry
Ransom Center
Creator:
Beevers, John Leonard,
1911-1975
Title:
John Leonard Beevers Literary File
Photgraphy Collection
Dates:
Circa 1911-1975
Extent:
1.5 document boxes, (0.75 linear feet), 4 bound volumes
Abstract:
The John Beevers Literary File
consists of 425 photographs, 444 black and white negatives, 8 color transparencies,
10 color slides, and 4 albums with 460 photographic prints, the majority of which
are images of Beevers, his parents, his first wife Marjorie Pollard Beevers, their
daughter Susan, and the Beevers’ family home "Tall
Oak". Also represented in the file are Beevers' parents-in-law, friends,
and associates, including Edith Sitwell.
Call Number:
Photography Collection
PH-02875
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Please note: Transparencies may be accessed but require 24 hours
advance notice. Negatives cannot be accessed without curatorial approval. To make
an
appointment or to reserve photography materials, please contact the Center's staff
at photography@hrc.utexas.edu.
The John Beevers Literary File consists of 425 photographs, 444 black and white
negatives, 8 color transparencies, 10 color slides, and 4 albums with 460
photographic prints, the majority of which are images of Beevers, his parents,
his
first wife Marjorie Pollard Beevers, their daughter Susan, and the Beevers’ family
home "Tall Oak". Also represented in the file are
Beevers’ parents-in-law, friends, and associates, including Edith Sitwell. An
index
at the end of this guide lists photographers whose work is featured in this
file.
The photographs are organized by images of Beevers and his family in rough
chronological order, and then by other identified and unidentified people and
places. Descriptions of images were derived by the archivist based on inscriptions
on print versos, where available.
This file forms a part of the Literary Files photography collection, which is
comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers
of
literary figures and businesses, and generally include portraits and images taken
or
collected by and/or of those people and businesses.
Related Material
Additional materials by and about Beevers are located in the Ransom Center's John
Leonard Beevers Papers.
