An Inventory of Her Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
Balieff, Elena, 1899-1981
Title:
Elena Balieff Literary File Photograph
Collection
Dates:
20th century
Extent:
337 items
Abstract:
The Elena Balieff Literary File consists of
337 photographs, the subjects of which include Balieff and her family as well as Serge
Soudeikine and other Russian theater personalities
Call Number:
Photography Collection PH-02821
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. To make an appointment or to reserve photography materials, please email Visual Materials Reference staff. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials.
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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
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Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Elena Balieff Literary File Photography Collection (Photography Collection PH-02821).
Harry
Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
The Elena Balieff Literary File consists of 337 photographs, the bulk of which are
images
of various people. Subjects include Balieff and her family, as well as Serge Soudeikine
and
other Russian theater personalities associated with Nikita Balieff's company, Teatr
"Letuchaia Mushe" (Chauve-Souris). An index at the end of this guide lists photographers
whose work is featured in this file. Further descriptions of some items may be available
in
a card catalog in the repository.
This file forms a part of the Literary Files 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albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally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.
Related Material
Associated and related material by and about Balieff can be found in the Center's
Balieff
Chauve-Souris Collection (PA-00009).
