Emery Walker:
An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator: | Walker, Emery, 1851-1933 | |
Title: | Emery Walker Literary File Photography Collection | |
Dates: | 1870s-1930s, undated | |
Extent: | 51 items (1 box) | |
Abstract: | The collection consists of 51 images of or pertaining to Sir Emery Walker (British, 1851-1933), including portraits of him and his family, and images of various residences in England and Scotland. | |
Call Number: | PH-02969 | |
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. 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 email Visual Materials Reference staff. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. | |
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 Center's Open Access and Use Policies. |
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation | Emery Walker Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02967). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. | |
Processed by: | Ransom Center staff |
Repository: |
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 51 images of or pertaining to Sir Emery Walker (British, 1851-1933), including portraits of him and his family, and images of various residences in England and Scotland. 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 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. |
Related Material
Associated manuscript materials, from which all but three photographs were likely transferred, are located in the Emery Walker Collection (MS-04379). | ||
A photogravure (964:0817:0001) by Walker is located in the Emery Walker Photography Collection (PH-01477). |
Index Terms
Subjects |
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Dawson, Henry, 1811-1878. | ||
Morris, William, 1834-1896. | ||
Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. | ||
Artists--Homes and haunts. | ||
Portraits. | ||
Document Types |
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Albumen prints. | ||
Nitrate negatives. | ||
Photogravures (prints). |