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Allen Ginsberg:

An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center

Creator: Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
Title: Allen Ginsberg Literary File Photography Collection
Dates: 20th century
Extent: 46 items
Abstract: The Allen Ginsberg Literary File Photography Collection consists of 46 photographs, the majority of which are from Peter Orlovsky's papers.
Call Number: PH-02914
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 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 Centers' Open Access and Use Policies.


Administrative Information


Preferred Citation Allen Ginsberg Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02914). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
Acquisition: Internal transfers
Processed by: Mary Foster and Susan McClellan, 2006
Repository:

Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin,

Scope and Contents


The Allen Ginsberg Literary File Photography Collection consists of 46 photographs (43 loose photographic prints, 1 color slide, 1 safety negative strip, and 1 nitrate negative), the majority of which are from Peter Orlovsky's papers. 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 Ginsberg can be found in the Center's library and in the Allen Ginsberg Collection (MS-01621), the Ira Lowe Collection of Allen Ginsberg (MS-54145), and the Peter Orlovsky Collection (MS-03115).

Index Terms


People

Cassady, Neal.
Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997.
Nunes, Viviane.
Orlovsky, Peter, 1933-2010.

Subjects

Beats (Persons).
Poets.
Portraits.

Places

Austin (Tex.).
California.
Kolkata (India).

Document Types

Contact prints.
Negatives.
Nitrate negatives.
Photographic prints.
Slides.
Transparencies.

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