An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951
Title:
Sinclair Lewis Literary File Photography
Collection
Dates:
1912-1943
Extent:
2,621 items
Abstract:
The Sinclair Lewis Literary File
Photography Collection consists of 2,621 items, largely contained in seven albums.
The
images depict Lewis' relationship with his first wife Grace Hegger and life at Twin
Farms,
Lewis' home with his second wife Dorothy Thompson.
Call Number:
PH-02768
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Please note: 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
Sinclair Lewis Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02768). Harry Ransom Center,
The
University of Texas at Austin.
The Sinclair Lewis Literary File consists of 2,621 items, largely contained in seven
albums. The images in six of the albums form a chronological depiction of Lewis' life
and
travels from 1912 to 1927, the years of his relationship with his first wife Grace
Hegger.
The seventh album contains images of life at Twin Farms, Lewis' home with his second
wife
Dorothy Thompson, in circa 1943. The file includes portraits of Lewis, Grace, and
their son
Wells among the loose prints as well as in the albums. 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 Lewis can be found in the Center's library
and
in the Sinclair Lewis Collection (MS-02480).
