An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
Masters, Edgar Lee, 1868-1950
Title:
Edgar Lee Masters Literary File Photography
Collection
Dates:
late 19th century-1955
Extent:
1,075 items (7 boxes)
Abstract:
The Edgar Lee Masters Literary File
Photography Collection consists of approximately 1,075 items, including portraits
of Masters
throughout his life, both alone and with others, and portraits of his family members
and
friends.
Call Number:
PH-02886
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. 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
Edgar Lee Masters Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02886). Harry Ransom Center,
The
University of Texas at Austin.
The Edgar Lee Masters Literary File Photography Collection consists of approximately
1,075
items, including portraits of Masters throughout his life, both alone and with others,
as
well as portraits of his wives Helen Jenkins and Ellen Coyne, mistresses Tennessee
Mitchell
and Lillian Wilson, parents, siblings, children, grandchildren, and other family members.
There are also portraits of various other people and views of houses and places pertaining
to Masters, including Petersburg and Lewistown, IL. 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 Masters can be found in the Center's
library
and in the Edgar Lee Masters Collection (MS-02710).
