An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963
Title:
John Cowper Powys Literary File Photography
Collection
Dates:
circa 1900-1957, undated
Extent:
277 items (2 boxes)
Abstract:
The John Cowper Powys Literary File
Photography Collection consists of 277 photographic prints and negatives, including
images
of Powys, his parents, several of his siblings, and various other people.
Call Number:
PH-02985
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
John Cowper Powys Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02985). Harry Ransom Center,
The
University of Texas at Austin.
The John Cowper Powys Literary File Photography Collection consists of 277 photographic
prints and negatives, including images of Powys, his parents, several of his siblings
(Albert Reginald, Gertrude, Llewelyn, Philippa, Theodore Francis, and William), and
various
other people. Over one third of the items are images associated with a 1957 edition
of
Somerset and Dorset Essays by Llewelyn Powys. There are also images of Llewelyn Powys'
death
mask and views of his house, as well as photographic prints and negatives removed
from his
correspondence. 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 Powys can be found in the Center's library
and
in the John Cowper Powys Collection (MS-03320).
