An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
Forester, C. S. (Cecil Scott),
1899-1966
Title:
C. S. (Cecil Scott) Forester Literary File
Photography Collection
Dates:
20th century
Extent:
1308 items
Abstract:
The C. S. Forester Literary File consists
of 1,308 photographs, mostly images of Forester and members of his family.
Call Number:
PH-02832
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
C. S. (Cecil Scott) Forester Literary File Photography collection (PH-02832). Harry
Ransom
Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
The C. S. Forester Literary File consists of 1,308 photographs (116 loose prints,
710
prints and 324 negatives in 6 albums, 74 glass slides, and 84 nitrate negatives),
mostly
images of Forester and members of his family. 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photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures,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 Forester can be found in the Center's
library
and in the C. S (Cecil Scott) Forester Collection (MS-01441).
