Dorothy Brett:
An Inventory of Her Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | Brett, Dorothy, 1883-1977 | |
| Title: | Dorothy Brett Literary File Photography Collection | |
| Dates: | 1920-1960 | |
| Extent: | 30 items | |
| Abstract: | Thirty photographs of and related to painter Dorothy Brett (British, 1883-1977) that include portraits of her, Aldous Huxley, Ottoline Morrell, Alfred Stieglitz, and others. | |
| Call Number: | PH-02896 | |
| Language: | English |
| Access: | Open for research. 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 Center's Open Access and Use Policies. |
Administrative Information
| Preferred Citation | Dorothy Brett Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02896). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. | |
| Acquisition: | Internal transfer | |
| Processed by: | Susan McClellan and Mary Foster, 2006 |
| Repository: |
Scope and Contents
| The collection consists of 30 photographs of and related to painter Dorothy Brett (British, 1883-1977). Included are portraits and snapshots of Brett as well as prominent artists and writers that include Aldous Huxley, Ottoline Morrell, Alfred Stieglitz, Marsden Hartley, John Marin, and Georgia O'Keeffe. 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 File Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally include portraits and images collected by or of those figures. | ||
Related Material
| Additional materials by and about Brett are located in the Ransom Center's Library, the Dorothy Brett Collection (MS-00506), from which these photographs were likely transferred, and the Dorothy Brett Art Collection (AR-00029). | ||
Index Terms
Subjects |
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| Brett, Dorothy, 1883-1977. | ||
| Gertler, Mark, 1891-1939. | ||
| Hartley, Marsden, 1877-1943. | ||
| Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963. | ||
| Marin, John, 1870-1953. | ||
| Morrell, Ottoline Violet Anne Cavendish-Bentinck, Lady, 1873-1938. | ||
| O'Keeffe, Georgia, 1887-1986. | ||
| Stieglitz, Alfred, 1864-1946. | ||
| Artists. | ||
| Authors. | ||
| Photography of art. | ||
| Portraits. | ||
| Portraits, Group. | ||
Places |
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| South Africa. | ||
| Taos (N.M.). | ||
Document Types |
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| Contact prints. | ||
| Photographic prints. | ||
| Platinum prints. | ||