An Inventory of His Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Low, John Farnsworth, 1862-1939
Title:
John Farnsworth Low Collection
Dates:
1883-1922, undated
Extent:
2 document boxes (.84 linear feet)
Abstract:
Collection contains letters from and
autographs of various performers collected by John Farnsworth Low. Low's collection
was
formerly part of the Ransom Center's Theater Arts Manuscripts Collection, but now
forms a
separate, discrete collection.
Call Number:
Manuscript Collection MS-02557
Language:
English and French
Access:
Open for research. 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:
John Farnsworth Low Collection (Manuscript Collection MS-02557). Harry Ransom Center,
The
University of Texas at Austin.
Acquisition:
The John Farnsworth Low Collection was formerly a part of the Center’s Theater Arts
Manuscripts Collection, but now forms a separate, discrete collection. Items in the
Theater
Arts Manuscript Collection were mainly acquired from either the Albert Davis Collection
of
Theater Artifacts in 1956, or the Messmore Kendall Collection in 1958.
Processed by:
Kayla Jones and Joan Sibley, 2023. Note: This finding aid replicates and replaces
information previously available only in a card catalog. Please see the explanatory
note at
the end of this finding aid for information regarding the arrangement of the manuscripts
as
well as the abbreviations commonly used in descriptions.
