University of Texas at Austin

J. Griffyth (James Griffyth) Fairfax:

An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center

Creator: Fairfax, J. Griffyth (James Griffyth)
Title: J. Griffyth (James Griffyth) Fairfax Literary File Photography Collection
Dates: 1893, 20th century
Extent: 172 items
Abstract: The J. Griffyth Fairfax Literary File consists of 172 pictures pertaining to Fairfax, most of which are either individual or group portraits of unidentified people and views of estates in England and Australia.
Call Number: PH-02831
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 Centers' Open Access and Use Policies.

Administrative Information


Preferred Citation J. Griffyth (James Griffyth) Fairfax Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02831). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
Acquisition: Internal transfers
Processed by: Susan McClellan and Mary Foster, 2006
Repository:

Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin,

Scope and Contents


The J. Griffyth Fairfax Literary File consists of 172 pictures pertaining to Fairfax, most of which are either individual or group portraits of unidentified people (presumably members of the Fairfax family). There are also views of various country estates in England and/or Australia as well as places in Italy. 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 Fairfax can be found in the Center's library and in the James Griffyth Fairfax Collection (MS-01352).

Index Terms


People
Fairfax, J. Griffyth (James Griffyth).

Subjects
Cathedrals.
Photography albums.
Portraits.

Places
Australia.
England.
Italy.

Document Types
Cyanotypes.
Photographic prints.

Item List