University of Texas at Austin

Sinclair Lewis:

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

Creator: Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951
Title: Sinclair Lewis Literary File Photography Collection
Dates: 1912-1943
Extent: 2,621 items
Abstract: The Sinclair Lewis Literary File Photography Collection consists of 2,621 items, largely contained in seven albums. The images depict Lewis' relationship with his first wife Grace Hegger and life at Twin Farms, Lewis' home with his second wife Dorothy Thompson.
Call Number: PH-02768
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 Sinclair Lewis Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02768). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
Acquisition: Internal transfers
Processed by: Susan McClellan, 2006
Repository:

Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin,

Scope and Contents


The Sinclair Lewis Literary File consists of 2,621 items, largely contained in seven albums. The images in six of the albums form a chronological depiction of Lewis' life and travels from 1912 to 1927, the years of his relationship with his first wife Grace Hegger. The seventh album contains images of life at Twin Farms, Lewis' home with his second wife Dorothy Thompson, in circa 1943. The file includes portraits of Lewis, Grace, and their son Wells among the loose prints as well as in the albums. 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 Lewis can be found in the Center's library and in the Sinclair Lewis Collection (MS-02480).

Index Terms


People
Lewis, Grace Hegger.
Lewis, Sinclair, 1885-1951.
Lewis, Wells, 1917-1944.
Thompson, Dorothy, 1893-1961.

Subjects
Photograph albums.
Portraits.
Snapshots.
Travel.

Places
Barnard (Vt. : Town).

Document Types
Ceramic photographs.
Gelatin silver prints.
Nitrate negatives.
Photographic postcards.
Photographic prints.

Container List