An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
Title:
Carl Van Vechten Literary File Photography Collection
Dates:
20th century
Extent:
769 items
Abstract:
The Carl Van Vechten Literary File consists of 769 photographs, the majority of which
are portraits of Van Vechten, his wife Fania Marinoff, and notable figures of the
twentieth century in literature and the performing arts.
Call Number:
Photography Collection PH-02800
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
Carl Van Vechten Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02800). Harry Ransom Center,
The University of Texas at Austin.
The Carl Van Vechten Literary File consists of 769 photographs, the majority of which
are portraits of Van Vechten, his wife Fania Marinoff, and notable figures of the
twentieth century in literature and the performing arts. Nearly all the photographs
are by Van Vechten, and an index at the end of this guide lists the other photographers
whose work is featured in this file. Further descriptions of some items are available
in a list located at the front of Box 1 and in a card catalog in the repository.
This file forms a part of the Literary File Collection, which 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
Associated and related material about Van Vechten can be found in the Center's library,
in the Carl Van Vechten Collection (MS-04331), and in the Klaus W. Jonas Collection
of Somerset Maugham and Carl Van Vechten (MS-05171).
