Collection Summary
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh),
1907-1973
W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden Literary File
Photography Collection
20th century
Photography Collection PH-02767
119 items
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
The W. H. Auden Literary File consists of
119 pictures, many of which are portraits of Auden and/or Chester Kallman.
English
Scope and Contents
The W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden Literary File consists of 119 pictures, many of which are portraits of
Auden and/or Chester Kallman. There are also views of various places, including Auden's
residence in Austria. 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and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally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.
Acquisition:
Internal transfers
Access:
Open for research. To make an appointment or to reserve photography materials, please email
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Index Terms
People
Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh),
1907-1973.
Connolly, Cyril, 1903-1974.
Kallman, Chester, 1921-1975.
Subjects
Cityscapes.
Landscapes--Pictorial works.
Portraits.
Places
Austria.
Greece.
Italy.
New York (State).
Document Types
Film negatives.
Photographic postcards.
Photographic prints.
Preferred Citation
W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden Literary File Photography Collection (Photography PH-02767). Harry
Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processed by:
Susan McClellan and Mary Foster, 2006
Related Material
Associated and related material by and about Auden can be found in the Center's library, the W. H.
(Wystan Hugh) Auden Collection (MS-00152), and the W. H. (Wystan Hugh) Auden Art Collection
(AR-00378).
Item List
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P1-P3, P5-P14
Portraits of Auden.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P15-P34
Images of Auden with Chester Kallman (P15-P19), Sir Kenneth Clarke (P20),
Alan Ansen (P21), and various other people.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P35-P57
Portraits of Chester Kallman.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P58-P79
Images of Kallman with Alan Ansen (P60-P61), Charles Heileman (P62), and
various other people, most of whom are unidentified men.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P80-P81
Portraits of Yannis Boras.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P82
Portrait of Cyril Connolly.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P83-P85
Individual portraits of 3 unidentified men.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P92
Roll (20 frames, 18 images) of color 35mm negatives of various, unidentified
people and places.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P93
Partial roll (4 frames) of color 35mm film of various, unidentified people
and places.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P94
Roll (20 frames, 17 images) of color 35mm film of various, unidentified
people and places.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P131-P134
Photographic postcards of Auden's cat, Cenerentulla.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P135
View of Auden's summer cottage on Fire Island, New York,
1946.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P136-P146
Views of Auden's house and grounds at No. 6, Kirchstetten, Austria; Chester Kallman appears in P141 and P143.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P147
Photographic postcard view of Forio d'Ischia, Italy.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P148-P149
Photographic postcard views of Kirchstetten, Austria.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P150-P151
Views of Salzburg, Austria.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P152-P157
Commercial 35mm color slides of Salzburg, Austria.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P158
Color photomechanical postcard view of Meteores, Greece.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P159
View of an unidentified town.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P160
Image of a sculpted head of Auden.
Auden, W.H., Lit File Box
P161
Color photographic reproduction of a painting of Auden.
A-B Lit File OV Box, Medium
P4
Portrait of Auden.
Index of Photographers
- Belgrave Press Bureau--P9
- Breicha, Otto--P22-P24, P32
- Friedrich, Reinhard--P161
- Henschel, Horst, active 1960s--P160
- Lauro, N.--P85
- Meyerlist, Lisa, 1914-2008--P72-P73
- Sheffield newspapers Limited, general printers--P20