Collection Summary
La Farge, Oliver, 1901-1963
Oliver La Farge Literary File Photography
Collection
1920s-1930s
PH-02948
584 items (3 boxes)
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin,
The Oliver La Farge Literary File
Photography Collection consists of 584 items; the majority are scenes from La Farge's
expedition to Guatemala for Columbia University in 1932.
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Scope and Contents
The Oliver La Farge Literary File Photography Collection consists of 584 items; the
majority are scenes from La Farge's expedition to Guatemala for Columbia University in 1932.
There are also portraits of La Farge, scenes from his expedition to Guatemala for Tulane
University in 1927, snapshots from his friends' wedding, images of indigenous peoples of the
Americas, and views of Central and South America. 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photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and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 transfer
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.
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before using archival materials.
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Index Terms
People
La Farge, Oliver, 1901-1963.
Organizations
Columbia University.
Tulane University.
Subjects
Anthropology--Central America.
Anthropology--South America.
Places
Guatemala.
Honduras.
Venezuela.
Document Types
Nitrate negatives.
Photographic prints.
Preferred Citation
Oliver La Farge Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02948). Harry Ransom Center, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processed by:
Susan McClellan, 2006
Related Material
Associated and related material by and about La Farge can be found in the Center's library
and in the Oliver La Farge Collection (MS-02350).
Item List
La Farge, O., Lit File Box 1
P1A-P1B, P2-P5, P6A-P6B, P7-P11,
P12A-P12B, P13-P21, P22A-P22C, P23-P30, P31A-P31B, P32A-P32C, P33-P37, P38A-P38C,
P39, P100-P119, P120A-P120B, P121A-P121B, P122-P134, P135A-P135B, P137,
P138
Chiefly images of La Farge, his friends, and indigenous peoples of the
Americas (P1-P39), as well as views of Central and South America (P100-P110,
P122-P133) and scenes from La Farge's expeditions to Guatemala in 1927 for Tulane
University (P111-P121) and in 1932 for Columbia University (P134-P138).
La Farge, O., Lit File Box 2
P141-P144, P150-P152, P154-P157,
P158A-P158B, P159-P168, P172-P173, P176-P186, P187A-P187B, P188-P190, P192-P199,
P201-P206, P209, P212-P214, P215A-P215B, P216-P221, P225, P228, P229A-P229B,
P232-P233, P235, P240-P249, P251-P269, P271-P272
Scenes from La Farge's expedition to Guatemala in 1932 for Columbia
University.
La Farge, O., Lit File Box 3
P273-P281, P282A-P282B, P283-P291,
P294, P295A-P295B, P296-P303, P304A-P304B, P305-P310, P311A-P311B, P312-P326,
P327A-P327B, P328, P329A-P329B, P330-P345, P347-P350, P371-P385; 997:0105:0225,
0636-0639
Scenes from La Farge's expedition to Guatemala in 1932 for Columbia
University.
Cold Storage, La Forge Box 1
P40-P46
Venezuela (nitrate negatives),
1928.
Cold Storage, La Forge Box 1
P47-P99
Atlantic coast of Honduras, Central America, Puerto Cortes, and Tela (nitrate
negatives).
Cold Storage, La Forge Box 1
P134-P136, P138-P158
Scenes from La Farge's expedition to Guatemala in 1932 for Columbia
University (nitrate negatives; same number assigned to photographic prints, if
available).
Cold Storage, La Forge Box 2
P159-P230, P232-P274, P276A-P276B,
P277
Scenes from La Farge's expedition to Guatemala in 1932 for Columbia
University (nitrate negatives; same number assigned to photographic prints, if
available).
Cold Storage, La Forge Box 3
P279-P350, P371-P385
Scenes from La Farge's expedition to Guatemala in 1932 for Columbia
University (nitrate negatives; same number assigned to photographic prints, if
available).