Collection Summary
Norman, Charles, 1904-1996
Charles Norman Literary File Photography
Collection
20th century
PH-02962
46 items
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin,
The Charles Norman Literary File
Photography Collection consists of 46 photographs, mostly portraits of various
people.
English
Scope and Contents
The Charles Norman Literary File Photography Collection consists of 46 photographs,
mostly portraits of various people, including Norman, E. E. Cummings, Ezra Pound,
and Thomas Wolfe. There are also stills from a TV production of A
Journey of a Night. 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photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and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. 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.
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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.
Index Terms
People
Carmer, Carl, 1893-1976.
Cocteau, Jean, 1889-1963.
Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin),
1894-1962.
Hiler, Hilaire, 1898-1966.
Morehouse, Marion, 1906-1969.
Norman, Charles, 1904-1996.
Man Ray, 1890-1976.
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972.
Rachewiltz, Mary de.
Tzara, Tristan, 1896-1963.
Wolfe, Thomas, 1900-1938.
Subjects
Artists.
Poets.
Portraits.
Television--Production and direction.
Document Types
Gelatin silver prints.
Nitrate negatives.
Photographic prints.
Preferred Citation
Charles Norman Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02962). Harry Ransom Center, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processed by:
Susan McClellan, 2006
Related Material
Associated and related material by and about Norman can be found in the Center's library
and in the Charles Norman Collection (MS-03047).
Item List
Norman, C., Lit File
P1-P6
Portraits of Charles Norman alone and with Hilaire Hiler (P4), Dawn Powell
(P5), and two unidentified children (P6).
Norman, C., Lit File
P7-P8
Portraits of Carl Carmer alone (P7) and with his wife (P8).
Norman, C., Lit File
P9-P10
Portraits of Thomas Wolfe.
Norman, C., Lit File
P11
Portrait of "Kierjek."
Norman, C., Lit File
P12
Snapshot of Marion Morehouse and E. E. Cummings.
Norman, C., Lit File
P13
Portrait of E. E. Cummings.
Norman, C., Lit File
P14
Group portrait of Man Ray, Hilaire Hiler, Walter Miller, Ezra Pound, Lew
Copeland, Vernon Campbell, Curtis Moffet, Tristan Tzara, and Jean Cocteau,
1923.
Norman, C., Lit File
P15-P16, P17A-P17B,
P18-P21
Portraits of Ezra Pound at various ages.
Norman, C., Lit File
P22
Photographic reproduction of a painting by Wyndham Lewis of
Pound.
Norman, C., Lit File
P23-P24
Photographs of a "hieratic head" (P23) and a "life mask" (P24) of Pound;
negative of a page featuring the "life mask" portrait.
Norman, C., Lit File
P25
Photographic reproduction of a halftone print of a portrait of Pound's
mother.
Norman, C., Lit File
P26
Snapshot of Mary de Rachewiltz (Pound's daughter).
Norman, C., Lit File
P27-P38
Stills from a TV production of A Journey of a
Night.
Norman, C., Lit File
P39A-P39B
View of Ezra Pound's birthplace (P39B is an enlargement of P39A).
Norman, C., Lit File
P40A-P40C
2 snapshots of Pound's home in Wyncotte, Pa., (P40A-P40B) and the original
negatives (1 strip of BW 120mm film) (P40C).
Cold Storage, Lit File Boxes
P41
Nitrate negative of Ezra Pound.
Index of Photographers
- Hoppé, E. O. (Emile Otto), 1878-1972--P17A
- Morehouse, Marion, 1906-1969--P3
- Tate Gallery--P22
- United Press International--P18
- Wide World Photos, Inc.--P6, P20-P21