Call Number:

PH-02870

Collection Name:

Carl Sandburg Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

406 items (5 boxes)

Span Dates:

20th century

Description:

The collection consists of 406 photographs, the majority of which are portraits of author and poet Carl Sandburg (American, 1878-1967) at various ages. There are also portraits of his wife Lillian, his brother-in-law Edward Steichen, his daughters, and his parents, as well as relatives in Sweden.

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Further descriptions of some items may be available in a card catalog in the repository.

This collection forms a part of the Literary File Photography Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images collected by or of those figures.

Access Restrictions:

Curatorial approval and advance notice are required to access negatives.

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01518

Location(s):

Sandburg, C., Lit File Box 1 (P1-P11, P12A-P12B, P13-P16, P17A-P17B, P18-P65, P66A-P66B, P67-P68, P69A-P69B, P70-P74, P75A-P75B, P76A-P76B, P77-P86)
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Sandburg, C., Lit File Box 2 (P87A-P87C, P88-P93, P94A-P94B, P95A-P95B, P96A-P96B, P97-P102, P103A-P103B, P104, P105A-P105B, P106-P111, P112A-P112B, P113A-P113B, P114A-P114C, P115-P129, P130A-P130B, P131A-P131B, P132-P135, P136A-P136B, P137, P138A-P138B,
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Sandburg, C., Lit File Box 3 (P162-P223, P228-P250)
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Sandburg, C., Lit File Box 4 (P251-P254, P255A-P255B, P256A-P256B, P257-P264, P265A-P265B, P266A-P266B, P267A-P267B, P268A-P268B, P269A-P269B, P270-P322, P323A-P323B, P324-P330, P331A-P331B, P332-P338)
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Sandburg, C., Lit File Box 5 (P339-P372; 980:0124:0001; 981:0068:0001-0002; 999:0012:0001-0004)
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Curatorial permission required Lit File Cold Storage (P224-P227)
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See Also:

Carl Sandburg Collection: Associated manuscript materials, from which these photographs were likely transferred, are located in the Carl Sandburg Collection (MS-03694).