Photography Collections Database
Record Detail
Call Number: |
PH-00269 |
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Collection Name: |
W. D. (Wilfred Dudley) Smithers Papers and Photography Collection |
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Creator: |
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No. of Items: |
9004 items |
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Span Dates: |
1910-1968 |
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Description: |
W. D. (Wilfred Dudley) Smithers (American, 1895-1981) was a photojournalist and writer in the Big Bend area of Texas during the first third of the twentieth century. The Smithers Papers and Photographic Collection is comprised of images of landscapes of the Big Bend, pioneer life along the border, Mexican Americans, Mexican Revolution and Francisco "Pancho" Villa, Texas Rangers, horse cavalry, mining in Terlingua and surrounding communities, early aerial photography and early aviation, including the Stinson sisters; all border markers along the 1,900-mile US-Mexican boundary; curanderos. Most photographs are by Smithers; some copies of work by Nick Mersfelder and various others. 9,000 glass, safety, and nitrate negatives with modern prints by Smithers. Part of the 9,000 items are 31 panoramic prints. All photographs are captioned and captions are gathered into a five-volume, typescript, itemized inventory. Some maps and other ephemera are located in the over-size area of the photography stacks. The time period represented is between 1890 and 1930. Associated manuscripts are at held in the general Manuscripts collection at the Ransom Center, and across campus at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. |
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Access Restrictions: |
Negatives cannot be accessed without curatorial approval and advance notice. To make an appointment, please contact Reading and Viewing Room staff. |
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Finding Aid URL: |
https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=00286 |
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Location(s): |
Home-made enlarger and copy camera (982:0078:0012, 0014) -- CURATORIAL PERMISSION REQUIRED Clippings Flat File (oversize materials) (glass negatives) -- CURATORIAL PERMISSION REQUIRED Lampshade Box (2001:0054:0001) Lampshade Box (966:0004:0002-966:0004:0003) Archive (18 boxes) Lampshade Box (966:0004:0013) Lampshade Box (966:0004:0005; 966:0004:0007) Lampshade Box (966:0004:0008; 966:0004:0009) Lampshade Box (panels) Compact disc (2001:0036:0001) Lampshade Box (966:0004:0013) Lampshade Boxes (966:0004:0001; 966:0004:0011) Prints Lampshade Boxes 5, 8 (966:0004:0005, 0007) Lampshade Boxes 9-10 (966:0004:0008-0009) Lampshade Box 11 (966:0004:0010) Flat File (oversize materials) Smithers, W.D., Boxes (nitrate negatives) -- CURATORIAL PERMISSION REQUIRED Acetate negatives (Boxes 1-6) -- CURATORIAL PERMISSION REQUIRED Special permission required Acetate negatives (Boxes 07-14) Curatorial permission required Acetate negatives (Boxes 15-22) Curatorial permission required Acetate negatives (Boxes 23-28) |
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