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Record Detail


Call Number:

PH-02960

Collection Name:

Ogden Nash Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

Bachrach, Bradford (1911? - 1992)

Barry (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Bell, Kay (1905 - 1977)

Fred Hess & Son

Holmes, Martha

Kelley, Robert W., 1920-1991 (1920 - 1991)

Launey, photographer

Mydans, Carl (1907 - 2004)

Nash, Ogden, 1902-1971 (1902 - 1971)

Schell, Sherril, 1877-1964 (1877 - 1964)

Underwood & Underwood

No. of Items:

105 items (1 box)

Span Dates:

1900s-1969, undated

Description:

The collection consists of 105 photographs, the majority of which are images of poet Ogden Nash (American, 1902-1971) alone or with others, including Vernon Duke, Al Hirschfeld, and S. J. Perelman. There are also numerous images of unidentified children who may be Nash's daughters.

Please consult finding aid for more detailed information and to page materials to the Reading and Viewing Room..

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This collection forms a part of the Literary File Photography Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images collected by or of those figures.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

Negatives cannot be paged to the Reading and Viewing Room without advance notice and curatorial permission. For additional information, please contact the Curator of Photography.

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01502

Location(s):

Nash, O., Lit File Box (P1-P4, P5A-P5B, P6-P12, P13A-P13B, P14, P15A-P15K, P16A-P16B, P17-P85; 988:0085:0001-0002)
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See Also:

Ogden Nash Art Collection: Sketches and cartoons by Nash can be found in the Ogden Nash Art Collection (AR-00191).

Ogden Nash Collection: Associated manuscript materials can be found in the Ogden Nash Collection (MS-02989).


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