John Howell Books:
An Inventory of Its Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
| Creator: | John Howell Books (San Francisco, Calif.) | |
| Title: | John Howell Books Literary File Photography Collection | |
| Dates: | 1915-1983 (bulk 1970s-1983) | |
| Extent: | 99 items | |
| Abstract: | The John Howell Books Literary File Photography Collection consists of 99 items, chiefly images of Warren Howell, but a few also include his wife Antoinette. | |
| Call Number: | PH-02944 | |
| Language: | English |
| Access: | Open for research. 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. | |
| Use Policies: | Ransom Center collections may contain material with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in the collections without the consent of those individuals may have 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. |
Administrative Information
| Preferred Citation | John Howell Books Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02944). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin. | |
| Acquisition: | Internal transfers | |
| Processed by: | Mary Foster and Susan McClellan, 2006 |
| Repository: |
Scope and Contents
| The John Howell Books Literary File Photography Collection consists of 99 items (98 photographic prints and 1 half-tone brochure), dating from 1915 to 1983, the bulk of which date to the late 1970s and early 1980s. The images are chiefly of Warren Howell, but a few also include his wife Antoinette. Two images (986:0040:0002 and 986:0040:0005) are of Warren's father John Howell, the founder of the business. Additional photographs were made at a ceremony honoring Warren Howell's career in the antiquarian book trade, and some of these depict former Ransom Center director Decherd Turner. The photographic prints are accompanied by a descriptive list, filed at the beginning of Box 1. | ||
| 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. | ||
Related Material
| Associated and related material by and about John Howell Books can be found in the Center's library and in the Sally Zaiser Collection of John Howell Books (MS-02039). | ||
Index Terms
People |
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| Howell, John, 1874-1956. | ||
| Howell, Warren R. | ||
| Turner, Decherd. | ||
Organizations |
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| John Howell Books (San Francisco, Calif.) | ||
Subjects |
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| Antiquarian booksellers. | ||
| Bookstores. | ||
| Portraits. | ||
Document Types |
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| Gelatin silver prints. | ||
| Photographic prints. | ||