University of Texas at Austin

Peter Cheyney:

An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center

Creator: Cheyney, Peter, 1896-1951
Title: Peter Cheyney Literary File Photography Collection
Dates: circa 1930-1950
Extent: 157 items
Abstract: One hundred and fifty seven photographs of and related to crime fiction novelist Peter Cheyney (British, 1896-1951). Most of the items are publicity portraits of Cheyney, including some with duplicate copies.
Call Number: PH-02823
Language: English
Access: Open for research. Please note: Transparencies may be accessed but require 24 hours advance notice. 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 Center's Open Access and Use Policies.


Administrative Information


Preferred Citation Peter Cheyney Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02823). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
Acquisition: Internal transfers
Processed by: Susan McClellan and Mary Foster, 2006
Repository:

Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin

Scope and Contents


The collection consists of 157 photographs of and related to crime fiction novelist Peter Cheyney (British, 1896-1951). Most of the items are publicity portraits of Cheyney, including some with duplicate copies. There are also images of his wives and various other people. 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 File Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally include portraits and images collected by or of those figures.

Related Material


Associated manuscript materials, from which these photographs were likely transferred, are located in the Peter Cheyney Collection (MS-00771).

Index Terms


Subjects

Cheyney, Peter, 1896-1951.
Authors.
Novelists.
Portraits.

Document Types

Film transparencies.
Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic prints.

Items List