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M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel:

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

Creator: Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps), 1865-1947
Title: M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel Literary File Photography Collection
Dates: 1870s-1931, undated
Extent: 38 items
Abstract: The M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel Literary File Photography Collection consists of 38 images of or pertaining to Shiel, including portraits of Shiel, family members, and associates.
Call Number: PH-02915
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.
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Administrative Information


Preferred Citation M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02915). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
Acquisition: Internal transfers
Processed by: Mary Alice Harper, 2006
Repository:

Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin,

Scope and Contents


The M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel Literary File Photography Collection consists of 38 images of or pertaining to Shiel, including portraits of his first wife Carolina ("Lina") Garcia Gomez, their daughter Lola, his sisters-in-law Mica and Salva, and his illegitimate daughter Ada Phipps Seward. Also included are six Cartes de visite of Shiel's acquaintances on whom he based various characters in his works (P28A-P28F). 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This file forms a part of the Literary Files Photography Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images collected by or of those figures.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 Shiel can be found in the Center's library and in the M. P. (Matthew Phipps) Shiel Collection (MS-03821) and the John Gawsworth Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02913).

Index Terms


People

Gawsworth, John, 1912-1970.
Shiel, M. P. (Matthew Phipps), 1865-1947.

Subjects

Portraits.

Places

Derbyshire (England).
Montserrat.

Document Types

Cabinet photographs.
Card photographs.
Cartes de visite.
Gelatin silver prints.
Photographic postcards.
Photographic prints.

Item List