An Intentory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry
Ransom Center
Creator:
Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin),
1894-1962
Title:
E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings Literary
File Photography Collection
Dates:
1918-1958
Extent:
202 items (.83 linear feet)
Abstract:
The E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings
Literary File Photography Collection consists of 202 photographs related to Cummings
and includes portraits of him as well as photographic reproductions of his
artwork.
Call Number:
Photography Collection
PH-02682
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Researchers must create an online Research Account and agree to the Materials Use Policy before using archival materials. Please note: Transparencies may be accessed but require 24 hours advance notice. Negatives cannot be accessed without curatorial approval. Light sensitive materials must be viewed under low-level lighting. Some materials may be restricted from viewing. To make an appointment or to reserve photography materials, please contact the Center's staff at photography@hrc.utexas.edu .
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
Acquisition:
Internal transfers likely from the E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings Collection
(MS-01009) and the Charles Norman Collection (MS-03047).
The E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings Literary File consists of 202 photographs,
including portraits of Cummings and photographic reproductions of his artwork.
This collection forms part of the Literary File Photography Collection, which 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
The Harry Ransom Center holds related materails in the E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings
Papers (MS-01009) and in the E. E. (Edward Estlin) Cummings Art Collection
(AR-00054).
