Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center
Creator:
McCutcheon, George Barr,
1866-1928
Title:
George Barr McCutcheon Literary File
Photography Collection
Dates:
1840-1928
Extent:
762 items
Abstract:
Collection consisting of 156 loose
photographs and three photograph albums of and/or belonging to the American
playwright and novelist George Barr McCutcheon.
Call Number:
Photography Collection
PH-02680
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. 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.
Administrative Information
Acquisition:
Internal transfer from the George Barr McCutcheon Papers (MS-02760).
The George Barr McCutcheon Literary File consists of 762 items, most of which are
portraits. There are images of McCutcheon, various members of his family, and
other
people including John Masefield and Eugene O’Neill. Further descriptions of some
items may be available in a card catalog in the repository. An index at the end
of
this guide lists photographers whose work is featured in this file.
This file forms a part of the Literary Files photography collection, which is
comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers
of
literary figures and businesses, and generally include portraits and images taken
or
collected by and/or of those people and businesses.
Related Material
Additional McCutcheon material can be found in the George Barr McCutcheon Papers
(MS-02760) at the Harry Ransom Center.
