An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry
Ransom Center
Creator:
Gardner, Erle Stanley,
1889-1970
Title:
Erle Stanley Gardner Literary File
Photography Collection
Dates:
1910-1968
Extent:
40,000 items (47.1 linear feet)
Abstract:
The Erle Stanley Gardner Literary
File contains approximately 40,000 photographic prints, transparencies, and
negatives (some stereographic), housed in approximately 58 document boxes, 13
storage cartons, and 16 albums. An avid photographer as well as a writer, Gardner
documented his travels in Europe, China, South America, the South Pacific, and
his
hunting trips across the western United States.
Call Number:
Photography Collection
PH-02695
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.
The Erle Stanley Gardner Literary File contains approximately 40,000 photographic
prints, transparencies, and negatives (some stereographic), housed in approximately
58 document boxes, 13 storage cartons, and 16 albums. An avid photographer as
well
as a writer, Gardner documented his travels in Europe, China, South America, the
South Pacific, and his hunting trips across the western United States. Also included
are images taken for and used in articles and travel publications, as well as
images
that were part of criminal case research material. This finding aid comprises
a
partial list of the contents of this file, as much of the collection is
unprocessed.
This collection forms a 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comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers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 Ransom Center holds other Gardner materials in the Erle Stanley Gardner
Papers.
