An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
Whitman, Walt, 1819-1892
Title:
Walt Whitman Literary File Photography
Collection
Dates:
circa 1850-1930
Extent:
316 items
Abstract:
A collection of 315 photographs, and one copper printing plate, of and related
to the poet Walt Whitman (American, 1819-1892).
Call Number:
PH-02710
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 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
Centers' Open Access and Use Policies.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Walt Whitman Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02710). Harry Ransom Center,
The
University of Texas at Austin.
The collection consists of 315 photographs, and one copper printing plate, of and
related
to the poet Walt Whitman (American, 1819-1892). The majority of the items are portraits
of
Whitman at various ages. There are also views of places associated with him, as well
as
several portraits of Horace Traubel and a portrait by Elliott & Fry of Rudyard Kipling,
signed and inscribed to "Sitting Fox" (P34). An index at the end of this guide lists
photographers whose work is featured in this collection.
Further descriptions of some items may be available in a card catalog in the
repository.
This collection 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 Whitman is located in the Center's library
and
in the Walt Whitman Collection (MS-04500) and the Walt Whitman Art Collection
(AR-00295).
