An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
Cheyney, Peter, 1896-1951
Title:
Peter Cheyney Literary File Photography
Collection
Dates:
circa 1930-1950
Extent:
157 items
Abstract:
One hundred and fifty seven photographs of
and related to crime fiction novelist Peter Cheyney (British, 1896-1951). Most of
the items
are publicity portraits of Cheyney, including some with duplicate copies.
Call Number:
PH-02823
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Please note: Transparencies may be accessed but require 24 hours advance notice. 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
Center's Open Access and Use Policies.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Peter Cheyney Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02823). Harry Ransom Center,
The
University of Texas at Austin.
The collection consists of 157 photographs of and related to crime fiction novelist
Peter
Cheyney (British, 1896-1951). Most of the items are publicity portraits of Cheyney,
including some with duplicate copies. There are also images of his wives and various
other
people. 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 File Collection that 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
Associated manuscript materials, from which these photographs were likely
transferred, are located in the Peter Cheyney Collection (MS-00771).
