An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
Walker, Emery, 1851-1933
Title:
Emery Walker Literary File Photography
Collection
Dates:
1870s-1930s, undated
Extent:
51 items (1 box)
Abstract:
The collection consists of 51 images of or
pertaining to Sir Emery Walker (British, 1851-1933), including portraits of him and
his
family, and images of various residences in England and Scotland.
Call Number:
PH-02969
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
Center's Open Access and Use Policies.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Emery Walker Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02967). Harry Ransom Center,
The
University of Texas at Austin.
The collection consists of 51 images of or pertaining to Sir Emery Walker (British,
1851-1933), including portraits of him and his family, and images of various residences
in
England and Scotland. 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 collection forms a part of the Literary File 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 manuscript materials, from which all but three photographs were likely
transferred, are located in the Emery Walker Collection (MS-04379).
A photogravure (964:0817:0001) by Walker is located in the Emery Walker Photography
Collection (PH-01477).
