An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom
Center
Creator:
Payne, Robert, 1911-1983
Title:
Robert Payne Literary File Photography
Collection
Dates:
20th century
Extent:
265 items (3 boxes)
Abstract:
The Robert Payne Literary File Photography
Collection consists of 265 items, mostly photographs associated with Payne's
books.
Call Number:
PH-02982
Language:
English
Access:
Open for research. Please note: Negatives cannot be accessed without curatorial approval. 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
Robert Payne Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02982). Harry Ransom Center,
The
University of Texas at Austin.
The Robert Payne Literary File Photography Collection consists of 265 items, mostly
photographs associated with Payne's books: The Island, Lawrence of Arabia, The Life and Death of
Lenin, Lost Treasures of the Mediterranean World, and
Splendor of Greece. Subjects include Greek and Roman
Classical statues, mosaics and decorative arts, and archaeological sites around the
Mediterranean. 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 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 Payne can be found in the Center's library
and
in the Robert Payne Collection (MS-03210).
