urn:taro:utexas.hrc.01196. George Barr McCutcheon: Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center Finding aid created by Ransom Center Staff Harry Ransom Center, Finding aid encoded by Jill Morena, 17 March 2017 Finding aid written in English. Collection Summary Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin McCutcheon, George Barr, 1866-1928 George Barr McCutcheon Literary File Photography Collection 1840-1928 762 items Collection consisting of 156 loose photographs and three photograph albums of and/or belonging to the American playwright and novelist George Barr McCutcheon. English Photography Collection PH-02680 Acquisition:

Internal transfer from the George Barr McCutcheon Papers (MS-02760).

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.

Scope and Contents

The George Barr McCutcheon Literary File consists of 762 items, most of which are portraits. There are images of McCutcheon, various members of his family, and other people including John Masefield and Eugene O’Neill. Further descriptions of some items may be available in a card catalog in the repository. An index at the end of this guide lists photographers whose work is featured in this file.

This file forms a part of the Literary Files photography collection, which is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures and businesses, and generally include portraits and images taken or collected by and/or of those people and businesses.

Additional McCutcheon material can be found in the George Barr McCutcheon Papers (MS-02760) at the Harry Ransom Center.

Item List McCutcheon, G. B., Box 1 (P1-P2, P3A-P3B, P4-P22, P24-P30, P32-P36, P37A-P37C, P38-P43, P46-P60) Portraits of George Barr McCutcheon, his wife, John T. McCutcheon, Jessie McCutcheon Raleigh, John McCutcheon Raleigh, and other family members, as well as images of various people including John Masefield (P46) and Eugene O’Neill (P50), 1840-1928. McCutcheon, G. B., Box 2 (P61-P66, P68-P121, P123-P125) Images of various people associated with McCutcheon, 1840-1928. McCutcheon, G. B., Box 3 (P126-P148; 997:0109:0001-0002; 999:0036:0052) Images of various people associated with McCutcheon (P126-P141); portraits of McCutcheon (P142, 999:0036:0052); views of the cottage of Carrie Jacobs Bond (P143), various McCutcheon family residences (P144-P148), San Esteban, Mexico (997:0109:0001), and the Canova family tomb (997:0109:0002), 1840-1928. Lit File OV Box, Small (P31A-P31B) Images of a "Good Fairy" figurine with lilies, 1840-1928. Lit File OV Box, Small (P67) Photographic reproduction of a painting of a middle-aged man, inscribed to McCutcheon, with illegible signature, Feb. 1905(?), circa 1900s. Lit File OV Box, Small (957:0127:0001) Portrait of George Ade (1866-1944), 19th-20th century. Lit File OV Box, Medium (P23A-P23C) Studio copies of three different portraits of Mrs. J. McCutcheon Raleigh, 19th-20th century. McCutcheon, G.B., Album 1 (was P149) 527 items (photographic prints and at least 2 halftone prints); chiefly portraits; handwritten identifications and/or dates for most; title page inscribed: "W.R. Coffroth / Lafayette / Indiana / September 1st 1892"; housed in 2 parts, circa 1890s. McCutcheon, G.B., Album 2 (was P44) 67 items (BW snapshots and at least 1 halftone print), 1866-1928. McCutcheon, G.B., Album 3 (was P45) 12 items (hand-painted photographic prints); portraits of 6 men, 5 women, and a dog with identification and appropriate verses on page facing each print; cover dated July 26, 1917, circa 1910s. Lit File Cased Items Box 2 (997:0043:0009) Daguerreotype portrait of a young woman, 19th century. Index of Photographers Aerne, C.--P64 Apeda Studio--P139 Brehme, Hugo--997:0109:0001 Brinker, Edgar S.--P38 Chidnoff, Irving--P138 De Strelecki--P140 Dyer, photographer--P66 Edgewater Beach Studio--P104 Gutekunst, Frederick, 1831-1917--P88 Hill, Ira L. (Ira Lawrence)--P103 Hollinger & Co.--P55 Homrig, C. P.--P4 Hoppé, E. O. (Emil Otto), 1878-1972--P142 Hoyt, Dudley, 1872-1953--P6 Huff, Ray--P27 Hull, Dana--P54 Hutchinson (Chicago, Ill.)--P109 Kellogg, photographer--P12 Keystone Pictures Inc.--P4 Kochiss, John M.--P3A-P3B, P28-P29 Lafayette Ltd.--P77 Lewis-Smith--P8, P49, P107 Marceau (New York, N.Y.)--P23A-P23C Matzene Studio--P25, P71-P72 May, Norman, active circa 1880s--P80 Moffett Studio--P61, P73, P76 Moore, C. Bennette, 1879-1939--P60 Moss Photo (Los Angelos, Calif.)--P57 Phillips (Lafayette, Ind.)--P117 Phillips & Co.--P2 Sarony, Napoleon, 1821-1896--P4 Sifford, Bruce--P39 Underwood & Underwood--P24, P136 Wagner, F. H.--P5 Wilcox, Howard L.--P105