Collection Summary
White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964
T. H. (Terence Hanbury) White Literary File Photography Collection
1930s-1960s
Photography Collection (PH-02808)
1 box (128 items)
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
The collection consists chiefly of illustrations considered for works by author and artist T. H. (Terence Hanbury) White (British, 1906-1964), and a handful of personal photographs.
English, Latin, and Arabic
Scope and Contents
The collection consists chiefly of illustrations considered for non-fiction works by author and artist T. H. (Terence Hanbury) White (British, 1906-1964). These include copy prints of a variety of eighteenth-century portraits and illustrations that were considered or used for
The Age of Scandal (1950) and The Scandalmonger (1952) (980:048:0008-0041). Only one of the illustrations appears in published form in The Age of Scandal (948:048:0009, 948:048:0010--two identical copy prints of a painting). There are notes on the verso of some of the prints that reference the relevant chapter in either book. It is unclear if these notes were made by White or others at a later date. One photograph of a still life of hunting, fishing, and flying equipment may have been considered for
England Have My Bones (1936) (980:048:0007). Snapshots or copy prints of illuminated manuscript pages considered for
The Book of Beasts: Being a Translation from a Latin Bestiary of the Twelfth Century Made and Edited by T. H. White (1954) are present (980:048:0042-0105), as well as images rejected for the same title (997:0105:0164-0186). Also included are photographs of White at his home in Alderney and at Stowe School (980:048:0003; 980:048:0004; 980:048:0006) and additional images pertaining to him (980:0048:0001-0002). All photographs are gelatin silver prints, the majority separated from books.
Acquisition:
Internal transfer
Access:
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Index Terms
People
White, T. H. (Terence Hanbury), 1906-1964.
Subjects
Bestiary (Ms. Cambridge University Library. Ii.4.26).
Dogs--1930-1960.
Falcons.
Hunting--England.
Illumination of books and manuscripts.
Places
Alderney (Guernsey).
Stowe School.
Document Types
Gelatin silver prints.
Preferred Citation
T. H. (Terence Hanbury) White Literary File Photography Collection (Photography Collection PH-02808). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processed by:
Jill Morena, 2018
Related Material
Manuscripts by and relating to T. H. (Terence Hanbury) White (British, 1906-1964) can be found in the T. H. (Terence Hanbury) White Collection (MS-04494). Paintings and drawings by White are present in the T. H. (Terence Hanbury) White Art Collection (AR-00294).
Container List
Series I. Personal Photographs,
1930s-1960s
1.1
980:048:0001-0002
Snapshot of T. H. White [at left ?] and two men in suits posing on a road, and one photograph of two burning candles on a pine branch, with the inscription, "Love from Jones [?] and Mary",
circa 1930s-1940s.
Gelatin silver prints, 7 x 8.1 cm or smaller.
1.2
980:048:0003
Snapshot of T. H. White, perhaps taken outdoors at Alderney,
circa 1950s-1960s.
Gelatin silver print, 11.5 x 9 cm.
1.3
980:048:0004-0006
Photographs of T. H. White in Alderney with his dog, and with falcons at Stowe School,
circa 1930s-1950s.
Gelatin silver prints, 19.5 x 13.8 cm or smaller.
1.4
980:048:0007
Still life of leather flight helmet, goggles, journals, ammunition belt, and fishing lures on wood surface,
circa 1930s.
Gelatin silver print, 21.5 x 29.6 cm.
Series II. Photographs or Copy Prints Considered or Rejected for Publication,
1930s-1950s
1.5
980:048:0008-0041
Copy prints of illustrations considered for either The Age of Scandal or The Scandalmonger,
circa 1940s-1950s.
Gelatin silver prints, 14.9 x 21.4 cm or smaller.
1.6
980:048:0042-0078
Overhead shots of pages in bound illuminated manuscripts in Latin, considered for The Book of Beasts,
circa 1950s.
Gelatin silver prints, 10 x 24 cm or smaller.
1.7
980:048:0079-0082
Copy prints of pages of illuminated manuscripts in Arabic--one with Kufic script--considered for The Book of Beasts,
circa 1950s.
Gelatin silver prints, 24 x 19 cm or smaller.
1.8
980:048:0083-0105
Copy prints of pages of illuminated manuscripts in Latin, considered for The Book of Beasts,
circa 1950s.
Gelatin silver prints, 22 x 16 cm or smaller.
1.9
997:0105:0164-0186
Copy prints of pages of illuminated manuscripts in Latin, rejected for The Book of Beasts,
circa 1950s.
Gelatin silver prints, 22 x 33.5 cm or smaller.
Index of Photographers
- Briggs Photo Studio (980:048:0009-0010; 980:048:0014; 980:048:0018; 980:048:0034-0039)
- W. W. Winter Ltd. (980:048:0019)