urn:taro:utexas.hrc.01364. W. E. van (Walter Emile) Wijk: An Inventory of His Literary File Photography Collection at the Harry Ransom Center Finding aid created by Ransom Center staff Harry Ransom Center, 2020 Finding aid encoded by Rebecca Wells, 16 April 2020 Finding aid written in English. Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) Collection Summary Wijk, W. E. van (Walter Emile), 1887-1961 W. E. van (Walter Emile) Wijk Literary File Photography Collection circa 1900-1950 PH-02895 33 photographs Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin A collection of 33 photographs, the majority of which are glass negatives, taken or collected by W. E. van (Walter Emile) Wijk (Dutch, 1887-1961). English Scope and Contents

The collection consists of 33 photographs, the majority of which are glass negatives of manuscripts, taken or collected by the mathematician, physicist, and science historian, W. E. van (Walter Emile) Wijk (Dutch, 1887-1961).

Further descriptions of some items may be available in a card catalog in the repository.

This collection forms a part of the Literary Files Photography Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images collected by or of those figures.

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.

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Index Terms People Wijk, W. E. van (Walter Emile), 1887- . Document Types Glass negatives. Glass transparencies. Photographic prints. Preferred Citation

W. E. van (Walter Emile) Wijk Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02895). Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Related Material

Related material at the Ransom Center is located in the University Bibliotech Leiden Photography Collection (PH-00215) that consists of 705 photographic reproductions predominantly of ancient and historical manuscripts held by the Leiden University Library (i.e., Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, Bibliotheek).

Container List Wijk, W.E.v., Lit File 957:0002:0036 Image of a gathering of formally dressed people in front of the Université de Paris, Collège neerlandais (photographic print). Wijk, W.E.v., Lit File 957:0002:0037-0038 Images of the exterior of a Gothic church (photographic prints). Cabinet Storage 957:0005:0001-0028 Photographic reproductions of manuscripts (glass negatives). Cabinet Storage 957:0005:0029 Image of stained glass windows (color glass transparency). Cabinet Storage 976:0002:0001 Portrait of a young woman wearing a formal gown with a tiara (black-and-white glass transparency).