Collection Summary
Wallace, Irving, 1916-1990
Irving Wallace Literary File Photography
Collection
1934-1963, undated
PH-02967
98 photographs
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
The collection consists of 98 photographs,
the bulk of which are images of novelist and screenwriter Irving Wallace (American,
1916-1990). Also included are photographs of Wallace's family members and several prominent
figures.
English
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 98 photographs, the bulk of which are images of novelist and
screenwriter Irving Wallace (American, 1916-1990). Also included are photographs of
Wallace's family members and several prominent figures including John Barrymore, Doris Day,
John Decker, Jack Dempsey, Sadakichi Hartmann, James Jones, Dr. Edmond Locard, Huey Long,
Charles "Kid" McCoy, Leni Riefenstahl, and Jerome Weidman. The majority of the photographs
are signed and inscribed by Wallace.
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of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures,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.
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.
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before using archival materials.
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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
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Index Terms
Subjects
Celebrities.
Novelists.
Screenwriters.
Document Types
Photographic prints.
Preferred Citation
Irving Wallace Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02967). Harry Ransom Center, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processed by:
Ransom Center staff
Related Material
Associated manuscript materials, from which these photographs were likely removed, are
located in the Irving Wallace Collection (MS-04386).
Container List
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P1-P4
Photographs of Wallace in Mexico and Central America,
1934.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P5-P6
Snapshots of Wallace in China (P5) and Japan (P6),
1940.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P7
Portrait of Wallace in Amsterdam,
1946.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P8-P10
Portraits of Wallace,
1955-1957.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P11-P22
Photographs of Wallace at home (P12) and in Sweden, Italy, and
France,
1960-1961.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P23-P33
Portraits of Wallace (P31-P33 in Washington, D.C.),
1962-1963.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P34-P46
Photographs of Wallace with his mother and sister (P34), his wife (P36), his
children (P37-P39), and various other people including James Jones (P45), Martin
Luther King (P46), and Jerome Weidman (P42),
1938-1961.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P47-P55
Photographs of Wallace’s parents, in-laws, wife, and children,
1952-1962.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P56
Photograph of Sylvia Wallace (Wallace’s wife) with Doris Day.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P57
Photograph of Sylvia Wallace with Darryl F. Zanuck and Susan
Haywood,
1952.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P58
Photograph of Sylvia Wallace with various people including Loretta
Young,
circa 1953.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P59-P61
Portraits of Pardon Knapp Webb (P59), Clarissa Amelia Webb (P60), and
Clarissa Jane Lee Webb (P61).
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P62
Negative of Ann Eliza Young (Brigham Young’s 19th wife).
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P63
Portrait of “Ethel,” “Blythe,” and “Becla” (Brigham Young’s
daughters?).
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P64-P67
Snapshots and corresponding negatives of the Overland Garage (P64-P65) and a
residence (P66-P67), El Paso, Texas.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P68
Color transparency of a house at 1121 E. Alameda, Denver,
Colorado.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P69-P71
Snapshots and corresponding negatives of a house at 804 E. Missouri, El Paso,
Texas.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P72
View of a farm house with a large group of people gathered in front (Brigham
Young’s family?).
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P73-P89
Individual and group portraits of various people including John Barrymore
(P81), John Decker (P81-P85, P87), Jack Dempsey (P78), Sadakichi Hartmann (P81-P83),
Edmond Locard (P79-P80), Huey Long (P88), Charles "Kid" McCoy (P77-P78), and Leni
Riefenstahl (P89).
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P90
Portrait of Wallace.
Wallace, I., Lit File Box 1
P91
Snapshot of the jacket sketch for Wallace’s The
Prize propped up on a table.
Index of Photographers
- Behm, photographer--P34, P40
- Cameron, Denis--P23-P29, P90
- Cunard Steamship Company, ltd.--P19
- Express (Paris, France)--P20-P22
- Gelmi, Gianni--P16
- Harris & Ewing--P31-P33
- Marschutz, Roger, 1929-2007--P10
- Moore, C. Bennette, 1879-1939--P88
- RKO Radio Pictures--P85
- Stern, Phil--P58
- Wallace, Sylvia--P7, P12, P14-P15, P18, P45-P46
- Wog (Berlin, Germany)--P89