Collection Summary
Masefield, John, 1878-1967
John Masefield Literary File Photography
Collection
20th century
PH-02959
318 items (3 boxes)
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin,
The John Masefield Literary File
Photography Collection consists of 318 photographs, including images of Masefield, members
of his family, and various other people.
English
Scope and Contents
The John Masefield Literary File Photography Collection consists of 318 photographs,
including images of Masefield, members of his family, and various other people. There are
also images of play productions, including Masefield's The
Faithful and Good Friday, as well as numerous images
of sailing ships. 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photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and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.
Acquisition:
Internal transfers
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.
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before using archival materials.
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Index Terms
People
Masefield, Constance, -1960.
Masefield, John, 1878-1967.
Subjects
Poets, English--20th century.
Sailing ships.
Ship models.
Theater--Production and direction.
Places
Malvern (England).
Document Types
Nitrate negatives.
Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.
Preferred Citation
John Masefield Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02959). Harry Ransom Center, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processed by:
Susan McClellan, 2006
Related Material
Associated and related material by and about Masefield can be found in the Center's library
and in the John Masefield Collection (MS-02707) and the John Masefield Art Collection
(AR-00177).
Container List
Masefield, J., Lit File Box 1
P1-P16, P17A-P17C, P18-P20, P21A-P21C,
P22A-P22B, P23-P38, P39A-P39C, P40, P43-P87
Images of Masefield alone and with other people, including family members;
images of various people and places; scenes from a ballet (P79-P87).
Masefield, J., Lit File Box 2
P88-P105, P106A-P106B, P107A-P107B,
P108-P165
Images of various subjects, including productions of Masefield's plays The Faithful and Good Friday;
photographic reproductions of (advertising?) art representing various parts of the
world (P90-P96); images of sailing ships and harbors (P124-P165).
Masefield, J., Lit File Box 3
P167A-P167B, P168A-P168B, P169-P170,
P171A-P171C, P172A-P172B, P173-P174, P175A-P175B, P176, P178-P180, P188-P193, P199;
981:0059:0001-0007; 983:0001:0001; 997:0105:0017, 0236-0237
Images of various subjects, including Masefield alone (P193, P199,
997:0105:0017) and directing(?) a production of Hamlet (P168A); images of actual and
model sailing ships as well as photographic reproductions of illustrations, four of
which (P189-P192) were removed from a copy of Masefield's The
Wanderer of Liverpool; "official photographs from the Dardanelles expedition"
(981:0059:0001-0007); image of an unidentified bearded man standing outside next to a
table (983:0001:0001); exterior view of a house and image of an unidentified woman at
a fence with sheep on the other side, both removed from a copy of Masefield's The Trial of Jesus (997:0105:0236-0237).
Masefield, J., Lit File Album 1
[was P21]
Eighty-seven photographic prints; also includes several newspaper clippings
and other memorabilia from circa 1912-1922, as well as a typed manuscript of the poem
"On the hill" (1 leaf); belonged to Constance Masefield; housed in 3
parts.
Masefield, J., Lit File Album 2
957:0056:0000 [was
P166]
Fourteen photographic prints depicting Malvern, England; typed key (1 leaf,
tipped in at front); also includes an article clipped from a book or magazine and a
small envelope with manuscript notation.
Cold Storage Lit File Boxes
P41-P42, P172-P177
Eight nitrate negatives (same number as corresponding photographic prints; no
prints available for P41-P42 and P177).
Index of Photographers
- Beiny, H.--P30, P79-P87
- Central Press Photo Ltd.--P5
- Courier-Mail (Brisbane)--P28
- Crowther, Pollard--P98-P99
- Foulsham & Banfield--P2
- Herbert, S. J.--P40
- Hoppé, E. O. (Emil Otto), 1878-1972--P1, P193
- J. A. Latter & Son--P21A-P21C
- Keystone Pictures Inc.--P199, 997:0105:0017
- Nicholson Bros.--P27
- Photo Press Ltd.--P12
- Priestley & Sons Ltd.--P137, P164
- R. Jackson & Sons--P151
- Reid, James, photographer--P57, P127
- SG Photography (Manchester, England)--P89
- Southwood, W. F.--P141
- Times (London, England)--P15
- Townsend, Edwin F.--P24
- Tunbridge-Sedgwick--P88
- W. W. Rouch & Co.--P31
- Ward (Manchester, England)--P167A-P167B
- Wilson, H. F.--P165