Collection Summary
Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963
John Cowper Powys Literary File Photography
Collection
circa 1900-1957, undated
PH-02985
277 items (2 boxes)
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin,
The John Cowper Powys Literary File
Photography Collection consists of 277 photographic prints and negatives, including images
of Powys, his parents, several of his siblings, and various other people.
English
Scope and Contents
The John Cowper Powys Literary File Photography Collection consists of 277 photographic
prints and negatives, including images of Powys, his parents, several of his siblings
(Albert Reginald, Gertrude, Llewelyn, Philippa, Theodore Francis, and William), and various
other people. Over one third of the items are images associated with a 1957 edition of
Somerset and Dorset Essays by Llewelyn Powys. There are also images of Llewelyn Powys' death
mask and views of his house, as well as photographic prints and negatives removed from his
correspondence. 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photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and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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Index Terms
People
Powys, A. R. (Albert Reginald),
1881-1936.
Powys, Gertrude M. (Gertrude Mary).
Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963.
Powys, Llewelyn, 1884-1939.
Powys, Philippa.
Powys, Theodore Francis, 1875-1953.
Subjects
Illustration of books.
Masks (Sculpture).
Montacute (England)--Buildings, structures,
etc.
Portraits.
Document Types
Gelatin silver prints.
Glass negatives.
Nitrate negatives.
Photographic prints.
Preferred Citation
John Cowper Powys Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02985). Harry Ransom Center, The
University of Texas at Austin.
Processed by:
Susan McClellan, 2006
Related Material
Associated and related material by and about Powys can be found in the Center's library and
in the John Cowper Powys Collection (MS-03320).
Container List
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P1
Image of Powys as a young man, seated with a dog in his lap.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P2A-P2B
Images of Powys standing in a doorway,
19 June 1954.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P3
Image of Powys as an older man, on a dirt road with a dog.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P6
Image of an aged, bedridden Powys with Louis Wilkinson seated next to
him.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P7
Image of Powys as an older man seated in a library looking at something with
an unidentified man.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P8A-P8B
Images of Philippa Powys and her fisherman friend Bob Wooly.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P9
Image of bas relief portrait of "Katie" by Gertrude Powys.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P10
Image of Katey Grey.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P11
Image of an older man in a clerical collar who is probably one of Powys' sons
by his wife Margaret.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P12
Image of Alfred Littleton.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P13
Image of E. Sophia Bent.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P14A-P14I
Images of a bust of J. B. Priestley (8 variant photographic prints with
corresponding negatives and 1 negative without print).
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P15
Image of Theodore Francis Powys and his wife Violet.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P16
View of Montacute Vicarage.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
P17
Publicity photograph of Powys as a middle-aged man.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 1
957:0059:0005-0012,
0014-0027
Photographic prints removed from correspondence of Llewelyn
Powys.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 2
957:0059:0000
Images associated with a 1957 edition of Somerset and Dorset Essays by Llewelyn Powys
(folders 2.1-2.3, 107 photographic prints); accompanied by a typed, signed letter from
John Foster White, director of MacDonald & Co., Publishers, to Alyse Gregory, 6th
September 1957.
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 2
957:0059:0000
Images of the death mask of Llewelyn Powys (folder 2.4, 19 photographic
prints).
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 2
957:0059:0000
Images of various subjects, including portraits of J. C. Powys, his parents,
several of his siblings (Albert Reginald, Gertrude, Llewelyn, Theodore Francis, and
William), and various other people, as well as views of Llewelyn Powys' house (folders
2.5-2.15, 77 photographic prints).
Powys, J. C., Lit File Box 2
988:0033:0013
Portrait of Powys as a young man.
Cabinet Storage
957:0059:0000
Glass negative of Powys as an old man in bed.
Cold Storage, Lit File Boxes
P4
Nitrate negative of Powys standing in a stone arch.
Cold Storage, Lit File Boxes
P5
Nitrate negative of Powys standing on a hillside
Cold Storage, Lit File Boxes
957:0059:0001-0004,
0013
Five nitrate negatives removed from correspondence of Llewelyn
Powys.
Cold Storage, Lit File Boxes
957:0059:0000
Four nitrate negatives removed from folder 2.1.
Cold Storage, Lit File Boxes
957:0059:0000
Six nitrate negatives removed from folder 2.11.
Index of Photographers
- Boughton, Alice, 1865-1943--988:0033:0013
- John Chaffin & Sons--Box 2 (1 item)
- S. J. Herbert & Sons--Box 2 (1 item)
- Stearn & Sons--Box 2 (1 item)