Collection Summary
Powys, Llewelyn, 1884-1939
Llewelyn Powys Literary File Photography
Collection
late 19th-early 20th century
PH-02986
570 items (23 loose prints and 6 albums)
Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin,
The Llewelyn Powys Literary File
Photography Collection consists of 570 items largely contained in six albums. There are
portraits of various people, including Powys and members of his family, as well as views of
various places.
English
Scope and Contents
The Llewelyn Powys Literary File Photography Collection consists of 570 items largely
contained in six albums. There are portraits of various people, including Powys and members
of his family, as well as views of various places. 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photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and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:
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Index Terms
People
Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963.
Powys, Llewelyn, 1884-1939.
Powys, Marian, 1882-1972.
Woolsey, Gamel.
Subjects
Landscapes--Pictorial works.
Montacute (England)--Buildings, structures,
etc.
Portraits.
Snapshots.
Document Types
Pencil works.
Photograph albums.
Photographic prints.
Photomechanical prints.
Watercolors.
Preferred Citation
Llewelyn Powys Literary File Photography Collection (PH-02986). 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 Llewelyn Powys Collection (MS-03322).
Item List
Powys, L., Lit File
P1-P11
Images (photographic prints) of Llewelyn Powys alone at Hillsdale (P1-P4),
(John Cowper?) Powys with three men (P5), and Llewelyn Powys with Gamel Woolsey (P6);
view (photographic print) of a small stone church and graveyard (P7); view
(photographic print) of a hillside (P8); views (photographic prints) of Switzerland in
or near the mountain village of Sertigtal (P9-P11).
Powys, L., Lit File
P12-P23
12 photographic prints, including several portraits of Powys, a portrait of
his sister Marian, a family portrait with his parents and siblings, and a view of the
vicarage at Montacute.
Powys, L., Album 1
980:0063:0000
151 photographic prints, including some b/w snapshots; handwritten captions
for snapshots; 2 items missing (blank spaces above captions); handwritten list
identifying 9 photographs (1 leaf, laid in at front).
Powys, L., Album 2
980:0064:0000
50 items (49 b/w snapshots, 1 watercolor); chiefly landscapes and
views.
Powys, L., Album 3
980:0065:0000
38 items (25 photographic prints, 10 photomechanical prints, 2 watercolors, 1
pencil sketch); chiefly landscapes and views.
Powys, L., Album 4
980:0066:0000
184 b/w snapshots with handwritten captions; 7 items missing (blank spaces
above 6 captions and 1 apparently cut out); also includes 1 newspaper
clipping.
Powys, L., Album 5
980:0067:0000
112 items (109 photographic prints, 2 photomechanical prints, 1 watercolor)
including portraits, landscapes, and views of various places; several items missing
(apparently torn or cut out); handwritten captions for some items.
Powys, L., Album 6
980:0068:0001-0012
12 photographic prints in portfolio; 11 formal group portraits and 1
composition of 10 individual portraits, each signed by the subject; housed in 16 x 20
box.
Index of Photographers
- Marceau (New York, N.Y.)--P20
- Meerkamper, E.--P11
- Trauffer, J.--P9