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Call Number:

PH-02647

Collection Name:

Arthur Conan Doyle Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

, 1820 - 1884, active 1847 - 1860/1869

, 1833 - 1891, active 1854 - 1891

, 1848 - 1908, active 1880/1889 - 1908

, active 1870 - 1879

, active 1870/1879 - 1940/1949

, active 1871 - 1882

Akkersdyk Studios, 1895 - , active 1920/1929 - 1930/1939

Bain News Service, active 1890/1899 - 1930/1939

Bowley, Gilbert, active 1900 - 1999

Caldesi & Co., active 1850 - 1899

Callaway, A. N., 1847 - 1920, active 1878 - 1910

Charles, Lallie, 1869 - 1919

Collins (Photographer)

Crandon, L. R. G. (Le Roi Goddard), 1873 - 1939, active 1920/1929 - 1930/1939

Crawford, W. J. (William Jackson), 1880 - 1920

Daily News Limited, active 1930 - 1939

De Nicéville, Augustus, 1827 - 1889, active 1857 - 1860/1869

Deane, Ada Emma, 1862 or 1864 - 1957, active 1920/1929 - 1930/1939

Debenham & Gould, active 1900/1909 - 1910/1919

Doyle, Arthur Conan, 1859 - 1930

Elliott & Fry, active 1865 - 1908

Evans, Nelson, active 1910/1919 - 1920/1929

G. L. Manuel frères, active 1900 - 1939

Griffiths, Frances, 1907 - 1986

Hamilton, T. Glen (Thomas Glendenning), 1873 - 1935, active 1928 - 1934

Hetzel, photographer

Hope, William, 1863 - 1933, active 1900/1909 - 1920/1929

Hoppé, E. O. (Emil Otto), 1878 - 1972, active 1900/1909 - 1970/1972

J. Weston & Son, active 1920 - 1929

Johnson, G. Lindsay (George Lindsay), 1853 - 1943

Keystone View Company, active 1891 - 1940/1949

Kodak Limited, active 1898 - 1901

Lavender, E. D., active 1890 - 1899

Lett, R. C. W.

Lewis, Earl V., active 1910 - 1919

M. Doss & Bros., active 1920 - 1929

Magnús Ólafsson, 1862 - 1937, active 1920 - 1929

Manuel, Henri, 1874 - 1947, active 1880/1889 - 1925

Meyers, John, photographer

Onslow’s Studios, active 1920 - 1929

Planet News Ltd.

Pulaski, Henry, active 1920 - 1929

Ransford, William, active 1890/1899 - 1910/1919

Robertson, F., photographer

Rouch, W. A., 1862 - 1947

Scatcherd, F. R., photographer, active 1920 - 1929

Schroeder, E. W., photographer

Singley, B. L. (Benjamin Lloyd), 1864 - , active 1890/1899 - 1910/1919

Sport & General Press Agency, active 1930/1939 - 1950/1959

Stead, W. T. (William Thomas), 1849 - 1912

Stickells, A. H.

Stirling, photographer

Sutcliffe, J. F., active 1800 - 1899

Swinton, Campbell, active 1920 - 1929

Thompson, Paul, photographer

Tweedale, Charles Lakeman, 1865 - 1944

Underwood & Underwood, active 1882 - 1940/1949

Wayland, Henry

Wright, Elsie, 1901 - 1988

No. of Items:

812 items

Span Dates:

1907-1932

Description:

The collection consists of 440 photographic prints, 13 glass plate negatives, 4 nitrate negatives, and 355 prints in 8 albums belonging and/or related to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Scottish, 1859-1930). Images include portraits of Doyle and/or his second wife, Lady Jean Leckie Doyle, numerous spirit and fairy photographs, and a series of large exhibition prints used by Doyle during his Spiritualism lecture tours.

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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.

Accession No(s):

957:0114:0001-0451; 957:0115:0001-0016; 957:0116:0001-0012; 957:0117:0001-0096; 957:0118:0001-0013; 957:0119:0001-0072; 957:0120:0001-0036; 957:0121:0001-0102; 957:0122:0001-0008; 980:0050:0001-0007; Internal transfer(s) from manuscript collection(s) at the Harry Ransom Center.

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=00382

Location(s):

Flat File (Oversize spiritualist lecture tour photos, 957:0114:0336-0349)
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Flat File (Oversize spiritualist lecture tour photos, 957:0114:0350-0363)
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Flat File (Oversize spiritualist lecture tour photos, 957:0114:0364-0375)
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Doyle, A.C., Lit File Album 1 (957:0115:0001-0016)
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Doyle, A.C., Lit File Album 2 (957:0116:0001-0012)
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Doyle, A.C., Lit File Album 3 (957:0117:0001-0096)
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Doyle, A.C., Lit File Album 4 (957:0118:0001-0013)
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Doyle, A.C., Lit File Album 5 (957:0119:0001-0072)
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Doyle, A.C., Lit File Album 6 (957:0120:0001-0036)
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Doyle, A.C., Lit File Album 7 (957:0121:0001-0102)
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Doyle, A.C., Lit File Album 8 (957:0122:0001-0008)
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Lit File OV Box, Small (957:0114:0036-0038, 0051-0052, 0072-0074, 0139-0142)
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Lit File OV Box, Medium (957:0114:0023, 0143-0144)
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Doyle, A.C., Lit File Box 1 (957:0114:0001-0022, 0024-0035, 0037-0050, 0053-0071, 0075-0088, 0090-0114)
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Doyle, A.C., Lit File Box 2 (957:0114:0115-0138, 0145-0202, 0204-0228, 0232-0254, 0257-0335, 0376-0387, 0390-0437, 0441-0443)
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Curatorial permission required Lit. Coll. Glass Negative Box 2, 5
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Flat File (957:0114:0089)
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Curatorial permission required Lit File Cold Storage Boxes (957:0114:0203, 0444-0446)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Thomas G. Hamilton
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin Silver print
Accession Number	5037494

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037495

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037496

Artist/Maker	Hope, William, 1863 - 1933, active 1900/1909 - 1920/1929
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037497

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037498

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037499

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037500

Artist/Maker	Anonymous
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037501

Artist/Maker	Anonymous
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037502

Artist/Maker	Anonymous
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037503

Artist/Maker	Anonymous
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037504

Artist/Maker	Wiliam Hope
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037505

Artist/Maker	Anonymous
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037506

Artist/Maker	Anonymous
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037507

Artist/Maker	Anonymous
Title	Untitled
Date	n.d.
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037508

Title	Spirit photograph of Harry Houdini and James Collins
Accession Number	5045210

Artist/Maker	Hamilton, T. Glen (Thomas Glendenning), 1873 - 1935, active 1928 - 1934
Title	[Ectoplasm coming from medium Mary Marshall's mouth during a séance]
Date	1932?
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	957:0114:0188

Artist/Maker	Hamilton, T. Glen (Thomas Glendenning), 1873 - 1935, active 1928 - 1934
Title	[Medium Mary Marshall with ectoplasm coming out of her mouth]
Date	circa 1935
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	957:0114:0197

Artist/Maker	Barlow, Fred, 1888 - 1963
Title	[Spirit guides "Stella” and “Bessie,” Mrs. Barlow, Fred Barlow, Violet Deane, and Ada Deane]
Date	1920
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Dimensions	94.7 x 60.5 cm; 37.25 x 23.75 in
Accession Number	957:0114:0341

Artist/Maker	Barlow, Fred, 1888 - 1963; Deane, Ada Emma, 1862 or 1864 - 1957, active 1920/1929 - 1930/1939
Title	[Violet Deane and Ada Deane (front), Mrs. Barlow and Fred Barlow (center), and spirit guides “Stella” and “Bessie” (above)]
Date	1920, printed later
Medium	Gelatin silver print (enlarged reproduction)
Credit line	Fred Barlow, (United Kingdom, 1888–1964) and Ada Emma Deane, (United Kingdom, 1864-1957) [Violet Deane and Ada Deane (front), Mrs. Barlow and Fred Barlow (center), and spirit guides “Stella” and “Bessie” (above)] 1920; printed later Gelatin silver print (enlarged reproduction) 37 1⁄4 x 23 3⁄4 in. Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Arthur Conan Doyle photography collection, 957:0114:0346
Accession Number	957:0114:0346

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See Also:

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Collection

Arthur Conan Doyle Art Collection