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Call Number:

PH-02689

Collection Name:

Christopher Morley Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

, 1852 - , active 1860/1869 - 1920/1929

, 1869 - 1942, active 1897 - 1942

, 1873 - 1900/1999, active 1873 - 1900/1999

, active 1880 - 1889

Bachrach, Fabian, 1917 - 2010

Bird, Fred C.

Boughton, Alice, 1865 - 1943

Clarke, J. Palmer

Davis, Robert H., photographer

Haverford College

Hoffmann, Heinrich, 1885 - 1957, active 1910/1919 - 1945

Hollyer, Frederick, 1837 - 1933, active 1860/1869 - 1913

Holmes, Martha, active 1940/1949 - 1960/1969

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

Jacobi, Lotte, 1896 - 1990

Keystone View Company, active 1891 - 1940/1949

Kravitt, Samuel, 1913 - 2000, active 1930/1939 -

Morley, Christopher, 1890 - 1957

Peter A. Juley & Son, active 1896/1919 - 1975

Pinchot, Ben, active 1920/1929 - 1930/1939

T. Bennett & Son

University of Oxford

Window & Grove, active 1870/1879 - 1900/1909

No. of Items:

19 boxes and 10 albums (2,025 items)

Span Dates:

1890-1950

Description:

The Christopher Morley file consists of approximately 2025 items, the majority of which are images of Morley and various other people. Morley’s wife Helen Booth Fairchild, his brothers Frank and Felix, his parents, his children, and members of his extended family are represented in the file, as well as friends, associates, and other authors, including William Rose Benét, James Branch Cabell, Joseph Conrad, Frank Doubleday, R. Buckminster Fuller, Blanche Knopf, Vachel Lindsay, William McFee, Thomas Mann, Don Marquis, Ezra Pound, H.M. Tomlinson, and Walt Whitman. In addition to portraits, there are views of places associated with Morley, including Haverford, Penn., where he was born, and his residence in Roslyn, Long Island, as well as scenes from his travels around the world. The file also includes images of ships, animals, and other subjects.

Please consult finding aid for more detailed information and to page materials to the Reading and Viewing Room. Further descriptions of some items may be available in a card catalog in the repository.

This collection forms a part of the Literary Files Photography Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally include portraits and images collected by or of those figures.

Accession No(s):

Internal transfer(s) from manuscript collection(s) at the Harry Ransom Center.; P1-P110, P116-P152-P178, P180-P185, P196-P271, P273 -P357, P363-P392, P394, P396-P471, P473-P488, P490, P492-P495, P497-P499, P501-P505, P513-P517, P522, P525-P527, P529-P530, P537-P539, P540-P545, P551-P571, P576, P589, P593, P597-P599, P605, P612, P615, P618-P619, P639-P640, P655, P663-P667, P681-P686, P688-P690, P692-P696, P722-P740, P758-P859, P869-P890, P892-P960, P962-P1048, P1050-P1051, P1053-P1104, P1106-P1188, P1191-P1194, P1196-P1198, P1200-P1209, P1222-P1227, P1230-P1231, P1236-P1237, P1248-P1284-P1379, P1381-P1382, P1385-P1409, P1413-P1416, P1422-P1432, P1435-P1443, P1445-P1449, P1451- P1493, P1495-P1498, P1502-P1515, P1519-P1528, P1530, P1537-P1539, P1547-P1550, P1596-P1606, P1609-P1689, P1690-P1726, P1728-P1732, 980:0103:0001-0002; 997:0105:0038, 0040, 0044, 0048, 0058, 0060, 0065-0070, 0073, 0079, 0082, 0224, unaccessioned items withdrawn from books; P864, P866-P868, P891, P961, P1052-P1053, P1383, P1733, P1734, P165, P374, P375, P860-P863, P865, P1384, P191-P194, P111-P115, P358-P362, P472, P1727, P195, P1380, P766, P419 (T94), P119, P134-P139, P178, P179, P183-P185, P186-P196, P377, P379-P381, P392, P393, P394, P395, P416-P418, P433, P439, P472, P488, P489, P490, P491, P495, P496, P497-P499, P500, P506-P512, P517, P518-P520, P522, P523-P524, P528, P531-P536, P540-P543, P546-P550, P572-P575, P577-P588, P589, P590-P592, P594-P596, P597-P599, P600-P604, P606-P611, P613-P614, P616-P617, P620-P638, P639-P640, P641-P654, P655, P656-P662, P668-P680, P681-P686, P687, P688-P690, P691, P692-P696, P697-P721, P724, P741-P757, P781, P1049, P1062, P1069, P1127-P1129, P1185, P1189-P1190, P1195, P1197-P1198, P1199, P1210-P1221, P1222, P1226, P1232-P1235, P1238-P1247, P1283, P1410-P1412, P1417-P1421, P1424-1425, P1433-P1434, P1444, P1450, P1494, P1499-P1501, P1502-P1504, P1507, P1510-P1511, P1513, P1516-P1518, P1525, P1528, P1529, P1531-P1536, P1540-P1546, P1551-P1595, P1607-P1608, 997:0105:0049-0054, 0057, 0655, 2007:0009:0001-0005

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01174

Location(s):

Morley, C., Lit File Albums 1-10 (P191-P195, P111-P115, P358-P362, P472, P1727, P1380)
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L-M Lit File OV Box, Small (P766)
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Morely, C., Lit File OV Box, Medium (P864, P866-P868, P891, P961, P1052-P1053, P1383, P1733, P1734)
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Morely, C., Lit File OV Box, Large (P165, P374, P375, P860-P863, P865, P1384)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 01 (P1-P70)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 02 (P71-P110, P116-P152)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 03 (P153-P178, P180-P185, P196-P252)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 04 (P253-P271, P273 -P334)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 05 (P335-P357, P363-P392, P394, P396-P432)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 06 (P433-P471, P473-P488, P490, P492-P495, P497-P499, P501-P505, P513-P517, P522, P525-P527, P529-P530, P537-P539)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 07 (P540-P545, P551-P571, P576, P589, P593, P597-P599, P605, P612, P615, P618-P619, P639-P640, P655, P663-P667, P681-P686, P688-P690, P692-P696, P722-P740, P758-P770)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 08 (P771-P859)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 09 (P869-P890, P892-P955)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 10 (P956-P960, P962-P1048, P1050-P1051, P1054-P1055)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 11 (P1056-P1058, P1060-P1104, P1106-P1165)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 12 (P1166-P1188, P1191-P1194, P1196-P1198, P1200-P1209, P1222-P1227, P1230-P1231, P1236-P1237, P1248-P1284)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 13 (P1285-P1375)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 14 (P1376-P1379, P1381-P1382, P1385-P1409, P1413-P1416, P1422-P1432, P1435-P1443, P1445-P1449, P1451-P1459)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 15 (P1460-P1493, P1495-P1498, P1502-P1515, P1519-P1528, P1530, P1537-P1539, P1547-P1550, P1596-P1606)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 16 (P1609-P1689)
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Morley, C., Lit File Box 17 (P1690-P1726, P1728-P1732; 980:0103:0001-0002; 997:0105:0038, 0040, 0044, 0048, 0058, 0060, 0065-0070, 0073, 0079, 0082, 0224, 0655; 2007:0009:0001-0005)
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Curatorial permission required Cold Storage Lit File Boxes (Negatives)
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See Also:

Christopher Morley Collection