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Call Number: |
PH-02678 |
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Collection Name: |
Carson McCullers Literary File Photography Collection |
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Creator: |
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No. of Items: |
4 boxes and 5 albums (1,310 items) |
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Span Dates: |
1880s-1960s |
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Description: |
The Carson McCullers literary file consists of 993 photographic prints, 206 negatives, 17 transparencies, 2 daguerreotypes, and 92 prints in 6 albums. Included are images of McCullers (born Lula Carson Smith, American, 1917-1967) throughout her life, both alone and with others. Subjects include various family members including her husband Reeves, her parents Marguerite and Lamar, her sister Margarita (Rita), and her brother Lamar Jr., and a number of her friends, including Tennessee Williams. Additionally, there are views of her home in Nyack, New York. Also included are a number of images depicting the scenes from staged versions of several of her works. |
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Accession No(s): |
957:0037:0001-1213; 957:0131:0001-0015; 957:0132:0001-0012; 957:0133:0001-0021; 957:0134:0001-0013; 957:0135:0001-0019; 957:0136:0001-0012; 997:0043:0010-0011; 997:0105:0020-0022; Internal transfers from the Carson McCullers Collection (MS-02758) |
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Finding Aid URL: |
https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01261 |
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Location(s): |
A Box, Large (957:0037:0001) McCullers, C., Lit File Albums 1-5 Lit File OV Box, Small (957:0037:0996) Lit File OV Box, Medium (957:0037:0997-0999) Lit File OV Box, Large (957:0037:1000) 1 osb, Literary Files Cased Items Box 2 (997:0043:0010-0011) McCullers, C., Lit File Boxes 1 McCullers, C., Lit File Boxes 2 McCullers, C., Lit File Boxes 3 McCullers, C., Lit File Boxes 4 Flat File (957:0037:1001) Curatorial permission required Cold Storage Lit File Boxes (Negatives and transparencies) |
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See Also: |
Daguerreotypes by Unidentified Photographers Photography Collection Henri Cartier-Bresson Photography Collection Richard Avedon Photography Collection Norman Mailer Literary File Photography Collection Carson McCullers Collection: Related manuscript materials, from which this collection was likely transferred, are located in the Carson McCullers Collection (MS-02758). |