Call Number:

PH-02683

Collection Name:

J. Frank (James Frank) Dobie Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

No. of Items:

3900 items

Span Dates:

1859-1973

Description:

The J. Frank Dobie Literary File consists of approximately 3,900 photographs, many of which are portraits of Dobie throughout his life, both alone and with others. There are also images of his wife, Bertha McKee, other members of the Dobie family, members of the Byler and Dubose families, various friends and associates, cowboys, and other people. In addition, the file contains views of various places in Texas, including Paisano Ranch and other Dobie family ranches and residences. Other states represented in the file include Montana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. There are also numerous views of Mexico, chiefly from Dobie’s travels there, and a few of Cambridge, England.

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This collection forms part of the Literary File Photograph Collection, which is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally include portraits and images collected by or of those figures.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 transfers; P1-P8, P11-P12, P14-P36; 957:0002:0034-0035; 957:0016:0001; 957:0037:0001-0024; 957:0141:0001; 997:0105:0235; 997:0105:0498-0500; 2001:0053:0020-0039; 2010:0010:0001

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01201

Location(s):

Flat File (2010:0010:0001)
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C-F Lit File OV Box, Medium (unaccessioned)
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Lit File OV Box, Small (997:0077:0012)
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Lit File OV Box, Large (997:0077:0013-0014; unaccessioned)
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Dobie, J.F., Lit File Box 16
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Dobie, J.F., Lit File Boxes 15, 18
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1 osb, Literary Files Cased Items Box 2
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Dobie, J.F., Lit File Boxes 1-6
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Dobie, J.F., Lit File Boxes 7-12
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Dobie, J.F., Lit File Box 13
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Special permission required. Cold storage Lit File Boxes (unaccessioned nitrate negatives)
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See Also:

J. Frank (James Frank) Dobie Papers: Related manuscript materials, from which most if not all of these photographs were transferred, are located in the J. Frank (James Frank) Dobie Papers (MS-01176).

J. Frank (James Frank) Dobie Art Collection: Related works of art are located in the J. Frank (James Frank) Dobie Art Collection (AR-00067).