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There are more than five million objects in the Harry Ransom Center's Photography Collection. Many records contain legacy descriptions. A review and update of our records is ongoing.

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Call Number:

PH-02698

Collection Name:

Webster Aitken Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

Aitken, Webster (1908 - 1981)

No. of Items:

5 boxes and 2 albums (1,575 items)

Span Dates:

20th century

Description:

The collection is comprised of loose prints, negatives and two photo albums related to the classical pianist Webster Aitken (American, 1908-1981). The albums include snapshots of family and friends, and various travel locations.

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forms a part of the larger Literary Files Photography Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images collected by or of those figures.

Accession No(s):

982:0022:0013-0530; 982:0047:0001-0003; 997:0105:0146-0147; 984:0043:0000; Internal transfer(s) from manuscript collection(s) at the Harry Ransom Center.

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01166

Location(s):

Aitken, W., Lit File Album 1 (984:0043:0000)
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Aitken, W., Lit File Album 2 (984:0043:0000)
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Aitken, W., Lit File Box 1 (982:0022:0013-0100)
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Aitken, W., Lit File Box 2 (982:0022:0101-0212)
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Aitken, W., Lit File Box 3 (982:0022:0213-0264; 982:0022:0264B; 982:0022:0265-0326)
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Aitken, W., Lit File Box 4 (982:0022:0327-0396; 982:0022:0398-0417)
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Aitken, W., Lit File Box 5 (982:0022:0423-0483; 982:0022:0485-0486; 982:0022:0488-0530; 982:0047:0001-0003; 997:0105:0146-0147)
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Curatorial permission required Cold Storage Lit File Boxes (24 negatives)
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