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Call Number:

PH-02779

Collection Name:

Tom Lea Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

Lea, Tom (1907 - 2007)

No. of Items:

2 boxes (326 items)

Span Dates:

20th century

Description:

The Literary File of American writer and artist Tom Lea consists of 326 items, which include images of Lea, his wife and other family members, and his friends. Also included are photographic reproductions of some of Lea's paintings, images associated with the movie production of his book The Brave Bulls, and a series of photographs he took of the Peleliu landing during World War II. The photographs are organized in the order in which they were transferred to the Photography Collection, and then by images of Lea, his family and friends, and images associated with his work. Descriptions of images were derived by the archivist based on inscriptions on print versos.

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This collection forms a part of the Literary File Photography Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images collected by or of those figures.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

957:0077:0001-0095; 957:0088:0001-0034; 957:0091:0001-0043; 995:0030:0001-0002; 995:0031:0001; 995:0032:0001-0110; 997:0035:0001-0014; 997:0036:0001-0009; 997:0038:0001-0007; 997:0039:0001-0005; 997:0105:0653; 2012:0001:0001-0005

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01130

Location(s):

L-M Lit File OV Box, Small (997:0039:0005)
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L Lit File OV Box, Large (957:0077:0001)
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Lea, T., Lit File Box 1 (957:0077:0002-0095; 957:0088:0001-0034; 957:0091:0001-0043; 995:0030:0001-0002; 995:0031:0001; 995:0032:0001-0046; 997:0078:0001-0007)
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Lea, T., Lit File Box 2 (995:0032:0047-0110; 997:0035:0001-0014; 997:0036:0001-0009; 997:0038:0001-0007; 997:0039:0001-0004; 997:0105:0653; 2012:0001:0001-0005)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Waterhouse, Ewing (1905 - 2000)
Title	[Tom Lea]
Date	1938?
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5020376

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Tom and Sarah Lea at corrida, Juarez, Mexico
Date	1949
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037480

Artist/Maker	unidentified photographer
Title	Tom Lea's parents on a date, El Paso
Date	1905-1906
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037481

Artist/Maker	Wiggins
Title	Tom Lea in his studio
Date	1944
Medium	Gelatin silver print
Accession Number	5037482

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See Also:

Tom Lea Art Collection

Tom Lea Papers