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Call Number:

PH-02959

Collection Name:

John Masefield Literary File Photography Collection

Creator:

Beiny, H.

Central Press Photo Ltd.

Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Australia)

Crowther, Pollard

Foulsham & Banfield

Herbert, S. J.

Hoppé, E. O. (Emil Otto), 1878-1972 (1878 - 1972)

J. A. Latter & Son

Keystone Pictures Inc.

Masefield, John, 1878-1967 (1878 - 1967)

Nicholson Bros.

Photo Press Ltd.

Priestley & Sons

R. Jackson & Sons

Reid, James, photographer

SG Photography (Manchester, England)

Southwood, W. F.

Times (London, England) (1785 - )

Townsend, Edwin F.

Tunbridge-Sedgwick

W. W. Rouch & Co.

Ward, active 1910s

Wilson, H. F.

No. of Items:

318 items (3 boxes)

Span Dates:

20th century

Description:

The collection consists of 318 photographs of and related to poet and playwright John Masefield (British, 1878-1967). Included are images of Masefield, members of his family, and various other people. There are also images of play productions, including Masefield's The Faithful and Good Friday, as well as numerous images of sailing ships. There are two photograph albums, one of which belonged to Constance Masefield.

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This collection forms a part of the Literary File Photography Collection that is comprised of photographs and albums withdrawn from the libraries and/or papers of literary figures, and generally includes portraits and images collected by or of those figures.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

997:0105:0236-0237 -- Removed from a copy of John Masefield's The Trial of Jesus (see call no. TEMP M377tri 1925a ).; P1-P177; 957:0056:0001-0014; 981:0059:0001-0007; 983:0001:0001; 997:0105:0017, 0236-0237

Finding Aid URL:

https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/fasearch/findingAid.cfm?eadid=01499

Location(s):

Masefield, J., Lit File Album 1 ([was P21])
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Masefield, J., Lit File Album 2 (957:0056:0001-0014 [was P166])
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Masefield, J., Lit File Box 1 (P1-P16, P17A-P17C, P18-P20, P21A-P21C, P22A-P22B, P23-P38, P39A-P39C, P40, P43-P87)
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Masefield, J., Lit File Box 2 (P88-P105, P106A-P106B, P107A-P107B, P108-P165)
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Masefield, J., Lit File Box 3 (P167A-P167B, P168A-P168B, P169-P170, P171A-P171C, P172A-P172B, P173-P174, P175A-P175B, P176, P178-P180, P188-P193, P199; 981:0059:0001-0007; 983:0001:0001; 997:0105:0017, 0236-0237)
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See Also:

John Masefield Collection: Related manuscript materials can be found in the John Masefield Collection (MS-02702).

John Masefield Art Collection: Related art works by Masefield and his family members can be found in the John Masefield Art Collection (AR-00177).