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C.L.R. James photograph collection.

Title
C.L.R. James photograph collection.
Author
James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989
Publication
[between 1937 and 1989?]

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p1tc James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989 C.L.R. James letters, 1939-1981 (OCoLC)12262512
Description
  • 37 items (.3 cubic ft., one box); 26 x 21 cm and smaller.
  • 14 photographic prints : gelatin silver, black and white ;
  • 5 photographic prints : color ;
  • 2 photographic prints : dye diffusion, black and white ;
  • 3 photographic postcards : gelatin silver, black and white ;
  • 1 clipping : halftone photomechanical, black and white ;
  • 12 negatives : gelatin silver, black and white ;
Summary
Depictions mainly of the personal lives of writer, scholar and political activist C.L.R. James and his second wife, model, actress and writer Constance Webb, from the 1940s to the 1960s, consisting of a studio portrait of James (ca. 1953); modeling portraits of Webb (ca. 1940s-1950s); and candid shots and group portraits showing James, Webb, their son C.L.R. "Nobbie" Jr., another family member and a friend. James's literary and political activities are not depicted. Of note are a view of Webb with Ellen Wright, the widow of author Richard Wright (1966); candid shots of James with Webb in later years (ca. 1980s); and a view of Kenyan political activist Jomo Kenyatta addressing an outdoor political rally in London (ca. 1937).
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Portrait photographs – 1940-1989.
  • Group portraits – 1940-1989.
  • Gelatin silver prints – 1930-1969.
  • Dye coupler prints – 1960-1989.
  • Dye diffusion transfer prints – 1960-1969.
  • Photographic postcards.
  • Negatives – 1950-1959.
Note
  • Title taken from C.L.R. James Letters.
  • Some photographs bear handwritten captions on verso; two postcards bear inscriptions on verso.
Terms of Use (note)
  • Some items may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography (note)
  • C.L.R. James, 1901-1989, was a Trinidadian-born scholar, writer, leftist political activist, and Pan-Africanist; Constance Webb, 1918-2005, was a white American actress, model and writer, who was James's second wife (1946-1953) and political associate.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the C.L.R. James Letters, 1939-1981.
Call Number
Sc Photo C.L.R. James Collection
OCLC
1285714560
Author
James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989, collector.
Title
C.L.R. James photograph collection.
Production
[between 1937 and 1989?]
Type of Content
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
other
Terms Of Use
Some items may be under copyright; permission of the copyright holder is required for duplication.
Biography
C.L.R. James, 1901-1989, was a Trinidadian-born scholar, writer, leftist political activist, and Pan-Africanist; Constance Webb, 1918-2005, was a white American actress, model and writer, who was James's second wife (1946-1953) and political associate.
Linking Entry
Forms part of the C.L.R. James Letters, 1939-1981.
Local Note
Sc MG 132
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Found In:
p1tc James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989 C.L.R. James letters, 1939-1981 (OCoLC)12262512
Research Call Number
Sc Photo C.L.R. James Collection
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