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Postcards Collected by Ralph Ellison and Family, 1950-1966
Call Number: LOT 15603 (F)
Extent: ca. 360 items : chiefly postcards.
Items include postcards collected by Ralph Ellison and his wife Fanny Ellison, primarily as souvenirs from different countries such as Austria, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, and others. Many of the postcards depict art or museums from around the world, while a few depict famous individuals such as Richard Wright, Nina Simone, and others. Items also include postcards sent to the Ellison family. Nine postcards are annotated and/or postally used.
Materials are organized alphabetically by country.
BOX 1 FOLDER 1 Annotated and Postally Used Postcards
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 1 to 9 (F)
Extent: 9 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards are postally used or include notes from Ralph and Fanny Ellison or others from various locations, including Italy, Germany, and the United States (New York City; Rhode Island; and Cleveland, Ohio). Postcards primarily feature art from museums as well as a holiday postcards and announcements.
BOX 1 FOLDER 2 Austria
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 10 to 32 (F)
Extent: 23 items : postcards and viewbook.
Note: Postcards primarily feature Salzburg and Vienna.
BOX 1 FOLDER 3 China
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 33 to 34 (F)
Extent: 2 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images from the National Central Museum, Taichung, Taiwan, China.
BOX 1 FOLDER 4 England
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 35 to 36 (F)
Extent: 2 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images from the Tate Gallery.
BOX 1 FOLDER 5 France
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 37 to 54 (F)
Extent: 18 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards primarily feature panoramas of Paris. Also includes museum postcards of Paul Klee, Joan Miro, Vincent Van Gogh, and Jean-Antoine Watteau.
BOX 1 FOLDER 6 Germany
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 55 to 79 (F)
Extent: 25 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards primarily feature Cologne, Heidelberg, Munich, and Stuttgart. Also includes postcards from the Staatliche Museen.
BOX 1 FOLDER 7 India
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 80 to 82 (F)
Extent: 3 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images of temples and an image by H. A. Gade.
BOX 1 FOLDER 8 Italy
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 83 to 126 (F)
Extent: 44 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images from Assisi, Florence, Milan, and Orvieto. Also includes images from Uffizi Gallery and Museo Nazionale.
BOX 1 FOLDER 9 Italy
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 127 to 170 (F)
Extent: 44 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images from Orvieto, Pisa, Ravello, Ravenna, Rimini, and Rome. Also includes images from Archiepiscopal Museum and National Roman Museum.
BOX 1 FOLDER 10 Italy
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 171 to 211 (F)
Extent: 41 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images from Rome, Siena, Subiaco, Urbino, Vatican City, and Venice. Also includes panoramas of Naples.
BOX 1 FOLDER 11 Japan
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 212 to 245 (F)
Extent: 34 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images of Sensoji Buddhist temple, gardens of Nomura Azure Clouds Villa, Kokyo Gaien national garden, and Chinzan-So Tokyo reception hall.
BOX 1 FOLDER 12 Netherlands
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 246 to 250 (F)
Extent: 5 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images from the Rijksmuseum, Frans Hals Museum, and Museum Boymans.
BOX 1 FOLDER 13 Spain
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 251 to 269 (F)
Extent: 19 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images of Madrid and images from the Prado Museum.
BOX 1 FOLDER 14 Switzerland
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 270 to 273 (F)
Extent: 4 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images of the airport and Palace of Nations in Geneva.
BOX 1 FOLDER 15 Thailand
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 274 to 278 (F)
Extent: 5 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images of Thai classical dance.
BOX 2 FOLDER 1 United States -- Illinois -- Chicago
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 279 to 290 (F)
Extent: 12 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images of Chicago's river bridges along Wacker Drive, Chicago Water Tower, Soldier Field, and Chicago's Gold Coast skyline.
BOX 2 FOLDER 2 United States -- Michigan
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 291 to 308 (F)
Extent: 18 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images of Y.M.C.A. Forest Beach Camp, New Buffalo.
BOX 2 FOLDER 3 United States -- New York -- New York
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 309 to 338 (F)
Extent: 30 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images of Nina Simone and Enrico Caruso as Dick Johnson. Also includes postcards from The Museum of Primitive Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Hispanic Society of America.
BOX 2 FOLDER 4 United States -- New York -- New York
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 339 to 354 (F)
Extent: 16 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images of Richard Wright and Reverend Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Also includes giant postcards of historic street scenes and cityscapes of New York.
BOX 2 FOLDER 5 United States -- Washington, D.C.
Call Number: LOT 15603, no. 355 to 360 (F)
Extent: 6 items : postcards.
Note: Postcards include images of Richard Wright and Jelly Roll Morton with The Hot Peppers. Also includes postcards from the National Gallery of Art.
Color Photographs of Ralph Ellison, Family, Associates, and Events, 1950-1996, (bulk 1964-1993)
Call Number: LOT 15604 (FM -- F size) (FM -- A size)
Extent: ca. 1,609 items : color photographs and contact sheets.
Photographs show Ralph Ellison, his wife Fanny Ellison, family, friends, associates, and events, including portraits, informal settings, cityscapes, and landscapes. Most of the images are snapshots and depict daily domestic life, particularly in New York City and Plainfield, Massachusetts.
Materials are organized by category: portraits, subjects, snapshots, contact sheets, and oversized items.
BOX 1 FOLDER 1 Portraits of Ralph Ellison
Call Number: LOT 15604, no. 1 to 20 (FM -- F size)
Extent: 20 items : color photographs.
BOX 1 FOLDER 2 Portraits of Fanny Ellison
Call Number: LOT 15604, no. 21 to 33 (FM -- F size)
Extent: 13 items : color photographs.
BOX 1 FOLDER 3 Portraits of Ralph and Fanny Ellison
Call Number: LOT 15604, no. 34 to 42 (FM -- F size)
Extent: 9 items : color photographs.
BOX 1 FOLDER 4 Portraits of Family Members
Call Number: LOT 15604, no. 43 to 63 (FM -- F size)
Extent: 21 items : color photographs.
Note: Photographs show Ralph Ellison with Herbert Ellison and his family as well as George and Sue Warren.
BOX 1 FOLDER 5 Portraits and Group Portraits of Friends and Associates
Call Number: LOT 15604, no. 64 to 90 (FM -- F size)
Extent: 27 items : color photographs.
Note: Photographs show Ligon Buford, Chas. R. Law, and many others in portraits, group portraits, weddings, and informal settings.
BOX 1 FOLDER 6 Portraits of Children and Families of Associates
Call Number: LOT 15604, no. 91 to 120 (FM -- F size)
Extent: 30 items : color photographs.
Note: Photographs show Mary Lewis's children: Myesha Luis, Michael Luis Jr., Markeyna Luis; Patrik Darcy; Simone Rene Patton and John Patton Jr.; NaManiel, Andrea, and Cris Lewis; Eric Swenson's son Gulliver; and others.
BOX 1 FOLDER 7 Animals: Birds, Squirrels, etc.
Call Number: LOT 15604, no. 121 to 187 (FM -- F size)
Extent: 67 items : color photographs.
BOX 1 FOLDER 8 Boats, Ships, and Waterways
Call Number: LOT 15604, no. 188 to 279 (FM -- F size)
Extent: 92 items : color photographs.
BOX 1 FOLDER 9 Boats, Ships, and Waterways
Call Number: LOT 15604, no. 280 to 357 (FM -- F size)
Extent: 78 items : color photographs.
BOX 1 FOLDER 10 Buildings and Houses in Oklahoma City, OK
Call Number: LOT 15604, no. 358 to 393 (FM -- F size)
Extent: 36 items : color photographs.
BOX 1 FOLDER 11 City Scenes: Cityscapes, Buildings, Bridges, and Streets
Call Number: LOT 15604, no. 394 to 425 (FM -- F size)
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