Owen Wister collection of photographs
Scope and Contents
This collection contains nine photographs taken by Owen Wister in 1894-1895 at Apache Tejo, New Mexico. Owen Wister wrote captions below most of the photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1894-1895
Creator
- Wister, Owen (Creator, Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with Scripps College. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please contact Ella Strong Denison Library staff.
Biographical Note
Owen Wister travelled to New Mexico from the east coast in 1894. He stayed with Frederic Remington in New Mexico for two years, 1894 to 1895. He made this trip to study authentic Westerners as a character study for his writing. These photographs represent his stay at the ranch at Apache Tejo in southwestern New Mexico. The men he met becamse the inspirations for his famous hero in the novel, the Virginian.
Extent
1 box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract:
In 1894 and 1895 Owen Wister, in search of authentic Western material for his writing, spent some time on a ranch at Apache Tejo in southwestern New Mexico. The people he met at Apache Tejo were the inspirations for his famous novel, the Virginian.
Physical Location
Special Collections, Honnold/Library. Claremont University Consortium.
Acquisition Information
Deaccessioned from the MacPherson collection
Accruals
No addition to the collection is anticipated.
General Physical Description note
no content
Processing Information
Arranged and Processed by Russell Michalak
- Title
- Guide to the Owen Wister collection of photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Russell Michalak
- Date
- July 7, 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the 01 - Special Collections & Archives, The Claremont Colleges Library Repository
800 North Dartmouth Ave
Claremont CA 91711 United States
Email: specialcollections@claremont.edu