Miscellaneous photographs., 1920-1971
Series-level Scope and Content Note
Photographs of Henry R. Luce, Clare Boothe Luce and family members taken at various events with notable individuals such as Bernard Baruch, Warren E. Burger (signed photograph, Box 40), John Foster Dulles, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mei-ling Soong Chiang (a.k.a. Madame Chiang Kai-shek), Charles Goren, Lyndon B. Johnson, Bishop Fulton Sheen, Cardinal Spellman, Edward Windsor, and P.G. Wodehouse. Includes photographs taken by renowned photographers Cecil Beaton, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Yousuf Karsh, and Edward Steichen. The series includes slides.
Dates
- 1920-1971
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Series: 11.81 Cubic Feet (22 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Container Summary
Miscellaneous photographs of CBL's pets, and art objects. Also included are 2 copies of This Week magazine featuring and autographed by Alexander P. Seversky, a Christmas letter to CBL from William Priestley dated 1943, a typed inventory of photographs found in CBL's New York office dated 1953, and Life photographs of religious objects taken by James Whitmore.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
PHOTOGRAPHS (1920-1970): Photograph
SEVERSKY, ALEXANDER P. - AUTOGRAPHED PHOTOGRAPH IN "THIS WEEK" (1958): Photograph
"THIS WEEK" - PHOTOGRAPH OF ALEXANDER P. SEVERSKY (1958): Photograph
LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE - PHOTOGRAPHS OF ART AND RELIGIOUS OBJECTS (1960): Photograph
CIRCUS PERFORMANCE - PHOTOGRAPHS (1945): Photograph
LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE - INVENTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHS (1958): Photograph
PRIESTLEY, WILLIAM - CORRESPONDENCE TO CBL (1943): Photograph
LUCE, CLARE BOOTHE - CORRESPONDENCE FROM WILLIAM PRIESTLEY (1943): Photograph
WHITMORE, JAMES (LIFE) - PHOTOGRAPHS OF RELIGIOUS OBJECTS (1955): Photograph
AITKEN, RUSSELL D. - PHOTOGRAPHS OF NEWPORT HOME (1955): Photograph
LUCE, PETER PAUL - PHOTOGRAPHS OF BOULDER HOME (1970): Photograph
HOWARD, BAILEY K. - PHOTOGRAPHS OF LOS ANGELES HOME (1969): Photograph
COX, PATRICIA NIXON - PHOTOGRAPH OF BRIDE DOLL (1971): Photograph
CASTLE SCHOOL - PHOTOGRAPHS (1920): Photograph
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu