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Photographer Nell Dorr was best known for her portraits and photos of mothers and children. The Nell Dorr Papers at the Carter cover 1934 to 1988 but are primarily from the 1940s through the 1960s. The collection consists of:
- Correspondence: both personal and business, including with Dorr’s second husband, John Van Nostrand Dorr, and photographers Clarence White and Edward Steichen
- Writings by Nell Dorr: including her autobiography and poems
- Ephemera: including reviews of her art, tax returns, and clippings about Dorr and her friends Lillian Gish, Tasha Tudor, and John Howard Griffin
- Photographs: primarily associated with the correspondence
- Published materials: Dorr’s publications and publications about her and her photography, including her books Mother and Child, Bare Feet, and In a Blue Moon
Artworks
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. December 17, 1970., December 17, 1970
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. December 19, 1969., December 19, 1969
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. December 24, 1967., December 24, 1967
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. December 25, 1967., December 25, 1967
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. December 5, 1970., December 5, 1970
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. February 22, 1968., February 22, 1968
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. February 24, 1968., February 24, 1968
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. January 1, 1968., January 1, 1968
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. January 7, 1969., January 7, 1969
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. July 11, 1967., July 11, 1967
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. July 12, 1967., July 12, 1967
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. July 16, 1967., July 16, 1967
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. July 22, 1969., July 22, 1969
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. July 23, 1967., July 23, 1967
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. July 23, 1970., July 23, 1970
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. July 24, 1967., July 24, 1967
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. July 6, 1967., July 6, 1967
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. June 1, 1967., June 1, 1967
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. June 11, 1970., June 11, 1970
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John Howard Griffin, American Society of Magazine Photographers, Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, Fort Worth, Texas, to Nell Dorr. June 12, 1967., June 12, 1967
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