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Ralph Ellison

Rights and Restrictions Information

Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540-4730


Photographs in the Ralph Ellison Papers are restricted (as are images by Ralph Ellison).

Access: Permitted; subject to P&P policy on serving unprocessed materials.

Reproduction (photocopying, hand-held camera copying, photoduplication and other forms of copying allowed by "fair use"): Permitted subject to P&P policy on copying, which prohibits photocopying of original photographs.

Publication and other forms of distribution: Restricted. Photographs in the collection may not be published without the permission of the attorney for the estate of Fanny McConnell Ellison. Privacy and publicity rights may also apply. For permisssion contact:

Donn Zaretsky or John Silberman
John Silberman Associates
145 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
VIA FAX: 212 319-8188

Credit Line: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, photograph from the Ralph Ellison Papers, [Reproduction number e.g., LC-USZ62-123456]

For more information, please read: Copyright and Other Restrictions That Apply to Publication/Distribution of Images: Assessing the Risk of Using a P&P Image


Prepared by: Prints and Photographs Division staff. Created: April 23, 2007.


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