b0246 J. George Midgley Papers, 1930-1949 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 246 Midgley, J. George, 1882-1979. J. George Midgley Papers, 1930-1949 .5 lin. ft. (1 box) J. George Midgley was born 15 September 1882 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He married Anna Grant on 6 April 1975. He attended Salt Lake City schools and the LDS Business College. Midgley was an insurance executive (Heber J. Grant and Co.) and photographer. Around 1910 he bought a camera and began to take pictures. He read old English technical books and through experimentation taught himself to make prints through the Bromoil Transfer method, which produces a quality similiar to etchings or lithographs. He eventually became one of the nation's leading practitioners of this method, a process that had become nearly extinct. Ten of his photographs were accepted into the permanent archives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City). His photographs were also exhibited in Utah. Papers comprises seven year books containing entries documenting his personal and professional activities and awards relating to photography. Topics: Photographers. Background Biographical Note

J. George Midgley was born 15 September 1882 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He married Anna Grant on 6 April 1975. He attended Salt Lake City schools and the LDS Business College. Midgley was an insurance executive (Heber J. Grant and Co.) and photographer. Around 1910 he bought a camera and began to take pictures. He read old English technical books and through experimentation taught himself to make prints through the Bromoil Transfer method, which produces a quality similiar to etchings or lithographs. He eventually became one of the nation's leading practitioners of this method, a process that had become nearly extinct. Ten of his photographs were accepted into the permanent archives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City). His photographs were also exhibited in Utah.

Scope and Content

Papers comprises seven year books containing entries documenting his personal and professional activities and awards relating to photography.

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

J. George Midgley Papers, 1930-1949, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Grant Midgley

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Processing Information: Collection processed by staff Finding aid compiled by staff Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2000 (RLIN ID: UTSX00-A6). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Separations

Photographs have been removed and filed as Mss C 246.

Container list Box Folder Contents Year books 1 1 Year book, 1942 1 2 Year book, 1943 1 3 Year book, 1944 1 4 Year book, 1946 1 5 Year book, 1947 1 6 Year book, 1948 1 7 Year book, 1949 1 8 Awards for photographic work, 1930