Utah Historical Quarterly

c0243 Utah State Historical Society Photograph Collection, 1897-2006 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2007 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 2007. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 243 Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society Photograph Collection, 1897-2006 12 lin. ft. (24 boxes) Form or Genre: Photographs, negatives, slides, cassette tapes Background Background Note

The Utah State Historical Society was created 22 July 1897 in connection with Utah's semi-centennial celebration. The founders were prominent leaders of church, state and business. It took awhile for the Society to grow and progress due primarily from the struggles to getting the new state government on its feet.

During the first twenty years meetings were held annually at which time elections for officers were held as well as historical addresses. An important step in the development of the Society was made in 1917 when the twelfth state legislature recognized the organization as a state institution. In 1928 a small appropriation from the state legislature enabled the Utah Historical Quarterly to be published. Over the years appropriations allowed for staff to grow. In 1950 A. R. Mortensen was appointed as director of the Utah State Historical Society. It was the first time a professional historian served in this capacity.

The Utah State Historical Society has been housed in various buildings during its long existence. Of note, it was in the Capitol Building during the 1950s. It moved to the Kearns Mansion on 7 January 1957 where it remained until 1978 when Governor Matheson reclaimed the Mansion as the official Governor's Residence. The Society moved to a temporary location in the Crane Building (200 South/300 West). The final move of the Utah State Historical Society was into the newly restored Denver and Rio Grande Depot (which the state bought from the railroad for $1.00). The state restored the building for less that than new construction would have cost. The Utah State Historical Society has been in this location since 1981. Another renovation of the depot in 2004 preserved the original craftsmanship, thus preserving the building for future generations.

The mission of the Division of State History is to preserve Utah's past for future generations. The Society is made up of several sections, which in their individual capacities manage different aspects of Utah history, creating a comprehensive history program, which benefits the entire state of Utah. The sections are: Antiquities/Archaeology; Collections/Research Center; Historic Preservation, Publications and History/Utah Historical Society with administration overseeing the Division's activities.

Scope and Content

The collection includes photographs, negatives, slides, and cassette tapes documenting Utah State Historical Society people, places, events, and activities.

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Utah State Historical Society Photograph Collection, 1897-2006, Utah State Historical Society.

Restrictions on Use

The Utah State Historical Society Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Susan Whetstone, 2007 Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone, 2007 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2007 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2007. Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2007. Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 1 Utah State Historical Society Seal Capitol Building, 1950s 1 2 1 USHS door at State Capitol 2 Outside Historical Society office 3 A.R. Mortensen at desk 4 Dorothy Summerhays, sectretary to A.R. Mortensen 5 Iris Scott 6 Everett L. Cooley, State Archivist 7 Margery Ward, secretary to Everett L. Cooley 8 John James, Librarian 9 Helena B. Stites, library 10 Merlin Jensen, USHS office 1 3 1 Everett L. Cooley 2 Records Center flood 3 Capitol Building Kearns Mansion, 1957-1978 1 4 1 A.R. Mortensen, Director, 1958 2 Director's office 3 Ohleen Leatherwood, Receptionist & Mortensen 4 Iris Scott & Dorothy Summerhays, 1958 5 John James and Stan Ivins, 1958 6 Jane Stites, 1958 7 Margaret Shepherd (Lester), 1958 8 Library, 1957 1 5 9 Morgan Library, 1957 10 Special research study, 1957 11 Stacks, 1957 12 Reference Library corner, 1960 13 Stacks room, 1960 14 Archives vault, 1960 15 Ohleen Leatherwood in archives' records, 1960 16 Mary Hyke Andersen, Archives, 1960 17 Ohleen Leatherwood, 1960 1 6 1 Harold Jacobsen, State Archivist, 1964 2 Ferdinand T. Johnson, Records Manager 3 Military Grave Registry, 3rd Floor Bedroom 4 Microfilm machine 5-12 Records, basement 1 7 1 First Heritage Open House (Lucy Beth Rampton) 2-7 Activities (Library and records) 1 8 1-5 Kearns Mansion exterior views, 1904-1970s 1 9 1-18 Kearns Mansion interior views 1 10 1-12 Kearns Mansion interior views, 1970s 1 11 1-15 Kearns Mansion restoration and repairs, (labeled) 1 12 1-12 Kearns Mansion restoration and repairs, 1970s 2 1 1-10 Kearns Mansion restoration and repairs, 1970s 2 2 1-21 Kearns Mansion restoration and repairs, 1970s 2 3 1-14 Kearns Mansion, Mel Smith & Chas Peterson 2 4 1-10 Kearns Mansion (color) Crane Building, 1978-1980 2 5 Move to Crane Building (packing and moving) (black & white, color) Denver & Rio Grande Depot, 1981-present 2 6 Depot interior and exterior views (color) 2 7 Depot exteriors (color) 2 8 Depot exteriors (black & white) 2 9 Depot dedication 2 10 Depot activities (black & white) Board of Directors 3 1 1 Board of Directors, 1959 2 Board of Directors, 1963 3-14 Board of Directors, 1968 15 Board, Milt Abrams, 1969 16 Board of Directors, 1973 17-20 Board of Directors, 1977 21-32 Board of Directors, 1978 3 2 1 Alexander, Tom 2 Blackner, Boyd 3 Bullen, Phillip A. 4-8 Jensen, Cleo (Retirement) 9-11 Wooley, Naomi (Retirement, 1975) Governor & Mrs. (Lucy Beth) Calvin Rampton, Lois Abrams Helen Papanikolas, Dr. Ulibarri 12 Papanikolas, Helen & Lucy Beth Rampton 13-15 May, Dean 16 Sadler, Richard 17 Homer, Michael (Current chair), Aug. 1997 18 Janetski, Joel C., Aug. 1997 19 Hiatt, Kim ca., 1997 20 Christensen, Scot, 2005 3 3 1-9 Board of Directors negatives, n.d. Administration 3 4 Cooley, Everett 3 5 Evans, Max (black & white) 3 6 Evans, Max (color) 3 7 Mortensen, A.R. 3 8 Notarianni, Phil 3 9 Smith, Melvin T. 3 10 Administration staff 3 11 Administration staff (negatives) 3 12 Administration staff (negatives) Staff (Former) 3 13 Alder, Florence Egan 3 14 Barnett, Alan 3 15 Bourne, John 3 16 Brasher, Lynn 3 17 Butler, Janet 3 18 Condie, Clyde 3 19 Crane, Helene 3 20 Crowder, David 3 21 Dye, Della 3 22 Flitton, Ann 3 23 Garrett, Jeff 3 24 Hackleman, Karen 3 25 Haymond, Jay 3 26 Hinckley, Ann 3 27 James, John 3 28 Jeppsen, Maren 3 29 Jones, Cary Stevens 3 30 Layton, Stan 3 31 Leonard, Glen 3 32 Lester, Margaret 3 33 McCormick, John 3 34 McKay, Katherine 3 35 McMurrin, Jean Ann 3 36 Madsen, David 3 37 Merrill, David 3 38 Murphy, Miriam 3 39 Neville, Tim 3 40 Odekirk, Sharon 3 41 Peach, Mary 3 42 Prina, Larry 3 43 Richards, Su 3 44 Rogers, Betty 3 45 Roper, Roger 3 46 Scott, Iris 3 47 Smith, Jack 3 48 Smith-Mansfield, Patricia 3 49 Sorensen, Steve 3 50 Sparreboom, Carolyn 3 51 Stewart, Martha 3 52 Topping, Gary 3 53 Tuttle, Janell 3 54 Wilson, Val 3 55 Staff, Miscellaneous Staff 4 1 Aldrich, Alycia 4 2 Campbell, Janice Reed 4 3 Dahl, Debbie 4 4 Edgar, Jinnie 4 5 Ferguson, Melissa 4 6 Fuller, Craig 4 7 Goodman, Nate (volunteer) 4 8 Hansen, Chris 4 9 Hartley, Don 4 10 Jensen, Cory 4 11 Jensen, Kristen 4 12 Jones, Kevin 4 13 Knight, Nelson 4 14 Leeflang, Arie 4 15 Lloyd, Lynette 4 16 Lott, Lois (volunteer) 4 17 Martin, Wilson 4 18 Misner, Doug 4 19 Murphy, Barbara 4 20 Powell, Kent 4 21 Rogers, Bonnie 4 22 Rogers-Iverson, Kristen 4 23 Rood, Ron 4 24 Rowley, Londi 4 25 Sneddon, Matt 4 26 Thatcher, Linda 4 27 Thomas, Marty 4 28 Walz, Greg 4 29 Weder, Renae 4 30 Whetstone, Susan 4 31 Staff--Miscellaneous Programs 5 1-5 Antiquities 5 6 Antiquities-Camel bone dig, Nov. 1977 5 7 Antiquities-Making molds from petroglyphs (color) 5 8 Antiquities-Making molds from petroglyphs (black & white) 5 9 Antiquities-Mammoth excavation, Sandy 5 10 Antiquities-Nine Mile Canyon 5 11 Antiquities-Pre-History Day, 2000 5 12 Antiquities-Pre-History Day, 2001 5 13 Antiquities-State Fossil contest 6 1-2 Bookstore 6 3-4 Library 6 5 Library (color) 6 6-7 Library (negatives) 6 8 Utah History Research Center 6 9 Library/Depot 6 10 Library-Collections trip to Hiawatha, UT, Oct. 1998-99 7 1 Museum-Grand Opening, John Bourne's museum 7 2-5 Museum 7 6-9 Preservation 7 10 Preservation-Bertolini Block 7 11-12 Preservation-Buildings/Districts 7 13 Preservation-Historic Site Markers 7 14 Publications (Stan Layton & Miriam Murphy) 7 15-17 Publications/Public History 7 18 Publications-Brooks, Juanita 7 19 Publications-Papanikolas, Helen 8 1-2 Annual Meeting, 1960 8 3-4 Annual Meeting, 1961 8 5 Annual Meeting, 1962 8 6 Annual Meeting, 1963 8 7-9 Annual Meeting, 1964 8 10-11 Annual Meeting, 1965 8 12-13 Annual Meeting, 1966 9 1-3 Annual Meeting, 1967 9 4 Annual Meeting, 1968 9 5-9 Annual Meeting, 1969 9 10-11 Annual Meeting, 1970 9 12 Annual Meeting, 1971 9 13 Annual Meeting, 1972 9 14 Annual Meeting, 1973 9 15 Annual Meeting, 1974 9 16 Annual Meeting, 1975 9 17 Annual Meeting, 1976 10 1 Annual Meeting, 1977 10 2-3 Annual Meeting, 1978 10 4 Annual Meeting, 1979 10 5 Annual Meeting, 1980 10 6 Annual Meeting, 1982 10 7 Annual Meeting, 1984 10 8 Annual Meeting, 1991 10 9 Annual Meeting, 1993 10 10-11 Annual Meeting, 1994 10 12 Annual Meeting, 1995 10 13-14 Annual Meeting, 1996 10 15-16 Annual Meeting, 1997 10 17 Annual Meeting, 1999 10 18-19 Annual Meeting, 2000 10 20 Annual Meeting, 2001 10 21 Annual Meeting, 2002 10 22-24 Annual Meeting, 2005 10 25 Annual Meeting tour, 2005 11 Annual Meetings 12 1 Statehood Day, 1962, Capitol Rotunda 12 2 Statehood Day, 1964, Capitol Rotunda 12 3-5 Statehood Day, 1966, Capitol Rotunda 12 6 Statehood Day, 1966, reception 12 7 Statehood Day, 1967 12 8 Statehood Day, 1968 12 9-10 Statehood Day, 1971, Capitol Rotunda 12 11-13 Statehood Day, 1972, City & County Bldg. 12 14 Statehood Day, 1974 12 15 Statehood Day, 1975, Price 12 16-17 Statehood Day, 1976, Capitol Rotunda 12 18 Statehood Day, 1978, Moab 13 1 Statehood Day, 1980, Parowan 13 2 Statehood Day, 1981, Capitol Rotunda 13 3 Statehood Day, 1983, Tooele 13 4 Statehood Day, 1984, Kanab 13 5-6 Statehood Day, 1985, Springville 13 7 Statehood Day, 1994, Cedar City 13 8 Statehood Day, 1995, Ogden 13 9 Statehood Day, 1996, Rio Grande Depot, SLC 13 10 Statehood Day, 1997 13 11 Statehood Day, 1998, Lehi 13 12 Statehood Day, 1999, Ephraim 13 13 Statehood Day, 2000, West Valley City 13 14-15 Statehood Day, 2001, Kanab 13 16 Statehood Day, 2002, Fillmore 13 17 Statehood Day, 2002, Olympic Exhibit, USHS 13 18 Statehood Day, 2003, Murray Events and Projects 14 1 Affiliates Meeting, 2001 14 2 Antelope Island-Fielding Garr Ranch opening, 2003 14 3 Antelope Island-Mushroom Springs, 2003 14 4 Avenues Street Fair, 1994 14 5 Award winners, 1961 Hinton, Kendall Wayne White, Robert N. 14 6 Award winners, 1962 Jensen, Curtis Snow, R.J. 14 7 Award winners, 1963 Dietema, Judith Robinson, Julie Warner, Terry Worthen, Thomas M., Jr. 14 8 Award winners, 1964 Bishop, Larry Verle Evans, Larry Evans, William Anderson May, Dean Lowe Savage, Maryann Shelly, Ronald Vaughan 14 9 Award winners, 1966 Hatch, Garn Reusser, Margeurite Sinclair Dean Bradshaw 14 10 Award winners, 1974 Chas Petersen, J. Eldon Dorman, Stephanie D. Churchill, Dr. Eugene Campbell, Eldon M. Tolman, Nancy Matthews, Maggie Barton, Louise Garrrett 14 11 Award winners, 1976 Papanikolas, Helen (AASLH award) 14 12 Award winners, Miscellaneous Leifson, Jack W. 14 13 Brigham Street book signing 14 14 Capitol Building, 2003 14 15 Chinese visitors, 2000 14 16 Clarion, Utah, 1998 14 17 Dominguez-Escalante Expedition, 1976 14 18-20 Exhibits 14 21 Ferragosta Italian Festival, 2003 14 22 Founder's Day, ca. 1996 14 23 Gifts: Art Medal, 1968 Froiseth Map of Utah, 1878 (1964) Garn, Jake, 1990 Mystery of the Desert H.L.A. Culmer, 1964 (painting) Slot Machine, 1980 14 24 USS Utah Bell moving to Naval Museum, 1966 14 25 Governor's Conference on History & Heritage, 1995 (Capitol Building) 14 26-29 Governor's Conference on History & Heritage, 1996 (This is the Place State Park) 15 1 Halloween, 2001 15 2 History Fair winner, 1982 15 3 History Fair regionals, 1983 15 4 Holiday staff awards program 15 5 Holiday Open House, 1995 15 6 Holiday Open House, 1996 15 7 Holiday Open House, 1998 15 8 Holiday Open House (Winterfest), 1999 15 9 Humanities Pilot Project-Bertha Eccles Art Center Tour 15 10 Humanities Pilot Project-Communications 15 11 Humanities Pilot Project-Displays 15 12 Humanities Pilot Project-KSL Players 15 13 Humanities Pilot Project-Quarterly Artwork ideas 15 14 Humanities Pilot Project-Telephones (from kits) 15 15 Jarvik Heart 15 16 Olympics, 2002 (Donors News Conference) 15 17 Olympics, 2002 (Donors News Conference) 15 18 Pony Express Reenactment, 1978 15 19 Promised Lane television show 15 20-21 Promontory Railroad Centennial, 1969 16 1 Receptions 16 2 Receptions, Kearns Mansion, 1963 16 3 Receptions, Board and Staff, 1965 16 4 Receptions, 1966 16 5 Silent Auction, Library, 1997 16 6 Society of American Archivists, SLC, 1977 16 7 Tea 16 8 Visitors/Guests-Arrington, Leonard 16 9 Visitors/Guests/Historians-Bangerter, Gov. Norman 16 10 Visitors/Guests/Historians-Bigler, David 16 11 Visitors/Guests/Historians-Bringhurst, Newell 16 12 Visitors/Guests/Historians-Brooks, Juanita 16 13 Visitors/Guests/Historians-Farley, Frances 16 14 Visitors/Guests/Historians-Garn, Jake 16 15 Visitors/Guests/Historians-McMurrin, Dr. Sterling 16 16 Visitors/Guests/Historians-Matheson, Gov. Scott 16 17 Visitors/Guests/Historians-Mondale, Joan 16 18-19 Visitors/Guests/Historians-Morgan, Dale 16 20 Moss, Frank 16 21 O'Neil, Floyd 16 22-23 Volunteer Luncheon 16 24 U.S.S. Utah 16 25 Utah Ghostbusters 16 26 Utah State Archives-Groundbreaking for new building 16 27 Wild West Side, 1994 17 Events/Projects Tours 18 1-2 Antelope Island, 19 June 1963 18 3 Church (LDS) Granite Quarry, 19 May 1962 18 4-5 Flaming Gorge, 26 August 1965 18 6 Flaming Gorge/Red Canyon, 26 August 1965 18 7 Fort Douglas/Red Butte Canyon, 22 May 1965 18 8-9 Golden Spike Centennial Commission, 28 August 1965 18 10 Golden Spike/S.L. Valley Chapter, 9 October 1965 18 11 Hole-in-the-Rock, 17-19 May 1963 18 12 Kearns Mansion, 1970s 18 13 Kletting Peak, 27 June 1964 18 14 Lake Powell, 19 November 1965 19 1-2 Mercur and Ophir, Utah, 16 May 1964 19 3 This is the Place Monument, 20 June 1963 19 4 Utah Geographic Names/Burr Trail, July 1986 Local Chapters 20 1 Cache Valley, 26 March 1952 20 2 Daggett County 20 3 Sevier County 20 4 Tintic Historical Society Slides/Tapes 21 1 Bookstore (USHS) 21 2 Denver & Rio Grande Depot 21 3 Exhibits 21 4 Golden Spike/Promontory (S.L. Valley Chapter) 21 5 Library Collections 21 6 Mapping the West display 21 7 Olympics Donation Event 21 8 Preservation 21 9 Rock Art Slide Show 21 10-13 Role of the USHS Library in the Division of State History 21 14 Southern Utah (Wilson Martin) 21 15 Then and Now 21 16-17 Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 22 1 Beaver County Courthouse 22 2 Book signing 22 3 Gobler's Knob 22 4 Group 22 5 History Blazer 22 6-7 Meetings 22 8 Newhouse, Ida Stingley painting 22 9 Park Valley, Box Elder County 22 10 People 22 11 Publications 22 12 Range Creek pipeline 22 13 Roger Bucks 22 14 Roosevelt School, Sunnyside 22 15 Sam Weller's Zion Bookstore 22 16 Union Station, Ogden 22 17 Utah Women's History Association 22 18-21 Proof sheets 22 22 Miscellaneous Oversized 23 1 Reading room, Martha Stewart Water Damage/Floods/Building Issues 24 1 Building issues, 1993 24 2 Building issues, 1994 24 3 Water damage, March 1993 24 4 Water damage, 15 September 1993 24 5 Water damage, 4 October 1993 24 6 Water damage, 16 March 1994 24 7 Water damage, 27 September 1995 24 8 Water damage, 10 December 1997 24 9 Water damage, hygrothermograph chart, 1998 24 10 Water damage, 9 November 1999 24 11-12 Water damage, 19 June 2000 24 13 Water damage, 20 September 2001 24 14-15 Water damage, 8 April 2002 24 16 Water damage, n.d. 24 17 Water damage date logs