c1026 Kearns Mansion Restoration Photograph Collection, 1984-1995 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2006 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 2006. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 1026 Kearns Mansion Restoration Photograph Collection, 1984-1995 .5 lin. ft. (1 box) The Kearns Mansion (located at 603 East South Temple, Salt Lake City) was constructed in 1901 by Thomas and Jennie Kearns. The family lived in the mansion until 1937 when it was transferred to the State of Utah to be used as a Governor's Mansion. It served as the Governor's Mansion until 1957 when it was turned over to the Utah State Historical Society. It was used by the Historical Society until 1977 when it was once more, after renovation, used as a Governor's Mansion. The Mansion was gutted by fire on 15 December 1993 and was renovated again after the fire. The collection contains photographs, slides and negatives showing the restoration of the mansion after the 1993 fire. Topics: Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration Kearns Mansion (Salt Lake City, Utah) Utah Governor's Mansion (Salt Lake City, Utah) Places: Salt Lake City (Utah) Form or Genre: Negatives, photographs, slides and transparencies Background Background Note

The Kearns Mansion (located at 603 East South Temple, Salt Lake City) was constructed in 1901 by Thomas and Jennie Kearns. The family lived in the mansion until 1937 when it was transferred to the State of Utah to be used as a Governor's Mansion. It served as the Governor's Mansion until 1957 when it was turned over to the Utah State Historical Society. It was used by the Historical Society until 1977 when it was once more, after renovation, used as a Governor's Mansion. The Mansion was gutted by fire on 15 December 1993 and was renovated again after the fire.

Scope and Content

The collection contains photographs, slides and negatives showing the restoration of the mansion after the 1993 fire.

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Kearns Mansion Restoration Photograph Collection, 1984-1995, Utah State Historical Society.

Restrictions on Use

The Kearns Mansion Restoration 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, 2006 Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone, 2006 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2006 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2006 Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2006 Related collections

The photographs in this collection were separated from Mss B 1026.

Container list Box Folder Contents Prints 1 1 Historic Kearns Mansion (54 photos, from Utah State Historical Society Collections) 1 2 Restoration work, 2 x 2" black and white negatives of restoration work (100) 1 3 Kearns Mansion (color photograph) 1 4 Restoration work, 2 x 2" color transparencies (65) 1 5 Restoration work, 4 x 5" color transparencies (9) Slides (35mm) 1 6 Kearns Mansion fire, December, 1993 1 7 Restoration work, July, 1995 1 8 Restoration work, September, 1995 1 9 Restoration work, December, 1995 1 10 Restoration work, April, 1996 1 11 Restoration work, Slide show, Mary Troutman 1 12 Restoration work, Slide show 1 13 Restoration work, Slides 1 14 Restoration work, Slide show program