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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 1273 Preservation Section of the Utah State Historical Society "Grandma's House" Photo Contest Photograph Collection, 1998 .25 lin. ft. (1 box) An article in the Utah Preservation magazine quotes that "visits to Grandma's house are among our warmest and most enduring memories." It was a place for family get-togethers and special occasions. The Preservation Section of the Utah State Historical Society sponsored a photo contest that attempted to "catch the essence of grandma's house." Photographs were submitted from all over Utah. The photographs were either of their own grandmother's home or homes the "looked like a grandma's house should." The collection includes elaborate Victorian mansions, abandoned farms, and tract homes of the 1940s. Topics: Architecture Residences Form or Genre: Photographs (black and white, color), Negatives, Color laser copies Background Background Note

An article in the Utah Preservation magazine quotes that "visits to Grandma's house are among our warmest and most enduring memories." It was a place for family get-togethers and special occasions. The Preservation Section of the Utah State Historical Society sponsored a photo contest that attempted to "catch the essence of grandma's house." Photographs were submitted from all over Utah.

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 Scope and Content

The photographs in the collection are either of the photographer's own grandmother's home or homes the "looked like a grandma's house should." The collection includes elaborate Victorian mansions, abandoned farms, and tract homes of the 1940s.

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

"Grandma's House" Photo Contest Photograph Collection, 1998, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Acquired from the Preservation Section, Utah State Historical Society.

 Restrictions on Use

The "Grandma's House" Photo Contest 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. Finding aids note:

The list of homes and contestants was submitted by Roger Roper of the Preservation section of the Utah State Historical Society. <?xm-replace_text {title}?>

 Container list Box Folder Contents 1 1 Ashby, Joyce; Bowman-Chamberlain House (Kanab), 2 items 1 2 Ashby, Joyce; homes (Delta, McCormick, Panguitch), 12 items 1 3 Bailey, Roy; 412 E. 1700 S. (Salt Lake City), 1 item 1 4 Bingham, Tana; (Willard), 1 item 1 5 Callaway, Judson S.; Wheeler Farm House (Salt Lake City), 1item 1 6 Cannon, Beverly; home (Morgan), 1 item 1 7 Dilg, Rebecca; homes (Brigham City), 15 items 1 8 Eggett, Marva Loy; home (Spring Lake), 2 items 1 9 Eldredge, Jean; home (Brigham City), 1 item 1 10 Eldredge, Jean; home (Roosevelt), 4 items 1 11 Felt, Charles; (Spring City, Midway), 4 items 1 12 Hawkins, Merial; home (Monroe), 2 items 1 13 Helton, Anita; home (Mt. Pleasant), 2 items 1 14 Hicken, Launa; Watkins-Coleman home (Midway), 1 item 1 15 Hogan, Melissa; rock house (Centerville), 1 item 1 16 Hugoe, LaRue; homes (West Bountiful), 9 items 1 17 Jackson, Richard; homes (Salt Lake City and Lehi), 17 laser copies 1 18 Krebs, C. Cloyd; (Scipio, Strawberry, Teasdale, Fairfield), 8 items 1 19 Lloyd, Holly; homes (Spring City), 18 items 1 20 Nawyn, Lori; home (Grouse Creek), 2 items 1 21 Poelman, Barbara; homes (Brigham City), 7 items 1 22 Pollard, Louise; home (Kaysville), 1 item 1 23 Prater, Barbara; homes (Price and St. George) 2 items 1 24 Prescott, Carole Sue; Howard Hastings house (Green River), 16 items 1 25 Robbins, Peter & Sheryl; 2715 S. 2000 E. (Salt Lake City), 1 item 1 26 Robinson, Ashley; William Allen house (Kaysville), 1 item 1 27 Roda, William & Judith Ann; Lyman house (Parowan), 12 items 1 28 Shepherd, Jerry; homes (Nephi), 2 items 1 29 Somers, Ray; Nibley house (Logan), 3 color copies 1 30 Sutch, Mildred; homes (Pleasant Grove), 30 prints, 30 slides 1 31 Taney, Connie; home (Taylorsville), 5 photocopies 1 32 Taylor, John; Mendon, homes (Honeyville), 3 slides 1 33 Vander Heyden, Maria; homes (Midway), 14 slides 1 34 Varley, C. Ray; homes (Irving, Garfield, Marysvale), 9 items 1 35 Wolf, Alyssa; homes (Spring City), 3 items