Arrington, Joseph E. (Joseph Earl), 1895-1986
Dates
- Existence: 1895 - 1986
Biographical History
Joseph Earl Arrington (1895-1986) was a historian and member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Joseph Earl Arrington was born on June 21, 1895 to LeRoy Madison and Priscilla Jane Brisendine Arrington in Reed Hill, Tennessee. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 1921 and his master's degree from the University of Chicago in 1923. He married Genevieve Thornton on October 11, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York. They had one child, Wendell Snow.
Arrington specialized in Latter-day Saint history and was heavily involved in researching the Nauvoo Temple. His work included collecting papers and images about the temple in Illinois. He was also involved in researching and displaying various playbills and photographs, making use of photostat technology to make and display copies of such images.
He died in September of 1986.
Citation:
Joseph E. Arrington photographs, circa 1865-1880Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Feb. 21, 2008 (Joseph Earl Arrington; uncle to Leonard J. Arrington) Ancestry.com, viewed Feb. 21, 2008 (Joseph E. Arrington; Joseph Earl Arrington; b. June 21, 1895 in Reed Hill, Tenn.; d. Sept. 14, 1986 in Springville, Utah)
UPB files, March 11, 2013 (Latter-day Saint historian; born June 21, 1895; parents LeRoy Madison and Priscilla Jane Brisendine Arrington; born in Reed Hill, Tennessee; bachelor's from University of Utah 1921; master's from University of Chicago 1923; married Genevieve Thornton on October 11, 1932; married in Brooklyn, New York; Wendell Snow only child; researched Nauvoo Temple; collecting papers and images; playbill and photograph display; photostat technology; died 1986)
Ancestry.com, April 5, 2013 (died in September)
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Joseph E. Arrington papers
Joseph E. Arrington photographs
Collection includes photographs of Arrington, assorted individuals, and of locations throughout the world. Includes cabinet photographs, cartes-de-visite, and portraits taken between 1865 and 1880.
Joseph E. Arrington photographs
Collection includes nine photographs, primarily gelatin silver prints. Also includes an embossed leather photograph album containing 18 albumen cartes-de-visite and one matte collodion cabinet card. Also includes one tintype of two men in top hats. The images include portraits and group photographs of family and friends. Dated approximately 1890-1979.
Joseph E. Arrington manuscripts of the Nauvoo Temple , approximately 1930-1950
Joseph E. Arrington panorama papers, approximately 1850-1970
Contains work on panoramas. Arrington studied and wrote about several historical moving panoramas. He produced several booklets that were published by various historical societies. Materials in this series include handwritten notes, note cards, booklets, copies of panoramas, prints, correspondence, newspaper clippings, handwritten and typed manuscripts, library call slips, photographs, and books. Materials dated 1850-1970.
Joseph E. Arrington personal papers, approximately 1800-1976
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- Archival Object 3
- Collection 3
- Subject
- Letters 3
- Photographs 3
- Cartes-de-visite 2
- Home and Family 2
- Notes 2
- Scrapbooks 2
- Social Life and Customs 2
- Tintypes 2
- Albumen prints 1
- Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 1
- Bank statements 1
- Books 1
- Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 1
- Cabinet photographs 1
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1
- Cities and towns -- Photographs 1
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 1
- Collodion prints 1
- Diaries 1
- Diplomas 1
- Etchings (Prints) 1
- Fine Arts 1
- Gelatin silver prints 1
- Latter Day Saint families--Photographs -- Photographs 1
- Latter Day Saint temples -- Illinois 1
- Manuscripts 1
- New York (State) 1
- Newspapers 1
- Panoramas -- United States 1
- Panoramas -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Exhibitions 1
- Persons -- Photographs 1
- Portraits 1
- Portraits, Group 1
- Prints 1
- Publications 1
- Publishers and Publishing 1
- Receipts (Acknowledgments) 1
- Research (Documents) 1
- Social work with the unemployed -- New York (State) 1
- Souvenirs (Keepsakes) 1 + ∧ less