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Wallace M. Bransford photographs of automobiles and aviation

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 178

Scope and Contents

Collection includes photographs and corresponding negatives of automobiles and aviation taken by Wallace Bransford. Dated approximately 1910-1919.

Dates

  • approximately 1910-1919

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Photographs in folder 1: Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice. Negatives in folder 2: Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 72 hours advance notice.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Wallace M. Bransford was born on January 15, 1881, in Crescent Mills, California to John Samuel Bransford and Rachel Stella Blood. He graduated from the University of California - Berkeley in May of 1904. Wallace married Louise Grace Emery on September 6, 1904. After the death of his wife in 1917, he became the owner and operator of the Bransford Apartments in Salt Lake City, Utah. Wallace married Edna Ray Leonard on January 2, 1920, and together they had one child. Wallace died on June 6, 1944, in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Extent

2 folders (0.08 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Materials were donated to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections by Nelson Wadsworth in 1982.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Nelson Wadsworth; 1982.

Appraisal

Photographs (Photograph Archives).

General

Prints from negatives. Provo, UT : Brigham Young University, 2015.

Processing Information

Processed; Anne Ashton; August 2022. Updated finding aid for DACS compliance and accuracy. Rehoused photographs to plastic sleeves for preservation.

Title
Register of Wallace M. Bransford photographs of automobiles and aviation
Status
Under Revision
Author
Abe Austin
Date
2012 February 23
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States