Robert D. Adams negatives and prints
Scope and Contents
Materials include prints and negatives taken by Robert D. Adams. Photographs are primarily portraits of residents of Orderville, Utah. One photograph is of a family tree. There are also photographs of events and places in Orderville. There are also zincos (etched letterpress printing plates) that are portraits of individuals. Materials dated approximately 1930-1950.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1930-1950
Creator
- Adams, Robert D. (Robert Darius), 1881-1956 (photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Photographs (box 1-2, oversize folder 6): Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice. Negatives (box 3-4): Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 72 hours advance notice. Printing blocks (box 5): Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical History
Robert D. Adams was born Robert Darius Adams on January 13, 1881 in Escalante, Utah to Robert Nelson Adams and Margaret Ann Shirts. He married Jessie Ellen Billingsley on July 17, 1901 in Manti, Utah and Mary Elizabeth Robinson on June 28, 1941 in St. George, Utah. He worked as a photographer throughout Central and Southern Utah between approximately 1900 and 1950. He passed away on June 11, 1956 in St. George, Utah.
Extent
4 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
1 oversize folder ((0.1 linear ft.) )
1 oversize box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Materials are arranged into 2 series: 1. Robert D. Adams photographs and negatives, approximately 1930-1950. 2. Robert D. Adams woodcuts, approximately 1930-1950.
Custodial History
Materials were donated to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections by Richfield Adams in 1975.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Richfield Adams; 1975.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
Processing Information
Processed; Anne Ashton, student photograph processor; 2013.
Processing Information
Processed; Anne Ashton; 2024. Materials were rehoused and finding aid was updated for DACS compliance.
- Title
- Register of Robert D. Adams negatives and prints
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anne Ashton
- Date
- 2013 October 25
- 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
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States