To his honor Abraham O. Smoot, ex mayor of Great Salt Lake City
Scope and Contents note
This large 22 x 28 inch manuscript honoring ex-mayor
Abraham Owen Smoot is surrounded by a fine lattice drawing incorporating 19 oval photographic images of Salt Lake City police officers who served in the Smoot administration. An oval photograph of Mayor Smoot is located at the top of the manuscript. Located immediately below the photograph of Mayor Smoot are four paragraphs of calligraphic text with illuminated initials, followed by the signatures of the Salt Lake police officers. Drawings found on the manuscript include an image of an eagle perched atop a Utah beehive; a shield of the U.S. flag; and a shield with an image of a grazing lamb. The manuscript is dated 5 March 1866.
Dates
- 1866 March 5
Creator
- Salt Lake City (Utah). Police Department (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from To his honor Abraham O. Smoot, ex mayor of Great Salt Lake City must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Salt Lake City Police Department was founded in 1849. It is headquartered in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
One large 22 x 28 inch manuscript honoring ex-mayor
of Great Salt Lake City, Abraham Owen Smoot, dated 5 March 1866.
Custodial History note
Donated by L. Douglas Smoot in 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; L. Douglas Smoot; 2007.
Appraisal note
Utah political history (Collection development policy of 19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts, August 2007.)
Processing Information note
Processed; John M. Murphy; 2009.
- Title
- Register of To his honor Abraham O. Smoot, ex mayor of Great Salt Lake City
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- John M. Murphy, curator, and Karen Glenn, student manuscript processor
- Date
- 2009
- 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