Wayne B. Hales collection of Brigham Young University photographs
Scope and Contents
Six photograph albums, accompanied by ten boxes of photograph negatives, which document Brigham Young University faculty, students, buildings, and events, including dramatic and musical productions. The images, collected by Hales, were taken by himself, Walter Cottam, and others. Includes images relating to the Alpine Summer School, Mount Timpanogos, Aspen Grove, Utah Lake, and the city of Provo. Individual images are numbered in the first four volumes, and correspond to the numbering of the negatives. The collection does not include negatives for images in volumes five and six. The collection includes some negatives for which there are no corresponding prints.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1926-1940
Creator
- Hales, Wayne B. (collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Condition restricted; permission to use materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services.
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
Wayne B. Hales (born 1893) was a physics and mathematics professor at Brigham Young University, 1930-1971. He taught the first photography class at the university, 1932.
Extent
11 boxes (5.5 linear ft.)
6 oversize boxes (11.62 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Boxes 1-6 contain BYU photo albums, 1920s-1940s. Boxes 7-17 contain the photograph negatives for volumes 1-4.
Other Finding Aids
Box-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS2199.xml
Custodial History
Received in 1981.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received; 1981.
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy, February 2010).
Processing Information
Processed; Brian D. Reeves and Megan Schreiber; 2000.
Subject
- Hales, Wayne B. -- Photographs (Person)
- Brigham Young University -- Bands (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- Buildings (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- Photographs (Organization)
- Brigham Young University -- Students (Organization)
- Brigham Young University. Speech Department (1929-1953) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of the Wayne B. Hales collection of Brigham Young University photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Brian D. Reeves and Megan Schreiber
- Date
- 2000
- 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.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009 September 3: GilEADized to correct small errors.
- 2009 September 3: Updated to DACS and CCLA compliance by Ryan Sagers.
- oversize: 1 (Graphic Materials)
- oversize: 2 (Graphic Materials)
- oversize: 3 (Graphic Materials)
- oversize: 4 (Graphic Materials)
- oversize: 5 (Graphic Materials)
- oversize: 6 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 7 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 8 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 9 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 10 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 11 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 12 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 13 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 14 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 15 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 16 (Graphic Materials)
- Box: 17 (Graphic Materials)
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US