Research materials on George Beard
Scope and Contents
Manuscripts and photocopies collected by Davies while researching and writing a biography entitled, "George Beard, Mormon Pioneer Artist with a Camera," privately published, ca. 1974. Collection includes Beard's memoirs and correspondence, news clippings and biographies about him, a transcript of his funeral service, Beard family histories, photographs, and a short color film made by KSL-TV regarding Beard's life. Papers include materials authored by Lovenia Bullock Beard, Edna Beard Taylor, Glenn Beard Lee and Gladys Beard Wainwright.
Dates
- Creation: 1916-1974
Creator
- Wainwright, Gladys Beard, 1888-1949 (Person)
- Taylor, Edna Ellen Beard, 1891-1982 (Person)
- Lee, Glenn Beard (Person)
- Beard, Sarah Lovenia Bullock, 1859-1932 (Person)
- Beard, George, 1854-1944 (Person)
- Davies, J. Kenneth, 1925- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Some originals restricted.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Research materials on George Beard must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Finding aid available in repository.
Other Finding Aids
File-level inventory available online. http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSS1451.xml
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; J. Kenneth Davies; 1974 and 1995.
Appraisal
Utah and the American West and LDS cultural, social, and religious history (20th century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.VII, 2007).
Subject
- Beard, George, 1854-1944 (Person)
- Davies, J. Kenneth, 1925- -- Archives (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Research materials on George Beard
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Garrett Schroath
- Date
- 2011 March 9
- Description rules
- Appm
- 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