Afton P. Margetts portrait of Eugene L. Roberts
Scope and Contents
Contains a portrait of Eugene L. Roberts, a former athletics coach at Brigham Young University, painted by Afton P. Margetts. The date of production is not identified.
Dates
- Creation: date of production not identified
Creator
- Margetts, Afton P. (Afton Papworth), 1903-2004 (artist, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
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 the Afton P. Margetts portrait of Eugene L. Roberts must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.
Biographical History
Afton P. Margetts (1903-2004) was a painter in Washington, D.C.
Afton Papworth Margetts was born in Salt Lake City, Utah on December 13, 1903 to her parents Raymond and Bertha Papworth. After marrying her husband Raymond L Margetts in the Salt Lake City Temple in 1928, they eventually moved to Washington D.C. where she spent her spare time exercising her talents in art and music through her paintings (which became renowned both in Washington DC and Utah) and singing as a Soprano in various choirs in her local community. After her husband passed away, she returned to Utah participating in various organizations including the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. On October 22, 2004, she passed away at the age of 100.
Extent
1 oversize box (2.33 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Transferred from the Department of Exercise Science on March 30, 2016.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Department of Exercise Science; March 2016.
Appraisal
Faculty (University Archives Collection Development Policy, August 2015)
Processing Information
Processed; Eric Wolford, student manuscript processor, and Cory Nimer, curator; 2017.
Subject
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Register of Afton P. Margetts portrait of Eugene L. Roberts
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Eric Wolford
- Date
- 2017 January 4
- 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