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Harriet V. Steele photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 212

Scope and Contents

Collection includes 28 photographs and four negatives of the Steele, Hadlock, and Bush families collected by Harriet V. Steele. Dated approximately 1870-1960.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870-1960

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Photographs: Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice. Negatives: Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 72 hours advance notice.

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

Harriet Virginia Steele was born on April 7, 1873, to parents Orville Clark Roberts and Mary Knowlton Coray in Mona, Utah. She married Charles Milton Steele on March 6, 1893, in Jackson, San Juan, New Mexico. Together they had 15 children. She and her husband migrated to Rangely, Colorado, where they started their farm that they lived on until her death on October 4, 1961.

Extent

2 folders (0.05 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

Provenance unknown; 2022.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source unknown; 2022.

Appraisal

Photographs (Photograph Archives).

Related Materials

See also the Frank H. Roberts photographs (MSS P 208), the Howard D. Roberts photographs (MSS P 209), the Louis D. Roberts photographs (MSS P 210), the Orville C. Roberts photographs (MSS P 211), the Don C. Roberts photographs (MSS P 207), and the Daphne Hartle photographs (MSS P 218).

Processing Information

Processed; Starrla Pearson and Anne Ashton; June 2022. Updated finding aid for DACS compliance and accuracy. Rehoused photographs to plastic sleves for preservation.

Related Names

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Register of Harriet V. Steele photographs
Status
Under Revision
Author
Abe Austin
Date
2012 February 23
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.

Revision Statements

  • 2022 June 28: Photos sleeved and numbered, finding aid updated to DACS compliance; Starrla Pearson and Anne Ashton.

Physical Storage Information

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

http://sc.lib.byu.edu/
Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States

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