Hobart family photographs
Scope and Contents
Collection includes Civil War era photographs of Edwin L. Hobart in military uniform, together with a later photograph of the Hobart family. Photographs were taken by various photographers, and date from the 1860s to the 1880s.
Dates
- approximately 1860-1890
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Hobart family photographs must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
The Hobart family, headed by Edwin L. Hobart, was originally from Illinois, and eventually migrated West. Edwin (1845-1935) was born in Illinois, and served as both an enlisted man and an officer during the Civil War. He and his wife, Emma, later settled in Denver, Colorado.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; LDS Church Archives; 1983.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
- Cartes-de-visite
- Hobart family -- Photographs
- Hobart, Edwin L. (Edwin Lucius), 1845-1935 -- Photographs
- Photographs
- Soldiers -- Photographs
- Title
- Register of Hobart family photographs
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lucas J. Chehda
- Date
- 2012 March 05
- 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