Mary Bybee collection of photographs
Scope and Contents
Contains a carte-de-visite photograph album. There are also loose cartes-de-visite that were tucked in the back cover of the album. The cartes-de-visite depict family, friends, and early leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Dated approximately 1850-1899.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1850-1899
Creator
- Bybee, Mary, 1916-2006 (collector, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to public access. Kept in cold storage; requires 24 hours advance notice to access collection.
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 the Supervisor of Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Mary Bybee was born on March 3, 1916, in Salt Lake City, Utah to Arnold Riley Shurtleff and Ruth Richardson. As a family they moved to California in 1918. While in Oakland, Mary met Curtis Ray Bybee. They were married on July 17, 1937, in Oakland, California. Together they had five children. They returned with their children to Provo, Utah in 1989. Mary served for twenty years in the Oakland Temple. Mary passed away on January 23, 2008, in Orem, Utah.
Extent
1 folder (0.01 linear ft.)
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These items were donated to Special Collections in 1989 by Mary Bybee who acquired them from her mother's possessions after her mother's death.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donation; Mary Bybee; 1989.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
Processing Information
Processed; Anne Ashton; September 2022. Updated finding aid for DACS compliance and accuracy. Rehoused photograph album. Loose cartes-de-visite were separated from the album and rehoused to plastic sleeves for preservation.
Genre / Form
Geographic
- Title
- Register of Mary Bybee collection of photographs
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Abe Austin
- Date
- 2012 March 19
- 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