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Chester Primary Association photograph album

 Item — oversize: 1
Identifier: MSS P 697

Scope and Contents

Contains a photograph album created by the Chester Primary Association. The front cover is green and white celluloid and the back cover is green floral velvet. The album contains photographs, primarily cabinet cards, produced via a variety of methods, but most are collodion printing out prints. The photographs depict residents of Chester, Utah. There is also a newspaper clipping tucked in the back cover. Dated approximately 1880-1939.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1880-1939

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open to public research. Item 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. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

The Chester Primary Association is the Primary of the local Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ward of Chester, Utah. The Association took images of local families sometime from the 1880s to the 1930s.

Extent

1 volume (unnumbered pages) ; 26 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

These items were donated to Special Collections in 1990.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donation; 1990.

Appraisal

Photographs (Photograph Archives).

Processing Information

Processed; Anne Ashton; October 2022. Addition of item-level description. Album was rehoused into a flat box and pages were interleaved for preservation.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Register of Chester Primary Association photograph album
Status
Under Revision
Author
Lucas J. Chehda
Date
2012 March 21
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.

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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