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Photographers -- Utah

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 31 Collections and/or Records:

Robert D. Adams diary and autobiographical anecdotes

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230238633]
Identifier: MSS SC 350
Scope and Contents

Holograph descriptions of events in Torrey, Escalante, Teasdale, Hurricane, Orderville and St. George, Utah, the latter the location of Adams' photographic studio.

Dates: 1935-1950
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Alma Christiansen negatives, approximately 1900s-1930s

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 492 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains approximately 550 glass plate and nitrate negatives and 50 35mm film strips of images taken by early 20th century Pleasant Grove citizen Alma Christiansen. Photograph subjects include Alma's family and neighbors, views of Pleasant Grove from his neighborhood, and Mt. Timpanogas and the surrrounding valley. Dated approximately 1900s to 1930s.

Dates: approximately 1900s-1930s
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Alma Christiansen papers

Alma Christiansen photographs, approximately 1900s-1930s

 Series
Identifier: MSS P 492 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains photograph prints of images from glass plate negatives taken by early 20th century Pleasant Grove citizen Alma Christiansen. Prints were produced by Special Collections in 2021. Photograph subjects include Alma's family and neighbors, views of Pleasant Grove from his neighborhood, and Mt. Timpanogas and the surrrounding valley. Dated approximately 1900s to 1930s.

Dates: approximately 1900s-1930s
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Alma Christiansen papers

George Beard art collection and Coalville Cooperative records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2293
Scope and Contents George Beard materials: 7 cartons of art and art history books, ca. 1850s to 1920s; 1 carton of glass plates (exposed and unopened boxes); 2 cartons of photographic prints by Beard (early 20th century); Two cartons containing two early 20th c. cameras; 1 artist's easel and 1 camera tripod; 5 paintings (some may be by Paul Beard); 1 carton of lithographic prints. Paul Beard materials: 3 hand made musical intruments and ca. 1930s adding machine. Coalville Cooperative Records: (later Paul's...
Dates: 1850-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

George Beard diary

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197239278028]
Identifier: MSS 9440
Scope and Contents Travel diary kept by George Beard during a plein air painting and photography trip from Coleville, Utah, to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the Grand Tetons. Includes brief entries from August 15 to October 10, 1889. Some entries mention photographs taken at different places, along with a corresponding number. A list of photographs taken is at the end of the diary, and images captured include Jackson Lake, Grand Tetons, Grand Canyon of the Snake River, Smith's Lake, and Smith Fork. Also includes...
Dates: 1889 August-October
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

A biography of Benjamin Raphael Stahmann

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230242114]
Identifier: MSS SC 525
Scope and Contents

Typewritten sketch of the life of Benjamin Raphael Stahmann.

Dates: undated
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

BYU Photo photographs

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5754
Scope and Contents

Contains negatives, contact sheets, photograph prints, and transparencies of images produced by BYU Photo and its predecessors between 1875 and 2010, with the bulk produced between 1968 and 2002. Includes images of Brigham Young University events, campus scenes and buildings, administrators, faculty and staff, awards, visiting leadership from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and theater, dance, and other performing groups.

Dates: 1875-2010; Majority of material found within 1968-2002
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Alma Christiansen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS P 492
Scope and Contents Contains approximately 550 glass plate and nitrate negatives and 50 35mm film strips of images taken by early 20th century Pleasant Grove citizen Alma Christiansen. Also includes corresponding black and white prints of these negatives, printed in 2021. Photograph subjects include Alma's family and neighbors, views of Pleasant Grove from his neighborhood, and Mt. Timpanogas and the surrrounding valley. Dated approximately 1912 to 1925. Also includes a photocopied bound volume of a family...
Dates: approximately 1912-1935; 1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Glass slides of Utah

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197227631907]
Identifier: MSS 3306
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 65 glass slides, many of Utah scenes with several taken by Charles Ellis Johnson.

Dates: approximately 1870-1949
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

J Malan Heslop photographs and other material

 Collection
Identifier: MSS P 661
Scope and Contents Collection primarily includes the photographic work of J. Malan Heslop, which comprises 60,601 photographs. This includes work from his early years in Weber County, Utah, through his educational years at Weber College, Ogden, Utah, and his short-lived stay in Los Angeles at Los Angeles City College, prior to becoming a private in the army as a photographer with the 167th Signal Photographic Company in World War II. He photographically documented not only these early years but also his...
Dates: 1858-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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