J. Stanley Anderson photographs and postcards
Scope and Contents
Collection includes photographs, postcards, copy prints, photocopies and negatives of the original images produced by J. Stanley Anderson. Includes images of family and friends. Dated approximately 1880 to 1949.
Dates
- approximately 1880-1949
Creator
- Anderson, Jedediah Stanley, 1866-1950 (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Photographs in folder 1: Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice. Negatives in folder 2-3: 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
J. Stanley Anderson was born Jedediah Stanley Anderson on September 3, 1866 in Salt Lake City, Utah to George A. Anderson Sr. and Mary Ann Thorne. He married Mary Emily Wilderburg on November 28, 1895 in Salt Lake City, Utah. They had 6 children together. He moved to Idaho in 1901, where he stayed and started his photography business, the Anderson Photo Company. He remained in Idaho until his retirement in 1925. His photographs mainly depict scenes and landscapes from Utah and Idaho. Notably, his brother George Edward Anderson was also a photographer. J. Stanley Anderson died in Preston, Idaho on May 9, 1950. He was later buried in the Salt Lake City Cemetery.
Extent
3 folders (0.13 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Materials were donated by Mrs. Iva V. O'Brien, daughter of Stanley J. Anderson, and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Anderson in or before the 1970s.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Mrs. F.M. O'Brien and Mrs. A.W. Anderson.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
Processing Information
Processed; Anne Ashton; July 2022. Updated finding aid for DACS compliance and accuracy. Rehoused photographs to plastic sleeves for preservation.
- Anderson family -- Photographs
- Anderson, George Edward, 1860-1928 -- Photographs
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Idaho--Rexburg--Photographs
- Copy prints
- Gelatin silver prints
- Latter Day Saints -- Idaho -- Rexburg -- Photographs
- Photocopies
- Photographs
- Postcards
- Safety film negatives
- Title
- Register of J. Stanley Anderson photographs and postcards
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- Abe Austin
- Date
- 2012 February 22
- 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