Arthur A. Baird photograph album
Scope and Contents
Photograph album from 1899 by Arthur A. Baird. The first page indicates that it was a Christmas gift to Maurice Moriarty. The album contains twenty-two black and white photographs mostly of Yosemite. There is also one photograph of the Salt Lake Temple.
Dates
- 1899
Creator
- Baird, Arthur A., 1870-1937 (photographer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for 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. Permission to publish material from Arthur A. Baird photograph album of a trip to Yosemite and other Western locales must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Arthur A. Baird (1870-1937) was a real estate broker in California.
Arthur A. Baird was born March 23, 1870 in Augusta, Missouri to William H. Baird and Sarah B. Cosad. He and his family migrated westward prior to 1900 and settled in Los Angeles, California, where he worked as a real estate salesman and broker. He married during the 1910s, but later divorced. Baird died on November 5, 1937 in Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles, California.
Extent
1 folder (0.1 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Purchased from Ron Lerner in 2013.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased; Ron Lerner; 2013.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
Processing Information
Processed; Anne Ashton, student photograph processor; 2014.
- Title
- Register of Arthur A. Baird photograph album
- Author
- Anne Ashton
- Date
- 2014 November 28
- 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