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Ephraim Hatch photographs of historic Provo

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6639

Scope and Contents

Contains photographs taken during 2007 and reproductions of photographs taken during the early 1900s. These pictures chronicle the progression of home building and the changes in architecture in Provo. It also includes information regarding previous ownership of each house up until present and the history of each house. Also, several pictures include the homeowners, at the time of the photograph. It includes historical photographs of neighboyhood environmental potraiture with the family outside and inside the residences.

Dates

  • 2007-2008

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Ephraim Hatch photographs of historic Provo must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical / Historical

Ephraim Hatch (born 1920) is a retired architectural programmer in Utah.

Ephraim Hatch was born on May 18, 1920 in Woods Cross, Utah to John Russel and Gwendlyn Hatch. He attended Provo High School, graduating in 1939, then did two years at Brigham Young University. During the Second World War he worked for Boeing, then served as an electronics technician in the United States Navy. He married Verena Ursenbach in 1944, and they had six children.

After leaving the service, Hatch and his family settled in Provo, Utah where he initially worked as a home builder. He later joined the Physical Facilities Division at Brigham Young University, where he worked in the Special Projects Office developing requirements for campus building projects. In this role he also researched and wrote about the history of campus buildings and physical facilities. Hatch worked for the university for twenty-five years, retiring in 1982.

Extent

3 boxes (1.5 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Custodial History

Donated by Ephraim Hatch in 2008.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Ephraim Hatch; 2008.

Appraisal

Photography in Utah and the American West (Photographic Archives collection development policy II.B.4, October 2009.)

Processing Information

Processed; January 2009

Title
Register of the Ephraim Hatch photographs of historic Provo
Status
Completed
Author
Kyle Bird
Date
2014 December 15
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

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States