Ellsworth Charles Dent correspondence
Scope and Contents
Includes various correspondences, newsprint and magazine articles, and photographs.
Dates
- 1940-1970
Creator
- Dent, Ellsworth Charles, 1899-1983 (creator, Person)
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 use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical History
Ellsworth Charles Dent was a leader in the field of audio/visual equipment and techniques. He authored a handbook on audio/visual use. Eventually employed (as a consultant) by BYU to organize the audio/visual department in 1933. He retired in 1971 as vice-president of Cornet Films.
Extent
1 box (0.5 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift; Mrs. Dent; 1982; A82-27.
Appraisal
University history (University Archives collecting policy , February 2010).
General
Transferred from manuscripts to UA by Jim D'Arc.
General
Scrapbook contained a few articles which were removed and foldered.
- Title
- Register of Ellsworth Charles Dent correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 September 2
- 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. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US