Photograph of the Hiram T. Spencer family
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one photograph of the Hiram T. Spencer family taken at the Thomas Studio in Salt Lake City, Utah. The photograph is mounted on cardboard and the individuals are labeled on the back. In the front row are Hiram Theron Spencer, Mary Barr Young Spencer, and Janet Alice Spencer Reid. In the second row are Mary Emma Spencer Jacobs, Jane Edith Spencer Reid, and Grace Maude Spencer Laker. A note on the back of the photograph indicates that it was taken by C.R. Savage, however, that claim is questionable.
Dates
- approximately 1880
Creator
- Thomas Studio (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to public access; 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 Photograph of the Hiram T. Spencer family must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Hiram Theron Spencer was born on November 13, 1835, in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts. He married Mary Barr Young on March 31, 1857, in South Cottonwood, Utah. Hiram Spencer died on March 26, 1931, in Magna, Utah. Mary Barr Young Spencer was the first child of Hiram and Mary. She was born on March 28, 1860, and married Peter James Reid on December 28, 1879. She died on May 25, 1935. Mary Emma Spencer was born on May 15, 1862, and married Daniel Hains Jacobs on September 3, 1886. She died on December 2, 1936. Hiram Theron Spencer Jr. was born on August 19, 1886, while his father was on a mission to England. On October 31, 1885, at age 19, he died from inflammation of the bowels. Jane Edith Spencer was born August 9, 1869, and married Walter Scott Reid, brother of Peter James Reid, on May 25, 1893. She died on January 21, 1931. Grace Maude Spencer was born on January 16, 1873, and married Lashbrook Bryceson Laker on September 27, 1899. She died on March 23, 1945.
Extent
1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602.
Custodial History
These items were received by Special Collections in 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donation; Ann W. Lambert; 2007.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
- Title
- Register of Photograph of the Hiram T. Spencer family
- Author
- Abe Austin
- Date
- 2012 April 04
- 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