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Utah territorial penitentiary photographs

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS P 365

Scope and Contents

Collection includes 37 photographic prints and 110 glass negatives with images from the Utah territorial penitentiary from the 1880s and 1890s. Includes photographs of prisoners incarcerated for practicing polygamy, and of the prison itself. Some images are credited to C.R. Savage.

Dates

  • approximately 1880-1899

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice. Glass negatives: Condition restricted; permission to use materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.

Conditions Governing Access

Glass negatives condition restricted; permission to use materials must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services. Items 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 Utah territorial penitentiary photographs, circa 1880s-1890s, must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the Special Collections Board of Curators.

Organizational History

None available.

Extent

1 folder (0.08 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

One folder containing thirty-seven photographic prints from the Utah territorial penitentiary from the 1880s and 1890s, including prisoners incarcerated for practicing polygamy.

Physical Location

L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602.

Appraisal

Photographs (Photograph Archives).

Processing Information

Processed; unknown; 2003.

Title
Register of Utah territorial penitentiary photographs
Author
Lucas J. Chehda
Date
2012 February 23
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