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Ida Blum photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 38

Scope and Contents

Collection includes 405 photographs and one daguerreotype of Nauvoo, Illinois. Includes images of buildings, as well as photographic reproductions of paintings. Original images date from between the 1850s and the 1960s.

Dates

  • approximately 1850-1969

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research. 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 Ida Blum photographs must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical / Historical

Ida Blum (1889-1980) was a historian in Nauvoo, Illinois. She wrote various articles about the town and the Mormons.

Extent

2 oversize folder (0.6 linear ft.)

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Ida Blum; 1977.

Appraisal

Photographs (Photograph Archives).

Related Materials

See also the Ida Blum papers (MSS 1891).

Title
Register of Ida Blum photographs
Status
Completed
Author
Rose Frank
Date
2011 November 4
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