San Francisco earthquake
Scope and Contents
San Francisco earthquake, 1905-1907 collection contains 1 photograph of Campbell, 1 photocopy of a 32 page letter (and typescript), and Colliers magazine article about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Dates
- 1905-1907
Creator
- Campbell, Mary Exa Atkins (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open to public access; Negatives kept in cold storage; requires 24 hours advance notice to access collection.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from San Francisco earthquake must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Campbell was born in 1878 and eventually attended business school to become a stenographer. She was living in San Francisco when the 1906 earthquake struck. She wrote a detailed letter home that described the human plight after the earthquake. Her letter was published by National Geographic in 1990.
Extent
1 oversize folder (0.08 linear ft.)
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
These items was donated to Special Collections.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donation; Evelyn Tarver.
Appraisal
Photographs (Photograph Archives).
- Title
- Register of San Francisco earthquake
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Rose Frank
- Date
- 2011 December 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 Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States