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Robert D. Adams negatives and prints

 Collection
Identifier: MSS P 7

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Scope and Contents

Materials include prints and negatives taken by Robert D. Adams. Photographs are primarily portraits of residents of Orderville, Utah. One photograph is of a family tree. There are also photographs of events and places in Orderville. There are also zincos (etched letterpress printing plates) that are portraits of individuals. Materials dated approximately 1930-1950.

Dates

  • Creation: approximately 1930-1950

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Photographs in boxes 1-2, oversize folder 6: Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice. Negatives in boxes 3-4: Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 72 hours advance notice. Printing blocks in box 5: Open for public research. Glass plate negatives in folders 7-8: Condition restricted. Contact Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Please direct any questions to Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.

Biographical / Historical

Robert D. Adams was born Robert Darius Adams on January 13, 1881 in Escalante, Utah to Robert Nelson Adams and Margaret Ann Shirts. He married Jessie Ellen Billingsley on July 17, 1901 in Manti, Utah and, after Jessie's death in 1940, Mary Elizabeth Robinson on June 28, 1941 in St. George, Utah. He worked as a photographer throughout Central and Southern Utah between approximately 1900 and 1950. He died on June 11, 1956 in St. George, Utah.

Partial Extent

4 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)

Partial Extent

1 oversize folder ((0.1 linear ft.) )

Partial Extent

1 oversize box (0.5 linear ft.)

Partial Extent

2 folders (0.2 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Arranged into two series: 1. Robert D. Adams photographs and negatives, approximately 1930-1950. 2. Robert D. Adams printing blocks, approximately 1930-1950.

Custodial History

Materials were donated to the L. Tom Perry Special Collections by Richfield Adams in 1975.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated; Richfield Adams; 1975.

Appraisal

Photographs (Photograph Archives).

Processing Information

Processed; Anne Ashton, student photograph processor; 2013.

Processing Information

Processed; Anne Ashton; 2024. Materials were rehoused and finding aid was updated for DACS compliance.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Register of Robert D. Adams negatives and prints
Status
Under Revision
Author
Anne Ashton
Date
2013 October 25
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

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

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