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Salt Lake City (Utah) -- History -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source

Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:

Marcus family photographs, approximately 1908-1955

 Sub-Series — Box 13: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232501202]
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains the photographs taken by the Marcus family, including several photographs of early 20th century Utah and surrounding states, postcards from Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and Samoa, photographs from European travel, and a set of photographs of the inside of a house from circa 1920-1950. There are several photographs of Howard Marucs from when he was a newborn to about 5 years old. Also included are a series of sporting photographs, mostly of a polo tournament, and still shots of...
Dates: approximately 1908-1955

Negatives of the Marcus family photographs, approximately 1885-1935

 Series — Box 20: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197233622460]
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 5 Series 6
Scope and Contents

These are the negatives that correspond with the photographs taken by the Marcus family.

Dates: approximately 1885-1935

Newspaper clippings, 1912-1984

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 4 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Materials include newspaper clippings, including news about the family weddings, and articles on Louis, Gertrude, and L. Howard Marcus. Contains materials in Danish. Dated 1912-1984.

Dates: 1912-1984

Oversized portraits, approximately 1885-1935

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 5 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains oversized studio portraits of the Marcus family, official group portraits of Mayor Louis Marcus, and other studio photographs belonging to the Marcus family. Included is a photograph of Louis Marcus with Hollywood director Cecil B. DeMille alongside two actresses. Dated ________

Dates: approximately 1885-1935

Paintings and sketches, approximately 1920-1950

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 5 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains amateur paintings found admist the Marcus family papers.

Dates: approximately 1920-1950

Pamphlets and programs, 1914-1949

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 4 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Materials include theatre programs, pamphlets, schedules, and magazines collected by various family members. Dated 1914-1949.

Dates: 1914-1949

Photographs and paintings, approximately 1848-1984

 Series
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 5
Scope and Contents Photographs and paintings belonging to the Marcus family. Includes studio portraits, professionally taken photographs, as well as family snap shots and scrapbooks. There are several group photographs pertaining to Louis Marcus' business and mayoral activities, and include people such as Cecil B. DeMille, Harold B. Lee, Amelia Earhart, and other prominant figures of the day. Travel photographs are also included, and contain several of Utah and surrounding states during the early 1900s. Dated...
Dates: approximately 1848-1984

Portraits and photographs of the Marcus family and others, approximately 1848-1982

 Sub-Series — Box 12: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232501194]
Identifier: MSS 3775 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains the portraits done either at a studio or by a professional photographer of the Marcus and Levin families. Also group photographs taken of Louis Marcus' political and business activities. Included in these are photographs with Amelia Earhart, Harold B. Lee, several Hollywood actors and actresses, and other prominent people of the day. Dated approximately 1848-1982.

Dates: approximately 1848-1982

Herman Thorup journal

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225536322]
Identifier: MSS 3709
Scope and Contents

Typewritten transcript of Herman Thorup's journal for the period of 1879 to 1929; documents his mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Denmark, as well as his life in Salt Lake City, Utah; his arrest, trial, and imprisonment for "unlawful cohabitation"; his work as a florist and nurseryman; the impact of the Edmunds Tucker Act; Utah politics; his own political activities; his volunteer work; and his family and spiritual life.

Dates: 1879-1929

Mary Hale Woolsey papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2294
Abstract

Contains manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence (business and personal), scrapbooks, published and unpublished music, personal writings and literary works (poems, short stories, etc.) created and collected during Woolsey's career as a writer of adult and children's literature and as a composer of popular music.

Dates: 1910-1969