Architecture Structures

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Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Don Carlos Young, Jr. collection is divided into two sections: personal papers and architectural drawings. The personal papers consist of photographs, plans, and sketches from various published sources showing a wide variety of buildings in Europe and North America. Only a few items in the personal papers relate directly to Young's own designs. The architectural drawings section consists of original and reproduced drawings and sketches from various architectural firms or persons with whom Young was involved. The initial contact with Joseph Young, son of Don Carlos Young, Jr. , was made by Peter Goss, professor of architecture at the University of Utah. Professor Goss later arranged for a majority of the drawings to be donated to the University of Utah Special Collections in August 1985. At the same time these drawings were donated to the University of Utah, Joseph Young donated those drawings relating to L.D.S. Church buildings to the Church Archives. A list of these drawings is found in Box 1, Folder 17.

The personal papers that pertain to Young's work are arranged in Box 1. They include designs for a livestock show arena, an L.D.S. Church ward house, a sketchbook demonstrating drawing techniques, and miscellaneous blueprints and correspondence. Also of interest is a note on the back of a letter entitled "Incidents in the life of President Brigham Young." Newspaper articles about the First Methodist Church of Salt Lake City, the statue of the angel Moroni which is at the top of Salt Lake L.D.S. temple, a building representing Utah as the Panama Pacific Exposition, trade journals published by manufacturers of terra cotta and marble architectural ornaments, as well as pictures of the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893 in Chicago are also included.

Box 2 contains a copy of "Salt Lake City," "Picturesque and Descriptive," published in 1889. It begins with a historical account of the city and features pictures of some of the outstanding buildings, homes, and sites in surrounding areas. There is also a large collection of pictures and sketches of various buildings in Europe and the United States, most of which appear to have been removed from periodicals. The first group, from "American Architect and Building News," is filed chronologically. The remaining pictures, from miscellaneous sources, are filed by building type.

Drawings, sketches, and reproductions from various architectural projects produced or collected by Young are arranged chronologically by architectural firm.

Young & Sons Architects: Joseph Don Carlos Young and his son Don Carols Young, Jr. were the principal partners in this firm, which dates from 1906-1915. It is represented by two commercial, one institutional, and fifteen residential projects.

Rutherfold & Hansen Architects: Rutherfold and Hansen were partners from 1907-1911. The firm is represented in the collection by one commercial and two residential projects. Later to be a partner of Don Carlos Young, Jr., Ramm Hansen's drawings are also included in the collection.

Frank Winder Moore Architect: Frank Moore was an independent architect from 1910-1917. His firm is represented by one commercial and one institutional project. There is evidence that Don Carlos Young, Jr. worked for Moore briefly in 1912, while he was involved with Young & Son Architects, thus explaining his possession of these drawings.

Ramm Hansen Architect: Ramm Hansen, Don Carols Young, Jr.'s eventual partner, had his own firm from 1911-1915. It is represented by one commercial, two institutional, and eleven residential projects.

Cannon & Fetzer and Ramm Hansen Architects: This partnership appears to have been a joint venture between the two firms around 1911-1913, and is represented by two institutional projects.

Young & Hansen Architects: Don Carlos Young, Jr. and Ramm Hansen were the principals in this long-lived partnership which lasted from 1916 to 1960. Harry P. Poll, another local architect, was associated with the firm from its start until about 1934. The firm is represented by forty-five commercial, eighteen industrial, forty-five institutional, and forty residential projects, as well as numerous miscellaneous projects and drawings. A small number of photographs relating to certain commercial projects are included in the photograph collection.

Miscellaneous: Drawings collected by Young include unusual conceptual designs for an interoceanic liner by inventor Andreas Olsen; a conceptual site plan for Salt Lake City's Liberty Park by "Moroni;" drawings for a residence by architect Joseph H. Young (the son of the donor of this collection); and various other projects by named and unnamed designers.

Dates

1873-1978

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.