George D. Pyper and Pyper Family Photographs
Series
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection was compiled by Betty Musser (Utah State Senator between 1933 and 1936), daughter of Harry and Retta Pyper Shepherd, granddaughter of George D. Pyper, and wife of Burton Musser. Materials in the collection include photographs of the Pyper, Shepherd, and John D. Spencer families. In addition, the collection contains photographs associated with the Salt Lake Theater, managed by George D. Pyper between 1897 and 1929.
The two boxes comprising the collection contain 133 prints and two negatives. Most of the photographs are Albumen type, usually in the form of cabinet portraits of cartes-de-visite. Many well known Salt Lake City portrait studios are represented in the collection, including those of Savage, Sainsbury, and Johnson, and Thomas. A smaller number of images are of modern type photographs taken in studios and by family members between the 1920s and 1940s. One tintype print of a Pyper family member is also included.
Box one contains portraits of George D. Pyper (circa 1890-1940), photographs taken on trips to Hawaii and Europe by George D. Pyper in the 1930s, membership photographs of the Deseret Sunday School Union, portraits of George D. Pyper's son, George (Gordie) W. Pyper, photographs of the younger Pypers' LDS Mission in Germany, and portraits of Pyper family members of the first, second and third generation (Alexander C., George D., and George W.) Box two contains portraits of Arthur Shepherd (uncle of Betty Shepherd Musser), portraits of the John D. Spencer family, a variety of identified and unidentified portraits, publicity photographs associated with the Salt Lake Theater, and miscellaneous photographs.
Following is an index of individual names:
The two boxes comprising the collection contain 133 prints and two negatives. Most of the photographs are Albumen type, usually in the form of cabinet portraits of cartes-de-visite. Many well known Salt Lake City portrait studios are represented in the collection, including those of Savage, Sainsbury, and Johnson, and Thomas. A smaller number of images are of modern type photographs taken in studios and by family members between the 1920s and 1940s. One tintype print of a Pyper family member is also included.
Box one contains portraits of George D. Pyper (circa 1890-1940), photographs taken on trips to Hawaii and Europe by George D. Pyper in the 1930s, membership photographs of the Deseret Sunday School Union, portraits of George D. Pyper's son, George (Gordie) W. Pyper, photographs of the younger Pypers' LDS Mission in Germany, and portraits of Pyper family members of the first, second and third generation (Alexander C., George D., and George W.) Box two contains portraits of Arthur Shepherd (uncle of Betty Shepherd Musser), portraits of the John D. Spencer family, a variety of identified and unidentified portraits, publicity photographs associated with the Salt Lake Theater, and miscellaneous photographs.
Following is an index of individual names:
From the Collection:
- A
- Asper 1:11
- Austin, Mark, 1:10
- B
- Babcock, Maude May, 2:4
- Bardun (?), Fred, 1:14
- Barker, James L., 1:10
- Bennett, John F., 1:10
- Bennett, Adam S., 1:10
- Bennion, Adam S., 1:10
- Bennion, M. Lynn, 1:10
- Bennion, Milton, 1:10
- Bourne, George, 2:4
- C
- Cannon, Tracy Y., 1:10
- Clawson, Edith, 2:9
- Clawson, Elliott, 1:14
- Cummings, Horace H. 1:10
- D
- De Jong, Gerrit, 1:10
- Driggs, Howard R. 1:10
- Durham, George H. 1:10
- E
- Ensign, Hattie, 1:11
- Ensign, Horace, 1:11
- Eyring, Carl F., 1:10
- F
- Fox Felt, Marie, 1:10
- G
- "Ga", 1:11
- Glade, Earl J., 1:10, 2:5
- H
- Hardy, Rufus, 2:4
- Hill, George R., 1:10
- Holt, George A., 1:10
- Hooper, F. Albert, 1:10
- I
- Irvine, "Zannie" 2:3
- J
- Johnson, Kathryn Preston, 1:16
- Judd, Robert L. 1:10
- K
- Kimball, J. Golden, 2:5:, 15
- Kimball, Willard Young, 2:5
- L
- Liddell, Catherine Pyper, 1:15
- M
- Maime, 1:11
- Maw, Herbert B., 1:10
- McClelland, 1:11
- McKay, Llewelyn, 1:10
- Mordkine, Mikhail, 2:12
- N
- Nichols, De Lore, 1:10
- O
- O'Brien, Margaret Liddell, 1:15
- Oliphant, Charles, 2:4
- P
- Pack, Frederick J., 1:10
- Pavlova, Anna, 2:10-12
- Peterson, P. Melvin., 1:10
- Preston, Alex, 1:14
- Preston, Kate Pyper, 1:15
- Pyper, Alexander C., 1:16
- Pyper, Della, 1:16
- Pyper, Emmaretta, 2:3
- Pyper, Genevieve, 1:17
- Pyper, George D., 1:1-11, 2:7-9, 15
- Pyper, George "Gordie" W., 1:12-14
- Pyper, Helen, 1:16
- Pyper, Joan, 1:16
- Pyper, Marie, 1:16
- Pyper, Robert, 1:18
- Pyper, Rose, 1:17
- Pyper, Walter, 1:16
- Pyper, William, 1:18
- R
- Rees, Alfred C. 1:10
- Reiley, Barney, 2:3, 5
- Reiser, Albert Hamer, 1:10
- Richards, Mrs. F. S., 2:4
- Richards, Lynn S., 1:10
- Ross, Charles J., 1:10
- S
- Seegmiller, Frank K., 1:10
- Shepherd, Arthur, 2:1
- Shepherd, Retta Pyper, 1:11
- Smith, David A., 1:10
- Smith, L., 1:14
- Sorenson, Betty, 1:16
- Sorenson, Dorothy, 1:16
- Sorenson, E. B. 1:14
- Spencer, Alice Young, 2:2
- Spencer, Clarissa Young, 2:2
- Spencer, John D., 2:2
- Sperry, Lucy Gedge, 1:10
- T
- Taysum family, 2:3
- Thomas, Elbert D., 1:10
- Thomas, Kathy 1:16
- Torrence, Margaret Pyper, 1:15
- Tribe, Junius R., 1:10
- W
- Wahlquist, John T., 1:10
- Wheelon, Ruth, 1:10
- Witbeck, Inez, 1:10
- Y
- Young, William, 2:5
Dates
- 1890s-1940s
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.
Extent
From the Collection: 133 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Musser, Betty (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu