Scenes from the American West and stills from television Westerns

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: Mortensen is a historian and writer of western history. He is a former director of the Utah State Historical Society and is a past editor of the American West magazine. His collection consists of photographs he has used and collected for articles on Western history and cover such topics as prominent people, Alaskan history and towns, covered wagons, sod houses, the depression years, Kansas history, mining, railroads, windmills, and portraits of other Western writers such as Wallace Stegner and Bernard DeVoto. Also included is a small collection of postcards from abroad.

Dates

1850-1920

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

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.