John B. Fairbanks papers
Scope and Contents
The John B. Fairbanks papers consist of original and photocopied correspondence; photocopied typescript of diary, 1877-1922; original and typescript of autobiography, 1910; typescript of funeral service, 1940.
Dates
- Creation: 1863-1987
Creator
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Biographical Note
John B. Fairbanks was born on 27 December 1855, in Payson, Utah, Utah, to John Boylston Fairbanks and Sarah H. VanWagoner. He married Lillie Annetta Huish on 28 November 1877, in St. George, Utah. In 1890, he was one of a group of artists who studied in Paris under the sponsorship of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), in preparation for painting murals at the nearly completed Salt Lake Temple. He painted murals in the Salt Lake Temple and the Mesa Arizona Temple that still exist today. Fairbanks was the official photographer for the South American expeditions of Benjamin Cluff. Fairbanks was the first artist to live and paint in Zion National Park. He was an early art instructor at Brigham Young Academy and was one of the founding members of the Utah Art Institute. He died on 15 June 1940, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Citations:
Brigham Young University (n.d.). Fairbanks, John B (John Boylston), 1855-1940. BYU Library-Special Collections. https://archives.lib.byu.edu/agents/people/2383
John Fairbanks. (2024 20 August). Wikipedia. Retrieved 2025 May 23 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Fairbanks
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 Boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The John B. Fairbanks papers (1863-1987) consist of original and photocopied correspondence; photocopied typescript of diary from 1877-1922; original and typescript of autobiography, 1910; typescript of funeral service, 1940.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lydia Yates Burroughs in 1992.
Separated Materials
Photographs transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0446).
Processing Information
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff in 1992.
Subject
- Fairbanks, John B. (John Boylston), 1855-1940 -- Archives (Person)
- Fairbanks family (Family)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the John B. Fairbanks papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Manuscripts Division staff.
- Date
- 1992 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
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