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Miller, Woolley & Evans architecture collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0466

Scope and Contents

The Miller, Woolley & Evans architecture collection (1915-1947) consists of over 200 architectural drawings and prints primarily related to an apartment building at Social Hall Avenue and State Street and the Automobile Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. Included are prints from the Woolley & Evans firm related to "This is The Place" monument and Preston 3rd Ward in Idaho.

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Dates

  • 1915-1947

Creator

Language of Materials

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.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Clifford Percy Evans was born on 21 August 1889 in Salt Lake City to David and Ellen Midgley Evans. Following graduation from Columbia University in New York, he became an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright in Chicago. In 1917, Evans entered an architectural partnership in Salt Lake City with Miles Miller and Taylor Woolley. The partnership was dissolved in 1922. That same year Evans married Afton Robbins. His early work included small industrial structures, while his later work included many large buildings, including over 150 for the LDS Church. Clifford Evans died in 1973.

Extent

3 Linear Feet (30 oversize folders)

Abstract

The Miller, Woolley & Evans architecture collection (1915-1947) consists of over 200 architectural drawings and prints primarily related to an apartment building at Social Hall Avenue and State Street and the Automobile Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Clifford Evans in 1973.

Related Materials

See also the Taylor A. Woolley papers (MS 0452) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Separated Materials

The Clifford Percy Evans scrapbook Clifford Percy Evans photograph collection (P0002) was transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

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Processing Information

Processed by Gina C Giang in 2023.
Title
Inventory of the Miller, Woolley & Evans architecture collection
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Gina C Giang.
Date
2023
Description rules
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Language of description
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Script of description
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Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2023: Processed architectural drawings and updated finding aid to reflect scrapbook transfer to Multimedia Department. - Gina C Giang

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