Hyrum B. Calder papers [photocopies and transcripts]
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1730
Scope and Contents
The Hyrum B. Calder papers (1895-1898) [photocopies and transcripts] contain a data sheet, missionary journal, personal journal, and a photocopied picture of the Presidency of the European mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The collection deals mostly with the period when Hyrum served his mission to Scotland.
Dates
- 1895-1898
Creator
- Calder, Hyrum B., 1873-1946 (Person)
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 Note
Hyrum B. Calder was born 26 May 1873 in Millcreek, Utah. When he was 23, Hyrum left Salt Lake for a mission in Scotland. He return to Salt Lake in 1898. In 1900 he married Agnes Ellen Hamilton in the Salt Lake Temple. They moved to Vernal, Utah, and there Hyrum and his brother, Pontha, founded the Calder Brothers Company. Hyrum was active in local and state politics. From 1931 to 1936 he was the mayor of Vernal. During that time he also was a state senator for Uintah and Duchesne counties. Hyrum was ordained as Bishop of the Vernal Ward in 1910 and served for seventeen years. After he was released as Bishop, he was called as President of the Vernal Stake and served until 1944. He died in 1946.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 Box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Hyrum B. Calder papers [photocopies and transcripts] (1895-1898) contain a data sheet, missionary journal, personal journal, and a photocopied picture of the Presidency of the European mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hyrum Calder spent most of his life in Vernal, Utah. He served as both mayor of Vernal and a state senator from 1931 to 1936.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Larry Calder in 1998.
Processing Information
Processed by Luke Kelly in 2000.
Creator
- Calder, Hyrum B., 1873-1946 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Hyrum B. Calder papers [photocopies and transcripts]
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Luke Kelly.
- Date
- 2000 (last modified: 2019)
- 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
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