George Beard sketchbooks
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2986
Scope and Contents
The George Beard sketchbooks consist of two books, the first started when he was 13 years old. The books contain 15 watercolors and 16 pencil sketches.
Dates
- 1844-1928
Creator
- Beard, George, 1854-1944 (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
George Beard was born on December 21, 1854, in Yeardsley cum Waley, near Whaley Bridge in Cheshire, England. He was the youngest of nine children born to Thomas Beard, a coal miner, and Ellen Elizabeth Platt Clark Beard. Beard's parents and oldest brother were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1852. George Beard immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah with his mother and two sisters on June 20, 1868. His mother was injured on the ship and did not survive. George and his sisters arrived in Salt Lake City on September 25, 1868. They then settled in Coalville, Utah.
George remained in Coalville his entire life and managed the Coalville Cooperative Mercantile Institution. He was also mayor from 1891 to 1892. He was a state legislator beginning in 1895. George married Lovenia Bullock in 1877. He died on October 3, 1944.
George remained in Coalville his entire life and managed the Coalville Cooperative Mercantile Institution. He was also mayor from 1891 to 1892. He was a state legislator beginning in 1895. George married Lovenia Bullock in 1877. He died on October 3, 1944.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (2 Folders)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The George Beard sketchbooks (1844-1928) consist of two books, the first started when he was 13 years old. The books contain 15 watercolors and 16 pencil sketches.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from The Fox Group in 2017.
Processing Information
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2019.
Creator
- Beard, George, 1854-1944 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the George Beard sketchbooks
- Author
- Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded 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