George Beard sketchbooks

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2986

Staff Only

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.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (2 Folders)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

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.