Don Carlos Young, Jr. photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0281
Scope and Contents
This collection contains nine black and white photographs of architectural detailing. The photographs were used as a model for designing details in the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Salt Lake City branch.
Dates
- 1926
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
Don Carlos Young, Jr. (1882-1960) Son of L.D.S. Church Architect Joseph Don Carlos Young, and grandson of Brigham Young, Don Carlos Young, Jr. was born in Salt Lake City on 5 August 1882, and attended Brigham Young University and the L.D.S. Business College. Prior to 1905 he worked as a draftsman for the Oregon Short Line Railroad, and apprenticed in his father's architectural office. In 1906 he entered into an architectural partnership with his father which lasted nine years. The firm's work consisted of a large number of residences, mostly in Utah, as well as commercial designs for businesses such as the Z.C.M.I. Department Store. He served a mission in Germany for the L.D.S. Church from 1909-1911, and mattied Louise T. Hagman in June 1912. His second architectural partnership, with Ramm Hansen, commenced in 1916 and lasted nearly forty-five years, until Young's death on 6 December 1960. The firm of Young and ; Hansen designed for numerous commercial, industrial, and residential clients. Their Savings and Loan Building, the Z.C.M.I Department Stour, many buildings for Bennett Oil, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Salt Lake City. Young and Hansen also designed many building on the University of Utah campus. A Major portion of their practice involved designs for the L.D.S. Church. Among their most noted projects were the Mesa Temple in Arizona, the Washington, D.C. Chapel, and a remodeling campaign for all L.D.S. temples in Utah undertaken by the firm between 1935 and 1953. From 1916 to 1934 architect Harry P. Poll (1880-1964) was associated with Young and Hansen. His name was incorporated into the title block of many of the drawings during his eighteen years. Young was a life-long honorary member of the American Institute of Architects and received numerous awards and commendations for his work.
Extent
3 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Don Carlos Young, Jr. photograph collection contains photographs were used as a model for designing details in the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Salt Lake City branch.
Separated Materials
Manuscript materials were transferred to the Don Carlos Young Jr. papers (MS 0465).
Processing Information
Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2000.
- Architecture
- Architecture -- Utah -- Designs and plans
- Federal Reserve Building (Salt Lake City, Utah) -- Designs and plans -- Photographs
- Images
- Photographic prints
- Young, Don Carlos, 1882-1960 -- Photographs
- Title
- Guide to the Don Carlos Young, Jr. photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Mary Ann Curtis.
- Date
- 2000
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2020: Finding aid revised and re-encoded using Adobe Dreamweaver by Sara Davis.
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