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Richard Wright Young photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0326

Scope and Contents

Collection documents three generations of Utah architects and some of their projects. Includes portraits of Brigham Young, Truman Angell, and other L.D.S. Church-related photographs. Also includes a set of stereographs taken on the John Wesley Powell expedition of 1872.

Dates

  • 1850s-1980s

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.

Extent

3200 Items

Abstract

The Richard Wright Young photograph collection photographs of Richard Wright Young and various members of the Young family, photographs and slides of various cities and buildings throughout the world. The collection also contains exterior and interior views of various buildings in Salt Lake City and on the campuses of the University of Utah and Brigham Young University. Includes a collection of stereographs by various photographers from the 1870s.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Richard Wright Young papers (MS 0536)
Title
Guide to the Richard Wright Young photograph collection
Status
Completed
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
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