Miles Pratt Romney photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0793

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection contains images of Miles Pratt Romney, his wife Janice Cahoon Romney, members of the Romney family, and ancestors of the Romney family. The collection also contains a photo album with images taken during Romney's mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in South Africa, and his travels through Africa and Europe on the return from his mission. Also included in this collection are images from the Romney family’s trips and LDS historic sites.

Dates

circa 1880-1979

Creator

Romney, Miles Pratt, 1903-1980 (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 / Historical

Miles Pratt Romney (1903-1980) was born in Colonial Dublan in Chihuahua, Mexico to Gaskell Romney and Anna Amelia Pratt Romney. Miles Park Romney, his grandfather, was one of the original settlers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints colonies in Mexico. Miles Pratt Romney was raised in Mexico until the Mexican Revolution, when the Romney family was driven back to the United States in 1912 by revolutionary rebel groups. The Romney family lived in Los Angeles and Idaho before settling in Salt Lake City, Utah. Between 1923 and 1926, Miles served a mission for the L.D.S. Church in South Africa. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Utah, and started his career as a geologist in 1936 with the U.S. Smelting Company, where he remained until 1951. In 1970, he became the president of the United Park City Mines Company, a position he held until his death on December 9, 1980.

Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96036725/miles-pratt-romney

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 archives boxes) : 460 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Miles Pratt Romney photograph collection consists of images of Miles Romney and of various members of the Romney family; also included are images from the Romney family’s trips and LDS historic sites.

This collection is digitized and available in the Digital Library.