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Ernest Bamberger Historic Archive photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1893

Scope and Contents

The Ernest Bamberger Historic Archive photograph collection consists of two boxes. Box 1 contains photographs of Ernest Bamberger and images of his businesses, particularly his mines in Park City, Utah. Box 2 is oversized and contains large format images of Bamberg's mine, a stadium event, and a portrait.

Dates

  • 1880-1940

Creator

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

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Ernest Bamberger Historic Archive photograph collectionmust be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Biographical Note

Ernest Bamberger was born on August 11, 1877, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Jacob Emanuel and Bertha Greenewald Bamberger. Ernest was the son of Jacob Bamberger, a German Jew who emigrated to the United States with his brother Simon in the mid-nineteenth-century; Simon and Jacob settled in Utah in 1869 and 1875, respectively. The Bambergers established themselves in the mining industry, purchasing gold, copper, silver, and coal mines across Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, and Alaska; additionally, they developed oil fields in California. Beyond the family’s mining interests, Simon Bamberger founded the Salt Lake and Ogden Railway Company, later the Bamberger Electric Railroad and Transportation Company, in 1890, and was a partial owner of the Salt Lake Herald. Simon Bamberger was also active in politics, and in 1916 was elected Utah’s first Democrat and Jewish governor.

Ernest Bamberger graduated from Columbia University in 1900 with a degree in mining engineering. In 1903, he married Eleanor Francis Dooly. With his brother, Clarence, Ernest took over the family’s interests in silver mines in Park City, Utah and a coal mine in Coalville, Utah, as well as mines in Nevada, Colorado, and Oregon. While his uncle Simon and cousin Julian were active in the Democrat Party, Ernest Bamberger entered politics as a Republican. He was involved in local, state, and national Republican Party political lobbying. Between 1920 and 1924, Ernest represented Utah in the Republican National Committee, and he ran for the United States Senate in 1922 and 1928. Ernest died on January 11, 1958, at the age of 80.

Extent

63 Items (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Ernest Bamberger was a mining executive and member of Utah's Republican Party from about 1900 until the 1950s. The Ernest Bamberger Historic Archive photographs collection contains images related to Ernest Bamberger and Utah mining.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Stephen Bamberger in 2013.

Processing Information

Creator

Title
Guide to the Ernest Bamberger Historic Archive photograph collection
Author
Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa.
Date
2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
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