Auerbach negative collection
Collection
Identifier: P2183
Scope and Contents
The Auerbach Negative Collection consists of 1 box of 122 unique negatives of early Salt Lake City made in the 1930s and spanning from the 1860s to the 1930s, with most depicting the nineteenth-century development of the city's downtown area. About 80 of the negatives are from photographs, while the remaining 40 are of illustrations made for nineteenth-century publications.
Dates
- 1860-1940
Creator
- Aeurbach, Herbert (Person)
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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Auerbach negative collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Auerbach negative collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Historical Note
The Auerbach Negative Collection was compiled at the direction of Herbert Samuel Auerbach. The Auerbach's were among the first Jewish residents in Salt Lake City, and operated a department store in downtown Salt Lake City from 1864 to 1977. Herbert Auerbach was the son of Samuel Auerbach, one of the founders of the company, and Eveline Brooks, the daughter of a prominent Jewish Salt Lake City Family. Herbert Auerbach was president of the Auerbach Company from the 1920s until his death in 1945. This collection of negatives were made in preparation for various historical and advertising material documenting the Auerbach family, their business, and the history of Salt Lake City, Utah, including the 1944 booklet Auerbach Co.: 80 Years of Service, 1864-1944.
Extent
1 Box
Abstract
The Auerbach Negative Collection contains 122 unique negatives of photographs and illustrations primarily depicting nineteenth-century Salt Lake City businesses and downtown streets.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Ken Sanders in 2013.
Processing Information
Processed by Claire A. Kempa in 2021.
Creator
- Aeurbach, Herbert (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Auerbach negative collection, 1860-1940
- 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 encoded in English in Latin script.
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