Hillary W. St. Clair photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1536
Scope and Contents
The Hillary W. St. Clair photograph collection contains 1 box of 215 negatives, slides, and photographs depicting imges of and data about mines and mining in America produced and collected by St. Clair throughout his career as a metallurgist for the United States Bureau of Mines.
Dates
- 1880-1980
Creator
- St. Clair, Hillary W. (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 Hillary W. St. Clair photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Hillary W. St. Clair photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Hillary W. St. Clair (1909-1987) was born on 14 July, 1909, to Edwin and Pearl Walters St. Clair in Ophir, Utah. He was a graduate of the University of Utah, and also received his master's degree from the same institution in mining and metallurgy in 1931. He married Carmen Cropper on July 1, 1930, in Salt Lake City, Utah, and together they had two children. St. Clair was a metallurgist for the United States Bureau of Mines from 1935-1972, although he remained affiliated with the bureau until his death. He was chief of the Minerals Technology Branch for the Bureau's Eastern Division in the 1950s, and later assigned special independent research until his retirement in 1972. St. Clair published many articles on American mining and minerals, and in 1977, the Bureau of Mines published his book Mineral Industry in Early America. St. Clair died in 1987.
Extent
215 Items (1 box)
Abstract
Hillary St. Clair was a graduate of the University of Utah and metallurgist for the U.S. Bureau of Mines from 1935-1972 who authored many publications about American mining. This collection contains photographs, slides, negatives, and data mainly related to St. Clair's research and writing on minerals and mines.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transfered from the University of Wyoming in 2008.
Separated Materials
See also the Hillary W. St . Clair papers (ACCN 2382) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Claire A. Kempa in 2021.
Creator
- St. Clair, Hillary W. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Hillary W. St. Clair photograph collection, 1880-1980
- 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