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Daughters of the Utah Pioneers photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1223

Scope and Contents

The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 275 black-and-white photographs, postcards, and negatives depicting scenery in Wyoming, California, Idaho and other Western states, and unidentified photographs of people. The collection spans approximately 1870 to 1940.

Dates

  • 1870-1960

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.

Historical Note

The International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers (ISDUP or DUP) was founded on April 11, 1901, in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was modeled on national lineage societies such as the Daughters of the American Revolution. The society was legally incorporated in 1925. The goal of DUP is to “perpetuate names and achievements of the men, women, and children who were the pioneers in founding Utah by: preserving historic landmarks, marking historical places, collecting artifacts and histories, establishing a library of historical matter, and securing manuscripts, photographs, and maps.” The collections focus on the geographic area of the State of Deseret and the Utah Territory before the completion of the railroad on May 10, 1869. In 1950, the DUP opened the Pioneer Memorial Museum, located at 300 North Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah to house the artifacts, manuscripts, and photographs that they collect. The materials in the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers photograph collection consists of material originally from the Pioneer Memorial Museum that fell outside the scope of their collections and so were transferred from the Pioneer Memorial Museum to the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections. (Daughters of Utah Pioneers, dupinternational.org)

Extent

275 Items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Daughters of Utah Pioneers was founded in 1901 and the Pioneer Memorial Museum was opened in 1950 to house artifacts, photographs, and manuscripts about the geographic area of the State of Deseret and the Utah Territory and dating from prior to the completion of the railroad in 1869. The Daughters of the Utah Pioneers photograph collection contains photographs and postcards of landscapes and people that were transferred to the Marriott Library because they fall beyond the Pioneer Memorial Museum's scope.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Edith Menna in 2005.

Related Materials

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections staff.
Title
Guide to the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers photograph collection
Author
Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa.
Date
2022
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