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R. Kent Fielding photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1264

Scope and Contents

The R. Kent Fielding photograph collection contains 26 black-and-white and color negatives and photographs collected by R. Kent Fielding in relation to his research between 1945 and 1970.

Dates

  • 1945-1970

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 R. Kent Fielding photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Biographical Note

Robert Kent Fielding was born on June 30, 1920, in Spanish Fork, Utah to Clifford M. and Mary Adel Hallam Fielding. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he served a mission in Texas from 1940 to 1942. Fielding obtained his BA and MA degrees from Brigham Young University between 1950 and 1952. He began his teaching career at Lincoln High School in Orem, Utah, before beginning teaching at Brigham Young University in 1952, where he taught until 1960. He obtained a Ph.D. from the University of Indiana. Fielding wrote books and articles about the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Utah. Robert Kent Fielding married Dorothy Stratton; together the couple had four children.

Extent

1 Box

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

R. Kent Fielding (1920-) was a writer and educator who taught at Brigham Young University in the 1950s. The R. Kent Fielding photograph collection contains 26 black-and-white and color negatives and photographs collected by R. Kent Fielding in relation to his research between 1945 and 1970.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by R. Kent Fielding in 2005.

Separated Materials

See also the R. Kent Fielding papers (ACCN 1722) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections staff.
Title
Guide to the R. Kent Fielding 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