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Scott Carrier photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1191

Scope and Contents

The Scott Carrier photograph collection contains 70 11 1/2 x 15 color, matted photographs. Carrier's photography is taken throughout his travels internationally and in the American West. They document subjects and places including the Taliban in Afghanistan; the local lives of people in Cambodia, China, Pakistan, and Turkey; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints annual General Conference; and bikers in Wyoming. The photographs were taken between 1998 and 2005.

Dates

  • 1998-2005

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

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.

Biographical Note

Scott Carrier (1957-) is a photographer, author, radio producer, and podcaster from Salt Lake City, Utah. Carrier received a BA in Anthropology from the University of Colorado and an MS in Communications from the University of Utah. He has contributed to national public radio programs like This American Life and All Things Considered. Carrier's written journalism has been published in Esquire, Harper's, and Mother Jones. In 2005, Carrier won a Peabody Award for his story “Crossing Borders,” which aired on the program Hearing Voices. Between 2007 and 2013, he taught journalism at Utah Valley University. Carrier is the author of two books: 2002’s Running After Antelope and 2013’s Prisoner of Zion: Mormons, Muslims, and Other Misadventures . In 2015, he started an independent podcast, Home of the Brave.

Extent

5 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Scott Carrier is a photographer, author, radio producer, and podcaster from Salt Lake City, Utah. The Scott Carrier photograph collection consists of prints of Carrier's photography, taken in Afghanistan, Cambodia, China, Pakistan, Turkey, Utah, and Wyoming between 1998 and 2005.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Ken Sanders in 2005.

Processing Information

Processed by Claire A. Kempa in 2022.
Title
Guide to the Scott Carrier 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:
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Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
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