Rowland Hall St. Mark's School photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1168
Scope and Contents
The Rowland Hall St. Mark's School photograph collection consists of 22 boxes of black-and-white and color negatives and photographs dating from the 1890s to 2000. Box 1 contains images of the school's buildings and of alumni gatherings. Box 2 and 3 contain images of faculty, family events, and religious services. Boxes 4-8 contain images of student activities, sports, ceremonies, performances, dances, dormitory life, and portraits. Box 9 contains negatives of classes and events and images of facility renovation. Box 10 contains images of the new campus constrruction and of the 8th grade graduating classes from 1989 to 2003. Boxes 11 and 12 contain school portraits, primarily of seniors and older students from the 1980s to 1990s. Boxes 13 and 14 contain slides of classes, student activities, and publicity images. Boxes 15-21 contain oversized group portraits of graduating classes from 1938 to 1999. Bopx 22 contains oversized images of buildings, student, and staff.
Dates
- 1890-2005
Creator
- Rowland Hall (Salt Lake City, Utah) (Organization)
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 Rowland Hall St. Mark's School photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Rowland Hall St. Mark's School photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Historical Note
Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s School, known as Rowland Hall, is an independent private school in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was founded as St. Mark’s Grammar School for boys in 1867 by Episcopal Bishop Daniel Sylvester Tuttle. In 1890, the Episcopal Church founded Rowland Hall, a boarding school for girls. In 1896, when Utah’s statehood lead to the establishment of a public education system, the Episcopal Church closed St. Mark’s. Rowland’s Hall remained open. In the 1930s, amidst the Great Depression, the Episcopal Church recommended closing Rowland’s Hall; however, parents and alumni organized to fundraise to keep the school open. It separated from the Episcopal Church in 1948. Several years later, in 1956, St. Mark’s School was reopened by Bishop Richard S. Watson as a school for boys to prepare for college. 1964, the two schools merged. In 1982, the school added Rowmark Ski Academy to provide both education and coaching for young ski athletes.
The campuses of the two schools was originally located on a city block in the Salt Lake City neighborhood the Avenues, with Rowland Hall originally housed in a former private home that had been built in 1962. In 1876, with the number of boarded students decreasing, Rowland Hall closed its boarding department. The school’s enrollment grew in the 1980s, leading the institution to move its Upper School students to a former public school building on Lincoln Street in 1984. In 1994, the school constructed facilities for middle school students adjoining the property on Lincoln Street. In 1999, the school purchased nine acres of land on Guardsman Way to serve as the site for a new campus. In May 2001, the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City purchased the historic campus in the Avenues with an agreement to allow Rowland Hall to continue functioning in the buildings until new facilities were construction. On December 2, 2002, the McCarthey Campus for younger children opened. In 2011, after a lengthy legal battle, the school purchased property adjacent to the McCarthey Campus from the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. In 2013, construction began on the Richard R. Steiner Campus, with the athletic fields being completed in 2014. As of 2021, the middle and upper schools remained in the facilities on Lincoln Street, with plans to construct first a middle school and then a high school on the Richard R. Steiner Campus following the completion of fundraising.
The campuses of the two schools was originally located on a city block in the Salt Lake City neighborhood the Avenues, with Rowland Hall originally housed in a former private home that had been built in 1962. In 1876, with the number of boarded students decreasing, Rowland Hall closed its boarding department. The school’s enrollment grew in the 1980s, leading the institution to move its Upper School students to a former public school building on Lincoln Street in 1984. In 1994, the school constructed facilities for middle school students adjoining the property on Lincoln Street. In 1999, the school purchased nine acres of land on Guardsman Way to serve as the site for a new campus. In May 2001, the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City purchased the historic campus in the Avenues with an agreement to allow Rowland Hall to continue functioning in the buildings until new facilities were construction. On December 2, 2002, the McCarthey Campus for younger children opened. In 2011, after a lengthy legal battle, the school purchased property adjacent to the McCarthey Campus from the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. In 2013, construction began on the Richard R. Steiner Campus, with the athletic fields being completed in 2014. As of 2021, the middle and upper schools remained in the facilities on Lincoln Street, with plans to construct first a middle school and then a high school on the Richard R. Steiner Campus following the completion of fundraising.
Extent
22 Boxes
Abstract
Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s School, known as Rowland Hall, is an independent private school in Salt Lake City, Utah that has been continuously in operation since 1867. The collection contains photographs of students, faculty, staff, and buildings dating from the 1890s to 2005.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s School in 2005.
Separated Materials
See also the Rowland Hall- St. Mark's School records (ACCN 2142) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Rowland Hall (Salt Lake City, Utah) (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Rowland Hall St. Mark's School photograph collection 1890-2005
- 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 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