Gordon Woolley Thiriot photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1148
Scope and Contents
The Gordon Woolley Thiriot photograph collection contains 6 boxes containing 6,335 slides taken and collected by Thiriot throughout his lifetime. The slides document Thiriot's travels, particularly in the western United States like Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Hawaii. Also documented is Thiriot's leadership of scouts groups through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The slides additionally document wilfdlowers, trees, and other native plants. The collection spans approximately 1950 to the 1980s.
Dates
- 1950s-1980s
Creator
- Thiriot, Gordon, 1925-2012 (Person)
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 Gordon Woolley Thiriot photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Gordon Woolley Thiriot photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Gordon Woolley Thiriot (1925-2012) was born on May 25, 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah, ot Ernest Vernon Thiriot and Margaret Woolley Thiriot. Gordon Thiriot served in the United States Army during World War II in the European theater, particularly France and Germany. He was a graduate of the University of Utah, and spent his career working for the Utah Department of Workforce Services. Thiriot was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, where he served as a ward clerk and a scout leader. Thiriot was enthusiastic about hiking, camping, boating. He was an avid amateur botanist with an interest in native plants and trees. Thiriot died on March 8, 2012. (Source: “Obituary: Gordon Woolley Thiriot, 1925-2012.”)
Extent
6 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Gordon Woolley Thiriot (1925-2012) was an amateur botanist and avid outdoorsman. The Gordon Woolley Thiriot photograph collection contains slides taken and collected by Thiriot throughout his lifetime that document his travels, particularly in the western United States, and his interest in native wildflowers and trees, dating from the 1950s through the 1980s.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Gordon Woolley Thiriot in 2004.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Thiriot, Gordon, 1925-2012 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Gordon Woolley Thiriot 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 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