Preston and Helen Strobeck Linford photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1130
Scope and Contents
The Preston and Helen Strobeck Linford photograph collection contains family and individual portraits as well as candids of the Linford family. It also contains hand-tinted photographs of landscpaes and scrapbooks of their travels to national parks in Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho. The collection spans the 1930s through the 1970s.
Dates
- 1930-1980
Creator
- Athay, Shirley Linford (Person)
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 Preston and Helen Strobeck Linford photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Preston and Helen Strobeck Linford photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Preston Linford was born on September 2, 1888, in Panguitch, Utah, to Joseph Henry Linford and Mary Ann Haycock. Helen Marie Strobeck was born on December 6, 1897 in Madison, Nebraska, to Oscar Francis and Mary Halvorson Strobeck. The two married on March 12, 1921, in Twin Falls, Idaho, and soon after moved to Ogden, Utah. The couple had two children: Preston Dee Linford (1922-1977) and Helen Shirley Linford Athay (1924-2014). Preston worked as a district engineer for the United States Bureau of Public Roads, and throughout his career was involved in the planning and construction of infrastructure throughout Utah. He worked on the first survey crews in Utah after the 1915 Federal Highway Act. He retired in 1958. Helen Strobeck Linford was a teacher and member of the Elam Lutherna Church in Ogden and Zion Lutheran Church in Salt Lake City. Preston Linford died on September 27, 1981 and Helen Linford died on March 24, 1982.
Extent
3 Boxes
Abstract
Preston Linford (1888-1981) was an engineer for the United States Bureau of Public Roads from 1915 to 1958 and Helen Strobeck Linford (1897-1982) was a teacher in Ogden. The Preston and Helen Strobeck Linford photograph collection contains portraits, candid photographs, and scrapbooks of their lives, families, and travels between about 1930 and the 1970s.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Shirley Linford Athay in 2004.
Separated Materials
See also the Preston and Helen Strobeck Linford papers (ACCN 2072) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Athay, Shirley Linford (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Preston and Helen Strobeck Linford photograph collection, 1930-1980
- 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