Sidney S. Fox photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0041
Scope and Contents
Sidney Fox was a Utah radio and television pioneer who bought the small radio station KDYL and turned it into one of the most popular stations in Utah. In 1948 he became one of the nation's first private owners of a television station with the licensing of KDYL-TV now KTVX. The collection consists mainly of personal photos of family and friends. The last portion of the collection is devoted to the employees, operations and programming of KDYL.
Dates
- 1948-1980
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.
Extent
5 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Sidney S. Fox photograph collection contains portraits of Sidney S. Fox, members of his family, and friends.The collection also contains photographs documenting the operations of KDYL radio and KDYL-TV in Salt Lake City.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged topically.
Separated Materials
Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Sidney S. Fox audio-visual collection (A0251).
Manuscript materials were transferred to the Sidney S. Fox papers (MS 0559).
Manuscript materials were transferred to the Sidney S. Fox papers (MS 0559).
- Title
- Guide to the Sidney S. Fox photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Mary Ann Curtis.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2016: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Margaret Benson.
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