Joseph Howard McGibbeny photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0092
Scope and Contents
The Joseph Howard McGibbeny photograph collection consists of negatives and photographs of Native Americans in the Southwest.
Dates
- 1937-1964
Creator
- McGibbeny, Joseph Howard, 1889-1970 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Boxes 4 and 5 are located in cold storage and require twenty-four hour advanced notice.
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.
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.
Historical Note
Joseph Howard McGibbeny was born in approximately 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to John and Jenny Fisher McGibbeny. After spending his early years in the east, McGibbeny attended the University of Arizona. He was a veteran of World War I, serving in both the Army and Navy. He was the bandmaster on the U.S.S. Mississippi and the editor of an Army newspaper. He married Grace Evans in 1931 in Salt Lake City and established himself as a photographer and writer on Native Americans of the Southwest. McGibbeny also worked for the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce and was a music critic. Joseph Howard McGibbeny died on 18 April 1970.
Extent
5 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Joseph Howard McGibbeny photograph collection consists of negatives and photographs of Native Americans in the Southwest.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged topically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by heirs of Joseph H. McGibbeny in 1971.
Separated Materials
See also the Joseph H. McGibbeny papers (MS 0259) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
- Hopi Indians -- Jewelry -- Photographs
- Hopi Indians -- Photographs
- Hopi Indians -- Portraits
- Hopi Indians -- Rites and ceremonies -- Photographs
- Hopi baskets -- Photographs
- Hopi pottery -- Photographs
- Hopi silverwork -- Photographs
- Kachina dolls -- Photographs
- McGibbeny, Joseph Howard, 1889-1970 -- Photographs -- Negatives
- Monument Valley (Ariz. and Utah) -- Photographs
- Navajo Indians--Jewelry--Photographs
- Navajo Indians--Photographs
- Navajo Indians--Portraits
- Navajo Indians--Rites and ceremonies--Photographs
- Navajo silverwork--Photographs
- Navajo weavers--Photographs
- Negatives (photographs)
- Photographs
- Portraits
- Pueblo Indians--Photographs
- Pueblo Indians--Portraits
- Pueblo pottery--Photographs
- Pueblo silverwork--Photographs
- Snake dance -- Photographs
- Utah -- Photographs
Creator
- McGibbeny, Joseph Howard, 1889-1970 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Joseph Howard McGibbeny photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Margie Benson.
- Date
- 2016
- 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
- 2022: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis.
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