Helen Clawson Wells photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0090

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Helen was born on December 27, 1890 in Salt Lake City. She was educated in Salt Lake schools and received a basic degree in kindergarten education from the University of Utah. She taught school for only two years before getting married in 1915 to W. Seymour Wells. Together they had three children; Josephine Barbara, (who died as a baby), Rulon Seymour, who later became a professor of philosophy at Yale University, and Seldon, who pursued many interests but mainly traveled and lived outside of the United States.

Helen Clawson Wells, a descendent of Brigham Young, was a civic leader and a member of the Salt Lake Shade Tree Commission. The photographs in this collection are partly of 19th century Utah including Salt scenes and portraits of members of the immediate Clawson family. Part of the collection is of a mountain climbing excursion in an unidentified mountain range. Most of the images are the originals and are in fair condition. All of the photographs are black and white.

Dates

1800s-1960

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

4 Boxes : (Please note there is no box 2)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Helen Clawson Wells photograph collection contains portraits of Helen Clawson Wells and members of the Clawson family, photographs of Eagle Gate in Salt Lake City, and photographs of an unidentified mountain climbing expedition, circa 1960.