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Louis E. Viko photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0478

Scope and Contents

Louis Viko, formerly of the University of Utah Medical School and the LDS Hospital as a doctor. His collection is made up of personal and formal portraits of family.

Dates

  • 1870-1967

Creator

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.

Biographical / Historical

Louis E. Viko was born in 1896 to Eindred and Margaret Carney Viko in Park City, Utah. He studied for two years at the University of Utah, then completed his medical degree at Harvard Medical School in 1920. Viko practiced as an internal medicine and cardiovascular specialist in Salt Lake City from 1922 through 1967. During this time he was also involved in a number of community activities. Between the years of 1932 and 1939, he served as Salt Lake City Health Commissioner, Utah governor for the American College of Physicians, president of the Utah State Medical Association, and first president of the Utah Public Health Association. He also served for eight years on the University of Utah Board of Regents, was first president of the Utah Heart Association, vice-president of the American Heart Association, and chairman of the Utah State Board of Health. Louis E. Viko died in 1968.

Extent

1.2 Linear Feet (2 archives boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Louis E. Viko photograph collection contains formal and informal portraits of Louis Viko from a baby to an adult. As well as portraits of his father, Dr. Eindred Viko. This collection is available online in our Digital Library.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Louis E. Viko.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Louis E. Viko papers (MS 0523).

Processing Information

Processed by Dale Larsen in 1993.
Title
Guide to the Louis E. Viko photograph collection
Author
Finding aid prepared by Dale Larsen.
Date
1993
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

  • 2020: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
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