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Newell Beeman photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0826

Scope and Contents

The Newell Beeman collection contains images of early religious buildings, focusing primarily on Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapels. The 195 black and white photographs are found in three photograph albums complied by the photographer Newell Beeman. Photograph album one contains images of early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapels. Photograph album two contains images of early adobe houses found in the Salt Lake Valley, and Photograph album three contains images of religious buildings, cathedrals and chapels belonging to various religious sects and denominations.

To avoid damaging the fragile original prints, the photographs were left in the original albums. Original image order was retained and the highly detailed descriptions were taken directly from the photograph albums. Descriptions for the few images that were not identified are noted as follows: [ ___ ].

Dates

  • circa 1900-1920

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.

Extent

1 Box : 2 albums containing 195 photographs

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Newell Beeman collection contains images of early religious buildings, focusing primarily on Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapels. The 195 black and white photographs are found in three photograph albums complied by the photographer Newell Beeman. Photograph album one contains images of early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapels. Photograph album two contains images of early adobe houses found in the Salt Lake Valley, and Photograph album three contains images of religious buildings, cathedrals and chapels belonging to various religious sects and denominations.

Arrangement

Original image order was retained.

Processing Information

Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2003.
Title
Guide to the Newell Beeman photograph collection
Author
Finding aid created by Mary Ann Curtis.
Date
2003 (last modified: 2018)
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