Hiram B. Clawson photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0040
Scope and Contents
LDS Church leader and polygamist Hiram Clawson pursued many careers during his life in Utah. He acted as clerk to Brigham Young in charge of all of Young's private business dealings, was active in Utah dramatics, serving as manager of the Salt Lake Theater, was director of ZCMI, and was treasurer of Salt Lake City. His collection includes portraits of himself, his family, church leaders, and scenes of Salt Lake City, circa 1880.
Dates
- 1836-1912
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
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Hiram B. Clawson photograph collection contains portraits of Hiram Clawson, members of his family, and LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Church leaders and images of buildings and activities in Salt Lake City.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged topically.
Separated Materials
Manuscript materials were transferred to the Hiram B. Clawson papers (MS 0040).
- Clawson family -- Photographs
- Clawson, H. B. (Hiram B.) -- Photographs
- Exterior views
- Group portraits
- Images
- Latter Day Saint churches -- 19th century -- Photographs
- Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
- Photographic prints
- Portrait photographs--1856-1900
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- Photographs
- Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Photographs
- Title
- Guide to the Hiram B. Clawson 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 Margie Benson.
- 2018: 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