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Utah Humanities Research Foundation photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0044

Scope and Contents

The Utah Humanities Research Foundation was established in 1944 by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation for the purpose of collecting and preserving cultural materials in Utah. The photographs represent part of that effort from 1944 to 1947 and include portraits of various prominent people in Utah, buildings and towns of historical interest, and the "Great Salt Lake Album," a book of twenty-nine pictures of the islands and shorelines of the Great Salt Lake, with special emphasis on the Lucin Cutoff.

Dates

  • 1900-1947

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

The Utah Humanities Research Foundation was an organization begun in 1944 with a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to collect and preserve cultural materials throughout Utah and neighboring regions. It began the publication of the Western Humanities Review. In 1950, Maurice Warshaw established an award for the most significant essay on the humanities to be submitted for publication to the Utah Humanities Research Foundation. The award was renewed until 1952. The Foundation also granted fellowships to qualified people for study in various areas of the humanities within the region.

Extent

.5 Linear Feet (1 archives box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Utah Humanities Research Foundation photograph collection contains portraits of various persons, some participating in theatrical performances.The collection also contains photographs of Salt Lake City and St. George, as well as, an album containing photographs of activities near the Great Salt Lake.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Harold Bentley, 1972.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Utah Humanities Research Foundation audio-visual collection (A0044).

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Utah Humanities Research Foundation records (MS 0044).
Title
Guide to the Utah Humanities Research Foundation photograph collection
Status
Completed
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 Margaret Benson.
  • 2019: Finding aid revised and re-encoded using Adobe Dreamweaver 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