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).
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
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu