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Palmyra Bean Packer digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1514

Scope and Contents

The Palmyra Bean Packer digital photograph collection consists of scans of black-and-white photographs, panoramas, and postcards related to Sacred Grove and the Joseph Smith house and farm in Palmyra, New York, dating from approximately the 1920s and 1930s. Folder 1 includes panorama photographs of missionary conferences at Sacred Grove in New York photographed by the Klines, owners of the Fellowcraft Studios. The scans were made from original prints and postcards which were subsequently returned to the owner; original order was preserved. Item-level identifications were provided by the owner.

Dates

  • 1915-1939

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

Palmyra Bean Packer was born on August 15, 1915, in Palmyra, New York to Rebecca Peterson and Willard Washington Bean. The Bean family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. At the time of Palmyra’s birth, they were serving as missionaries and caretakers of the Joseph Smith farm, and Palmyra Bean Packer was born in the house. Palmyra Bean served a mission to the Eastern States. During this time, she met Thane J. Packer, a fellow missionary; the two were married in the Salt Lake Temple and together had four children. Palmyra Bean Packer died on June 9, 2008.

Extent

230 Megabytes (60 digital only items)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Palmyra Bean Packer (1915-2008) was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who was born at the Joseph Smith house in Palmyra, New York, in 1915 while her parents were serving a mission as caretakers of the property. This collection contains digital-only scans of black-and-white panoramas and photographs and postcards related to Sacred Grove and the Joseph Smith farm in New York in the 1920s and 1930s.

Arrangement

Arranged by donor.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Rand H. Packer in 2008.

Existence and Location of Originals

Original prints retained by donor.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections staff.
Title
Palmyra Bean Packer digital photograph collection
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid written by Claire A. Kempa.
Date
2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The finding aid was written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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