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
- Packer, Palmyra Bean, 1915-2008 (Person)
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.
Creator
- Packer, Palmyra Bean, 1915-2008 (Person)
- 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
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