Roskelley Family Photograph Collection,
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of portraits of family members including Samuel Roskelley and his wives, views of the Smithfield UNRR depot and the Sego Milk plant.
Dates
- 1880-1920
Language of Materials
Material in English.
Restrictions
No restrictions on use except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Roskelley Family Photograph Collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Samuel Roskelley (1837-1914) was one of the earliest Cache Valley pioneers. He was born in Devonport, Devonshire, England in 1837 and he converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints while still a boy. He came to America in 1853 and eventually made his way to Utah. He entered Cache Valley with the first cattle herd in 1855. He left the valley in 1856 after being called to serve a mission in Great Britain. He returned to the United States, however, during the Mormon War. In 1858 he married his first wife, Rebecca Hendricks in Salt Lake City. In 1860 he moved back to Cache Valley and settled in Richmond. Roskelley was very active in the community and with the Mormon Church. He served as the bishop for the Smithfield Ward in the 1860s. In 1880-1881 he served a second mission to Great Britain, and in 1882 he was called as a missionary worker for the St. George Temple. Roskelley also worked on the Logan Temple and in 1884 he started his service as a recorder of the Logan Temple. After 1901 he became the president of the High Priests' Quorum of the Benson Stake. In 1889 he was arrested (but later acquitted) on polygamy charges. At that time he had four wives (Mary Roberts, Mary Jane Littlewood Rigby, Margaret Rigby, and Sarah Maude Burton) and twenty two living children. His first wife, Rebecca Hendricks, died in 1880.
Extent
1 box (24 items) (.25 linear feet)
Abstract
Collection of photographs of the Roskelley family. Taken from the 1880s to 1918, includes mostly cabinet card portraits (albumen and gelatin silver). Also includes views of the Smithfield depot of the Utah Northern Railway Company (1918) and the Sego Milk plant in Smithfield, Utah as well as a portrait of the sons of William Frederick Rigby, Sr. taken around 1915.
Arrangement
Arranged in numeric sequence according to box and item.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Roskelley photographs were donated to Special Collections in August of 1992 by Mrs. Joleen Olson of Hyrum, Utah.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Roskelley photographs were donated to Special Collections in August of 1992 by Mrs. Joleen Olson of Hyrum, Utah.
Existence and Location of Copies
View selected digitized images in this collection from the Roskelley Photograph Collection
Processing Information
Processed in May of 2001
- Home and Family
- Kingsford, Margaret Roskelley, 1895-1966 -- Portraits.
- Milk plants -- Utah -- Smithfield -- Photographs.
- Mormon pioneers -- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho) -- Portraits.
- Mormon women -- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho) -- Portraits.
- Mormonism
- Pioneers
- Railroad stations -- Utah -- Smithfield -- Photographs.
- Railroads
- Rigby family -- Portraits.
- Roskelley Family
- Roskelley family -- Portraits.
- Roskelley, Hilda Marie Johnson, 1882-1971 -- Portraits.
- Roskelley, Martin, 1895-1976 -- Portraits.
- Roskelley, Mary Jane Rigby, 1857-1949 -- Portraits.
- Roskelley, Mary Roberts, 1843-1927 -- Portraits..
- Roskelley, Richard, 1880-1964 -- Portraits.
- Roskelley, Samuel, 1837-1914 -- Portraits.
- Roskelley, Wilford Woodruff, 1880-1939 -- Portraits.
- Sego Milk Company (Smithfield, Utah) -- Photographs.
- Smithfield Depot (Utah) -- Photographs.
- Utah and Northern Railway Company -- Photographs.
- Women pioneers -- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho) -- Portraits.
- Title
- Guide to the Roskelley Family Photograph Collection, 1880-1920
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Daniel Davis
- Date
- ©2021
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu