Mormon immigrant portrait collection
Scope and Contents
The Mormon immigrant portrait collection consists of 182 Cartes-de-visite (6.5 cm. x 10.5 cm.) and cabinet cards (16.5 cm. x 11 cm.), and a few postcards. Most of these immigrants are Danish, Swedish, or Norwegian converts to the LDS Church, while others are taken in Utah, and may be members of the LDS missions to those countries. Some of the images are unidentified and are listed by photographer.
Dates
- 1850-1920
- Majority of material found within 1880-1900
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the Mormon immigrant portrait collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Extent
3 boxes (1.08 linear feet)
Abstract
182 portrait photographs; consisting of cartes-de-visite (6.5 cm. x 10.5 cm.) and cabinet cards (16.5 cm. x 11 cm.), plus a few postcards. Most of the immigrants pictured are Danish, Swedish, or Norwegian converts to the LDS Church, while others were taken in Utah, and may be members of the LDS missions to those countries. Some of the portraits are unidentified and are listed by photographer. Several studio portraits in the collection were taken by H. Maartmann (Christiania, Norway).
Arrangement
Organized numerical by photo number.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Logan LDS Genealogical Library. Transfered from the LDS Genealogical Library in the basement of the Tabernacle in Logan, Utah.
Processing Information
Register completed by Peter F. Schmid, January 1998, and revised by Liz Woolcott and Jennifer Feik, May 2003.
- Title
- Guide to the Mormon immigrant portrait collection, 1850-1920
- Author
- Finding aid created by Peter F. Schmid, January 1998, and revised by Liz Woolcott and Jennifer Feik, May 2003.
- Date
- ©2008
- 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 guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- May 31, 2008: Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices.
- 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