Miscellaneous snapshots collection
Scope and Contents
The Miscellaneous Snapshots Collection consists of 74 pictures taken at Yellowstone National Park (including the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Old Faithful and Bears), Utah State University (including the LDS Institute, Merrill Library, Old Main, and Champ Drive), Glacier National Park, Long Beach, California, the Grand Canyon, the Construction site of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, and several unidentified locations. These are snapshots in which the donors are not known and in most cases the people in the photos are unidentified. Most of the images appear to have been taken from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Quotes are used when the description was taken directly from the handwriting on the snapshot.
Dates
- 1900-1960
- Majority of material found within 1920-1945
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 Miscellaneous snapshots collection must be obtained from the Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Extent
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract
Seventy-four black and white photographs taken at various locations, including Yellowstone National Park, Utah State University, Glacier National Park, Long Beach, California, the Grand Canyon, the Construction site of Hoover (Boulder) Dam, Garland and Brigham City, Utah, and other unidentified locations. Most of the images appear to have been taken from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Arrangement
Organized numerical by photo number.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquisition information is unknown
Processing Information
Register completed by Kevin Campbell, October 2004.
- Title
- Guide to the Miscellaneous Snapshots collection, 1900-1960
- Author
- Finding aid created by Kevin Campbell, October 2004.
- 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.
- 2024: Finding aid updated to include additional material.
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