Ernest C. Jeppsen photograph collection
Scope and Contents
Ernest C. Jeppsen was well travelled and documented many of his trips through photographs and slides. This collection is divided into sections according to the locations and years that the photographs were taken. The first section contains photographs from his early life and career as well as portraits from all periods of his career.
The next section focuses on his work in Panama, where he travelled between the years of 1947 and 1952 as a member of the Institute of Inter-American Affairs in order to develop a vocational college there. These photographs contain images of the school and classes in session, however there are also numerous images of events and conferences relating to the Institute of Inter-American Affairs and other related organizations. Finally, there are also many photos of the LDS Branch in Panama, with which Jeppsen was affiliated.
The following division documents Jeppsen’s work in the Philippines, work with the Near East and African Development Service, his job at the Church College of Hawaii, as well as other travels that he undertook during the 1950s through the 1970s.
Next are photographs from Jeppsen’s work at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. These include images of campus and classrooms at BYU as well as group photos of Jeppsen and members of the Technical College Faculty.
The final section contains photographs and slides from unknown places and sources. This section also includes oversized items.
Dates
- 1927-1990
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Ernest C. Jeppsen photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Ernest C. Jeppsen was born July 24, 1903 in Mantua, Utah. He received two bachelor’s degrees from Utah State University: one in Mechanic Arts and another in music. While employed as a high school teacher in Utah, he earned his Masters Degree in Industrial Education from Colorado State College by spending his summers studying there.
Beginning in 1947 Jeppsen was employed by the Institute of Inter-American Affairs in Panama. He remained in Panama until 1952 working to create vocational education programs in the field of building construction and industrial technology. In 1953 he began work for the U.S. Government in the education training branch of the Near East and African Development Service (NEADS) of the Technical Cooperation Administration. In this job Jeppsen worked from Washington D.C. to develop vocational schools in many developing countries. Following a short stint working for the Office of European Economic Cooperation in Paris, France, Jeppsen spent the rest of his career working either as a consultant or professor for universities such as Stanford and the Church College of Hawaii (later renamed BYU-Hawaii) and he became dean of the Technical Institute at Brigham Young University in the 1960s. In 1978 Ernest Jeppsen and his wife Dora were called to serve a Latter-Day Saint mission in New York State. He died November 16, 1990.
Extent
2 boxes (2 linear feet)
Abstract
Ernest C. Jeppsen created numerous vocational education programs all over the world with organizations such as the Institute of Inter-American Affairs and the Near East and African Development Service of the Technical Cooperation Administration. He was also an academic, working at the Church College of Hawaii and eventualy becoming Dean of the Technical Institute at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT. This collection contains photographs and slides, both professional and personal, from his travels and places of occupation.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to USU Special Collections by Maren Jeppsen, Ernest Jeppsen’s daughter, in 2004.
Separated Materials
The documents from this collection, containing correspondence and papers related to Jeppsen's work, were processed separately as COLL MSS 435, the Ernest C. Jeppsen papers.
Processing Information
Processed in July of 2014
- Title
- Guide to the Ernest C. Jeppsen Photograph Collection, 1927-1990
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Joanna Dobrowolska
- Date
- ©2014
- 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.
Revision Statements
- May 25, 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