Jefferson Middle School time capsule photograph
collection
Dates:
1913-1914 ( inclusive )
Quantity:
1 box (0.5 linear ft. )
Collection Number:
USU_P0145
Summary:
Twenty-six mounted silver gelatin photographs
relocated from the Preston school time capsule (MSS 239). All of the materials are on
permanent loan from the School District office of Preston, Idaho. The photographs were
taken in 1913-1914 and record class groups of the then-existing Preston Central School
(built in 1904) with teachers, the School Board, street scenes in Preston and the Oneida
Stake Academy. For the most part, children and adults are all identified on the verso of
the photographs. The photographs are in good condition with the exception of a curl
imparted to the secondary support.
Repository:
Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Photograph Collection
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-2663 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
Languages:
Collection materials are in English.
Sponsor:
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant,
2007-2008
Historical Note
Jefferson Middle School was designed by Joseph H. Monson of the architectural firm
Monson and Price of Salt Lake City, Utah. On January 7, 1914, a time capsule was placed
in the cornerstone of the school as part of a dedication ceremony. An Edison wax
cylinder was used to record the ceremony and placed in the capsule. Textbooks,
photographs, writing implements, and samples of students' work were also placed in the
capsule which was removed during demolition of the school in 1997. The time capsule was
opened during the dedication ceremonies of the new Preston Middle School August on 21,
1997. Most of the contents from the capsule were reproduced and published in a special
issue of the Preston Citizen on October 15, 1997.
Content Description
This collection consists of 26 mounted silver gelatin photographs removed from the
Preston School Time Capsule Collection MSS 239. All of the materials are on permanent
loan from the School District office of Preston, Idaho. The photographs were taken in
1913-1914 and record class groups of the then-existing Preston Central School (built in
1904) with teachers, the School Board, street scenes in Preston and the Oneida Stake
Academy. For the most part, children and adults are all identified on the verso of the
photographs. The photographs are in good condition with the exception of a curl imparted
to the secondary support.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access : Restrictions
Open to public research.
Restrictions on Use : 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 Jefferson Middle School time capsule photograph
collection must
be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections
Department Head.
Preferred Citation :
Jefferson Middle School time capsule photograph collection, 1913-1914. (P0145). Utah
State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
Organized numerical by photo number.
Acquisition Information :
On permanent loan from the School District office of Preston, Idaho.
Processing Note :
Photographs removed from the Preston school time capsule (COLL MSS 239). Register
completed by Peter F. Schmid, May 1998, and revised by Daniel Davis, November 2006.
1:17: Second grade class, photograph by J.B. McQueen,
Elva Thomas, teacher
1
1:18: Class portrait, photograph by
J.B.McQueen
1
1:19: Class portrait
1
1:20: Fourth grade class
1
1:21: Laying of the cornerstone, Jefferson Central
School
1
1:22: View of Main Street, Preston, Idaho
(Description of Preston in 1913 written on verso side).
1913
1
1:23: "Preston Opera House in 1913. Erected in 1900, at
a cost of $20,000, seating capacity of 1500 people."
1
1:24: The Oneida Stake Academy including the mechanic
arts building
(Description of Oneida Stake Academy written on verso side).
1
1:25: Preston Central School teachers, 1913-1914 school
year, including Chas J. Engar, H.R. Bingham, Elva Thomas, Dorothy Jennings, Nina
Walker, Catherine Jenkins, Mamie Larson, Georgia Dalley, Mary Thomas, Teresa
Thomas, Henry Stocker, Miss Ruby Jensen, Fred Scow, Emily MacKintosh, Principal
J.W. Condie, Mary Dalley, and Lucius Clark. R.A. Jones, Photographer
1913-1914
1
1:26: School Board, Bishop Geo. Carver, Dr. A.R. Cutler,
J.N. Larsen, Nephi Larsen, A.W. Heart, R.A. Jones, Photographer
