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Austin Fife photograph collection,, 1946-1987

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Fife, Austin E.
Title
Austin Fife photograph collection,
Dates
1946-1987 (inclusive)
Quantity
5 boxes, (2.2 linear ft.)
Collection Number
UUS_P0141
Summary
Three albums with images collected or taken by folklorists Alta and Austin Fife. The first album (boxes 1 and 2) depicts a "Mormon Pilgrimage" taken by the Fifes to historical sites pertinent to the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, both in the east and Midwest as well as in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Arizona. The second album (box 3) consists of photographs of Mormon material culture such as fences and gravestones. The last album (box 4) consists of photographs of prominent folklorists and some family images. The collection is comprised of approximately 359 black-and-white and color prints, 30.5 cm. x 24.5 cm. and smaller.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions
Restrictions

Open to public research.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
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Biographical Note

Folklorist, author, and co-founder, with his wife, of the Fife Folklore Archive at Utah State University.

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Content Description

This collection consists of three albums with images collected and taken by folklorists Alta and Austin Fife. The first album (boxes 1 and 2) depicts a "Mormon Pilgrimage" taken by the Fifes to historical sites pertinent to the history of the LDS Church both in the east and Midwest as well as in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Arizona. The second album (box 3) consists of photographs of Mormon material culture such as fences and gravestones. The last album (box 4) consists of photographs of prominent folklorists and some family images.

The collection is comprised of approximately 359 black-and-white and color prints, 30.5 cm. x 24.5 cm. and smaller. 5:68-5:105 are Slides. For digital examples of material culture images by Alta and Austin Fife see the Fife Slide Collection of Western U.S. Vernacular Architecture. For more Fife folklore material see the Austin and Alta Fife Fieldwork Folk Collection 4.

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Use of the Collection

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 Austin Fife photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Austin Fife photograph collection, 1946-1987. (P0141). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arrangement: Topical.

Acquisition Information

Donation from Austin Fife in 1990. These photographs were taken and collected by renowned folklorist Austin Fife (with the assistance of his wife Alta Fife) and donated to the division by the Fifes in 1990.

Processing Note

Register completed by Peter F. Schmid, February 1998, and revised by Daniel Davis, February 2008.

Related Materials

Fife Mormon collection FOLK COLL 4 no.1

Fife American CollectionFOLK COLL 4 no.2

Austin E. and Alta S. Fife papers COLL MSS 281

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Folk art--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Folklore--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Folklorists--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Historic buildings--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Historic sites--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Mormon Church--History--Photographs.
  • Mormon church buildings--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Mormons--Folklore--Photographs.
  • Mormons--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Sepulchral monuments--West (U.S.)--Photographs.
  • Vernacular architecture--West (U.S.)--Photographs.

Personal Names

  • Fife, Alta (Alta Stevens), 1912-1996--Photographs.
  • Fife, Alta (Alta Stevens), 1912-1996 (contributor)
  • Fife, Austin E.--Photographs.

Family Names

  • Fife family--Photographs.

Finding aid created by Peter F. Schmid, February 1998, and revised by Daniel Davis, February 2008.
2008

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