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Oliver A. Jenson photograph collection, 1848-1937

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Jenson, Oliver A., 1890-1958.
Title
Oliver A. Jenson photograph collection
Dates
1848-1937 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (0.25 linear ft. )
Collection Number
UUS_P0357
Summary
Thirty-two photographic images, including portraits of Hans Jacob Christiansen, Christian Marinus Peterson, and Christopher Haroldsen and family; as well as photographs of family and friends of LaNorma J. King (Oliver A. Jenson's daughter). There are also photographs of Oliver A. Jenson working with cement mixing crews in and around Logan, Utah, some 1937 photographs of Dan Berg camping at Round Mountain, Nevada, roping cattle, and a photograph of a fourth grade class at the Webster School in 1926.
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

Oliver Adams Jenson was born December 8, 1890, in Logan Utah, to Joseph Christenson Jenson and Elizabeth Ann Adams. Oliver was born with a twin sister, Hazel, who died a year later due to whooping cough. In 1893, Elizabeth Adams and another set of twins died during childbirth. Oliver's father, Joseph, then married Alice Girdlestone Smith in 1899 and moved to Arbon Valley Idaho in 1907. The Jensons went on to have a large family while working the farm in Idaho. Oliver A. Jenson married Thelma Vivian Blanchard January 11, 1916 in Ogden Utah. Thelma was the daughter of Elizabeth Dagmar Christiansen and the granddaughter of Han Jacob Christiansen. The Haroldsen family comes from Elise Anne Haroldsen, who was the wife of Hans Jacob Christiansen. Elise Haroldsen's father was Christopher Haroldsen of Norway.

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Content Description

The Oliver A. Jenson Collection consists of 32 images, including portraits of Hans Jacob Christiansen and his descendants, as well as photographs of family and friends of LaNorma J. King, who was the daughter of Oliver A. Jenson, and great-granddaughter of Hans Jacob (H.J.) Christiansen. There are also photographs of Oliver A. Jenson working with cement mixing crews in and around Logan, Utah, as well as a photograph of a fourth grade class at the Webster School in 1926.

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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 Oliver A. Jenson photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Oliver A. Jenson photograph collection, 1848-1937. (P0357). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Organized numerical by photo number.

Acquisition Information

The photographs in this collection were donated to Special Collections and Archives in 2006 by Karen Andreasen, Oliver A. Jenson's granddaughter.

Processing Note

Register completed by Jessica Alexander, January 2007.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Subject Terms

  • Concrete mixers--Utah--Logan--Photographs.
  • Ranch life--Nevada--Photographs.

Personal Names

  • Christiansen, Hans Jacob, 1848-1923--Photographs.
  • Haroldsen, Christopher--Photographs.
  • Jenson, Oliver A., 1890-1958--Photographs.
  • Peterson, Christian Marinus, 1870-1935--Photographs.

Corporate Names

  • Webster School (Logan, Utah)--Photographs.

Geographical Names

  • Logan (Utah)--Photographs.
  • Round Mountain (Nev.)--Photographs.

Finding aid created by Jessica Alexander, January 2007.
2008

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