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A-Board historical photograph collection, 1817-1984

Overview of the Collection

Title
A-Board historical photograph collection
Dates
1817-1984 (inclusive)
Quantity
20 drawers, (30 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_ABoard1
Summary
The A-Board historical photograph collection consists of around 8800 images mounted onto archival boards. Most of these are either copies made from original images loaned to Special Collections, or copies from historical institutions. Also included are a few original images. The subject matter varies widely although there are numerous images from Logan and Cache Valley, Utah in general, Idaho, and Wyoming. Also included are images of the Union Pacific Railroad, the Southern Pacific Railroad, the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad, the Western cattle industry, wagon freighting, and Mormon historical sites and buildings. These images are located in metal filing cabinets.
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

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
Material in English
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Content Description

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The A-Board historical photograph collection consists of around 8800 images mounted onto archival boards. Most of these are either copies made from original images loaned to Special Collections, or copies from historical institutions such as the Utah Historical Society and the LDS Church Historical Division. Also included are a few original images. This collection was the first organizational scheme created by USU Special Collections. After the division moved to collection-based processing, single images that did not neatly fit into a collection were still sporadically added. The subject matter varies widely although there are numerous images from northern Utah and southeastern Idaho including Native Americans, Cache Valley, Cache National Forest, agricultural scenes, aerial views, and pioneers. Also included are photographs from Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and Nevada including Mormon historical sites, Western railroad images (the Central Pacific, Union Pacific, Utah Northern, Denver and Rio Grande, and Oregon Shortline), irrigation and reclamation, and the cattle industry. These images are located in metal filing cabinets.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the A-Board historical photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_ABoard1; A-Board historical photograph collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_ABoard1, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Image numbers consist of an "A-" followed by a number. The filing cabinets list the range of photo numbers located in individual drawers.

Processing Note

Processed by Lisa Meade and Maloree Hanson from 2012-2013

Acquisition Information

Unknown

Related Materials

The Retired Originals photograph collection, P0329, consists of original images removed from the A-boards.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Agriculture
  • Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
  • Railroads

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs.
  • Pictorial works.
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