Forty-nine photographs collected by S.E. Needham,
Sr. The subjects are mostly friends and associates of S.E. Needham, Sr.: including
members of the Desanders and Allred family, Utah State University college students, two
photos of Frank Fonnesbeck as a child, and a wedding photo of Kent and Rosalie Bunker in
front of the LDS Temple, but don't appear to include either S.E. Needham Sr. or Jr. The
oldest photographs date from the 1890s or around the turn of the century; the most
recent photographs date from the 1950s.
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
Biographical Note
Sylvan Eugene Needham Sr. was born to John Needham and Martha Rose Turner Needham, both
English immigrants, in Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 25, 1878. He married Lulu Louise
Holt sometime in the 1890s. Lulu began selling jewelry in 1896 in Logan, Utah. Needham
joined the business shortly thereafter, thus giving his name to one of Logan's prominent
businesses, S. E. Needham Jewelers. Needham ran the business until 1935, at which time
his son, S. E. Needham Jr., took over. After the death of his wife in the 1940s, Needham
had a number of live-in personal assistants, usually female college students, to help
care for him and his home. S. E. Needham Sr. continued to reside in Logan until his
death on July 9, 1956.
Content Description
This collection consists of 49 photographs collected by S.E. Needham Sr. The photographs
are of individuals or groups, mostly friends and associates, but apparently doesn't
contain photos of either S.E. Needham Sr. or Jr. The oldest photographs appear to date
from the 1890s or around the turn of the century. The most recent photographs date from
the early 1950s. Some of the photographs are identified. The relationship between most
of the individuals pictured and Needham is not specified.
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 Sylvan E. Needham, Sr. Photo Album must
be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections
Department Head.
Preferred Citation :
Sylvan E. Needham, Sr. Photo Album, 1890-1960. (P0117). Utah State University. Special
Collections & Archives Department.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
Organized numerical by photo number.
Acquisition Information :
This collection was donated by S.E. Needham, Sr.'s son, S.E. Needham Jr.
Processing Note :
Register completed by David Dickens, November 2002.
Detailed Description of the Collection
Box
1
1:01: A woman, possibly the wife of Dick DeSanders,
wearing a cloche hat and fur-collared coat, hand tinted
ca. 1920s
1:02: A man, possibly Dick DeSanders, wearing a
three-piece suit in a studio photograph by Mahoney, Dallas
(Dick DeSanders was a successful businessman in Logan during the 1920s and 1930s.
He and his family were close friends of the Needhams.)
ca. 1920s.
1:03: Two young boys, Dick Junior and Billie
DeSanders
1:04: A young woman in cap and gown, probably one of
Needham's personal assistants
ca. 1940s or 1950s
1:05: A young couple
ca. 1940s or early 1950s
1:06: A young woman, Janet Myrberg, probably one of
Needham's personal assistants
1947
1:07: A young woman, Lavorda Barton, in cap and gown in
front of the Needham residence at 146 W. Center in Logan, probably one of
Needham's personal assistants
ca. 1940s or 1950s
1:08: A toddler, Master Allred, sitting on a child's
chair
1:09: A young girl, Miss Allred, in formal
attire
1:10: A young girl, Miss Allred, in formal
attire
1:11: A young woman, Etta Allred
ca. 1920s
1:12: A woman, possibly the mother of Robert Don
DeSanders
1:13: An infant, Robert Don DeSanders, at 6
months
1:14: A young woman, also pictured in 1:12 and 1:16, at
the cement "A" on Old Main Hill
ca. late 1940s
1:15: An infant, Rex Buckley Hunt
1:16: A woman and child, probably Robert Don DeSanders
and mother
1:17: A woman in dress, gloves, and hat, holding a purse,
and standing in front of a house
ca. 1930s
1:18: A woman, Rena Gorden
1:19: Three men, bearded, wearing hats and heavy-weight
outdoors or worker's attire, possibly immigrants or a photo taken outside the
United States
1:20: Group of 15 men in a studio photograph by Balzar,
Praha (Prague, Czechoslovakia)
ca. 1930s
1:21: A young man, Avold Jeppson
ca. early 1900s
1:22: A young man, John O. Petersen
ca. early 1900s
1:23: An older man wearing spectacles
ca. early 1900s
1:24: A man, Harry Farr
ca. early 1900s
1:25: A young boy, Frank Fonnesbeck, dressed in Native
American costume
ca. early 1900s
1:26: A young boy, Frank Fonnesbeck, dressed in military
uniform
ca. early 1900s
1:27: A boy, seated and reading, wearing a suit with
short pants
ca. early 1900s
1:28: A woman, Eizabeth Bywater Bell, seated and reading,
vase with a rose on reading table
ca. early 1900s
1:29: A young woman, Miss Allred, in "flapper" attire
wearing a dress, bracelet, necklace, and early wristwatch
ca. 1920s
1:30: A young girl, Miss Allred, draped with a sheer
cloth and holding an arrangement of roses
1:31: A young boy, Allred, wearing shirt and
bow tie
1:32: A young woman in formal gown, signed "Love
Charlene"
ca. 1950s
1:33: An older woman wearing a fancy collar and pearl
necklace
1:34: A young woman, Shirley Farr, daughter of Doris
Needham
ca. 1940s
1:35: A young woman, Florance Barnett
ca. 1925
1:36: A young girl, Hellen Fay Dalley (or Dahle), riding
a tricycle near a house
ca. 1920s or 1930s
1:37: An infant girl, Wanda Lu Dahle
ca. 1920s
1:38: A young girl, Wanda Lu Dahle, playing with dolls
near a house
ca. 1920s
1:39: An infant girl
1:40: Two young boys
1:41: A young man, Ralph Haney
1:42: A young couple, Hal and Lenessa Romell
1:43: A man in a meditative pose standing on what appears
to be a rooftop or tower, the word "meditation" is written in the lower left
corner, ca
early 1900s
1:44: A man standing on a wall
1:45: A man, Ben C
ca. 1900
1:46: A young woman, Ruby Wright
ca. 1890s or 1900
1:47: A young woman, Pearl Wright, hair and clothing
styles reflect the Gibson Girl style of the period
ca. 1890s or 1900
1:48: An infant girl, Willia Ione Fullmer
1:49: Wedding picture of Kent and Rosalie Bunker in front
of LDS temple
(Rosalie Walker Bunker was from Sunderland, England, and befriended S. E. Needham
Jr. while he served an LDS mission in England. She lived with S. E. Needham Sr.
from 1948 to 1951, when she married and moved to Bunkerville with her
husband.)
June 8, 1951
Subjects
Personal Names :
Fonnesbeck,
Frank Otto.
Needham, S.
E. (Sylvan Eugene), 1878-1956.
Needham, S. E. (Sylvan Eugene), 1910-1967.
(
contributor)
