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Clyde T. Hardy photograph collection, 1906-1958

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hardy, Clyde T., 1921-1998.
Title
Clyde T. Hardy photograph collection
Dates
1906-1958 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (0.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_P0392
Summary
This collection consists of 158 photos which were taken and gathered by the head of the Geology Department, Dr. Clyde T. Hardy. Its contents include many aerial photos of Northern Utah and Southern Idaho, natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanoes, and geologic formations. Other images included are of Bryce, Yosemite, and Glacier National Parks taken in the early half of the 20th Century and photographs from Dr. J. Stewart Williams, the first Geology Department Head and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies.
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
English
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Biographical Note

Clyde T. Hardy was born in Freemont, Ohio on April 23, 1921. He taught geology at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, from 1950 until his retirement in 1986. He served as Geology Department head from 1967 to 1982. He died October 13, 1998 in Logan, Utah.

Dr. J. Stewart Williams was the first Head of the Geology Department and later the Dean of the School of Graduate Studies at Utah State University.

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Content Description

The Clyde T. Hardy photograph collection consists of 158 photos which were taken and gathered by Dr. Hardy when he was head of the Geology Department at USU. Its contents include many aerial photos of Northern Utah and Southern Idaho, natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanoes, and geologic formations. Other images included are of Bryce, Yosemite, and Glacier National Parks taken in the early half of the 20th Century and photographs from Dr. J. Stewart Williams, who preceded Dr. Hardy in the Geology Department. Also included are a 1958 reel of "Super 8" motion picture film from the U.S. Department of Agriculture about volcanoes, and a 16mm reel of the Mauna Loa eruption of 1950.

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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 Clyde T. Hardy photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0392; Clyde T. Hardy photograph collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0392, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed in March of 2010

Acquisition Information

The photos were given to Special Collections and Archives by the USU Geology Department. The photos were originally taken and collected by Dr. Clyde T. Hardy and Dr. J. Stewart Williams.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Earthquake damage -- Montana -- Hebgen Lake
  • Landscape photography -- Utah
  • National parks and reserves -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs
  • Parks -- West (U.S.) -- Aerial views
  • Parks -- West (U.S.) -- Photographs.
  • San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906 -- Photographs
  • Stone-cutting -- Photographs
  • Volcanic fields -- Idaho -- Photographs
  • Volcanic fields -- Utah -- Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Bear Lake Valley (Utah and Idaho) -- Photographs
  • Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho) -- Photographs
  • Mauna Loa (Hawaii Island, Hawaii) -- Eruption, 1950
  • Southern Idaho -- Aerial views
  • Bear Lake Valley (Utah and Idaho) -- Aerial views
  • Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho) -- Aerial views
  • Delta (Utah) -- Aerial views
  • Glacier National Park (Mont.) -- Photographs
  • Northern Utah -- Aerial views
  • Parícutin (Mexico) -- Photographs
  • Utah -- Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Motion pictures (Visual work)
  • Negatives (photographic)

Chad L. Nielsen and Matthew J. Moss
2010

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