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Leonard J. Arrington photograph collection, 1830-1995

Overview of the Collection

Title
Leonard J. Arrington photograph collection
Dates
1830-1995 (inclusive)
1840-1950 (bulk)
Quantity
6 boxes, (2.5 linear ft.)
Collection Number
UUS_P0316
Summary
Mainly photographs Arrington collected for his numerous publications. Many of these photos are images related to Mormon economics in the nineteenth century, including early LDS entrepreneurs, Utah businesses, agriculture, beet sugar, and logging.
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

Open to public research.

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

Leonard J. Arrington was born on July 2, 1917 in Twin Falls, Idaho. He was raised on a farm in Idaho and attended the University of Idaho where he majored in agricultural economics. He began working towards a doctorate degree in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, but his studies were cut short when he was drafted in 1943. That same year Arrington married Grace Fort (they would have three children; James, Carl and Susan.) Arrington served overseas in North Africa and Italy until 1946. After the war he began teaching at the Utah State Agricultural College and except for one year spent in Chapel Hill to complete his doctorate, one year teaching in Italy, and one at UCLA, Arrington would continue to teach at Utah State University until 1972. Between 1972 and 1982 be began working as the L.D.S. Church Historian. In 1982 Grace passed away, and in 1983 he and Harriet Horn were married. Arrington died on February 11, 1999 due to heart failure.

Dr. Arrington was a prolific writer. He began by publishing articles on nineteenth century Mormon economics, but he soon branched out into other L.D.S.History topics as well as Mormon biography. Some of his better known books include Great Basin Kingdom (1958), The Mormon Experience: A History of the Latter-Day Saints (1979), and Brigham Young: American Moses (1985). Arrington was also a leader as a professional historian. He helped to establish the Mormon History Association (serving as its first president) and the Western Historical Quarterly. He also served as president of the Western History Association and the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association.

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Content Description

The Leonard J. Arrington photograph collection consists mainly of photographs Arrington collected for his numerous publications. Many of these photographs are images related to Mormon economics in the nineteenth century including early L.D.S entrepreneurs, Utah businesses, agriculture, beet sugar, and logging. Also included in the collection are photographs relating to general L.D.S. history such as pioneers, forts, Utah towns, the Salt Lake City Valley, and L.D.S. leaders. Many of these images are photographs of early woodcut illustrations. Finally there is an assortment of carte-de-visites and studio portraits as well as Arrington family photographs. Most of the images in the collection are copies from institutions such as the L.D.S. Church Archives, the Utah Historical Society, the Idaho Historical Society, and the Huntington Library.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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 Leonard J. Arrington photographs must be obtained from the Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0316; Leonard Arrington photography collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0316, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arrangement: Topical.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Leonard Arrington.

Processing Note

Register completed by Mindy Mitchell, February 2001, and revised by Becky Ruelle, February 2003.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Agriculture--Utah--Photographs.
  • Beet sugar industry--Utah--Photographs.
  • Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Photographs.
  • Mormon Church--Presidents--Portraits.
  • Mormon pioneers--Utah--Portraits.

Geographical Names

  • Salt Lake City (Utah)--History--Photographs.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Cartes-de-visite.

Finding aid created by Mindy Mitchell, February 2001, and revised by Becky Ruelle, February 2003.
2008

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