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Ruth Harwood photograph collection, circa 1845-1950

Overview of the Collection

Title
Ruth Harwood photograph collection
Dates
circa 1845-1950 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.5 linear feet, (2 archives boxes)  :  478 items
Collection Number
P0042
Summary
The Ruth Harwood photograph collection contains portraits of Ruth Harwood, Eve Marsdon, and Ruth St. Denis. There are also images of art work by Ruth Harwood and her father, James Harwood, as well as photographs of Ruth Harwood's family, home, and early life.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Content Description

Ruth Harwood was an artist and the daughter of Hattie Richards Harwood and James Harwood, Jr. both also artists. The collection contains personal photographs of the Harwood family and friends. Also included are prints and negatives of both her father's and her own artwork. The Ruth Harwood photograph collection is digitized.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Ruth Harwood papers (MS 0375).

Related Materials

See also James T. Harwood photograph collection (P0117), located in Special Collections.

See also June R. Harwood Photogaph collection (P0294), located in Special Collections.

See also Madge Tomsic photograph collection (P0689), located in Special Collections.

See also June Rose Harwood audio-visual collection (A0238), located in Special Collections.

See also Madge Tomsic collection of Ruth Harwood correspondence and drawings (MS 0672), located in Special Collections.

See also James T. Harwood papers (MS 0507), located in Special Collections.

See also June Rose Harwood papers (MS 0543), located in Special Collections. Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Children--United States--20th century--Photographs
  • Dwellings--United States--20th century--Photographs
  • Families--United States--Social life and customs--20th century--Photographs
  • Landscapes--United States--Photographs
  • Painting, American--Utah--20th century
  • Portrait painting--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Harwood, Harriet Richards--Photographs
  • Harwood, James Taylor, 1860-1940--Family--Photographs
  • Harwood, James Taylor, 1860-1940--Photographs
  • Harwood, Ruth, 1896-1959--Friends and associates--Photographs
  • Harwood, Ruth, 1896-1959--Photographs
  • St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968--Autographs
  • St. Denis, Ruth, 1880-1968--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Portraits
  • black-and-white negatives
  • black-and-white photographs
  • gelatin silver prints

Finding aid prepared by Mary Ann Curtis.
2004 (last modified: 2025)

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