John S. Boyden photograph collection, 1905-1970s

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Boyden, John S.
Title
John S. Boyden photograph collection
Dates
1905-1970s (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box
Collection Number
P0265
Summary
The John S. Boyden photograph collection contains photographs of John S. Boyden with Franklin Roosevelt and his son. There are also pictures of Boyden's family, Boyden receiving awards, and prints of the interiors of various churches in Utah.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

John Boyden (1906-1980) was an active Democrat, who ran unsuccessfully for governor of Utah in 1948 and 1956. In the 1930s, he served as a national officer of the Young Democrats organization. He operated a farm in Coalville, Utah, and was also an executive officer of the Ideal National Life Insurance Company. He served the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a member of the Sunday School General Board and as a ward bishop.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains photographs of John S. Boyden with Franklin Roosevelt and his son. There are also pictures of Boyden's family, Boyden receiving awards, and prints of the interiors of various churches in Utah. The addendum to the collection includes various photos and negatives of American Indians

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Collection contains one addendum.

Processing Note

Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2000.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the John S. Boyden papers (ACCN 0823).

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the John S. Boyden audio-visual collection (A0265).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

John S. Boyden with Franklin Roosevelt, family, awards, churches in Utah, Native AmericansReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1
Coalville, Franklin D. Roosevelt, miscellaneous
  • Photograph number 1: Coalville Tabernacle
  • Photograph number 2: Inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), 1941?
  • Photograph number 3: Young Democrats meeting. Could be University of Utah Union Building Ballroom, 1930s
  • Photograph number 4: Boyden gardening at his home.
  • Photograph number 5: University of Utah emeritus club award, 1973
  • Photograph number 6: Boyden and A.L. Cooper, Left to Right, in Ideal National Life.
  • Photograph number 7-18: Stain glass windows and paintings in the interior of various Utah churches.
  • Photograph number 19: FDR in the car, Boyden on the right.
  • Photograph number 20: Boyden with the son of FDR. "Young Democrats Convention," Kansas City, 1933.
  • Photograph number 21: Funeral of Grandfather John Boyden in the Coalville Taberncale in 1905 Sent to Amy I. Boyden by George Beard, 1905.
1 2
Hopis, Navajos, livestock, BYU Library
  • Photograph number 22: Desert scenes with small shacks/homes in distance.
  • Photograph number 23: Plaque of Elk Mountain Mission.
  • Photograph number 24-25: Miscellaneous photos of desert scenes.
  • Photograph number 26-27: Moore Spring.
  • Photograph number 28-43: Various desert scenes.
  • Photograph number 44: Hopis repairing or building fence to keep the Navajos out?
  • Photograph number 45: Four large light poles being installed to help discourage intruders at night.
  • Photograph number 46: Stray sheep and goats of the Navajo people. In the background is a Hopi home. The Navajo seem to pay no attention to the fact that they are on someone else's land.
  • Photograph number 47: Wood and barbed-wire fence.
  • Photograph number 48: Hopi gates are continually left open by Navajo so livestock pass freely.
  • Photograph number 49: "Fence between exclusive Hopi Reservation and Hopi/Navajo "joint-use" area. This fence has been broken down 36 times in the past year by Navajo to permit livestock to pass onto exclusive Hopi territory. Note the bottom wire where herders let sheep pass under. The fence is like this for hundreds of yards. On one section of the fence, all posts have been broken down for about 80 feet and only a single wire remains to keep the Navajo out. Soon the Hopi land will be just as bad off and over-grazed as the "joint-use" land now occupied by the Navajo. It was once better off, now it is questionable."
  • Photograph number 50-51: Installing new steel fencing. "These two photos show the construction of the welded, steel pipe being installed into concrete bases. The previous corral was broken down six times in the last year, and 250 horses were driven out. Most of the horses were recovered and returned to the rebuilt corral. Over the last year since the Hopi started to pick up strays and un-branded livestock, they have 750 head of horses. The Navajo have claimed 400 head at the cost of $25 for the first day in the corral and $5 per day thereafter. The Hopi have sold 350 by auction of which only two have been bought by the Hopi Indians.
  • Photograph number 52-54: Brigham Young University Library, October 1965.
1 3
Family (Addendum)
  • Photograph number 55: Family photograph
  • Photograph number 56: Lynn age 6, Gail age 1, Jill age 2, Kent age 4, Terry age 5.
  • Photograph number 57: John and Orpha Boyden's Christmas card. Grandchildren? Elizabeth, Johnny and Stephen.
  • Photograph number 58: John and Orpha Boyden's Christmas card. Grandchildren? Johnny, Scott, Suzanne, Elizabeth, Stephen, Marc.
1 4(Addendum)
Portrait and Fair Judge
1 5(Addendum)
Hopi Negatives, Clarence H
1 6(Addendum)
Hopi Negatives, Abbott S
1 7(Addendum)
Hopi Negatives, George C and Peter N
1 8(Addendum)
Ute Negatives
1 9(Addendum)
Ute Çurry Chapoose Negatives
1 10(Addendum)
Group pictures negatives
1 11(Addendum)
Portraits Male Negatives

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Democratic Party (Utah)
  • Native Americans

Personal Names

  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945