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Donna Hill photograph collection, circa 1850-1980
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hill, Donna, 1921-2007
- Title
- Donna Hill photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1850-1980 (inclusive)18451985
- Quantity
- .2 linear feet, (1 archives box) : 127 items
- Collection Number
- P0600
- Summary
- The Donna Hill photograph collection consists of the illustrations from Joseph Smith: The First Mormon by Donna Hill for the Church History Day at the Caldwell, New Jersey Ward Chapel in March of 1980. The collection also includes photographs and illustrations of early Mormon notables and significant locations such as houses and places with brief descriptions included, and some photographs of Donna Hill and her life. All of the images are copy photographs, no originals are in the collection.
- Repository
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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
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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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This brief collection is made up of the illustrations from "Joseph Smith: The First Mormon" by Donna Hill for the Church History Day at the Caldwell, New Jersey Ward Chapel in March of 1980. Photographs are of early Mormon notables and significant locations such as houses and places with brief descriptions included. All of the images are copy photographs, no originals are in the collection.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Donna Hill was born in 1921 in Salt Lake City, Utah and moved to Washington, D.C. where she attended high school and studied at the Phillips Gallery Art School from 1940 through 1943. Graduating with Phi Beta Kappa honors from George Washington University in 1948, Donna continued her art studies in Paris where the U.S. Embassy employed her as a code clerk during 1949-1951. Recognition of her artistic talents was manifest when her paintings appeared in several venues in Washington, D.C., France, Germany, Finland, North Africa and Japan. She was the sole recipient of a prestigious scholarship which enabled her to study art at the Museum of Art in Segovia, Spain during the summer of 1953. Subsequent to earning a master's degree in Library Science from Columbia University, Ms. Hill commenced her professional career as a librarian in 1952 where she worked at the New York Public Library for several years. The bulk of her library career occurred at Hunter College (CUNY) where she was employed for twenty years retiring as Professor Emeritus in 1984. In addition to her painting and library activities, Donna was quite active in the publishing world from 1957 to 1992 writing, editing and illustrating twelve books, including a biography of Joseph Smith.
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 is arranged topically.
Separated Materials
See also the Donna Hill papers (ACCN 1451) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Donna Hill in 1994, 2004
Additional materials donated in 2009 by Julie Myers
Processing Note
Processed by Dale Larsen in 1996 and Krissy Giacoletto in 2006.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
1 | 1 | Illustrations from Joseph Smith: The First Mormon
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1 | 2 | Portraits of Donna Hill
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1 | 3 | Beach Apparatus Drill
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1 | 4 | Portraits of Donna Hill
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1 | 5 | Donna Hill book signing
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1 | 6 | John C. Bennett
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint churches--History--Photographs
- Latter Day Saints--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Nauvoo (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Exterior views
- Photographic prints--1833-1980
- Photographs
- Portrait photographs