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)
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
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

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
Box Folder
1 1 Illustrations from Joseph Smith: The First Mormon
  • 1-3: Joseph, Emma, and Hyrum Smith portraits, photo credit Illinois State Historical Library
  • 4: "Lucy Mack Smith and her sons Joseph and Hyrum", photo credit Utah State Historical Society
  • 5: "Three witnesses to the book of Mormon; Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer, and Martin Harris", photo credit Utah State Historical Society
  • 6: Brigham Young portrait
  • 7: Parley P. Pratt, photo credit Utah State Historical Society
  • 8: Orson Pratt Portrait, photo credit Utah State Historical Society
  • 9: Willard Richards portrait, photo credit Utah State Historical Society
  • 10: John Taylor portrait, photo credit Utah State Historical Society
  • 11: depiction of a meteor shower, November, 1833
  • 12: photograph of Kirtland Temple
  • 13: Colonel A.W. Doniphan portrait
  • 14: Lilburn W. Boggs portrait
  • 15: photograph of the Smith family homestead in Nauvoo, Illinois
  • 16: the Mansion House, Nauvoo, Illinois
  • 17: John C. Bennett portrait
  • 18: Depiction of Nauvoo c. 1844
  • 19-20: Nauvoo Temple
  • 21: Thomas Ford portrait
  • 22: Carthage Jailhouse, 1911
  • 23: "The persecution and expulsion of the Mormons," painting
  • 24: "The extermination of the Latter-Day Saints from the state of Missouri in the fall of 1838" depiction
  • 25: Portrait of Emma Hale Smith
1 2 Portraits of Donna Hill
  • 1: American Embassy, October 1950
  • 2: Donna Hill studio in Paris, Rue de Plantes, May 1950
  • 3: Donna Hill, 1965
  • 4: Donna Hill, 1976, photo by Afton O. Miles
  • 5: Marjorie Smith and Donna Hill (sisters) on a train to York, England, May 1984
  • 6: French ID Card for Donna Hill, 1961-1962
  • 7: Student ID for Donna Hill, 1950-1951
1 3 Beach Apparatus Drill
  • 1-47: Beach apparatus drill, color prints
  • 48-83: Beach apparatus drill, slides
1 4 Portraits of Donna Hill
  • 1: Image of Joseph Smith, duplicate of P0600n01_01_01
  • 2: Color postcard of Joseph Smith portrait, see also P0600n01_01_01
  • 3: Color postcard of Emma Smith portrait, see also P0600n01_01_02
  • 4: Brochure, President W. Wallace Smith and his wife Rosamond
1 5 Donna Hill book signing
  • 1-2: Brigham Young University Bookstore, May 1977
  • 3-6: Sam Weller's Book Store, October 1977
1 6 John C. Bennett
  • 1. Portrait of General John C. Bennett, negative print

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