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George Beard sketchbooks, 1844-1928
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Beard, George, 1854-1944
- Title
- George Beard sketchbooks
- Dates
- 1844-1928 (inclusive)18441928
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (2 folders)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2986
- Summary
- The George Beard sketchbooks (1844-1928) consist of two books, the first started when he was 13 years old. The books contain 15 watercolors and 16 pencil sketches.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
George Beard was born on December 21, 1854, in Yeardsley cum Waley, near Whaley Bridge in Cheshire, England. He was the youngest of nine children born to Thomas Beard, a coal miner, and Ellen Elizabeth Platt Clark Beard. Beard's parents and oldest brother were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1852. George Beard immigrated to Salt Lake City, Utah with his mother and two sisters on June 20, 1868. His mother was injured on the ship and did not survive. George and his sisters arrived in Salt Lake City on September 25, 1868. They then settled in Coalville, Utah.
George remained in Coalville his entire life and managed the Coalville Cooperative Mercantile Institution. He was also mayor from 1891 to 1892. He was a state legislator beginning in 1895. George married Lovenia Bullock in 1877. He died on October 3, 1944.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The George Beard sketchbooks consist of two books, the first started when he was 13 years old. The books contain 15 watercolors and 16 pencil sketches.
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
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint art--Utah--Specimens
- Latter Day Saint artists--Utah--Archives
- Latter Day Saint painting--Utah--Speciens
Personal Names
- Beard, George, 1854-1944--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Drawings
- Sketchbooks
- Watercolors
