Ivor Sharp photograph collection, 1900-1967
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Sharp, Marianne Clark
- Title
- Ivor Sharp photograph collection
- Dates
- 1900-1967 (inclusive)19001967
- Quantity
- 40 photographs
- Collection Number
- P0463
- Summary
- The Ivor Sharp photograph collection contains photographs document the professional career of Ivor D. Sharp in radio and television. The majority are posed portraits of Ivor Sharp with various broadcasting officials and personalities.
- 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 Description
The photographs in this collection document the professional career of Ivor Sharp in radio and television. The majority of the images are posed portraits of Ivor Sharp with various business officials and personalities. Ivor Sharp retired as an executive vice president of KSL TV and radio in the late 1970's, he had worked for the organization since 1938. All of the photographs are copied from the collection lent to the University of Utah and are in excellent condition but lost some quality through the copying process. Negatives are available for the entire collection.
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.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Formal and informal portraits
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Description: Informal portraits
- Photograph number 1: Image of Sharp walking with Dick Evans in Atlantic city, 1947.
- Photograph number 2-4: Sharp with unidentified man from the U.S. Cavalry?
- Photograph number 5-8: Sharp in various group photographs or "publicity shots".
Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: Miscellaneous
- Photograph number 1: Caricature sketch of Sharp and two unidentified men.
- Photograph number 2: Unidentified radio tower.
- Photograph number 3: Photograph of the Mormon temple in Salt Lake City.
Container: Box 1, Folder 2 -
Description: Formal Portraits (Singles)
- Photograph number 1: Ivor Sharp as a baby photographed by C.R. Savage.
- Photograph number 2-7: Various portraits of Sharp from a young cadet in the military to KSL vice-president.
- Photograph number 8-10: Ivor's mother.
- Photograph number 11: Image of Ivor's Grandfather.
- Photograph number 12: Image of radio personality Lowell Thomas.
- Photograph number 13: Image of G. Bates.
Container: Box 1, Folder 3 -
Description: Formal Portraits (Couples)
- Photograph number 1: Image of George Burns and Gracie Allen.
- Photograph number 2-4: Image of Sharp with Ken Cannon, a man who enlisted at the same time as Sharp.
- Photograph number 5-7: Ivor with unidentified men.
Container: Box 1, Folder 4 -
Description: Formal Portraits (Groups)
- Photograph number 1: An all child music group, labelled, "In the 20th Ward, circa 1942."
- Photograph number 2-7: Various portraits of Ivor Sharp with groups throughout his career with KSL.
- Photograph number 8-9: Portraits of Ivor Sharp with his family.
Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Radio broadcasting--Utah--History--Photographs
- Television broadcasting--Utah--History--Photographs
Personal Names
- Sharp, Ivor D.--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints--1900-1967
- Portrait photographs
