Beehive House Restoration Committee records

Beehive House Restoration Committee records, 1897-1964

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Beehive House Restoration Committee
Title: Beehive House Restoration Committee records
Dates: 1897-1964 (inclusive)
18971964
Quantity: 1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
Collection Number: MS 0340
Summary: The Beehive House Restoration Committee records (1897-1964) consist of records of the committee and tour materials prepared by the committee containing historical information on this Brigham Young residence in Salt Lake City. Included are a list of period items placed in the home, a chronology of the restoration effort, a tour script, and a script for a slide presentation on the building. Also included is a news clipping from 1897 describing the home.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

The Beehive House was built in 1854 and served as home to Brigham Young when he was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and governor of Utah Territory. Restoration committee members included Helen Young Spencer Williams, Don Carlos Young, Gwen Young Wilcox, and George Cannon Young. This committee was established in 1959 to organize the restoration of the Beehive House.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Beehive House Restoration Committee records (1897-1964) consist of records of the committee and tour materials prepared by the committee containing historical information on this Brigham Young residence in Salt Lake City. Included are a list of period items placed in the home, a chronology of the restoration effort, a tour script, and a script for a slide presentation on the building. Also included is a news clipping from 1897 describing the home.

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

Processing Note

Processed by Della Dye and Nancy Coulam in 1983.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Historic buildings--Utah--Salt Lake City--Conservation and restoration

Personal Names

Young, Brigham, 1801-1877--Homes and haunts--Utah

Corporate Names

Beehive House (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Conservation and restoration

Geographical Names

Salt Lake City (Utah)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Form or Genre Terms

Clippings
Correspondence
Lists
Scripts (documents)

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