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Jan H. Brunvand photograph collection, circa 1970-1994

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Brunvand, Jan Harold
Title
Jan H. Brunvand photograph collection
Dates
circa 1970-1994 (inclusive)
Quantity
.25 linear feet, (1 archives box)  :  84 items
Collection Number
P0713
Summary
The Jan Harold Brunvand photograph collection contains a wide variety of images. There are various photographs of Jan Brunvand with KUTC, Channel 2 News, on the David Letterman Show, and being filmed by Storn Peterson. There are also photographs of various conferences. However, the majority of the photographs in this collection appear in articles written by Jan Brunvand. The subjects for these articles include: Norwegians in Alberta; aspen tree carvings; and architecture in Utah. This collection is entirely digitalized and available online in our Digital Library.
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
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Content Description

This collection contains a wide variety of images. There are various photographs of Jan Brunvand with KUTC, Channel 2 News, on the David Letterman Show, and being filmed by Storn Peterson. There are also photographs of various conferences. However, the majority of the photographs in this collection appear in articles written by Jan Brunvand. The subjects for these articles include: Norwegians in Alberta; aspen tree carvings; and architecture in Utah.

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Historical Note

Jan Harold Brunvand was a professor of English at the University of Utah, an author, and an expert on urban U.S. folklore.

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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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Jan Harold Brunvand.

Separated Materials

See also the Jan H. Brunvand audio-visual collection (A0418) located in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections and the Jan Harold Brunvand papers (ACCN 1024) located in the Manuscripts Division.

Processing Note

Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2000.

Processed by Sara Davis in 2018.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: In the Media
    • 1: Brunvand with Lamar Smith of KUTV News, Channel 2.
    • 2-4: Brunvand on the David Letterman Show, 1982.
    • 5-7: Storn Peterson's film. Ithaca College, NY, 1984.
    • 8: 16mm film strip, all of Jan sitting in an armchair, Storn Peterson's film. Ithaca College, NY, 1984.
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Idaho Library Association Conference
    • 1-2: Brunvand speaking at the Idaho Library Association Conference, 1994.
    Dates: 1994
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Conference, College of Idaho
    • 1: Left to Right: Louis Atteberry, Americo Paredes, Judy Trejo, Stewart Sanderson, Barre Toelken, Jan Brunvand, Joe Hickerson.
    • 2: Left to Right: Americo Paredes, Stewart Sanderson, Barre Toelken, Jan Brunvand, Joe Hickerson.
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Norwegians in Alberta
    • 1: Parents and two brothers of Olaf Larsen. Father: M.O. Larsen; Mother: Anna Larsen; Olaf in father's lap; boy in back: Torley A. Larsen; Boy in mother's lap: Bjernie Larsen.
    • 2: Finseth store and home.
    • 3: Wainright, Alberta Canada, 1977. (Names Undecipherable, but born March 6th 1878.
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Aspen Tree Carvings
    • 1: Tree with carving attributed to Daniel Boone, possibly near Boone's Creek, KY.
    • 2: Tree with incription: D. Boone killed a bar year (?) 1760.
    • 3: The most common decorative motif found in Millcreek Canyon, UT.
    • 4: East Canyon, UT
    • 5: Unicorn, collected from upper Weber Canyon.
    • 6: Weber Canyon
    • 7: Lamb's Canyon
    • 8: Brighton-Midway Road
    • 9-11: East Canyon
    • 12: Lamb's Canyon
    • 13: Millcreek Canyon
    • 14: Folk Game played on a tree. Little Cottonwood Canyon
    • 15: Weber Canyon
    • 16: Lamb's Canyon
    • 17-19: East Canyon
    • 20: Brighton - Midway Road
    • 21: Little Cottonwood Canyon
    • 22: East Canyon
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Photographs Used for Articles on Architecture in Utah
    • 1: unidentified building
    • 2: home of Shadrach Jones
    • 3-5: unidentified buildings
    • 6: home of Watkins Colman
    • 7: home of David Riley Stevens
    • 8: unidentified building
    • 9: Jesse Smith house
    • 10: Carl Shist's home
    • 11-17: unidentified buildings
    • 18: home of Cannte Peterson
    • 19: unidentified structure
    • 20: Indian dwelling located in Hovenweep National Monument.
    • 21: John Kitchen Ranch on the upper Paria River. He was killed by horse thieves.
    • 22: One of the first homes in the valley, built in the old fort by the Deuel brothers. Constructed of native logs from the canyon s with a stone and adobe fireplace and earthen floor. The home measures scarcely 16x20 feet. It was first occupied by the Deuel brothers and later by Apostle Albert C. Carrington. It is now preserved inside Temple Square and is symbolic of the primitive shelters built by the early pioneers.
    • 23: unidentified building
    • 24: This home was built by William and Maria Young Doughall on the lot given to Maria by her father, Brigham Young. In 1886 they added to the home, and in 1906 it was sold to John R. Winder, who lived in it for about six years.
    • 25: Utah State Historical Society building
    • 26: unidentified buildings
    • 27: Charles Wilkinson house
    • 28-32: unidentified buildings
    • 33: Jacob Hamblin home
    • 34-36: unidentified buildings
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: Besques in Nevada?
    • These photographs were found with correspondence with Robert Laxalt, University of Nevada, which mentions Besques, dated Sept. 7, 1967.
    • 1-9: Unidentified people
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Miscellaneous Photographs
    • 1: Brunvand in Hollywood
    • 2: Brunvand speaking at the Hinkley Institute of Politics, 1983-84.
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Terry Gross
    • 1: Portrait of Terry Gross, host of Fresh Air. Photo by Sal Di Marco, Jr.
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9

Finding aid created by Mary Ann Curtis.
2000

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