J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Manuscripts Division
Special Collections
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860
801-581-8864
http://www.lib.utah.edu/collections/manuscripts.php
ACCN 0716
Jacobson, Baltzar Hans, 1879-1930
Baltzar Hans Jacobson papers
1883-1996
14 boxes
11.5 linear feet
The Baltzar Hans Jacobson papers (1883-1996) contain correspondence, journals, clippings and a substantial scrapbook documenting his life as student, educator and father. The collection also includes a small selection of documents of his wife, Sarah Rebecca Stay Jacobson.
Collection materials are in
English.
Biographical Note
Baltzar Hans (B.H.) Jacobson (1879-1930) was born as Philo John Smith in Harrisville, Wisconsin on 17 December 1879. When his mother died in 1884, young Baltzar was sent to live with his grandparents, who changed his name. The family eventually settled on a small farm in Millcreek, Utah. Until the age of 13 when he first entered public school, B.H. was educated at home in Danish, his first language. He entered the University of Utah, Normal School in 1894 and graduated in 1897. From this point until recieving his B.A. in 1901, he studied intermittently while working as a teacher and administrator in the towns of Woodruff and Snowflake, Arizona. After his graduation, he proceeded to teach an additional two years in Moab, Utah before returning once more the the University of Utah to prepare for Rhodes Scholar candidacy.
In 1904, he became the first Rhodes Scholar from Utah and studied foreign languages at Oxford University from 1904-1907. Upon graduating, he returned to Utah and married Sarah Rebecca Stay on 28 November 1907. He was a Seventy and an active participant in the teacher training program in his Latter-day Saint congregation. He taught foreign language classes and religion classes at the L.D.S. College from 1907 to 1930. Jacobson was a prolific language learner, and when he died on 17 October 1930, he spoke sixteen languages fluently.
Collection contains materials related to the personal and professional activities of Baltzar Hans Jacobson, a Rhodes Scholar and professor at the L.D.S. College. Includes correspondence, souvenirs, academic papers, and memorabilia spanning Jacobson's undergraduate education at the University of Utah, his graduate education at Exeter College at Oxford University, and his teaching career. Correspondence is primarily between Jacobsen and his wife, Rebecca. The souvenirs include prints and publications from Jacobson's travels through Europe and Algeria. Academic materials include Jacobson's written assignments which he completed for his coursework in foreign languages, as well as lecture notes and a yearbook from the L.D.S. College. Memorabilia includes a dish set and his cap and gown from Oxford University.
Materials also include the papers of Sarah Rebecca Stay Jacobson, which includes correspondence, biographical materials, and legal documents related to her life.
Arranged by subject.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Box 1 was donated by Dr. Joseph Jacobson in 1982.
Donated by Susana V. Jacobson in 2014.
Processed by Matthew Weathered in 2015.
Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Jacobson, Baltzar Hans, 1879-1930--Archives
Europe--Description and travel
Diaries
Diaries
Biographies
Correspondence
Personal materials
The collection consists of three volumes of photocopies of a diary with articles and letters inserted (1904-1923). Most tell of travels through Europe between 1901 and 1906. Also includes a letter describing the compilation of the volumes and an undated biographical sketch.
1
1
Joseph S. Jacobson, "Baltzar Hans Jacobson, Utah's First Rhodes Scholar: A Biographical Sketch"
1
2
Photocopy of a letter from Cecil Jacobson
1978
1
1
Photocopied journals and articles
1904-1923
1
2
Photocopied letters from B.H.J to Becky
1904-1923
1
3
Photocopied letters and articles
1904-1923
Correspondence and papers of Sarah Rebecca Stay Jacobson
2
1-6
Baltzar Jacobson to Rebecca Stay Jacobson, correspondence
1900-1907
2
7
Rhodes Scholar correspondence
1907-1915
2
8
B. Jacobson correspondence
1918-1919
2
9
Baltzar Jacobson to family, correspondence from abroad
1922-1923
2
10
Rhodes Scholar Selection Committee, correspondence
1920-1930
2
11
General correspondence
1911-1929
2
12
B.H. Jacobson death certificate and condolence letters
1930
2
13
Rebecca Stay Jacobson, Massachusetts correspondence and clippings
1908-1962
2
14
Rebecca Stay Jacobson, assorted certificates
1906-1953
2
15
Rebecca Jacobson, mortgage documents
1938-1946
2
16
Sarah Rebecca Stay Jacobson, biographical accounts
1962-1996
Journals and Written Work
3
1-3
Journals
1904-1923
3
4
Registration Cards, University of Utah
1896-1910
3
5-10
Written work
1896-1904
Written school assignments.
General Academic Material
4
1-5
Lecture Notes, University of Utah and Exeter College
1897-1907
Correspondence.
5
1
University of Utah, Class Meeting minutes
1898-1900
5
2
University of Utah, Commencement material
1899-1904
5
3
Letters of recommendation
1904
5
4
Oxford study materials
1905-1906
5
5
Oxford/Exeter College, general publications
1905-1907
5
6
Oxford/Exeter College, ephemera
1907
Correspondence.
5
7
Baltzar Jacobson, Rhodes Scholar, articles
1904-1907
5
8
Record of past Rhodes Scholars
1913
5
9
Paris studies, ephemera
1923
5
10
Paris studies, certificates and travel documents
1923
5
11
Paris study materials
1923-1924
Correspondence.
Personal Life and "Mormon Boy at Oxford"
6
1
Woodruff, Arizona
1899-1916
6
2
Address book
1905-1906
6
3
Stock certificates
1909-1920
6
4
Baltzar Jacobson and Rebecca Stay Jacobson, deeds and financial material
1883-1937
6
5
Granite Stake First Quorum of Elders, meeting minutes
1906-1908
6
6
LDS Church materials
1906-1920
6
7
Knud Sorenson
1893-1921
Correspondence and legal documents of Knud Sorenson, Baltzar Jacobson's cousin.
6
8
Mary and Dorothy Jacobson schoolwork
1924
Schoolwork of Mary and Dorothy Jacobson, Baltzar's daughters.
6
9
Assorted brochures and announcements
1907-1950
6
10
Family vacation itinerary and notes
1930
6
11
Notes and ephemera
1906-1931
6
12
Blueprint
1900-1907
A blueprint of a lot in Salt Lake City.
6
13-14
Mormon Boy at Oxford by Joseph S. Jacobson
1991
Souvenirs
7
1
Map of Denmark
1904
7
2
Parisian Opera program
1905
7
3
Photograph prints of London
circa 1905
7
4
Oberammergav Passion-play
1922
7
5
Assorted art prints and books
8
1
Souvenir publication, Vienna, Austria
8
2
Souvenir publications, England
8
3
Souvenir publications, France
8
4
Souvenir publications and prints, France
1922
8
5
Souvenir publications, France and Algeria
8
6
Souvenir publications, Germany
1921
8
7
Souvenir publications, Germany
1922
8
8
Souvenir publication, Rome
8
9
Souvenir publications, United States
1901-1906
Professional Materials and Clippings
9
1
Teaching material and pedagogical writings
1912-1913
9
2
Physical Education Pamphlets
1912-1918
9
3
Latter-day Saints College, The 'S' Book Faculty Page
1914-1918
9
4
Essays and Radio Address
1923
9
5
Latter-day Saints College, The 'S' Book
1931
9
6
University of Utah Clippings
1903-1947
9
7
General Clippings
1905-1929
Oversize Materials
10
Oversize Souvenir Books
1906-1911
11
Dishes
12
Cap and Gown
1907
13
Framed Newspaper Articles
1991-1995
14
Scrapbook
1904-1907
A scrapbook assembled by Jacobson while at Oxford University containing clippings, programs, articles, and correspondence. Materials relate to Jacobson's activities while he was studying there.