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Heber H. Thomas Photograph Collection, 1895-1919

Overview of the Collection

Title
Heber H. Thomas Photograph Collection
Dates
1895-1919 (inclusive)
Quantity
45 boxes, (26.25 linear feet)
Collection Number
UUS_P0466
Summary
This collection contains glass plate negatives of houses, portraits, and members of the Irrigation
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan. A three hour notification is needed prior to viewing nitrate negatives.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Heber H. Thomas was born on November 17, 1862 in Wales and at the age of 14 immigrated to Ogden, Utah. He held various public office duties including that of superintendent of the state industrial school and a member of the Ogden school board.

Around 1911 he moved from Ogden to Salt Lake City where he opened the Thomas Studio. He resided in Salt Lake City until his death on October 8, 1926 at the age of 63. He was survived by his wife Nellie Dane Thomas and three children: Mrs. G. Earl Stoddard of LaGrande, Oregon; Mrs. C. B. Turner of Salt Lake City, and J. D. Thomas of Ogden and four grandchildren.

Source: Salt Lake Tribune October 10, 1926

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Content Description

The following collection is organized according to the size of the glass plate negative. Some negatives have a last name written upon it but it is unclear whether the name identifies those in the photo or the person who paid for the photograph. Most of the photos are portraits but there are also images of the Irrigation Congress and downtown Ogden. Nitrate negatives have been removed and placed into cold storage Box 62.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Heber H. Thomas photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0466; Heber H. Thomas Photograph Collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0466, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Upon arriving at Utah State University, the following collection held no discernible order and was arranged according to the size of the glass plate negative.

Processing Note

Processed in May of 2011

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Peter Freed of the Lagoon Federation in 1988.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Container List

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Finding aid/Register created by Sara Skindelien and Ashley Smith
2011

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