Robert Alan Goldberg photograph collection, 1967-1984

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Goldberg, Robert Alan, 1949-
Title
Robert Alan Goldberg photograph collection
Dates
1967-1984 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.2 linear feet, (2 archives boxes)
Collection Number
P0658
Summary
The Robert Alan Goldberg photograph collection consists of images from material gathered by Goldberg while he was researching information for his book, Back to the Soil: The Jewish Farmers of Clarion, Utah.
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

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Robert A. Goldberg was a history professor at the University of Utah. This collection includes photographs from material gathered by Goldberg while he was researching information for his book, "Back to the Soil: The Jewish Farmers of Clarion, Utah."

The 8 photographs in this collection come from a former Clarion resident named Harry Bernstein. Also included are two photocopies of letters sent to Goldberg from Bernstein dated April 27, 1984, and June 22, 1984. Bernstein belonged to the largest family that lived on the settlement.

Clarion was an experimental Jewish agricultural settlement which existed from 1912-1915, with the last members leaving in the 1920s. It was lead by Benjamin Brown and other Jewish immigrants. The small community failed shortly after being established because of poor soil, lack of water, physical hardships, and discontent among its members.

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

Separated Materials

See also the Robert Alan Goldberg AV collection (A0415) located in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections and the Robert Alan Goldberg papers (ACCN 0731) located in the Manuscripts Division.

Processing Note

Processed by Kristi Pace in 1999.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Clarion, Utah (8 small color photographs written on back by Harry Bernstein, taken by his brother)
  • 1: our old school house
  • 2: a colonist's house and chicken coop
  • 3: the water pump at our old colony well (1967)
  • 4-5: headstone marking the grave of Aaron Binder
  • 6: the "washout" (see also oversize image 3)
  • 7: old farm machinery
  • 8: Sevier River (see also oversize image 2)
1968
1 2 Letter
  • 9: Letter from Harry Bernstein to Dr. Goldberg describing the color photographs (two pages).
27 April 1984
1 3 Letter
  • 10: Letter from Harry Bernstein to Dr. Goldberg describing the color photographs (two pages).
22 June 1984
1 4 White supremacy rally
  • 1-2: Black and white images of a White supremacy rally, circa 1970s
1 5 UFO museum
  • 1: Exterior of the UFO Enigma Museum in Roswell, New Mexico
1 6 White supremacy parade
  • 1-16: White supremacy parade, circa 1970s
1 7 General
  • 1: The Aspen Grove, grade school, 1934
  • 2-7: Various people inside a home, 1972
2 1 Clarion, Utah
  • 1. Oversize image of Clarion, Utah, field
  • 2. Oversize images of Clarion, Utah, duplicate of box 1, folder 1, image 8)
  • 3. Oversize images of Clarion, Utah, duplicate of box 1, folder 1, image 6)

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Jews--Utah--Clarion Colony--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Goldberg, Robert Alan, 1949---Back to the soil : the Jewish farmers of Clarion, Utah and their world--Photographs