University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Photographs Division
Special Collections
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860
801-581-8864
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P1244
Seifrit, William C.
William C. Seifrit photograph collection
1850-1920
1 box
William “Bill” C. Seifrit (1935-2008) was a historian of Utah's art and artists. The William C. Seifrit photograph collection contains professional portraits of various individuals and families throughout Utah in the 19th and 20th century.
Collection materials are in
English.
Biographical Note
William “Bill” C. Seifrit (1935-2008) was born in Fairmont, West Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Arts from Fairmont State College and a Master of Arts and Ph.D. at Ohio University. He moved to Utah in 1973, working as facilities analyst for the Utah State Building Board and in public relations for Ballet West.
Seifrit was an art historian, lecturer, and writer. He collaborated with Robert Olpin (1940-2006) and Vern Swanson to co-author three books chronicling the history of art in Utah:
Utah Art (1991), Utah Painting and Sculpture (1997), and Artists of Utah (1999). In 1985, Seifrit sat on the first Salt Lake County Art Advisory Board, and was part of a 1987 initiative to purchase works by Utah artists. Seifrit also wrote numerous articles on the history of art and photography in Utah, and was researching a history of nineteenth century Utah art and photography in the years before his death in 2008. (“William Seifrit, art expert, dies,” Deseret News, April 6, 2008).
The William C. Seifrit photograph collection contains 1 box of 84 cabinet cards, cartes-de-visite, tintypes, and photographs taken by various Utah photographers during the ninteenth century and early twentieth century. While the individuals are largely unidentified, the photographers are identified, and the collection is arranged by last name of the photographer.
Arranged by subject
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.
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the William C. Seifrit photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Initial Citation:
William C. Seifrit photograph collection, P1244,
Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: P1244.
Donated by Bill Seifrit in 2006.
Processed by Special Collections staff.
See also the William C. Seifrit papers (ACCN 0735) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Portrait photography--United States--19th century.
Photographs
cabinet photographs
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
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1
Photographers A
1
2
Photographers B
1
3
Photographers C
1
4
Photographers D
1
5
Photographers E-F
1
6
Photographers G-H
1
7
Photographers I-J
1
8
Photographers K-M
1
9
Photographers N-P
1
10
Photographers Q-R
1
11
Photographers S
1
12
Photographers - C.R. Savage
1
13
Photographers T
1
14
Photographers W
1
15
Tintypes