Hiram B. Clawson photograph collection, 1836-1912

Overview of the Collection

Title
Hiram B. Clawson photograph collection
Dates
1836-1912 (inclusive)
Quantity
4 boxes
Collection Number
P0040
Summary
The Hiram B. Clawson photograph collection contains portraits of Hiram Clawson, members of his family, and LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Church leaders and images of buildings and activities in Salt Lake City.
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

LDS Church leader and polygamist Hiram Clawson pursued many careers during his life in Utah. He acted as clerk to Brigham Young in charge of all of Young's private business dealings, was active in Utah dramatics, serving as manager of the Salt Lake Theater, was director of ZCMI, and was treasurer of Salt Lake City. His collection includes portraits of himself, his family, church leaders, and scenes of Salt Lake City, circa 1880.

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

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Hiram B. Clawson papers (MS 0040).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Family, Portraits, LDS Church Leaders, Salt Lake City and AddendumReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1
Portraits
  • 1: Portrait of Hiram Clawson
  • 2: Hiram Clawson and sketches of the immediate family
1 2
Family Members
  • 3: Ellen Spencer Clawson, wife of Hiram Clawson. 1880s
  • 4: Martha Spencer Woodward, sister of Ellen Clawson. 1860s
  • 5: Catherine Spencer Young, sister of Ellen Clawson. 1860s
  • 6-7: Ardelle Clawson, daughter of Hiram and Ellen Clawson. 1880s
  • 8: John Neils and Grace Neils Clawson
  • 9: Mr. Clawson
  • 10: George Dyer, 1896
  • 11: Lucy Grant
  • 12: Ivie Clawson Green
1 3
Church Leaders
  • 13: George A. Smith
  • 14: Brigham Young
  • 15: Brigham Young III, tintype
  • 16: Willard Young
  • 17: Orson F. Whitney
  • 18-19: Wilford Woodruff
1 4
Salt Lake City sites
  • 20: Pioneer Procession of July 24, 1880. View of Temple Square with Clawson store in foreground
  • 21: Clawson home at 3rd East and South Temple
  • 22: Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution. Ute Indians on horseback in foreground
  • 23-24: ZCMI
  • 25: The Salt Lake Theater
  • 26: Deseret News and Tithing Office Buildings
  • 27: View of Salt Lake City
  • 28: View of East Temple Street, west side, Salt Lake City
1 5
Salt Lake City and Western sites
  • 29: Residence of Brigham Young
  • 30: Lion House
  • 31: View of Salt Lake, Lion House and Gardo House
  • 32: Eagle Gate and City Creek Canyon
  • 33: Mill on the way to City Creek Canyon
  • 34: Great Salt Lake with bathers and boat
  • 35: Great Salt Lake, Black Rock and Antelope Island
  • 36: Store in Elko, Nevada
  • 37: Drawing, wagon train near Independence Rock, the Sweetwater River, and Devils Gate in Wyoming
  • 38: Church Office Building
1 6
Addendum
  • 1: "Cartograph" of Miss Eunice Goodrich, the star of a local play
  • 2-19: Photographic copy of a letter "Dear Ellen", from S. George Ellsworth. 1856-1857
1 7
Clawson Family
1 8
H.B. Clawson, portraits
1 9
Ivie Clawson
1 10
Alter Family
1 11
Oliver Greene Family, circa 1892
1 12
O.B. Greene Residence
1 13
Brighton, UT, buildings built by Oliver Greene
1 14
Ronald Greene
1 15
Augusta and Julius Lovendale
1 16
Joseph Smith, Orson Spencer
1 17
identified portratis
1 18
unidentified portraits
1 19
unidentified group portraits
1 20
Homes

Family, PortraitsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
2 1
Portraits
  • 1: Portrait of a woman
  • 2: portrait of a couple

OversizeReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
3
Cabinet Card Album, 1900s
4
Cabinet Card Album, 1900s

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Latter Day Saint churches--19th century--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Clawson, H. B. (Hiram B.)--Photographs

Family Names

  • Clawson family--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Salt Lake City (Utah)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
  • Salt Lake City (Utah)--History--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Exterior views
  • Group portraits--1856-1900
  • Photographic prints--1856-1900
  • Portrait photographs--1856-1900