Hiram B. Clawson photograph collection, 1836-1912
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Hiram B. Clawson photograph collection
- Dates
- 1836-1912 (inclusive)18361912
- 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
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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
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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 Description
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 Collection
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 Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Family, Portraits, LDS Church Leaders, Salt Lake City and Addendum
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Description: Portraits
- 1: Portrait of Hiram Clawson
- 2: Hiram Clawson and sketches of the immediate family
Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: 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
Container: Box 1, Folder 2 -
Description: 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
Container: Box 1, Folder 3 -
Description: 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
Container: Box 1, Folder 4 -
Description: 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
Container: Box 1, Folder 5 -
Description: 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
Container: Box 1, Folder 6 -
Description: Clawson FamilyContainer: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: H.B. Clawson, portraitsContainer: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Ivie ClawsonContainer: Box 1, Folder 9
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Description: Alter FamilyContainer: Box 1, Folder 10
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Description: Oliver Greene Family, circa 1892Container: Box 1, Folder 11
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Description: O.B. Greene ResidenceContainer: Box 1, Folder 12
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Description: Brighton, UT, buildings built by Oliver GreeneContainer: Box 1, Folder 13
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Description: Ronald GreeneContainer: Box 1, Folder 14
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Description: Augusta and Julius LovendaleContainer: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: Joseph Smith, Orson SpencerContainer: Box 1, Folder 16
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Description: identified portratisContainer: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: unidentified portraitsContainer: Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: unidentified group portraitsContainer: Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: HomesContainer: Box 1, Folder 20
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Family, Portraits
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Description: Portraits
- 1: Portrait of a woman
- 2: portrait of a couple
Container: Box 2, Folder 1
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Oversize
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Description: Cabinet Card Album, 1900sContainer: Box 3
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Description: Cabinet Card Album, 1900sContainer: Box 4
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
Personal Names
Family Names
Geographical Names
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Photographs
- Salt Lake City (Utah)--History--Photographs
