Sylvan E. Needham, Sr. Photo Album, 1890-1960
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Needham, S. E. (Sylvan Eugene), 1878-1956.
- Title
- Sylvan E. Needham, Sr. Photo Album
- Dates
- 1890-1960 (inclusive)18901960
1920-1955 (bulk)19201955 - Quantity
- 1 box, (.25 linear ft. )
- Collection Number
- UUS_P0117
- Summary
- Forty-nine photographs collected by S.E. Needham, Sr. The subjects are mostly friends and associates of S.E. Needham, Sr.: including members of the Desanders and Allred family, Utah State University college students, two photos of Frank Fonnesbeck as a child, and a wedding photo of Kent and Rosalie Bunker in front of the LDS Temple, but don't appear to include either S.E. Needham Sr. or Jr. The oldest photographs date from the 1890s or around the turn of the century; the most recent photographs date from the 1950s.
- Repository
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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
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Restrictions
Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Biographical Note
Sylvan Eugene Needham Sr. was born to John Needham and Martha Rose Turner Needham, both English immigrants, in Salt Lake City, Utah, on May 25, 1878. He married Lulu Louise Holt sometime in the 1890s. Lulu began selling jewelry in 1896 in Logan, Utah. Needham joined the business shortly thereafter, thus giving his name to one of Logan's prominent businesses, S. E. Needham Jewelers. Needham ran the business until 1935, at which time his son, S. E. Needham Jr., took over. After the death of his wife in the 1940s, Needham had a number of live-in personal assistants, usually female college students, to help care for him and his home. S. E. Needham Sr. continued to reside in Logan until his death on July 9, 1956.
Content Description
This collection consists of 49 photographs collected by S.E. Needham Sr. The photographs are of individuals or groups, mostly friends and associates, but apparently doesn't contain photos of either S.E. Needham Sr. or Jr. The oldest photographs appear to date from the 1890s or around the turn of the century. The most recent photographs date from the early 1950s. Some of the photographs are identified. The relationship between most of the individuals pictured and Needham is not specified.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the Sylvan E. Needham, Sr. Photo Album must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Sylvan E. Needham, Sr. Photo Album, 1890-1960. (P0117). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: 1:01: A woman, possibly the wife of Dick DeSanders, wearing a cloche hat and fur-collared coat, hand tintedDates: 1920-1929Container: Box 1
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Description: 1:02: A man, possibly Dick DeSanders, wearing a three-piece suit in a studio photograph by Mahoney, Dallas
(Dick DeSanders was a successful businessman in Logan during the 1920s and 1930s. He and his family were close friends of the Needhams.)
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Description: 1:03: Two young boys, Dick Junior and Billie DeSandersDates: undated
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Description: 1:04: A young woman in cap and gown, probably one of Needham's personal assistantsDates: 1940-1959
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Description: 1:05: A young coupleDates: 1940-1955
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Description: 1:06: A young woman, Janet Myrberg, probably one of Needham's personal assistantsDates: 1947
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Description: 1:07: A young woman, Lavorda Barton, in cap and gown in front of the Needham residence at 146 W. Center in Logan, probably one of Needham's personal assistantsDates: 1940-1959
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Description: 1:08: A toddler, Master Allred, sitting on a child's chairDates: undated
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Description: 1:09: A young girl, Miss Allred, in formal attireDates: undated
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Description: 1:10: A young girl, Miss Allred, in formal attireDates: undated
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Description: 1:11: A young woman, Etta AllredDates: 1920-1929
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Description: 1:12: A woman, possibly the mother of Robert Don DeSandersDates: undated
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Description: 1:13: An infant, Robert Don DeSanders, at 6 monthsDates: undated
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Description: 1:14: A young woman, also pictured in 1:12 and 1:16, at the cement "A" on Old Main HillDates: 1945-1949
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Description: 1:15: An infant, Rex Buckley HuntDates: undated
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Description: 1:16: A woman and child, probably Robert Don DeSanders and motherDates: undated
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Description: 1:17: A woman in dress, gloves, and hat, holding a purse, and standing in front of a houseDates: 1930-1939
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Description: 1:18: A woman, Rena GordenDates: undated
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Description: 1:19: Three men, bearded, wearing hats and heavy-weight outdoors or worker's attire, possibly immigrants or a photo taken outside the United StatesDates: undated
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Description: 1:20: Group of 15 men in a studio photograph by Balzar, Praha (Prague, Czechoslovakia)Dates: 1930-1939
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Description: 1:21: A young man, Avold JeppsonDates: 1900-1905
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Description: 1:22: A young man, John O. PetersenDates: 1900-1905
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Description: 1:23: An older man wearing spectaclesDates: 1900-1905
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Description: 1:24: A man, Harry FarrDates: 1900-1905
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Description: 1:25: A young boy, Frank Fonnesbeck, dressed in Native American costumeDates: 1900-1905
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Description: 1:26: A young boy, Frank Fonnesbeck, dressed in military uniformDates: 1900-1905
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Description: 1:27: A boy, seated and reading, wearing a suit with short pantsDates: 1900-1905
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Description: 1:28: A woman, Eizabeth Bywater Bell, seated and reading, vase with a rose on reading tableDates: 1900-1905
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Description: 1:29: A young woman, Miss Allred, in "flapper" attire wearing a dress, bracelet, necklace, and early wristwatchDates: 1920-1929
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Description: 1:30: A young girl, Miss Allred, draped with a sheer cloth and holding an arrangement of rosesDates: undated
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Description: 1:31: A young boy, Allred, wearing shirt and bow tieDates: undated
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Description: 1:32: A young woman in formal gown, signed "Love Charlene"Dates: 1950-1959
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Description: 1:33: An older woman wearing a fancy collar and pearl necklaceDates: undated
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Description: 1:34: A young woman, Shirley Farr, daughter of Doris NeedhamDates: 1940-1949
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Description: 1:35: A young woman, Florance BarnettDates: 1925
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Description: 1:36: A young girl, Hellen Fay Dalley (or Dahle), riding a tricycle near a houseDates: 1920-1939
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Description: 1:37: An infant girl, Wanda Lu DahleDates: 1920-1929
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Description: 1:38: A young girl, Wanda Lu Dahle, playing with dolls near a houseDates: 1920-1929
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Description: 1:39: An infant girlDates: undated
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Description: 1:40: Two young boysDates: undated
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Description: 1:41: A young man, Ralph HaneyDates: undated
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Description: 1:42: A young couple, Hal and Lenessa RomellDates: undated
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Description: 1:43: A man in a meditative pose standing on what appears to be a rooftop or tower, the word "meditation" is written in the lower left corner, caDates: 1900-1905
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Description: 1:44: A man standing on a wallDates: undated
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Description: 1:45: A man, Ben CDates: 1900
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Description: 1:46: A young woman, Ruby WrightDates: 1890 - 1900
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Description: 1:47: A young woman, Pearl Wright, hair and clothing styles reflect the Gibson Girl style of the periodDates: 1890 - 1900
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Description: 1:48: An infant girl, Willia Ione FullmerDates: undated
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Description: 1:49: Wedding picture of Kent and Rosalie Bunker in front of LDS temple
(Rosalie Walker Bunker was from Sunderland, England, and befriended S. E. Needham Jr. while he served an LDS mission in England. She lived with S. E. Needham Sr. from 1948 to 1951, when she married and moved to Bunkerville with her husband.)
Dates: June 8, 1951
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- College students--Utah--Logan--Photographs.
Personal Names
- Fonnesbeck, Frank Otto.
- Needham, S. E. (Sylvan Eugene), 1878-1956.
- Needham, S. E. (Sylvan Eugene), 1910-1967. (contributor)
Corporate Names
- Logan Temple (Utah)--Photographs.
Family Names
- Allred family--Photographs.
- Desanders family--Photographs.
- Needham family--Photographs.
Geographical Names
- Logan (Utah)--Photographs.
