UUS_p0420.xml Guide to the USU Libraries photograph collection1960-2000 USU Libraries1960-2000 Finding aid/Register created by Sara Skindelien Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008 Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-8248 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
©2014 Encoded in oXygen XML editor by Sara Skindelien, 2014 September 08 Finding aid encoded in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition). 2009 Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines. Overview of the Collection UUS_P0420 USU Libraries photograph collection 1960-2000 Davis, Daniel Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Photograph Collection
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-8248 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
2 boxes 3.25 linear feet This collection at present contains photographs of the USU Merrill Library and Special Collections & Archives. Material in English

Processed in September of 2014

These photographs were taken by library & Special Collections staff and organized to form this collection.

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the USU Libraries must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Initial Citation: USU_P0420; USU Libraries; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0420, USUSCA.

 Historical Note

Utah State University's first library was housed on the second floor of Old Main until December 1930 when construction was completed on a new 30,000 square feet building located east of Old Main just across the Quad. In addition to storing over 80,000 volumes, the new library held faculty offices for the English and History departments as well as classrooms. The library soon outgrew its space and over the years additions were constructed that virtually encompassed the 1930 building. In 1969 the library was officially named the Merrill Library after the Academic Vice President Milton R. Merrill who retired that same year.

The Cazier Science & Technology Library was built in 1991 and named after former USU president Stanford O. Cazierr. The two libraries operated simultaneously until 2006 when renovations began on the Cazier Library which merged the two libraries into one, forming the Merill-Cazier Library. The Merill Library was then demolished in the spring of 2006. A new Agricultural Sciences Building was erected in 2012 over the space that Merrill Library once occupied.

This collection contains photographs of the interior and exterior views of the Merrill Library as well as Special Collections & Archives housed in the Merill Library.

 Parson, Robert, Encyclopedic History of Utah State University (2009). Library Faculty & Staff Publications. Paper 121.http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/lib_pubs/121

Arranged by department and material type.

 Colleges and Universities Logan Photographs USU Merrill-Cazier Library undated Exterior Views undated 1 1 01:01:01 USU Library & Business Building 1970 01:01:02 USU campus outside the Taggert Student Center 1970 01:01:03 Pow wow held at the Festival of the American West at USU 1970 01:01:04 People walking alongside the library 1970 01:01:05-07 Entrance to the Merrill Library 1970 01:01:08 Painting of the Merill Library undated 01:01:09-11 Walkers outside of the library who took part of the "Walk & Read" program 1990 01:01:12 West side of theMerrill Library undated 01:01:13 Northwest side of the Merill Library undated Interior Views undated 01:01:14-15 Western Americana Room undated 01:01:16 Mural depicting Native Americans & explorers undated 01:01:17 Painting listing the departments of the library 1970 01:01:18-19 Empty halls of the library undated 01:01:20 Ida Marie Logan (Jensen) on the 2nd floor of the library 1960 01:01:21 Students entering the library 1970 01:01:22-30 Students studying in the library 1960-1970 01:01:31-39 Richard Schockmel, Deleyne Wents, John Elswiler at the American Library Association booth 1993 01:01:40 Portrait of Milton R. Merrill 1960 1 2 01:02:01 Milton Charles Abrams, USU Librarian, 1955 to 1984 undated 01:02:02 Richard Schockmel, Dixie Drage, Reed Painter, Joy Fuhriman, Geniel Pond, Eliana Prichett, Lori Buttars, & Kathy Schockmel with carts of books 1985 01:02:03-09 Becky Olson, Melanie Shaw, Randy Williams, Betty Dance & others at a buffet in ML 102 1990 Slides undated 01:02:10 Clark Kidd sitting at his desk 1965 01:02:11-14 John Mark Sorensen 1965 01:02:15 Doug Alder, Associate Director, Instructional Improvement 1965

[2 copies]

 01:02:16-17 Russ Dean sitting at his desk 1965 01:02:18 Cassie Taylor, Reference 1965 01:02:19 Max Peterson at his desk 1965 01:02:20 Ted Hansen taking a potrait 1965

[2 copies]

 01:02:21 John Stewart sitting at his desk 1965 01:02:22-23 Karlo Mustonen, at reference desk 1965 01:02:24-27 Richard Jensen sitting at his desk 1965 01:02:28 Woman holding a book 1965 01:02:29 Woman wrapping a book for mailing 1965 01:02:30 Mailbox 1965 01:02:31-35 Audio-Visual Services 1965 01:02:36-37 Classrooms 1965 01:02:38-39 Micro-film & reader 1965 01:02:40 Entrance to the Instruction Improvement Division 1965 01:02:41 Current periodicals 1965 01:02:42 Moving stacks in the library 1965 01:02:43-44 Interlibrary Loan office 1965 01:02:45 Merrill Library & Learning Resources Program sign 1965 01:02:46 Man looking at a book 1965 01:02:47 Man reaching for a book 1965 01:02:48-54 Old Main fire 1983 December Negatives undated 01:02:55 Library buffet, walkers for the "Walk & Read" program 1990 01:02:56 Proofsheet undated USU Special Collections undated Prints undated 1 3 01:03:01 A.J. Simmonds, former director 1970 01:03:02 "Nancy Roberston at a book sale" 1970 01:03:03 "Author reception for John Stewart" 1970 01:03:04-06 "Library meeting in the Merrill Library Special Collections reading room" 1973 April 01:03:07 "Charles Peterson" 1970 01:03:08-09 "Author reception for Charles Peterson" 1970 01:03:10 "Marjorie Hatch & Charles Peterson" 1970 01:03:11 "Mrs. Charles Peterson & Milton Abrams" 1970 01:03:12 "Mrs. Charles Peterson, Milton Abrams & John Stewart" 1970 01:03:13 "A.J. Simmonds showing a book to young children" 1970 01:03:14 "Charles Bullen at the Hatch Room Reception" 1985 May 2 01:03:15 "Kenneth E. Marks, Mrs. Karen Marks, Mrs. Velda Lye & William F. Lye at the Hatch Room Reception" 1985 May 2 01:03:16 "President Stanford Cazier & Mrs. Shirley Cazier at the Hatch Room Reception" 1985 May 2 01:03:17 "Steve Sturgeon right before Christmas" 1999 01:03:18 "After the Special Collections Christmas, left to right: Nick Edvarchuk, Julie Kenyon, Kristen Felsch, David Duvall (all student workers)" 1999 01:03:19 "Special Collections' Christmas Party, left to right: Fred Gooch, Camille Carmack, Noel Carmack, Virginia Parker, Kenny Carmack, Sherry Brewer, Beverly Muri, Jolyn Hunting, David Duvall, Ann Buttars, & Andrea Bass" 1999 01:03:20 "Special Collections' Christmas Party, left to right: Bob Parson, Sherry Brewer, Virginia Parker, Kenny Carmack, Noel & Camille Carmack" 1999 01:03:21 "Special Collections' Christmas Party, left to right: David Duvall, Sherry Brewer, Bob Parson, Jolynn Hunting, Virginia Parker, Noel Carmack, Nick Edvarchuk, Camille Carmack, Fred Gooch" 1999 01:03:22 "Special Collections' Christmas Party, left to right: Nick Edvarchuk, Virginia Parker, Bob Parson, Sherry Brewer, Noel Carmack, Kenny Carmack, Camille Carmack, David Duvall, Steve Sturgeon, Beverly Muri, Ann Buttars. Front row: Becky Skeen, Julie Kenyon, 1999 01:03:23 "Left to right: Rose Milovich, Georgen Gilliam & Ann Buttars" 2000 March 29 01:03:24 "Fred Gooch & Kristen Felsch, Spring Semester" 2000 01:03:25 "Camille Gooch & David Duvall" 2000 March 29 01:03:26 "Left to right: Camille Gooch, David Duvall, Nick Edvarchuk, Spring Semester" 2000 March 29 01:03:27 Dan Davis sitting at the reading room desk 2000 01:03:28 Bob Parson sitting at the readig room desk 2000 01:03:29-48 Various views inside Special Collections & Archives 2000 01:03:49 Special Collections & Archives staff in the Hatch Room, left-right: Glen, A.J. Simmonds, Peter Schmid, Lisa Huren, Bob Parson. Front row; Noel Carmack, Ann Buttars & Brad Cole 1990

[4 copies]

 01:03:50 Head shot of A.J.Simmonds 1990 01:03:51-61 Interior of Special Collections division (including Tanner Memorial Reading Room) shortly after the death of division curator A. J. Simmonds 1995

[Photographs taken by USU Merrill Library employee Mehdi Kowsari]

1 4 01:04:01 "Left to right: Vic Cannon, Joel Hatch, Brad Cole, A.J. Simmonds, Noel Carmac, Ann Buttars & Lisa Hearne at the piano. Special Collections Christmas party in the Tanner Memorial Reading Room" 1991 December 20 01:04:02 "Left to right: Lisa Hearne, A.J. Simmonds & Brad Cole. Special Collections Christmas party in the Tanner Room" 1991 December 20 01:04:03 "Left to right: Lisa Hearne (at piano), Vic Cannon, Brad Cole, A.J. Simmonds, Bob Parson, Joel Hatch & Ann Buttars. Special Collections Christmas party in the Tanner Memorial Reading Room" 1991 December 20 01:04:04 "Logan River flowing through the Island" 1992 January 01:04:05-07 "Smoke-In' in the Briar", a part of the Student Center 1992 01:04:08 River undated Photocopies undated 01:04:09 Ann Buttars holding a fore-edge painting book 1990

[Print found in P0001 32:08:07]

 01:04:10 Man conducting research in the Tanner Memorial Reading Room 1990

[Print found in P0001 32:08:08]

 01:04:11-12 Noel Carmack repairing books 1990

[Prints found in P0001 32:08:05-06]

 01:04:13 Noel Carmack and a student worker 1990

[Print found in P0001 32:08:04]

 01:04:14 "A.J. Simmonds, Special Collections Librarian & Burdette Peterson, Public Services Librarian examining contents of 1930 Library cornerstone" 1966

[Print found on USU A-1781 board]

 01:04:15 A.J. Simmonds looking over a book 1975

[Print found in P0326 2:250]

 01:04:16 Head shot of A.J.Simmonds 1970

[Print found in P0326 2:251]

 01:04:17 A.J. Simmonds standing in the Hatch Room 1980 01:04:18 Bob Parson for a Valley Magazine article 1980 May 26 1 5 01:05:01 Newspaper article from Deseret News featuring Randy Williams, Barre Toelken, Peter Schmid, & Ann Buttars 1996 August 1 Slides undated 1 6 01:06:01 Rare book room undated 01:06:02 Hatch Room undated 01:06:03-04 Tanner Memorial Reading Room undated 01:06:05 Page from an illuminated manuscript undated Negatives undated 01:06:06 Noel Carmack repairing books; 'Smoke-In' 1992 01:06:07 Proofsheet 1992 01:06:08 A.J. Simmonds looking over a map on a pickup truck 1990 01:06:09 Proofsheet 1990 01:06:10 Hatch Room & Tanner Memorial Reading Room 1991 01:06:11 Special Collections Christmas party 1991 01:06:12 Proofsheet 1991 01:06:13 SCA staff cleaning documents after Old Main fire 1983 01:06:14 Proofsheet 1983 01:06:15 Hatch Room 1980 01:06:16 Proofsheet of houses, boats & Noel Carmack repairing a book 1992 01:06:17 Linda Westphal, Bernadette, Peter Schmid in his apartment & Gary 1992 01:06:18 Proofsheet 1992 01:06:19 Negatives of Bear Lake monster painting undated

[2 black & white, 1 color]

 01:06:20 Negatives for 01:03:51-61 1995 Oversized Boards undated 2 02:01 "Former Special Collections Curator A.J. Simmonds found the UAC flag (circa 1915) in the controller's vault. Here, Simmonds & former Library Director Max Peterson run-it-up-the-flagpole" 1972 02:02 A.J. Simmonds standing in the Hatch Room 1970

[Print of 01:04:17]

 02:03 A.J. Simmonds, Ann Buttars & others in the Tanner Memorial Reading Room 1980 02:04 Photographs hanging from a clothesline undated 02:05 Noel Carmack & Brad Cole laying out documents damaged in the Old Main fire 1983 02:06 A.J. Simmonds, Noel Carmack & Brad Cole laying out documents damaged in the Old Main fire 1983 02:07 A.J. Simmonds & others laying out documents damaged in the Old Main fire 1983 02:08 Documents lined up on tables to dry after being damaged in the Old Main fire 1983 02:09 Documents damaged in the Old Main fire 1983 02:10 University Archivist Bob Parson performing 1980 02:11a "A.J. Simmonds, curator of Special Collections at Utah State University, driving north in North Logan" 1991 September

[Photo by Peter F. Schmid]

 02:11b "A.J. Simmonds completing color-coded maps showing different types of foliage, at the summit of the Birch Creek Road, Idaho" 1991 September

[Photo by Peter F. Schmid]

 02:12-25 John Lamborn & student workers sorting through the Edison record collection 1979