William Blaine Murdock photograph collection

William Blaine Murdock photograph collection, 1924

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Murdock, William Blaine, 1902-1986
Title: William Blaine Murdock photograph collection
Dates: 1924
19241924
Quantity: 0.2 linear feet, (1 archive box) : 10 items
Collection Number: P1768
Summary: William Blaine Murdock (1902-1986) attended the University of Utah from 1919 to 1924, where he was one of the founders of the Sigma Nu fraternity and was elected President of Ute Days in 1924. The William Blaine Murdock photograph collection contains 10 black-and-white photographs of students whitewashing the U on Ute Days in 1924.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

William Blaine Murdock, known as Blaine Murdock, was born on July 17, 1902 in Heber, Utah to Lavina Elizabeth Averett and Nelson Murdock. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, he served a mission to the New England Mission. Murdock attended the University of Utah from 1919 to 1924, where he was one of the founders of the Sigma Nu fraternity and was elected President of Ute Days in 1924. On June 17, 1927, he married Edna Ferrell Wood in Chicago; she died in 1928 giving birth to their son. On December 23, 1932, Murdock married Captola Cherrington in Salt Lake City, Utah; together, they had four children.

Murdock worked for 22 for the Western Electric Company in Chicago and New Jersey. After leaving the job, he moved back to Utah to farm. During this time, he invented a supplemental feed for beef and dairy cattle. Murdock served as President of the Springville Mapleton Poultry Association. Blaine Murdock died on October 12, 1986.

Obituary. (1986 October 13). Blaine Murdock. Provo Daily Herald. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6bc8frp

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The William Blaine Murdock photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 10 black-and-white photographs of University of Utah students whitewashing the U and celebrating Ute Days in 1924. This collection is fully digitized and available to view on the Digital Library.

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

Original arrangement preserved.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Ted Murdock in 2012.

Processing Note

Processed by Special Collections staff.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	White washing the U, Ute Days P1768n01_01_001 Ute Days 1924: Block U painting party [01] Black and white photograph of three men with equipment after painting the Block U during "Ute Days" in 1924. P1768n01_01_002 Ute Days 1924: Tug of War Black and white photograph of a large group of people on the University of Utah campus during the Freshmen-Sophomore tug of war, Ute Days 1924. P1768n01_01_003 Ute Days 1924: Block U painting party [02] Black and white photograph of young men passing buckets of paint up to the block U for white washing. P1768n01_01_004 Ute Days 1924: Block U painting party [03] Black and white photograph of young people with brooms and buckets of paint white-washing the block U, during Ute Days in 1924. P1768n01_01_005 Ute Days 1924: Block U painting party [04] Black and white photograph of people pulling on a rope around the block U during the white-washing party during "Ute Days" in 1924. Three cars are seen at the bottom of the hill. P1768n01_01_006 Ute Days 1924: Block U painting party [05] Black and white photograph of students using brooms during the white-washing party during "Ute Days" in 1924. A car is seen at the bottom of the hill. P1768n01_01_007 Ute Days 1924: Block U painting party [06] Black and white photograph of a large group of people standing around the Block U during the white-washing party during "Ute Days" in 1924. P1768n01_01_008 Ute Days 1924: Block U painting party [07] Black and white photograph of a group of students standing around in a circle during the white-washing party during "Ute Days" in 1924. One of the men has a license plate tied around his waist. P1768n01_01_009 Ute Days 1924: Block U painting party [08] Black and white photograph of a group of students on the hill at the Block U during the white-washing party during "Ute Days" in 1924. P1768n01_01_010 Ute Days 1924: Block U painting party [09] Black and white photograph of students using brooms during the white-washing party during "Ute Days" in 1924. A car is seen at the bottom of the hill.	1924

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

College students--Utah

Corporate Names

University of Utah

Geographical Names

Salt Lake City (Utah)

Form or Genre Terms

Black-and-white prints (photographs)

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