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Wesley Pratt Larsen photograph collection, 1964-2000

Overview of the Collection

Photographer
Larsen, Wesley Pratt
Title
Wesley Pratt Larsen photograph collection
Dates
1964-2000 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 boxes
Collection Number
P1142
Summary
Wesley Pratt Larsen (1916-2004) was a biologist, author, and educator specializing in Utah history. The Wesley Pratt Larsen photograph collection contains black-and-white and color prints related to Larsen's research, particular into Ancestral Puebloan culture and artifacts and the history of Toquerville, Utah.
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
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Biographical Note

Wesley Pratt Larsen (1916-2004) was born on July 29, 1916 in Kimberly, Idaho to Charles E. and Belinda Pratt Larsen. Larsen earned a Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1960 in the subject area of biology. He completed some graduate studies at Stanford University of California Berkeley. Larsen was the associate program director for the National Science Foundation. His research projects also were conducted for the Atomic Energy Commission for radiation biology and for Columbia University, where Larsen worked as a field observer for a rural education project. He taught at Southern Utah University and the College of Eastern Utah. Over the course of his career, Larsen wrote many articles and books about the history of southern Utah. He died on April 29, 2004.

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Content Description

The Wesley Pratt Larsen photograph collection consists of 3 boxes of images related to Larsen's research into Utah and Native American history and career as a biologist and educator. The collection contains black-and-white photographs and negatives of buildings and places in Utah, particularly Summit, Beaver, and Toquerville; color photographs related to the structures and culture of the Ancestral Puebloans, or Anasazi, particularly petroglyphs and pictographs; and color slides of unidentified people and related to Larsen's work as a biologist. Many of the photographs were taken by Larsen and include typewritten descriptions written by him. Some of the images are copy prints of originals held by the Utah State Historical Society. The collection spans 1960 to 20000, with most of the photographs and negatives dating from the 19990s.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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

Permission to publish material from the Wesley Pratt Larsen photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Wesley Pratt Larsen photograph collection, P1142, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: P1142.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Acquisition Information

Donated by Lois Larsen in 2004.

Processing Note

Processed by Special Collections staff.

Separated Materials

See also the Wesley Pratt Larsen papers (ACCN 1432) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Beaver Courthouse, Dalley House: Priddy Meeks House and Smith house
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Ancestral Puebloans
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Grapevine Wash Petroglyphs Ruth Hilton, November 13, 1999
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  • Description: Red Cliffs photo Script, Storage pils
    Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  • Description: Willow Spring Arizona
    Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  • Description: Lee Trail
    Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  • Description: House Rock Valley
    Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  • Description: Batcave at Peter Heap Willow Spring, Arizona
    Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  • Description: Signature Rocks, Arizona
    Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  • Description: Hamblin Home
    Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  • Description: Colorado River
    Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  • Description: Slides: Students, Biology
    Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  • Description: Quailcreek
    Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  • Description: Ancestral Puebloans Sun Dial
    Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  • Description: House Rock Rachels Willows
    Container: Box 1, Folder 15
  • Description: Big Cottonwood, Shiowits, and More
    Container: Box 1, Folder 16
  • Description: Hurricane Fort
    Container: Box 1, Folder 17
  • Description: August 5, 1998
    Container: Box 1, Folder 18
  • Description: Ancestral Puebloans Symbols
    Container: Box 1, Folder 19
  • Description: Brigham Young
    Container: Box 1, Folder 20
  • Description: Grafton Gulch Signature Rock
    Container: Box 2, Folder 1
  • Description: Shanesburg Mail Drop, Doctor Rock
    Container: Box 2, Folder 2
  • Description: Ebenezer, Coal Tipple, Shirts Canyon Petroglyphs
    Container: Box 2, Folder 3
  • Description: House Rock
    Container: Box 2, Folder 4
  • Description: Moen Avenue Pictures, University of South California Collection, Lee Home
    Container: Box 2, Folder 5
  • Description: Lee's Ferry
    Container: Box 2, Folder 6
  • Description: House on Corner
    Container: Box 2, Folder 7
  • Description: Fort Pierce, Little Black Mountain
    Container: Box 2, Folder 8
  • Description: Triangle Man, Pictograph, Cave Valley
    Container: Box 2, Folder 9
  • Description: Indian Twist
    Container: Box 2, Folder 10
  • Description: Goulds Ranch
    Container: Box 2, Folder 11
  • Description: Kane Springs
    Container: Box 2, Folder 12
  • Description: Lee's Farm
    Container: Box 3, Folder 1
  • Description: The Elephant and Indian Farm
    Container: Box 3, Folder 2
  • Description: Millet
    Container: Box 3, Folder 3
  • Description: Laverkin Creek and Mount Meadows
    Container: Box 3, Folder 4
  • Description: Skutmpah, Johnson Canyon, Danish Kanch
    Container: Box 3, Folder 5
  • Description: Johnson Canyon, Grand Canyon, Corn Seeds, and Houes Rock Springs
    Container: Box 3, Folder 6
  • Description: Kanab, Utah
    Container: Box 3, Folder 7
  • Description: Ancestral Puebloans Indians
    Container: Box 3, Folder 8
  • Description: General
    Container: Box 3, Folder 9
  • Description: Slides
    Container: Box 3, Folder 10
  • Description: Big Springs in Naile Canyon
    Container: Box 3, Folder 11
  • Description: The Bushmen of the Kalahari
    Container: Box 3, Folder 12
  • Description: Slides: Restructuring Education in Science for Industrial Alignment (RESIA), September 1976
    Container: Box 3, Folder 13
  • Description: Removed from carousedin order, may be a slide show or there may be a cassette
    Container: Box 3, Folder 14
  • Description: People of Toquerville, Utah
    Container: Box 3, Folder 15

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Subject Terms

  • Ancestral Pueblo culture
  • Petroglyphs

Personal Names

  • Larsen, Wesley Pratt

Geographical Names

  • Summit (Utah)
  • Toquerville (Utah)

Form or Genre Terms

  • black-and-white prints (photographs)
  • color negatives
  • color prints (photographs)
  • color slides
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