James D. Still photograph collection

James D. Still photograph collection, circa 1990s

Overview of the Collection

Title: James D. Still photograph collection
Dates: circa 1990s (inclusive)
19801999
Quantity: 0.209 linear feet, (1 box) : 23 photographic prints
Collection Number: P0685
Summary: The James D. Still photograph collection contains images of various headstones, historical Mormon figures and Mormon history sites in Missouri.
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

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains images of various headstones, historical Mormon figures and Mormon history sites in Missouri. All the photographs except the images of the Cowderys are in color and in excellent condition.

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

Collection is arranged topically.

Separated Materials

See also the James D. Still papers (ACCN 1591) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Note

Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2000.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Mormon History, Gravestones 1-6: Mr. Wiss sitting on the gravestone of Reverend John Sexsmith. Mr. Wiss is the great grand-nephew of the Reverend. After leaving the LDS Church, Oliver Cowdery was associated with Reverend Sexsmith's Methodist church in Missouri, and when he died in 1850, Sexsmith oversaw his burial. 7: Gravestone of Hannah Downs, Southwest City, MO; Dec. 23, 1846 - September 9, 1906. Hannah Downs was the housekeeper for Dr. Charles Johnson, a son-in-law of Oliver Cowdery. 8: Gravestone of Dr. Charles Johnson, Southwest City, Missouri. Dr. Charles Johnson married Mary Louise Cowdery, daughter of Oliver. 9: Southwest City Cemetery, MO 10: Gravestones of Mary Louise (nee Cowdery) Johnson, wife of Dr. Charles Johnson and daughter of Oliver Cowdery. And E. A. Cowdery was the wife of Oliver Cowdery, Southwest City, Missouri. 11: Old Presbyterian Church in Southwest City, MO
1	2	Mormon History, Elizabeth and William Cowdery 1: Elizabeth Ann Cowdery 2: William Cowdery
1	3	Mormon History, Ray County Missouri 1-2: Richmond Pioneer Cemetery memorial 3: Still standing next to statue in front of Court House? 4: Still standing at gravestones 5: David Whitmer gravestone 6: Still at David Whitmer's gravestone 7: Memorial to Oliver Cowdery 8: Memorial to David Whitmer, Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris 9: Plaque regarding the Mormon experience in Western Missouri and Richmond Pioneer Cemetery. 10: Still at Oliver Cowdery and David Whitmer memorial.

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Subject Terms

Historic sites--Missouri--Photographs
Latter Day Saint churches--Missouri--Photographs
Latter Day Saints churches--Monuments--Missouri--Photographs
Latter Day Saints--Missouri--Photographs
Sepulchral monuments--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Photographs

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