Barbara J. Hamblin photograph collection

Barbara J. Hamblin photograph collection, circa 1936-1990

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Hamblin, Barbara J.
Title: Barbara J. Hamblin photograph collection
Dates: circa 1936-1990 (inclusive)
19361999
Quantity: .2 linear feet, (1 archives box) : 24 Photographic Prints
Collection Number: P0593
Summary: The Barbara J. Hamblin photograph collection contains primarily photographs of entertainment figures of the 1930s and 1940s in the United States during the first years of television. The collection also includes portrait photographs of individuals and related to the career of Willam Farr Christensen: a dancer, choreographer, and teacher who headed dance companies in Portland, San Francisco, and Salt Lake City. Barbara worked on an oral history project relating to his life and work.
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

Collection consists of entertainment figures of the 1930s and 1940s in the United States during the first years of television when variety shows were popular. Also portraits of individuals.

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.

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Acquisition Information

Gift of Barbara J. Hamblin.

Processing Note

Processed by Dale Larsen in 1994.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Barbara J. Hamblin papers (ACCN 1460) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Portraits and Entertainment Figures 1: Ralph Cannon, circa 1985 2-3: Lotta Cannon and Ruby Norr, 1936 4: Josephine McKendrick Collins, circa 1990 5: Ruth P. Raymond (photograph for Vogue) 6: Ruby Ring withLena Horne at Capitol Theater, New York 7: "Phildelphia", 1943 8: Dancers Ralph Cannon and Le Crist, 1936 9: Poster Bill for a traveling shoe with Rochester from Jack Benny show, 1942 10-11: Contortionist on the set of the Ernie Kovack show, 1944 12: Ruby Norr Ring, 1941 13: Ruby Norr and Ralph Cannon, 1936 14: Brunhilda Roquet, Ralph Cannon at Radio City Music Hall, 1946 15: Ralph Cannon and Barbara Morrison, 1941 16: Beverly Smith, Donna LeGroan, Donnetta Nathaniel, and Ophelia Richmond, 1937 17: Kent Stowell and Karen Hurst, 1949 18: Cannon and Le Crist, 1939 19: Ralph Cannon, 1954 20: Lew Christensen with his ballet class, circa 1921-1922 21: Mrs. Lotta P. Christensen 22: Cannon (?) and contortionist
1	2	Willam Christensen 1: Portrait of "Mr. C"
1	3	Ballet Class 1: Ballet class, group photo, probably at the University of Utah

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