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Dorothea R. Sauer photograph collection, 1908-1940s

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sauer, Dorothea Ruth, 1871-1950
Title
Dorothea R. Sauer photograph collection
Dates
1908-1940s (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box
Collection Number
P1256
Summary
Dorothea Ruth Sauer (1871-1950) was a teacher and principal in Utah between 1900 and 1950. The Dorothea R. Sauer photograph collections loose photographs and a photograph album of portraits, landscapes, and vacation photography.
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

Dorothea Ruth Sauer (1871-1950) was born on January 29, 1871 in Minonk, Illinois, to Rudolph George and Ellen Nancy Long Sauer. Dorothea moved to Utah around 1904, where she first taught school in Woodside, Emery County, Utah and then Salina. Around 1915, she moved to Helper, Utah, where she worked as principal of an elementary school. She moved to Salt Lake City in 1920 and taught at the Sumner and Whittier schools. She passed away on August 10, 1950 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Content Description

The Dorothea R. Sauer photograph collection contains 1 box with 31 loose black-and-white photographs and one photograph album containing 303 photographs. The images depict portraits, landscapes, and vacation photographs and date from 1908 to approximately the 1940s.

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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 Dorothea R. Sauer photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Acquisition Information

Donated by anonymous gift in 2006.

Processing Note

Processed by Special Collections staff.

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Separated Materials

See also the Dorthea R. Sauer papers (ACCN 2248) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Candids
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Blacksmith Shop
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  • Description: Photograph Album
    Container: Box 1, Folder 3

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Subject Terms

  • Blacksmiths--20th century--Photographs
  • Landscapes--United States--20th century--Photographs
  • Teaching--Utah--Salt Lake City--20th century
  • Women school principals--Utah--20th century--Photographs
  • Women teachers--Utah--20th century--Photographs
  • Women travelers--20th century--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Sauer, Dorothea Ruth, 1871-1950--Family--Photographs
  • Sauer, Dorothea Ruth, 1871-1950--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Cyanotypes (photographic prints)
  • Photograph albums
  • black-and-white photographs
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