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James E. Taylor scrapbook of the American West

Creator:
Taylor, James E., 1839-1901 (artist and collector)  Search this
Names:
Geological Survey (U.S.)  Search this
United States. Army  Search this
Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917  Search this
Crook, George, 1829-1890  Search this
Custer, George Armstrong, 1839-1876  Search this
Hickok, Wild Bill, 1837-1876  Search this
Juárez, Benito, 1806-1872  Search this
Kinman, Seth  Search this
Miles, Nelson Appleton, 1839-1925  Search this
Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902  Search this
Red Cloud, 1822-1909  Search this
Richard, Louis  Search this
Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888  Search this
Sitting Bull, 1831-1890  Search this
Spotted Tail, 1823-1881  Search this
Photographer:
Barry, D. F. (David Francis), 1854-1934  Search this
Easterly, Thomas M. (Thomas Martin), 1809-1882  Search this
Eaton, E. L. (Edric L.), b. ca. 1836  Search this
Ebell, Adrian J. (Adrian John), 1840-1877  Search this
Gardner, Alexander, 1821-1882  Search this
Hillers, John K., 1843-1925  Search this
Jackson, William Henry, 1843-1942  Search this
M'Clees, Jas. E. (James E.)  Search this
O'Sullivan, Timothy H., 1840-1882  Search this
Pywell, Wm. R. (William Redish), 1843-1886  Search this
Vannerson, Julian, 1827-  Search this
Whitney, Joel E. (Joel Emmons), 1822-1886  Search this
Extent:
4 Tintypes
3 Chromolithographs
3 Lithographs (3 chalk-manner lithographs)
1 Print (photogravure)
118 Pages (Scrapbook)
685 Prints (circa, albumen)
80 Items (circa 80 relief prints (including woodcuts and wood engraving))
30 Items (circa 30 intaglio prints (including etchings and engravings))
Culture:
Apache  Search this
Pueblo  Search this
Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)  Search this
Cherokee  Search this
Niuam (Comanche)  Search this
Muskogee (Creek)  Search this
Apsáalooke (Crow/Absaroke)  Search this
Fox  Search this
A'aninin (Gros Ventre)  Search this
Kiowa  Search this
Modoc  Search this
Diné (Navajo)  Search this
Oglala Lakota (Oglala Sioux)  Search this
Anishinaabe (Chippewa/Ojibwa)  Search this
Omaha  Search this
Chaticks Si Chaticks (Pawnee)  Search this
Potawatomi  Search this
Indians of North America -- Plateau  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New  Search this
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)  Search this
A:shiwi (Zuni)  Search this
Sauk  Search this
Shoshone  Search this
Ute  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Plains  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Tintypes
Chromolithographs
Lithographs
Prints
Pages
Photographs
Newspapers
Woodcuts
Place:
Mexico
Taos Pueblo (N.M.)
California
Oregon
Fort Davis (Tex.)
New Mexico
Fort Snelling (Minn.)
Arizona
Texas
San Juan Pueblo (N.M.)
Zuni (N.M.)
Kansas
Colorado
Date:
circa 1863-1900
Summary:
Scrapbook entitled "Our Wild Indians in Peace and War: Surveys, Expeditions, Mining and Scenery of the Great West," compiled by James E. Taylor, possibly as a source for his own illustrations.
Scope and Contents:
Scrapbook entitled "Our Wild Indians in Peace and War: Surveys, Expeditions, Mining and Scenery of the Great West," compiled by James E. Taylor, possibly as a source for his own illustrations. The album includes photographs (mostly albumen with three tintypes), newsclippings, wood engravings, and lithographs, some of which are reproductions of Taylor's own illustrations and paintings. Photographs depict American Indians, US Army soldiers and scouts, historical sites, forts, and scenery. Some were made on expeditions, including the Hayden and Powell surveys, and created from published stereographs. Many of Taylor's illustrations are signed, and some are inscribed with dates and "N. Y." The scrapbook also includes clippings from newspapers and other written sources relating to illustrations and photographs in the album.
Biographical Note:
James E. Taylor (1839-1901) was an artist-correspondent for Leslie's Illustrated Weekly Newspaper from 1863-1883. Born in Cincinatti, Ohio, he graduated from Notre Dame University by the age of sixteen. Taylor enlisted in the 10th New York Infantry in 1861 and the next year was hired by Leslie's Illustrated newspaper as a "Special Artist" and war correspondent. In 1864 he covered the Shenandoah Valley campaign, and was later one of the illustrator-correspondents at the 1867 treaty negotiations at Medicine Lodge, Kansas. He soon earned the moniker "Indian Artist" because of his vast number of drawings of American Indians. In 1883 Taylor retired from Leslie's to work as a freelance illustrator. Colonel Richard Irving Dodge used Taylor's drawings to illustrate his memoir, "Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years' Personal Experience among the Red Men of the Great West" (1882).
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 4605
Related Materials:
The National Anthropolgical Archives holds additional photographs by photographers represented in this collection (including original negatives for some of these prints), particularly in Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 60, Photo Lot 87.

Additional photographs by Whitney, Gardner, and Barry held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 80-18.

Julian Vannerson and James E. McClees photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 4286.

Pywell photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 4498.

O'Sullivan photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo lot 4501.

Additional Hillers photographs held in National Anthropological Archives Photo Lot 83-18 and Photo Lot 87-2N.
Provenance:
Donated or transferred by John Witthoft from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, April 14, 1961.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Church buildings  Search this
Mines and mineral resources  Search this
Dance  Search this
White River Massacre, Colo., 1879  Search this
Painting  Search this
Washita Campaign, 1868-1869  Search this
Mormon Church -- History  Search this
Indians of North America -- Southern states  Search this
Indians of North America -- Northeast  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Newspapers
Woodcuts
Tintypes
Citation:
MS 4605, James E. Taylor scrapbook of the American West, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.MS4605
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James E. Taylor scrapbook of the American West
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33fa281bf-1e72-4f26-ae86-8c8389244b4e
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-ms4605
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Charles Roscoe Savage photographs of Utah, California, Oregon, and Colorado landscapes and Ute people

Creator:
Savage, C. R. (Charles Roscoe), 1832-1909  Search this
Collector:
Engel, Lewis  Search this
Extent:
15 Albumen prints (includes cabinet cards, mounted)
Culture:
Ute  Search this
Indians of North America -- Great Basin  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Albumen prints
Studio portraits
Photographs
Place:
Mariposa Grove (Calif.)
American Fork Canyon (Utah)
Hanging Rock (Colo.)
Mirror Lake (Mariposa County, Calif.)
Big Cottonwood Canyon (Salt Lake County, Utah)
Oregon
California
Utah
Witch Rocks (Utah)
Colorado
Date:
circa 1875-1890
Scope and Contents note:
Photographs made by Charles Roscoe Savage, most of which depict landscapes and natural rock formations in Utah, California, Oregon, and Colorado. The collection also includes portraits of Ute people and images of Ontario Mill and railroad tracks leading into a town. Most of the mounts are stamped with the name of Savage's studio, the Art Bazaar.
Biographical/Historical note:
Charles Roscoe Savage (1832-1909) was an English-born photographer in Salt Lake City, Utah. He immigrated to the United States around 1856, shortly after becoming a member of the Mormon Church. After spending time on assignment for the church in Nebraska, he settled in Salt Lake City in 1860 and went into partnership with Marsena Cannon, a daguerreotype photographer and studio owner. When Cannon left Salt Lake City in 1862, Savage partnered with George Martin Ottinger under the name Savage & Ottinger. When that partnership dissolved in 1870, Savage opened the Pioneer Art Gallery, which he renamed Art Bazaar in 1875. Starting in May 1869, Savage also became a photographer for the Union Pacific Railroad, a project that continued almost to his death. Most of Savage's negatives were destroyed when the Art Bazaar burned, first in 1883 and again after his death in 1911.
Local Call Number(s):
NAA Photo Lot 163, USNM ACC 24548
Location of Other Archival Materials:
Additional photographs by Savage can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24, Photo Lot 37, Photo Lot 79, Photo Lot 140, Photo Lot 90-1, and Photo Lot 92-3, and the BAE historical negatives.
Additional photographs collected by Lewis Engel can be found in the National Anthropological Archives in Photo Lot 24 and Photo Lot 37.
Artifacts collected by Lewis Engel can be found in the Anthropology collections of the National Museum of Natural History in accessions 21428, 24548, and 24232.
The Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University holds a collection of Savage photographs (MSS P 24).
Additional photographs by Savage also held by Utah State University and Southern Methodist University.
Restrictions:
The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Genre/Form:
Studio portraits
Photographs
Citation:
Photo lot 163, Charles Roscoe Savage photographs of Utah, California, Oregon, and Colorado landscapes and Ute people, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NAA.PhotoLot.163
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33a4984d9-dd87-476f-90dd-a838d6fe6299
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-photolot-163

[Mormon temple, Los Angeles : color transparencies (chromogenic phototransparencies),]

Photographer:
Sultner-Welles, Donald H. (Sultner, Donald Harvey), 1914-1981  Search this
Collection Collector:
Sultner-Welles, Donald H. (Sultner, Donald Harvey), 1914-1981  Search this
Collection Printer:
Janus, Allan  Search this
Collection Interviewee:
Hanfstaengl, Erna  Search this
Extent:
6 Items (6? items)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Chromogenic processes
Place:
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- 1970-1980
Date:
1974
General:
Slides in sheet 18, box 1.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Mormons  Search this
Mormon churches -- 1974 -- California -- Los Angeles  Search this
Church architecture -- 20th century.  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 1970-1980
Photographs -- Phototransparencies -- 1960-1990
Chromogenic processes
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Donald H. Sultner-Welles Collection
Donald H. Sultner-Welles Collection / Series 5: Transparencies / 5.1: United States / California
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ef33c8ed-8cff-4474-aa51-c0e97a321083
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0145-ref11660

Oral history interview with Sidney E. King

Interviewee:
King, Sidney E., 1906-2002  Search this
Interviewer:
Pennington, Estill Curtis  Search this
Collins, Herbert  Search this
Names:
United States. National Park Service  Search this
Pitts, Elizabeth McCord, b. 1880  Search this
Reagan, Ronald  Search this
Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925  Search this
Extent:
15 Pages (Transcript)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Pages
Sound recordings
Interviews
Date:
circa 1980-1983
Scope and Contents:
An interview of Sidney E. King conducted circa 1980-1983, by Buck Pennington and Herbert Collins, for the Archives of American Art.
King speaks of growing up in Boston, Mass.; working under John Singer Sargent at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Mass.; searching for a job during the Great Depression; travelling the United States by car with a friend; prospecting for gold in Spotsylvania County, Va.; painting signs for the National Park Service; developing a technique to make painted signs weather the elements well; painting the murals, "The Life of Christ" and "Creation," for the Mormon Church; meeting his wife, Peggy, and her cousin, Mary; researching historical scenes for murals; teaching at Rappahannock Community College; speculating on the future of the arts in America. King also recalls John Singer Sargent, Lawrence Kocher, Ronald Reagan, Elizabeth Pitts, Peggy King, and others.
Biographical / Historical:
Sidney E. King (1906-2002) was a painter and muralist from Caroline County, Va.
General:
Originally recorded on 1 sound cassette. Reformatted in 2010 as 2 digital wav files. Duration is 52 min.
Provenance:
This interview is part of the Archives of American Art Oral History Program, started in 1958 to document the history of the visual arts in the United States, primarily through interviews with artists, historians, dealers, critics and others.
Occupation:
Painters -- Virginia -- Interviews  Search this
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Identifier:
AAA.king80
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9ba91a1f2-da76-484d-a615-fc2f8dae2924
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-king80
Online Media:

Fred Karger Papers

Creator:
Karger, Fred, 1950-  Search this
Extent:
5 Cubic feet (15 boxes, 2 map folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Brochures
Magazines (periodicals)
Newsletters
Newspaper clippings
Posters
Television scripts
Place:
California -- Motion pictures
Date:
1950-2015, undated
Summary:
Papers documenting Fred Karger's acting career, his activism for marriage equality, preservation of the Boom Boom Room (Laguna Beach, California) and other LGBT concerns, Karger's political consulting, and his candidacy for United States President, 2012, as the first openly gay candidate of a major political party.
Content Description:
The Fred Karger Papers consist mostly of secondary materials, film scripts, newspapers, periodicals, and clippings documenting activist and former presidential candidate Fred Karger's brief film and television acting career, his activism for preservation of the Boom Boom Room (originally the South Seas) at the Coast Inn, "Save the Boom", and material from his candidacy for president in 2012. The papers contain material related to Karger's activism for marriage equality and other LGBT concerns.

The collection includes material relating to his childhood education, such as school photographs; his acting career, scripts from television shows and motion pictures he appeared in; and brochures and flyers from his political activism, including boycotts of businesses supporting Proposition 8 (protecting "traditional marriage") in California. The bulk of material relates to Karger's efforts to save the Boom Boom Room (Laguna Beach, California) credited with being the oldest gay bar in West of the Mississippi. The collection includes protest posters, some hand made; columns, articles, clippings and magazines containing articles by and about Karger, some gay-oriented, others not. Material from his presidential campaign is also included such as yard signs, posters, and posters from the 2014 documentary, Fred. There is also a framed letter from Richard M. Nixon.

There are also vintage magazines and newspaper articles covering major events, such as President John F. Kennedy's assassination and the attack on 9/11.
Arrangement:
These papers are arranged into four series.

Series 1: Activism and Presidential Campaign, 1988-2014, undated

Series 2: Theatrical Scripts, 1971-1976

Series 3: Newspapers and Magazines, 1963-2025

Series 4: Photographs and Ephemera, 1950-2010, undated
Biographical / Historical:
Portions of this biography were supplied by the donor, Fred Karger.

Fred S. Karger was born on Januray 31, 1950 in Glencoe, Illinois, the son of Richard (1911-1998) and Jean Foreman Karger (1918-2003). He attended primary and secondary schools in Glencoe. In the mid-1970s Karger pursued an acting career in Los Angeles, California. He later pursued a career in political consulting.

"Fred Karger is an American political consultant, LGBTQ rights activist, author, political pundit, writer, public speaker, former actor and 2012 presidential candidate for the Republican nomination for President. Karger has worked on ten presidential campaigns and served as a senior consultant during the campaigns of President's Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and Gerald Ford.

Karger was a partner in the Dolphin Group, a California based political consulting firm for 27 years. He retired in 2004 and has since worked as an LGBTQ activist. He began in 2006 trying to save a Laguna Beach, California landmark gay bar, the Boom Boom Room.

In 2008 he founded Californians Against Hate, now Rights Equal Rights and led boycotts of four of the biggest donors to California's Proposition 8. He successfully settled three of those boycotts. Immediately after Prop 8 passed, Fred called for the State of California to investigate The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon Church) and later the states of Maine, Iowa, Hawaii and California to investigate the rabidly anti-gay National Organization for Marriage (NOM). In the summer of 2012, he launched the ongoing global Boycott of Amway after its owners, the DeVos family, contributed $750,000 to NOM.

Fred's running for the Republican nomination for president in 2012 made him the first openly gay presidential candidate from a major political party in American history, helping to pave the way for Mayor Pete Buttigieg's run in 2020." [Fred Karger Biography, AC/NMAH Control File, AC1439]

During his presidential campaign Karger appeared on six ballots; New Hampshire, Michigan, Puerto Rico, Maryland, California, and Utah. He campaigned in over 30 states and received, "widespread praise for paving the way for future LGBT candidates." Karger has been interviewed on many local, national, and international television, radio, and webcast programs. His autobiography, Fred Who? was published in 2011.
Provenance:
Donated to the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution by Fred Karger in November 2017.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Gay activists  Search this
Homosexuality  Search this
Lesbian and gay experience  Search this
LGBT  Search this
Political activists  Search this
Political campaigns  Search this
Presidential campaigns  Search this
Presidential candidates  Search this
Protest  Search this
Genre/Form:
Brochures
Magazines (periodicals)
Newsletters
Newspaper clippings
Posters
Television scripts
Citation:
Fred Karger Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1439
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Fred Karger Papers
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83a324618-1842-4d58-891e-d85129e19037
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1439

This is original interview made in my room at International House in Tokyo ... by USIS. A program for broadcast... For USIS-Japan (with Korea) [during 1959 World Tour]. 4/27/59 Korea--Kyongnam Girl's H.S. (Pusan); interview with Newel Kimball and Clyde...

Collection Collector:
Sultner-Welles, Donald H. (Sultner, Donald Harvey), 1914-1981  Search this
Collection Printer:
Janus, Allan  Search this
Collection Interviewee:
Hanfstaengl, Erna  Search this
Container:
Box 1 (Series 9), Tape 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
4/6/1959
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but a portion of the collection is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

A small number of letters and photographs are restricted until the year 2031. Identification list in box.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
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Donald H. Sultner-Welles Collection
Donald H. Sultner-Welles Collection / Series 9: Audio Tapes / 9.1: 7" open reels
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87e72e54f-1e6d-4a29-a6bb-85e89033c004
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0145-ref10952

Solon H. Borglum and Borglum family papers

Creator:
Borglum, Solon Hannibal, 1868-1922  Search this
Names:
Borglum, Emma Vignal, 1864-1934  Search this
Borglum, Gutzon, 1867-1941  Search this
Davies, A. Mervyn (Alfred Mervyn)  Search this
Davies, Monica Borglum, 1903-1997  Search this
Extent:
11.5 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Sketches
Date:
1864-2002
Summary:
The Solon H. Borglum and Borglum family papers date from 1864 to 2002 and measure 11.5 linear feet. The collection documents Solon Borglum's personal life and his career as a sculptor specializing in Western themes through biographical material, family and general correspondence, writings and notes, research for his biography, financial and business letters, printed material, photographs and artwork.
Scope and Contents:
The Solon H. Borglum and Borglum family papers date from 1864 to 2002 and measure 11.5 linear feet. The collection documents Solon Borglum's personal life and his career as a sculptor specializing in Western themes through biographical material, family and general correspondence, writings and notes, research for his biography, financial and business letters, printed material, photographs and artwork.

Biographical material contains documents providing information on the Borglum Family history as well as Solon's military service and memorial. Also found is a leather portfolio of ephemera kept by Emma Borglum. Family correspondence includes numerous letters between Solon and Emma and various members of their extended family. The letters discuss family events, everyday life, Solon's military service, and family history. General Correspondence pertains to Solon's career as an artist and includes his incoming and outgoing correspondence with galleries, foundries, patrons, fellow artists such as Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and others. Later correspondence from galleries, museums, foundries, historical societies, and other individuals and organizations, is addressed to his daughter Monica Borglum and concerns Solon's artwork and legacy after his death. Writings and notes include material written by Solon Borglum and material written by others. Solon's writings include project proposals as well as essays, lectures, and other notes on the topics of his own works of art, art and form, and his participation in World War I. Also found are Solon's diary, notebooks, and address books kept during the last five years of his life. Writings by others include writings by Emma and others about Solon Borglum, as well as guest books for the Silvermine Group of Artists.

Series five contains documents compiled by Monica Borglum Davies and her husband A. Mervyn Davies for a biography Solon Borglum. Included are their research files and notes as well as heavily edited drafts of book sections and draft manuscripts and notes. Financial and business records document Solon's professional career and legacy, including project contracts and financial proposals, account books, ledgers, receipts, and items regarding the Solon H. Borglum Sculpture and Education Fund. Printed material contains items about Solon Borglum's career and artwork compiled by his daughter, Monica Davies, and includes exhibition catalogs, exhibition announcements, brochures, programs, clippings, reports, and other publications. Also included is the textbook Sound Construction.

This collection also contains numerous photographs, including Solon's personal and family photographs, and photographs of his artwork. Family and personal photographs consist of photos of Solon taken throughout his career, including his time in military service, photos of his family and friends, various studios and residences including Rocky Ranch, and of him and and Emma at the Crow Creek Reservation. Artwork is comprised of sketches Solon made for his sculptural works and for Sound Construction. Also found are sketches by Emma and Gutzon Borglum, including a sketch of Solon, and artwork by others such as artist Robert Fulton Logan.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into 9 series. Glass plate negatives are housed separately and closed to researchers.

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1866, 1895-1922, undated (Box 1, 13; 10 folders)

Series 2: Family Correspondence, 1885-1972, undated (Box 1; 0.4 linear feet)

Series 3: General Correspondence, 1871-1989, undated (Box 1-2; 1.0 linear foot)

Series 4: Writings and Notes, 1871-1983, undated (Box 2-3; 1.0 linear foot)

Series 5: Solon Borglum Biography, 1870-1975, undated (Box 3-8; 5.3 linear feet)

Series 6: Financial and Business Records, 1898-1998, undated (Box 8, 13; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 7: Printed Material, 1879-2002, undated (Box 9, 13-14; 1.1 linear feet)

Series 8: Photographs, 1864-1986 (Box 9-13, MGP 1, MGP 3, OV 15-16; 2.0 linear feet)

Series 9: Artwork, 1890-1921, undated (Box 12-13; 0.3 linear feet)
Biographical Note:
Solon Hannibal Borglum was born in Ogden, Utah in 1868. His father Jens (James) Borglum and wife Ida emigrated to America in 1864, as Mormon converts. James took a second wife Christina who was the mother of Solon and his older brother John Gutzon de la Mothe. Christina left the family after just a few years, when James left the Mormon Church. James and Ida raised the large family, which included Solon, Gutzon, Miller, Arnold, August, Anna, Harriet, Theodora and Frank. Solon spent most of his childhood in Fremont, Nebraska, and in 1893 he became a ranch hand in Southern California. At this time he also developed an interest in art which he shared with his brother Gutzon, who was studying painting in Los Angeles.

From 1885 to 1893 Solon ran a ranch on his father's land in central Nebraska, but also took painting lessons from artist J. Laurie Wallace. After spending a short time at his brother's studio in Sierra Madre, and living as an artist in Santa Ana, he studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy under Louis T. Rebisso from 1895 to 1897. Solon then went to Paris where he met sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens who persuaded him to study sculpture at the Academie Julian. He studied there under Denys Puech and won numerous awards for works exhibited both in France and the United States. In 1898 Solon married Emma Vignal in Paris. They spent four months at the Crow Creek Reservation in South Dakota, an experience that greatly influenced his work. In 1901 Solon was elected to the National Sculpture Society, later becoming its vice president, and set up a studio in New York. Despite his success, such as winning the gold medal at the Art Palace at the 1904 World's Fair, confusions began between him and his brother Gutzon who decided to also become a sculptor. In 1906 he moved with his wife and children, Paul and Monica, to a farm in Connecticut called "Rocky Ranch." Artist Paul Manship became his student helper and lived with the family. Solon received commissions to do many monuments and memorials, but also continued to exhibit his work and participate in the local Silvermine Group of Artists.

From 1916 to 1917 Solon taught at the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design in New York and also developed ideas for an art textbook called Sound Construction, which he worked on with his student assistant Mildred Archer Nash. In 1918, he enlisted in the YMCA for overseas war work, attached to the Third and Fifth French Army. While there he was also the Director of Sculpture at the specially organized American Expeditionary Forces Art Training Center. When he returned home, he decided to establish the School of American Sculpture in New York City. He ran the school with great success, and gave many lectures on art and his experiences overseas until his sudden death after an appendectomy in January of 1922. His legacy was carried on by his wife Emma until her death in 1934, at which point his daughter Monica and her husband, A. Mervyn Davies, oversaw the exhibition of his artwork, and in 1974 published his biography Solon H. Borglum: "A Man Who Stands Alone".
Related Material:
The Archives also holds several collections related to the Borglum family, including the Gutzon Borglum collection, available on microfilm only, reel 3056. This collection includes correspondence, printed material, and photographs. Originals reside at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Also found are the Gutzon Borglum letters to John A. Stewart (available on microfilm reel D8, frames 359-362) and the Harriet Collins Allen papers relating to Solon Borglum. The Library of Congress also holds papers of Solon Hannibal Borglum and is the primary repository of the papers of Gutzon Borglum.
Separated Material:
The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reels N69-98 and 1054) including a scrapbook of new clippings, other printed material, writings, and correspondence, much of which was included in subsequent donations. Loaned materials not donated at a later date are not described in the container listing of this finding aid.
Provenance:
Most of the materials in the collection were originally loaned by the Borglum family between 1969-1975 and microfilmed. Much of the same material was later donated in several accretions between circa 1991-2004 by various family members David Borglum, Harriet M. Borglum, Alfred Davies, Harold Davies, Monica B. Davies, Linda Borglum Fry, and Gwynneth Kelly. In 1979 approximately 200 photographs were transferred from the Smithsonian American Art Museum Library to AAA, which had received them from Monica Borglum Davies.
Restrictions:
The bulk of the collection has been digitized and is available online via AAA's website. Use of material not digitized requires an appointment. Glass plate negatives are housed separately and not served to researchers.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Topic:
Sculpture, American -- United States  Search this
Sculptors -- Connecticut -- Wilton  Search this
Sculpture -- Study and teaching  Search this
World War, 1914-1918  Search this
Genre/Form:
Sketches
Citation:
Solon H. Borglum and Borglum family papers, 1864-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.borgsolo
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Solon H. Borglum and Borglum family papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a3936547-90aa-4651-bf89-c403a6694a4c
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-borgsolo
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Great Salt Lake City

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm
Object Name:
stereograph
Place made:
United States: Utah, Salt Lake City
Subject:
Landscape  Search this
City landscape  Search this
Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Credit Line:
Wayne Hill Photogrpahica Collection
ID Number:
2016.0066.122
Accession number:
2016.0066
Catalog number:
2016.0066.0122
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-d26d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1821997
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Joseph F. Smith and Grandson

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 7 in; 8.89 cm x 17.78 cm
Object Name:
stereograph
Place made:
United States: Utah, Salt Lake City
Date made:
1906
Subject:
Portraits  Search this
Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints  Search this
Children  Search this
Credit Line:
Wayne Hill Photogrpahica Collection
ID Number:
2016.0066.315
Catalog number:
2016.0066.0315
Accession number:
2016.0066
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Music & Musical Instruments
Photography
Religion
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-99c1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1826352
Online Media:

National Hispanic Cultural Center of New Mexico

Collection Creator:
Ojeda, Naúl, 1939-2002  Search this
Container:
Box 2, Folder 33
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2000-2001
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Naúl Ojeda papers, circa 1960-2004, circa 2013. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Naúl Ojeda papers
Naúl Ojeda papers / Series 3: Exhibition and Gallery Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw921858b60-9f44-4f87-87f3-57007f532bba
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-ojednaul-ref95
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Souvenir Spoon

Physical Description:
silver (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5/8 in x 5 7/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 1.5875 cm x 14.9225 cm x 3.175 cm
Object Name:
spoon
Object Type:
flatware
Place made:
United States: Rhode Island, Providence
Created for:
United States: Utah
Place sold:
United States: Utah, Salt Lake City
Date made:
ca 1891
1893 - 1902
Patent date:
1891-07-14
Subject:
History  Search this
Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints  Search this
Settlement  Search this
Utah  Search this
western expansion  Search this
Native Americans  Search this
Indians  Search this
Corn  Search this
Souvenirs  Search this
Tourist trade  Search this
Patented  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Ruth Donovan and Mrs. Margaret Kynaston
ID Number:
DL.63.0297
Catalog number:
63.0297
Accession number:
243539
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-14da-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1447122
Online Media:

Souvenir Spoon

Physical Description:
silver plate (overall material)
gold (gilt wash material)
electroplated (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
spoon, souvenir: 11.1 cm x 2.4 cm; 4 3/8 in x 15/16 in
overall: 1/2 in x 4 3/8 in x 1 in; 1.27 cm x 11.1125 cm x 2.54 cm
Object Name:
spoon
Object Type:
flatware
Place made:
United States: New York, Niagara Falls
Place depicted; place retailed:
United States: Utah, Salt Lake City
Place owned; place used:
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Date made:
ca 1900
Subject:
Architecture, Commercial Buildings  Search this
Building & Architecture  Search this
Church  Search this
hotels  Search this
Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints  Search this
Promotional Item  Search this
Souvenirs  Search this
Tourist trade  Search this
Utah  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Arthur Wallace Dunn
ID Number:
DL.63.0210
Catalog number:
63.0210
Accession number:
243466
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-b402-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_322725
Online Media:

Salt Lake City, Utah

Depicted:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  Search this
Physical Description:
felt (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 8 in x 26 in; 20.32 cm x 66.04 cm
Object Name:
Pennant
Place made:
United States
Associated place:
United States: Utah, Salt Lake City
Subject:
Tourist trade  Search this
Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints  Search this
Credit Line:
Mrs. Edith C. Keenan
ID Number:
1979.1162.106
Accession number:
1979.1162
Catalog number:
1979.1162.106
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-c4ab-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_674338

Oral history interview with Sidney E. King, circa 1980-1983

Interviewee:
King, Sidney E., 1906-2002  Search this
Interviewer:
Pennington, Estill Curtis  Search this
Subject:
Collins, Herbert  Search this
Pitts, Elizabeth McCord  Search this
Reagan, Ronald  Search this
Sargent, John Singer  Search this
United States. National Park Service  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Sidney E. King, circa 1980-1983. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art, American  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13150
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212793
AAA_collcode_king80
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212793
Online Media:

Tabernacles of clay sexuality and gender in modern Mormonism Taylor G. Petrey

Author:
Petrey, Taylor G  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xi, 273 pages)
Type:
Electronic resources
Electronic books
History
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2020
20th century
21st century
Topic:
Gender identity--Religious aspects--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  Search this
Sexual orientation--Religious aspects  Search this
Mormon Church--History  Search this
Mormon Church--Political activity  Search this
Identité sexuelle--Aspect religieux--Église de Jésus-Christ des saints des derniers jours  Search this
Église mormone--Activité politique  Search this
RELIGION--Christianity--Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)  Search this
Mormon Church  Search this
Theology, Doctrinal  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1156585

Ceremonial Pair of Slippers Used by Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Physical Description:
cloth, cotton (slipper material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 26.67 cm x 13.97 cm x 6.35 cm
Object Name:
Slippers, Pair of
Location where used:
United States: Utah, Salt Lake City
Subject:
Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints  Search this
Mormonism  Search this
Credit Line:
George Woltz
ID Number:
CL.151443
Catalog number:
151443
Accession number:
23481
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Many Voices, One Nation
Exhibition:
Many Voices, One Nation
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-d181-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_659555
Online Media:

Mormon Ceremonial Apron

Physical Description:
silk (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 18 in x 17 1/2 in; 45.72 cm x 44.45 cm
Object Name:
Apron
Place made:
United States: Utah, Salt Lake City
Used:
United States: Utah, Salt Lake City
Date made:
1800 - 1890
Subject:
Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints  Search this
Mormonism  Search this
Credit Line:
George Woltz
ID Number:
CL.151442
Catalog number:
151442
Accession number:
023481
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Religion
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-c46c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_663429

The Mormon Temple

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3 1/2 in x 6 7/8 in; 8.89 cm x 17.4625 cm
Object Name:
stereograph
Place made:
United States: Utah, Salt Lake City
Subject:
Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints  Search this
Temple  Search this
Architecture  Search this
ID Number:
2017.0037.0035
Catalog number:
2017.0037.0035
Accession number:
2017.0037
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Work and Industry: Photographic History
Religion
Photography
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-82e5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1842122

Joseph the Prophet Addressing the Lamanites by Edward Williams Clay and Henry R. Robinson, 1844

Depicted:
Smith, Joseph  Search this
Publisher:
S. Brannan & Co.  Search this
Maker:
Robinson, Henry R.  Search this
Clay, Edward Williams  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
image: 10 in x 8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.32 cm
Object Name:
lithograph
Object Type:
Lithograph
Place made:
United States: New York, New York City
Date made:
1844
Subject:
Chronology: 1840-1849  Search this
Costume  Search this
Indians  Search this
Native Americans  Search this
Mormonism  Search this
Credit Line:
Harry T. Peters "America on Stone" Lithography Collection
ID Number:
DL.60.3141
Catalog number:
60.3141
Accession number:
228146
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Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Religion
Art
Peters Prints
Domestic Furnishings
Morality & Religious Prints
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-2ccc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_325400

Romney '68

Referenced:
Romney, George W.  Search this
Related:
Romney, Mitt  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
gray/silver (overall color)
oval (overall shape)
Measurements:
overall: 1/2 in x 1 in; 1.27 cm x 2.54 cm
Object Name:
pin, campaign
Date made:
1968
Subject:
Elections  Search this
Presidential Candidates  Search this
Political Campaigns  Search this
Political Conventions  Search this
Republican Party  Search this
Mormons. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints  Search this
Buttons, Badges, Ribbons  Search this
Mexicans  Search this
Related event:
Presidential Campaign of 1968  Search this
Republican National Convention of 1968  Search this
ID Number:
2017.0066.27
Accession number:
2017.0066
Catalog number:
2017.0066.27
See more items in:
Political and Military History: Political History, Campaign Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-4402-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1891509

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