First Presbyterian Church of Logan collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains images of the First Presbyterian Church of Logan including its members, ministry, activities, meetings, trips, worship services, other Presbyterian churches. The collection spans from 1921 through the early 1990s. Very few of the people in the photographs are identified.
This collection centers around life within the First Presbyterian Church in Logan. The collection begins with a box of photographs and snapshots which depict the church members and their interaction as a congregation.
Box 1 also contains three tintypes of early members of the faith in the Cache Valley area. Box 2 contains a notebook of slides which covers similar material. The earliest images in this box are from 1956 and they continue through the 1980s. Boxes 3 through 7 contain oversized photographs.
There are a total of 717 individual images in this collection, black-and-white silver gelatin prints, and color snapshots, 25 cm. x 37 cm. and smaller, and 472 slides. Framed photographs are maintained in their original frames and are housed in acid free boxes. Loose photographs are maintained in acid free folders which are also housed in acid free boxes. Slides have been placed in protective acid-free sleeves and organized in a binder.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1995
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research. Acetate and color negatives (01:08:01-06, 01:09:01, 01:11:05-06, 01:11:09-11, 01:11:16-17, 01:14:06-07, 01:27:01, and 01:39:06) have been removed to cold storage box 29. Patrons must request to view these negatives 3 hours in advance.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the First Presbyterian Church of Logan collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Extent
7 boxes (7.5 linear ft.)
Abstract
717 photographs (black-and-white silver gelatin prints, color snapshots) and 472 slides (largely color), of First Presbyterian Church of Logan, Utah; its building, members, ministry, activities, meetings, trips, worship services, and other Presbyterian church buildings, from 1921 through the early 1990s. Very few of the people in the photographs are identified. Some of the highlights include: a church outing to Guinavah (Logan Canyon) in 1967, dedication services of 1956, the "Ladies Night" activities from 1961, religious illustrations, a trip to Northern California, church members from 1954-64, as well as different occasions involving Rev. and Mrs. Bruner. There are also three double portraits on tintypes, presumably of early members of the Presbyterian faith in Cache Valley, two of men and one of women.
Arrangement
The photos in this collection are arranged chronologically by topic. Some of the major topics include church members, functions, services, as well as views of the church building itself. This collection also contains numerous slides which are arranged in a similar fashion. Where necessary, size was a factor in the organization of the photographs.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was acquired by Utah State University Special Collections and Archives in July 1995 from Reverend John McGarey.
Processing Information
Register completed by Emily Allen Monson, June 1997, and modified by Daniel Davis, February 2008.
- Title
- Guide to the First Presbyterian Church of Logan photograph collection, 1920-1995
- Author
- Finding aid created by Emily Allen Monson, June 1997, and modified by Daniel Davis, February 2008.
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- May 31, 2008: Template information was updated to reflect Utah Manuscript Association best practices.
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu