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Lincoln Ellison photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0556

Scope and Contents

The Lincoln Ellison photograph collection consists of over a thousand slides of Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Colorado, as well as Australia and New Zealand. Also included are several pages of lecture outlines, notes, and a few forestry journals. Most of these images are of plants, landscapes, family, and travel. Quite a few images were used for lectures about forestry. The slides from Australia, New Zealand, and the Wasatch front are associated with his lecture notes.

Dates

  • Creation: 1932-1956

Language of Materials

Material in English

Conditions Governing Access

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Lincoln Ellison Photographs collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Biographical Note

Lincoln Ellison worked for the U.S Forestry Service between the 1930s and 1950s. He directed the Great Basin experiment station in Ephraim Utah, and later the Ogden region range research program. He later went to Australia on a Fulbright scholarship to study mountain ranges. In 1956 he worked in New Zealand.

Extent

4 boxes (2 linear feet)

Abstract

Primarily slides of Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Colorado, as well as Australia and New Zealand from Lincoln Ellison's forestry work.

Arrangement

Arranged by material type.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection donated by Liane Norman.

Related Materials

Lincoln Ellison manuscript collectionCOLL MSS 317

Processing Information

Processed in August of 2014.

Title
Guide to the Lincoln Ellison photograph collection, 1932-1956
Author
Finding aid/Register created by Edward T. Joyner
Date
©2014
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 aid encoded in English.

Revision Statements

  • May 25, 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

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)