Agnes Just Reid photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0249

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Agnes Just Reid photo collection contains photos of her grandfather, mother and father, and her brothers. There is also a portrait of artist Thomas Moran. In order to better understand the relation of these photographs a brief genealogical chart is provided. George Thompson married M. Katherine. Their children were George Bennett, Emma Thompson, and Nels Just. Fred Bennett is the son of George Bennet Thompson and Agnes is the daughter of Nels Just.

Dates

1880-1950

Creator

Reid, Agnes Just, 1886-1976 (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing 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.

Biographical Sketch

After having four sisters die as babies, Agnes came into the world very much wanted by her mother, father and five brothers. When she was one year old, her family moved into a yellow brick house in Blackfoot, Idaho, where she spent the rest of her life. She grew up in true ranch style, riding horses and driving cattle.

Agnes schooling went as far as the eighth grade, but after skipping High School, she went on to Albion Normal School in Albion, Idaho, and then on to Pocatello Academy to get her teaching certificate. She taught school at Cedar Creek for three years. It was here that she met her husband, Robert E. Reid, whom she married in 1906. They had five sons.

Even as a child, Agnes interest in writing had always been strong. By the time she was old enough to write, she was already writing short stories and poems. As she advanced in school, her talent became more noticeable. At sixteen years old, she sent her first verse to the Idaho Falls Times, but since poetry was not the popular thing at the time, she signed it "Sally." However, the poem was printed, and her career as a writer began.

Not only has she written many short stories and poems, she wrote a column in the Blackfoot newspaper, The Register, for quite a number of years. Many of her poems have been published in The Improvement Era, The Relief Society Magazine, the Salt Lake Tribune, the Deseret News, Utah Magazine, and the New West. Her best known writing is her book Letters of Long Ago, a biography of her mother, Emma Thompson Bennett Just, first published in 1923, and again in 1936 by Caxton Publishers of Caldwell, Idaho and a third edition was published through the Tanner Trust Fund.

Agnes was a great companion to all those who knew her. She was genuinely interested in people and her grandchildren found their grandmother easy to confide in. She made everyone feel at ease and was a comfort to be around.

Extent

26 Photographic Prints

Additional Description

Abstract

The Agnes Just Reid photograph collection contains photos of her grandfather, mother and father, and her brothers. There is also a portrait of artist Thomas Moran. In order to better understand the relation of these photographs a brief genealogical chart is provided. George Thompson married M. Katherine. Their children were George Bennett, Emma Thompson, and Nels Just. Fred Bennett is the son of George Bennet Thompson and Agnes is the daughter of Nels Just.