John Mills Whitaker photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0276
Scope and Contents
The John Mills Whitaker collection contains portraits of Whitaker as the Second Counselor in the L.D.S. (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Eastern States Mission. The collection also contains a group portrait of the first graduating seminary class of Granite High School, circa 1920. Granite High School was the location of the first L.D.S. seminary program; John Whitaker was the principal. The John Mills Whitaker collection contains a total of five black and white photographs that are in good condition.
Dates
- 1880s-1920s
Creator
- Whitaker, John Mills, 1863-1960 (Person)
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 Note
John Mills Whitaker was born on 16 October 1863 in Centerville, Utah, to Thomas William Whitaker and Elizabeth Oakden Mills Whitaker. His youth was spent at Centerville and Ogden working with his father in farming and carpentry. He attended the University of Deseret during the 1880s and married Ida Taylor in 1886. He worked for the Salt Lake and Fort Douglas Railway and helped organize the Utah-Western Railway Company. Whitaker served in various capacities in the LDS Church, including several missions. He was a teacher and promoted the teaching of young people. He was responsible for the development of the LDS seminary system. John Mills Whitaker died on 2 April 1960.
Extent
5 Photographic Prints
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The John Mills Whitaker photograph collection contains photographs relating to John Mills Whitaker's life events.
Arrangement
Collection is arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from John Mills Whitaker, 1958. Additional gifts made by the family, 1969.
Separated Materials
Manuscript materials were transferred to the John Mills Whitaker papers (MS 0002).
Processing Information
Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2004.
Creator
- Whitaker, John Mills, 1863-1960 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the John Mills Whitaker photograph collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Mary Ann Curtis.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2022: Revised by Sara Davis.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu