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Frederick J. Pack photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0268

Scope and Contents

The Frederick J. Pack photograph collection contains photographs and negatives of geological formations in Utah, some views of areas in Utah and California and individual and group portraits.

Dates

  • 1918-1934

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

Frederick James Pack was born February 2, 1875, the son of John Pack and Mary Jane Walker. He was ordained an Elder by Mahonri M. Brown, December 4, 1892, a Seventy by Francis M. Lyman, December 18, 1896 and a High Priest by John W. Taylor in 1897.

He married Sadie Grant, daughter of Joseph Hyrum Grant and Evaletta Eldredge on November 25, 1896.

He is the author of numerous treatises, both scientific and religious, prominently among the latter being his books "Tobacco and Human Efficiency" and "Science and Belief in God." He gave a series of 28 weekly radio lectures dealing with the breadth of Mormonism, April 3 to October 9, 1932.

He attended the University of Utah, where he obtained the degree of mining engineer in 1904. In 1905 he graduated from the Columbia University, in New York City, with a degree of Master of Arts and in 1906 with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. For one year, 1906-1907, he was professor of geology and mineralogy at the Brigham Young College at Logan, Utah. In 1907 he was called to the Deseret Professorship of Geology at the University of Utah.

Extent

3 Boxes

Abstract

The Frederick J. Pack photograph collection contains photographs and negatives of geological formations in Utah, some views of areas in Utah and California and individual and group portraits.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Frederick J. Pack papers (MS 0423).
Title
Guide to the Frederick J. Pack photograph collection, 1918-1934
Author
Finding aid prepared by Multimedia Division staff.
Date
2004 (last modified: 2018)
Description rules
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Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2020: Finding aid revised and re-encoded using Adobe Dreamweaver 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