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Orland L. "Brig" Tapp photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1575

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of two types of material: folders 1 through 3 are digital only scans of photographs from the Orland L. Tapp scrapbooks (ACCN 2451) held by the Manuscripts division of Special Collections. The digital items are well identified and depict portraits of Tapp with cameras and photographs of Tapp with family, friends, and associates; photographs of events, particularly Utah Cine Arts events where Tapp received awards, and film screenings; and images of Utah national parks and of Tapp in nature filming. Folder 4 contains 8 loose black-and-white prints removed from the scrapbooks and depicting general movie club attendees and events.

Dates

  • 1946-1970

Creator

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

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

Permission to publish material from the Orland L. "Brig" Tapp photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Biographical Note

Orland Lavell "Brig" Tapp (1909-1964) was born on July 1, 1909, in South Cottonwood, Utah, to John Stephen and Mary Jane Ferguson Tapp. On November 26, 1930, Tapp married Irene Hammer. He owned and operated the O.L. Tapp Electrical and Heating Company in Salt Lake City. Tapp was an avid cinephile and independent filmmaker with an interest in filming nature and national parks in Utah and Wyoming. He organized film culture in Salt Lake City through service as president of the Utah Cine Arts Club and as zone chairman for the Motion Picture Division of the Photographic Society of America. Brig Tapp died in Murray, Utah, in August 1964.

Extent

170 digital images (8 items)

Abstract

Orland Lavell "Brig" Tapp (1909-1964) was an award winning independent filmmaker from Utah. This collection contains digital only scans from scrapbooks documenting Tapp's career and 8 loose black-and-white prints.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Elaine Berger in 2007.

Separated Materials

See also the Orland L. Tapp scrapbooks (ACCN 2451) in the Manuscripts Division and Orland L. Brig Tapp film collection (A0938) in the Audiovisual Divsion of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections staff.
Title
Guide to the Orland L. "Brig" Tapp photograph collection, 1946-1970
Author
Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
Date
2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

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