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.
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.
Creator
- 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
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu