AR 950CJr Lyndon W. Cook, Jr. collection of Utah and Illinois historic images

AR 950CJr Lyndon W. Cook, Jr. collection of Utah and Illinois historic images

circa 1850-1936

Biographical/Historical note: Lyndon W. Cook, Jr: Son of Lyndon Cook, Sr. who was the Special Collections curator at Utah Valley State College Library until 2008.

Charles Ellis Johnson:Was a well known Salt Lake City, Utah photographer from around 1885-1926.

Arrangement note: Series arrangement os as follows: I. stereo photographs of Brigham Young's home, Nauvoo, Ill. II. photographs of Salt Lake Tabernacle III. souvenir photo cards Salt Lake City, Emma Smith, Kirtland Temple Interior IV. photographic copy of a daguerreotype of Brigham Young V. photograph of John Henry Smith VI. souvenir photographs Nauvoo, Ill. VII. Charles Ellis Johnson patent drawing VIII. Charles Ellis Johnson photograph album of 1897 Utah Jubilee Parade, and portraits of young women IX. F. Day photograph/drawing of soldier X. charcoal drawing of son of Charles Ellis Johnson XI. Charles Ellis Johnson poster of photographs from Jerusalem

Scope and Contents note: Collection contains loose photographs, a photograph album, drawings, and a patent created by Charles Ellis Johnson, F. Day, and others. The items, collected by Lyndon W. Cook, Jr., were created in Salt Lake City, Utah, Nauvoo, Illinois, and Jerusalem between the dates of 1850 and 1936.

Gift of Lyndon W. Cook, Jr.

Cook, Lyndon W., Jr.

George Sutherland Archives at Utah Valley University

19 June 2019, revised 09 February 2021

Access to the collection is open with assistance from the archivist or staff.

Open for research. Copyright for official University records is held by Utah Valley University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

AR 950CJr

Johnson, Charles Ellis, 1857-1926; Smith, John Henry, 1848-1911; Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

Illinois; Jerusalem; Nauvoo (Ill.); Salt Lake City (Utah); Utah

Photographers

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Parade floats; Patents; Photographs; Photography, Stereoscopic