Oliver A. Jenson photograph collection, 1848-1937

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Jenson, Oliver A., 1890-1958.
Title
Oliver A. Jenson photograph collection
Dates
1848-1937 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (0.25 linear ft. )
Collection Number
UUS_P0357
Summary
Thirty-two photographic images, including portraits of Hans Jacob Christiansen, Christian Marinus Peterson, and Christopher Haroldsen and family; as well as photographs of family and friends of LaNorma J. King (Oliver A. Jenson's daughter). There are also photographs of Oliver A. Jenson working with cement mixing crews in and around Logan, Utah, some 1937 photographs of Dan Berg camping at Round Mountain, Nevada, roping cattle, and a photograph of a fourth grade class at the Webster School in 1926.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions
Restrictions

Open to public research.

Languages
English.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Oliver Adams Jenson was born December 8, 1890, in Logan Utah, to Joseph Christenson Jenson and Elizabeth Ann Adams. Oliver was born with a twin sister, Hazel, who died a year later due to whooping cough. In 1893, Elizabeth Adams and another set of twins died during childbirth. Oliver's father, Joseph, then married Alice Girdlestone Smith in 1899 and moved to Arbon Valley Idaho in 1907. The Jensons went on to have a large family while working the farm in Idaho. Oliver A. Jenson married Thelma Vivian Blanchard January 11, 1916 in Ogden Utah. Thelma was the daughter of Elizabeth Dagmar Christiansen and the granddaughter of Han Jacob Christiansen. The Haroldsen family comes from Elise Anne Haroldsen, who was the wife of Hans Jacob Christiansen. Elise Haroldsen's father was Christopher Haroldsen of Norway.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Oliver A. Jenson Collection consists of 32 images, including portraits of Hans Jacob Christiansen and his descendants, as well as photographs of family and friends of LaNorma J. King, who was the daughter of Oliver A. Jenson, and great-granddaughter of Hans Jacob (H.J.) Christiansen. There are also photographs of Oliver A. Jenson working with cement mixing crews in and around Logan, Utah, as well as a photograph of a fourth grade class at the Webster School in 1926.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the Oliver A. Jenson photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Oliver A. Jenson photograph collection, 1848-1937. (P0357). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized numerical by photo number.

Acquisition Information

The photographs in this collection were donated to Special Collections and Archives in 2006 by Karen Andreasen, Oliver A. Jenson's granddaughter.

Processing Note

Register completed by Jessica Alexander, January 2007.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Oliver A. Jensen and family, 1848-1937Return to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
01:01:01: Cement mixing crew, real photo postcard
undated
1 1
01:01:02: Cement mixing crew, real photo postcard
undated
1 1
01:01:03: Unidentified man with cement mixer
undated
1 1
01:01:04: Webster Elementary School, fourth grade class, "Valentine greeting to LaNorma Jenson". From L-R, back row: Raymond Mallory, (?) Stettler, Fern Sill, Irene (?), Myra Schaub, L. King, Evelyn (?). Front row: Brian Andrews, Chester Holmes (?), Larin (?), Ray Nelson, Kathryn Murphy, Corina Stuke, Margaret (?), Willa (?), Gladys Reid
1926
1 1
01:01:05: Dan Berg roping a calf, caption: "Everything in there but the bellow of the calf when they branded him. See that horse of mine holding him. Boy oh boy." Nevada
1937
1 1
01:01:06: Dan Berg roping a calf, caption: "My horse and me. This was the day after a dame. Got home just in time to have breakfast. Don't know how I ever roped that calf, I couldn't even see." Nevada
1937
1 1
01:01:07: Dan Berg, caption: "My mother and sister to the left. My uncle to the right. This is the (?) in the mountains." Round Mountain, Nevada
1937
1 1
01:01:08: Dan Berg, caption: "This is Smoky, on of the pack horses." Round Mountain, Nevada
1937
1 1
01:01:09: Dan Berg, caption: "This picture was taken just after we reached camp with my deer." Round Mountain, Nevada
1937
1 1
01:01:10: Dan Berg, caption: "Starting up the switch-back from the valley into the mountains." Round Mountain, Nevada
1937
Friends of LaNorma J. King
undated
Box Folder
1 2
01:02:01: Mary and Spill
1936
1 2
01:02:02: Jessie Ault
1938
1 2
01:02:03: Horace Palmer on a bicyle, Old Main in background
undated
1 2
01:02:04: Parish Brothers
undated
1 2
01:02:05: Faye Gartt and Peggy (?)
undated
1 2
01:02:06: Ann Steen holding a monkey
1937
1 2
01:02:07: Marjorie Geddos
undated
1 2
01:02:08: Ella Garrett
undated
1 2
01:02:09: Dr. and Mrs. Gheering
undated
1 2
01:02:10: LaRae Barton
undated
1 2
01:02:11: Jay and Lloyd Perray
undated
1 2
01:02:12: Gladys Reid and Glea Morgan
undated
1 2
01:02:13: Glea Morgan
undated
1 2
01:02:14: Gladys Reid
undated
1 2
01:02:15: Margaret Peterson, Peterson's cabin in Logan Canyon
undated
Box Folder
1 3
01:03:01: Church chapel
undated
1 3
01:03:02: Portrait of Jessie Ault
undated
1 4
01:04:01: Oliver A. Jenson with a cement mixer and a crew at Center and Main Street, Logan, Utah
undated
1 4
01:04:02: Christopher Haroldsen and family, Hyrum City, Utah
undated
1 5
01:05:01: Christian Marinus Peterson posed with an arm around Dr. Olsen
undated
1 5
01:05:02: Portrait of Christian Marinus Peterson
undated
1 5
01:05:03: Portrait of Hans Jacob Christiansen (two sides)
undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Concrete mixers--Utah--Logan--Photographs.
  • Ranch life--Nevada--Photographs.

Personal Names

  • Christiansen, Hans Jacob, 1848-1923--Photographs.
  • Haroldsen, Christopher--Photographs.
  • Jenson, Oliver A., 1890-1958--Photographs.
  • Peterson, Christian Marinus, 1870-1935--Photographs.

Corporate Names

  • Webster School (Logan, Utah)--Photographs.

Geographical Names

  • Logan (Utah)--Photographs.
  • Round Mountain (Nev.)--Photographs.