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Joe Hill photograph collection, 1914-1990
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Curtis, Joseph
- Title
- Joe Hill photograph collection
- Dates
- 1914-1990 (inclusive)19141990
- Quantity
- 26 photographs
- Collection Number
- P0427
- Summary
- The Joe Hill photograph collection contains photographs of Joe Hill and of his funeral in Chicago, photographs of family members and friends, color prints of an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of Joe Hill's execution.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Joe Hill, originally Joel Emanuel Hagglund from Sweeden, changed his name to Joseph Hillstrom and later changed it again to Joe Hill. Hill was a songwriter and organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World, IWW. He was executed for murder in Salt Lake City on November 19, 1915. His case has been one of the most controversial in American labor history.
The collection has numerous mug shots of Hill, pre and post execution, and his Chicago funeral. The Salt Lake funeral was held at the O'Donnell Funeral Home on November 21, 1915 and the funeral in Chicago, at the Westside Auditorium, was November 25, 1915. He was cremated on the 26th.
Also included are portraits of IWW friends and others concerning the case. One person, Virginia Snow Stephen, daughter of LDS church president Lorenzo Snow, was an art instructor at the University of Utah and a champion of Hill and the IWW. She was later forced to resign her position because of her identification with the IWW. As well, the portrait of Morris L. Ritchie, the judge who heard Hill's case can be found here.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal, family, friends and eventsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | Joe Hill, Portraits
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| 1 | 2 | Family and Friends
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| 1 | 3 | Newspaper Clippings and Missions
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| 1 | 4 | 75th Anniversary of Joe Hill's Execution
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Hill, Joe,1879-1915Photographs
Corporate Names
- Industrial Workers of the World
Form or Genre Terms
- Photographic prints1914-1990
- Photographic printsColor1990
- Portrait photographs
