Overview of the Collection Creator Title Dates Quantity Collection Number Summary Repository Access Restrictions Davis, Daniel USU Libraries 1960-2000 (inclusive) 1960 2000 2 boxes, (3.25 linear feet) USU_P0420 This collection at present contains photographs of the USU Merrill Library and Special Collections & Archives. Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division Special Collections and Archives Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University Logan, UT 84322-3000 Telephone: 435-797-2663 Fax: 435-797-2880 scweb@usu.edu No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan. Historical Note Languages English Sponsor Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008 Utah State University's first library was housed on the second floor of Old Main until December 1930 when construction was completed on a new 30,000 square feet building located east of Old Main just across the Quad. In addition to storing over 80,000 volumes, the new library held faculty offices for the English and History departments as well as classrooms. The library soon outgrew its space and over the years additions were constructed that virtually encompassed the 1930 building. In 1969 the library was officially named the Merrill Library after the Academic Vice President Milton R. Merrill who retired that same year. The Cazier Science & Technology Library was built in 1991 and named after former USU president Stanford O. Cazierr. The two libraries operated simultaneously until 2006 when renovations began on the Cazier Library which merged the two libraries into one, forming the Merill-Cazier Library. The Merill Library was then demolished in the spring of 2006. A new Agricultural Sciences Building was erected in 2012 over the space that Merrill Library once occupied. Content Description This collection contains photographs of the interior and exterior views of the Merrill Library as well as Special Collections & Archives housed in the Merill Library. 1
Use of the Collection Restrictions on Use It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the USU Libraries must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head. Preferred Citation Initial Citation: USU_P0420; USU Libraries; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah. Following Citations:USU_P0420, USUSCA. Administrative Information Arrangement Arranged by department and material type. Processing Note Processed in September of 2014 Acquisition Information These photographs were taken by library & Special Collections staff and organized to form this collection. Bibliography Parson, Robert, Encyclopedic History of Utah State University (2009). Library Faculty & Staff Publications. Paper 121.http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/lib_pubs/121 Detailed Description of the Collection USU Merrill-Cazier Library Container(s) Description Dates Exterior Views 2
1 1 01:01:01: USU Library & Business Building circa 1970 01:01:02: USU campus outside the Taggert Student Center 01:01:03: Pow wow held at the Festival of the American West at USU circa 1970 circa 1970 01:01:04: People walking alongside the library circa 1970 01:01:05-07: Entrance to the Merrill Library circa 1970 01:01:08: Painting of the Merill Library Undated 01:01:09-11: Walkers outside of the library who took part of the "Walk & Read" program 01:01:12: West side of themerrill Library Undated 01:01:13: Northwest side of the Merill Library Interior Views 01:01:14-15: Western Americana Room Undated 01:01:16: Mural depicting Native Americans & explorers Undated 01:01:17: Painting listing the departments of the library circa 1970 01:01:18-19: Empty halls of the library Undated 01:01:20: Ida Marie Logan (Jensen) on the 2nd floor of the library circa 1960 01:01:21: Students entering the library circa 1970 01:01:22-30: Students studying in the library 1960-1970 01:01:31-39: Richard Schockmel, Deleyne Wents, John Elswiler at the American Library Association booth 1993 01:01:40: Portrait of Milton R. Merrill circa 1960 3
1 2 01:02:01: Milton Charles Abrams, USU Librarian, 1955 to 1984 01:02:02: Richard Schockmel, Dixie Drage, Reed Painter, Joy Fuhriman, Geniel Pond, Eliana Prichett, Lori Buttars, & Kathy Schockmel with carts of books 01:02:03-09: Becky Olson, Melanie Shaw, Randy Williams, Betty Dance & others at a buffet in ML 102 Undated 1985 Slides 01:02:10: Clark Kidd sitting at his desk circa 1965 01:02:11-14: John Mark Sorensen circa 1965 01:02:15: Doug Alder, Associate Director, Instructional Improvement [2 copies] circa 1965 01:02:16-17: Russ Dean sitting at his desk circa 1965 01:02:18: Cassie Taylor, Reference circa 1965 01:02:19: Max Peterson at his desk circa 1965 01:02:20: Ted Hansen taking a potrait [2 copies] circa 1965 01:02:21: John Stewart sitting at his desk circa 1965 01:02:22-23: Karlo Mustonen, at reference desk circa 1965 01:02:24-27: Richard Jensen sitting at his desk circa 1965 01:02:28: Woman holding a book circa 1965 01:02:29: Woman wrapping a book for mailing circa 1965 01:02:30: Mailbox circa 1965 4
01:02:31-35: Audio-Visual Services circa 1965 01:02:36-37: Classrooms circa 1965 01:02:38-39: Micro-film & reader circa 1965 01:02:40: Entrance to the Instruction Improvement Division circa 1965 01:02:41: Current periodicals circa 1965 01:02:42: Moving stacks in the library circa 1965 01:02:43-44: Interlibrary Loan office circa 1965 01:02:45: Merrill Library & Learning Resources Program sign circa 1965 01:02:46: Man looking at a book circa 1965 01:02:47: Man reaching for a book circa 1965 01:02:48-54: Old Main fire 1983 December Negatives 01:02:55: Library buffet, walkers for the "Walk & Read" program 01:02:56: Proofsheet USU Special Collections Container(s) Description Dates Prints 1 3 01:03:01: A.J. Simmonds, former director circa 1970 01:03:02: "Nancy Roberston at a book sale" circa 1970 5
01:03:03: "Author reception for John Stewart" circa 1970 01:03:04-06: "Library meeting in the Merrill Library Special Collections reading room" 1973 April 01:03:07: "Charles Peterson" circa 1970 01:03:08-09: "Author reception for Charles Peterson" circa 1970 01:03:10: "Marjorie Hatch & Charles Peterson" circa 1970 01:03:11: "Mrs. Charles Peterson & Milton Abrams" circa 1970 01:03:12: "Mrs. Charles Peterson, Milton Abrams & John Stewart" 01:03:13: "A.J. Simmonds showing a book to young children" circa 1970 circa 1970 01:03:14: "Charles Bullen at the Hatch Room Reception" 1985 May 2 01:03:15: "Kenneth E. Marks, Mrs. Karen Marks, Mrs. Velda Lye & William F. Lye at the Hatch Room Reception" 01:03:16: "President Stanford Cazier & Mrs. Shirley Cazier at the Hatch Room Reception" 1985 May 2 1985 May 2 01:03:17: "Steve Sturgeon right before Christmas" 1999 01:03:18: "After the Special Collections Christmas, left to right: Nick Edvarchuk, Julie Kenyon, Kristen Felsch, David Duvall (all student workers)" 01:03:19: "Special Collections' Christmas Party, left to right: Fred Gooch, Camille Carmack, Noel Carmack, Virginia Parker, Kenny Carmack, Sherry Brewer, Beverly Muri, Jolyn Hunting, David Duvall, Ann Buttars, & Andrea Bass" 01:03:20: "Special Collections' Christmas Party, left to right: Bob Parson, Sherry Brewer, Virginia Parker, Kenny Carmack, Noel & Camille Carmack" 1999 1999 1999 6
01:03:21: "Special Collections' Christmas Party, left to right: David Duvall, Sherry Brewer, Bob Parson, Jolynn Hunting, Virginia Parker, Noel Carmack, Nick Edvarchuk, Camille Carmack, Fred Gooch" 01:03:22: "Special Collections' Christmas Party, left to right: Nick Edvarchuk, Virginia Parker, Bob Parson, Sherry Brewer, Noel Carmack, Kenny Carmack, Camille Carmack, David Duvall, Steve Sturgeon, Beverly Muri, Ann Buttars. Front row: Becky Skeen, Julie Kenyon, 01:03:23: "Left to right: Rose Milovich, Georgen Gilliam & Ann Buttars" 1999 1999 2000 March 29 01:03:24: "Fred Gooch & Kristen Felsch, Spring Semester" 2000 01:03:25: "Camille Gooch & David Duvall" 2000 March 29 01:03:26: "Left to right: Camille Gooch, David Duvall, Nick Edvarchuk, Spring Semester" 2000 March 29 01:03:27: Dan Davis sitting at the reading room desk 2000 01:03:28: Bob Parson sitting at the readig room desk circa 2000 01:03:29-48: Various views inside Special Collections & Archives 01:03:49: Special Collections & Archives staff in the Hatch Room, left-right: Glen, A.J. Simmonds, Peter Schmid, Lisa Huren, Bob Parson. Front row; Noel Carmack, Ann Buttars & Brad Cole [4 copies] circa 2000 01:03:50: Head shot of A.J.Simmonds 01:03:51-61: Interior of Special Collections division (including Tanner Memorial Reading Room) shortly after the death of division curator A. J. Simmonds [Photographs taken by USU Merrill Library employee Mehdi Kowsari] 1995 7
1 4 01:04:01: "Left to right: Vic Cannon, Joel Hatch, Brad Cole, A.J. Simmonds, Noel Carmac, Ann Buttars & Lisa Hearne at the piano. Special Collections Christmas party in the Tanner Memorial Reading Room" 01:04:02: "Left to right: Lisa Hearne, A.J. Simmonds & Brad Cole. Special Collections Christmas party in the Tanner Room" 01:04:03: "Left to right: Lisa Hearne (at piano), Vic Cannon, Brad Cole, A.J. Simmonds, Bob Parson, Joel Hatch & Ann Buttars. Special Collections Christmas party in the Tanner Memorial Reading Room" 1991 December 20 1991 December 20 1991 December 20 01:04:04: "Logan River flowing through the Island" 1992 January 01:04:05-07: "Smoke-In' in the Briar", a part of the Student Center 1992 01:04:08: River Photocopies 01:04:09: Ann Buttars holding a fore-edge painting book [Print found in P0001 32:08:07] 01:04:10: Man conducting research in the Tanner Memorial Reading Room [Print found in P0001 32:08:08] 01:04:11-12: Noel Carmack repairing books [Prints found in P0001 32:08:05-06] 01:04:13: Noel Carmack and a student worker [Print found in P0001 32:08:04] 01:04:14: "A.J. Simmonds, Special Collections Librarian & Burdette Peterson, Public Services Librarian examining contents of 1930 Library cornerstone" [Print found on USU A-1781 board] 01:04:15: A.J. Simmonds looking over a book [Print found in P0326 2:250] 1966 circa 1975 01:04:16: Head shot of A.J.Simmonds circa 1970 8
[Print found in P0326 2:251] 01:04:17: A.J. Simmonds standing in the Hatch Room circa 1980 01:04:18: Bob Parson for a Valley Magazine article 1980 May 26 1 5 01:05:01: Newspaper article from Deseret News featuring Randy Williams, Barre Toelken, Peter Schmid, & Ann Buttars 1996 August 1 Slides 1 6 01:06:01: Rare book room Undated 01:06:02: Hatch Room Undated 01:06:03-04: Tanner Memorial Reading Room Undated 01:06:05: Page from an illuminated manuscript Undated Negatives 01:06:06: Noel Carmack repairing books; 'Smoke-In' 1992 01:06:07: Proofsheet 1992 01:06:08: A.J. Simmonds looking over a map on a pickup truck 01:06:09: Proofsheet 01:06:10: Hatch Room & Tanner Memorial Reading Room 1991 01:06:11: Special Collections Christmas party 1991 01:06:12: Proofsheet 1991 01:06:13: SCA staff cleaning documents after Old Main fire 1983 9
01:06:14: Proofsheet 1983 01:06:15: Hatch Room circa 1980 01:06:16: Proofsheet of houses, boats & Noel Carmack repairing a book 01:06:17: Linda Westphal, Bernadette, Peter Schmid in his apartment & Gary 1992 1992 01:06:18: Proofsheet 1992 01:06:19: Negatives of Bear Lake monster painting [2 black & white, 1 color] Undated 01:06:20: Negatives for 01:03:51-61 1995 Oversized Boards 2 02:01: "Former Special Collections Curator A.J. Simmonds found the UAC flag (circa 1915) in the controller's vault. Here, Simmonds & former Library Director Max Peterson run-it-up-the-flagpole" 02:02: A.J. Simmonds standing in the Hatch Room [Print of 01:04:17] 02:03: A.J. Simmonds, Ann Buttars & others in the Tanner Memorial Reading Room 1972 circa 1970 circa 1980 02:04: Photographs hanging from a clothesline Undated 02:05: Noel Carmack & Brad Cole laying out documents damaged in the Old Main fire 02:06: A.J. Simmonds, Noel Carmack & Brad Cole laying out documents damaged in the Old Main fire 02:07: A.J. Simmonds & others laying out documents damaged in the Old Main fire 1983 1983 1983 10
02:08: Documents lined up on tables to dry after being damaged in the Old Main fire 1983 02:09: Documents damaged in the Old Main fire 1983 02:10: University Archivist Bob Parson performing circa 1980 02:11a: "A.J. Simmonds, curator of Special Collections at Utah State University, driving north in North Logan" [Photo by Peter F. Schmid] 02:11b: "A.J. Simmonds completing color-coded maps showing different types of foliage, at the summit of the Birch Creek Road, Idaho" [Photo by Peter F. Schmid] 02:12-25: John Lamborn & student workers sorting through the Edison record collection 1991 September 1991 September circa 1979 Find Related Collections 11