Max H. Parkin photograph collection

Max H. Parkin photograph collection, 1940-1989 Overview of the Collection Creator Title Dates Quantity Collection Number Summary Repository Access Restrictions Languages Parkin, Max Max H. Parkin photograph collection 1940-1989 (inclusive) 1940 1989 154 photographs of various sizes. 161 color and black and white slides. 315 total images. P0659 The Max H. Parkin photograph collection consists chiefly of images and slides of important persons in the Mormon Church and of Mormon historical sites in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Utah. Many images are of the area around Kirtland, Ohio. Also included are portrait photographs of Max Parkin and of various members of the Parkin family. 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: 801-581-8863 SPCreference@lists.utah.edu 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. English Content Description Max Parkin was a teacher at the Salt Lake Institute of Religion during the 1970s and early 1980s. This collection contains a few portraits of Max Parkin, his wife, and images of Parkin's family, including George A. Parkin who died during World War II at the age of twenty. However, the main body of the collection focuses on Mormon or L.D.S. history. This collection contains many images of L.D.S. Church leaders and significant figures, and photographs of major L.D.S. historical sites in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Salt Lake. Parkin's Masters Thesis is titled, "Conflict at Kirtland." Many photographs in the collection relate to his research and later visits to Kirtland, Ohio. There are also three folders addressing the Strangite, Cutlerite and Hedreckite religions that broke away from the L.D.S. Church after the death of Joseph Smith. This collection consists of 154 photographs and 161 slides, all of which are in good condition. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv966094 1

Use of the Collection 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 Initial Citation: Max H. Parkin photograph collection, P0659, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah. Following Citations: P0659. Administrative Information Arrangement Collection is arranged topically. Separated Materials See also the Max H. Parkin AV Collection (A0383) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections. Acquisition Information Donated by Max Parkin. Processing Note Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2000. Detailed Description of the Collection Container(s) Description Dates Box Folder 1 1 Portraits 1: Max Parkin, 1974 2: Max Parkin in his office at the Salt Lake Institute of Religion, 1976 3: Max Parkin, 1978 4: Max Parkin, Nov. 1979. Age 49 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv966094 2

5: Max Parkin, Oct. 1985 1 2 Family 1: group of unidentified individuals(george A. Parkin and family?), March 28, 1945. 2-8: George A. Parkin in Navy uniform. S.C.B. 3/c U.S.N. C.P.O. Mess. 5 R Division P.S. San Diego. Age 20. Photograph taken 1947. Death July 1947, California. 9-10: George A. Parkin, age 17, photograph taken in Bountiful, 1943 or 1944. 11: unidentified young man in Navy outfit 12: portrait of unidentified children, 1940-50s 13: four unidentified boys in front of a Christmas tree 14: Max Parkin and his mother in the rear of her Bountiful, UT home. 15: Max Parkin's mother? 16: Max Parkin's wife, Yvonne, on Nov. 18, 1960. 17: Yvonne Parkin. 18: Max Parkin and his granddaughter, Brittany. 1 3 Religion Classes and Students 1-4: Students in religion classes taught by Max Parkin. 5: BYU trip to United States L.D.S. Church historical sites, July 1978. 6: Upper Missouri June 1978. Max Parkin, David Michael, Charles Allen. 1 4 L.D.S. Leaders and Historical Figures 1: Dr. William Law 2: W. W. Phelps 3: Wilford Woodruff 4: First Presidency of the L.D.S. Church, 1880-1887; George Q. Cannon, John Taylor, Rudger Clawson 5: Church leaders in prison for practicing polygamy, 1888, George Q. Cannon in center on chair 6: First Presidency of the L.D.S. Church, 1889-1898; George Q. Cannon, Wilford Woodruff, Joseph F. Smith 7: Polygamous family, Joseph Fielding Smith, 1896/1897, 37 of 48 children in photograph. 8: First Presidency of the L.D.S. Church, 1901. President Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith, C. Rudger Clawson. 9: First Presidency of the L.D.S. Church, 1898-1901, George Q. Cannon, Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith 10: First Presidency of the L.D.S. Church and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles?, 1898-1901. http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv966094 3

11: First Presidency of the L.D.S. Church, 1902. Apostles John R. Winder, Anthony H. Lund, and Joseph F. Smith 12: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the L.D.S. Church, April 1931, Joseph Fielding Smith 13: First Presidency of the L.D.S. Church, 1934-1945. Heber J. Grant (Nov 23, 1918-May 14, 1945), J.R. Clark, and David O. McKay. 14: First Presidency of the L.D.S. Church and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles?, Oct 1953. 15: First Presidency of the L.D.S. Church, pre 1965. N. Eldon Tanner, David O. McKay, 16: President David O. McKay? 17: First Presidency of the L.D.S. Church and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 1960s. 18: President David O. McKay? shaking the hands of young women. 19: First Presidency of the L.D.S. Church and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 1965. Sitting L to R: Ezra Taft Benson, Mark E. Peterson (on chair arm), Joseph Fielding Smith (Council President), and LeGrand Richards. Standing L to R: Gordon B. Hinckley, Delbert L. Stapley, Thomas S. Monson, Spencer W. Kimball, Harold B. Lee, Marion G. Romney, Richard L. Evans, and Howard W. Hunter. 20-21: Spencer W. Kimball 22: Ezra Taft Bensen 1 5 L.D.S. Hawaiian Sculpture 1-2: Statue of Book of Mormon figure, Lehi, blessing his son Joseph. Located behind the L.D.S. Hawaiian Temple in Laea, Hawaii. Elder Max Parkin served his mission in Hawaii, 1950 and is pictured here. 1 6 Photographs Used in Parkin's Master Thesis, "Conflict at Kirtland" 1: copy print of a Kirtland Safety Society Bank one dollar bill 2: copy print of a Kirtland Safety Society Bank two dollar bill 3: copy print of a Kirtland Safety Society Bank three dollar bill 4: copy print of a Kirtland Safety Society Bank five dollar bill 5: copy print of a Kirtland Safety Society Bank ten dollar bill 6: copy print of a Kirtland Safety Society Bank one hundred dollar bill http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv966094 4

7: a large gathering in front of the Kirtland Temple 8: Kirtland Temple from a distance 9: drawing of the Kirtland Temple (neg only) 10: detailed map of Ohio (neg only) 11: map of land allocation in Kirtland, Ohio (neg only) 12: record of license given to Joseph Smith (neg only) 13: Wilford Woodruff's certificate of reception into the L.D.S. Church. (neg only) 1 7 Strangites 1-2: Bruce Flanders (presiding Elder of the Strangite Church in Burlington) and Max Parkin, Aug 1988, Burlington, Wisconsin. 3: Strangite "pioneer homes" 4: Monument describing the founding of the Strangite Church and the fate of its= leader, Strang. 5: St. James on Lake Michigan 6: Monument regarding Mormon print shop founded by Strang 7: Strang's Mormon print shop at St. James, Beaver Island 8-10: Strangite Church 11-13: Monument with map of Old Voree, Strangite Mormon settlement 14: Monument marking Strang's death 15: Monument marking where Strang found gold plates 16-18: Monument with map of Old Voree 19: "Morman Road" near Old Voree 1 8 Cutlerites 1: Cutlerite cabin in Ottertail County, Minnesota 2-4: Cutlerite Church in Clitherd, Minnesota 5: Cutlerite Church in Independence, Missouri 6: homes near beach 7: monument for the Cutlerite Tabernacle 8: monument regarding the first settlement in Ottertail County 9: scenic view of Beaver Island? 10: Wendell Road sign, Ottertail County 11: Max Parkin with Edna Fletcher and her unmarried son, the last two Cutlerite members in Fargus Falls, Minnesota (near Ciltherd, Minnesota). Aug 27, 1988. 12: Cutlerite Church near Independence, Missouri 1 9 Hedreckites 1: Hedreckite (C of C Temple lot), Independence, Missouri. 1988 1988 1988 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv966094 5

2: Rocks inscribed with initials found at the Church of Christ (Hedreckite) Temple lot. 3: Monument marking the site of the Temple lot, placed by the Hedreckites. 1 10 Miner's Hill, New York "While at Miner's Hill a mile or two distant from the Hill Cumorah in New York, I saw two children playing in the thickets near by. I asked them the name of the hill and if they knew anything about it. The oldest one, a girl about 9 or 10, said it was Mormon Hill where Joe Smith wrote (translated) the gold Bible." 1: At MHA Convention, New York, May 1980. Max Parkin (2nd from left), Rev. Wesley Walters (2nd from right) and Walter's friends. 2-3: Parkin at what according to Rev. Walters is the "Joseph Smith Cave." 1 11 Kirtland and Hiram, Ohio 1: cemetery at Kirtland 2: cemetery and Temple at Kirtland 3-4: Max Parkin at the Temple Quarry near Kirtland 5-6: Max Parkin at the Joseph Smith Sr. Home in Kirtland 7-8: Newel K. Whitney Store in Kirtland 9: unidentified photographs of Kirtland 10: Disciples of Christ Church in Mantua. Howard Searle, Max Parkin and Calvin Rudd (Salt Lake Institute teachers)(neg only) 11: Symonds Ryder's headstone in Hiram 12: Symonds Ryder's house in Hiram 13: Arthur C. Ryder, Max Parkin, Robert Woodford, and Calvin Rudd in Arthur C. Ryder's home (great nephew of Symonds Ryder), Hiram. 14-15: Max Parkin at Symonds Ryder's home in Hiram, April 1977. The Ryder home is located next to the John Johnson home which is owned by the L.D.S. Church. 1 12 Illinois and Missouri 1: Nauvoo Council Masonic Hall 2-3: Parkin in Warsaw, Illinois, May 1989 4-5: office of the "Warsaw Signal," an anti-mormon press in 1844 6: plaque relating the Mormon experience in Quincy, Illinois 7: Quincy Town Square where exiled Mormons gathered after their flight from Missouri, 1989 8-9: Missouri River http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv966094 6

10-11: "The ford (crossing between Far West, MO and points south) in northern Ray Co. at Crooked River, where the battle was fought Oct. 25, 1838, between Capt. Patten and Bogart's men. The battle took place in the fields of the background along old settlers= road, traces of which are still visible on the ridge in the background." 1 13 John W. Woolley Home, Centerville 1: Max Parkin in front of John W. Woolley's home on 2nd West and Parrish Lane, Centerville, UT. January 24, 1978 2: south view of Woolley home 3: Interior of Woolley home. Front room showing former entrance into President John Taylor's bedroom where he received a visit from Jesus Christ and Joseph Smith on Sept. 27, according to fundamentalist Lorin C. Woolley. Photograph taken Jan 24, 1978. 4: Parkin in front of the Woolley home where President John Taylor resided underground. Photograph taken Jan 24, 1978, before the Woolley home was moved to Pioneer Trails State Park and restored to its' original pioneer design. Attached to the back of the photograph is a photocopy of the Woolley home restored to its' original pioneer design (C.C. Rich home). 5: Parkin inside a bedroom of the Woolley home. 6: John W. Woolley home in Centerville in the 1880s 1 14 Orderville, Utah 1: Parkin in Orderville during the summer of 1987 2: model of Orderville 'as it was,' in a museum in Orderville 1 15 Tabernacle, Salt Lake City 1: Mormon Tabernacle Choir seated in the Tabernacle 2: 135 Annual General Conference of the L.D.S. Church as seen from the balcony in the Tabernacle 3: Mormon Tabernacle Choir 4: aerial view of Temple Square and the Tabernacle 1 16 Miscellaneous Photographs 1: Parkin at the Peter Whitmer Farm House, Fayette, N.Y. May 1980 2: Brother Bruce and Max Parkin at Lake Huron during the summer of 1988 3: unidentified photograph of a market place, c. 1950s http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv966094 7

1 17 D.J. Nelson's Slides to His Lecture on the Book of Abraham 1-12: various diagrams and hieroglyphics 1 18 Slides of Ohio and Missouri 1: light house at Fairport Harbor 2: J. Johnson home in Hiram, Ohio 3: Symonds Ryder's grave in Hiram, Ohio 4: Campbelite Church in Mantua, Ohio 5: Alexander Campbell painting in a Campbelite Church, Mantua, Ohio 6: Parkin in Campbelite Church, Mantua, Ohio 7: Joseph Smith Sr. home in Kirtland, Ohio 8: Black Pete's Leap, Chagrin River, Kirtland 9: Newell K. Whitney Store, Kirtland 10: Kirtland Temple quarry 11: Joseph Smith Sr. home in Kirtland 12-13: Kirtland Temple 14: painting of Painsville Telegraph 15: Painsville telegraph office remodeled to be a bank 16: Parkin in Jackson County, MO 17: Fishing River, MO 18: unidentified buildings 19: Parkin at place where Joseph Smith found shelter for Zions Camp 20: Max and Steven (son) Parkin in Far West, MO 21: Max and Steven in Clay County, MO, where cholera victims of Zions Camp were buried 22: Max and Steven Parkin at site of the Battle of Crooked River 1 19 Black and White Slides of L.D.S. History 1-3; Salt Lake Tabernacle under construction 4: 1st South Salt Lake Theater and City Hall 5: Church Office Block. Gardo house and Bishop's Storehouse 6: S.L.C., South Temple, 1869 7: Endowment House dedicated May 5, 1855 and used until Nov. 1889 8: Eagle Gate, circa 1890, built 1859, model at Chicago World Fair 9: Great Salt Lake City, 1853 10: Great Salt Lake City, 1851 11-12: Council House on Main and South Temple Street, 1850 13: Mormon pioneers in Echo Canyon, 1867 14: young David O. McKay 15: James E. Talmage, John R. Park, Karl G. Maeser http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv966094 8

16: Apostle Grant on hill overlooking Yokohama, Japan, Dedicating Japan September 1, 1901 17: President Heber J. Grant, with J. Reuben Clark and David O. McKay 18: Main Street S.L.C., 1912, new Kearns building on left 19: President Joseph F. Smith and his son Joseph Fielding Smith 20: David O. McKay on the University of Utah's football team, 1894 21: first three buildings of the University of Utah, Survey class 22: Main Street, S.L.C, 1900 23: Main Street and 2nd South, circa 1900 24: Utah Prison 1988-89. George Q. Cannon and Francis M. Lyman 25: polygamists in Utah Prison 26: Utah Prison 27: reward poster for capture of John Taylor and George Q. Cannon 28: Brigham Young's chair in his private railroad car 29-30: construction of the Salt Lake Temple 31: Little Cottonwood Quarries 32: Main Street looking South, circa 1865 33: Eagle Gate and the Brigham Young School 34: poster of Brigham Young at various points in life 35: Lorenzo Snow 36: Wilford Woodruff 37: John Taylor 38: Brigham Young, from Frederick Perce's 'Route From Singapore' 39: Brigham Young, from an 1850 daguerreotype 40: early Salt Lake Tabernacle with foundation of Salt Lake Temple in foreground 41: L.D.S. Church leaders, circa 1905-1909 42-43: 1st University of Utah Regents 44: Joseph F. Smith 45: Joseph F. Smith's life in photographs 46: John Taylor 47: Promontory Point, UT 1869 48: center part of this house is where the Book of Mormon was translated 49: John W. Woolley home in Centerville in the 1880s 50: John Taylor's house in Kaysville, he died here while in exile 51: Saltaire, 1925 52: Reed Smoot 53: 1st Bureau of Information http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv966094 9

54: John Wentworth, 1849, the man to whom Joseph Smith wrote the Wentworth letter. 55: monument marking the southeast corner of the Temple (Missouri?) 56: letter to Elder Nattall 57: Corrine, UT 1869 58: David O. McKay and three U.S. Presidents 59: President Joseph F. Smith, Harold B. Lee and President Nixon on the 2nd Presidential campaign. Also pictured are George Romney, Sec. Of H.U.D, President Tanner, U.S. Sec of Treasury, David Kennedy, and Utah Representative Burton. 60: young George Albert Smith 61: drawing of Joseph Smith in military uniform while in Kirtland 62: Kirtland land allocation 63: School of the Prophets in the Whitney Store, Kirtland 64: Temple plot in Kirtland 65: Whitney Store where the 'Word of Wisdom' was given 66: Kirtland Flats and the Whitney Store, Kirtland 1 20 Slides of Photographs in Folders 7-10 1-33: Strangite, Cutlerite and Hedreckite historical sites and figures. Folders 7-9 34-36: Miner's Hill, Folder 10 1 21 Miscellaneous Slides 1-7: statistics of the L.D.S. Church 8-9: library at Brigham Young University? 10: view of Provo from Temple Hill Names and Subjects Subject Terms : Mormon Church--Photographs Personal Names : Parkin, Max H., 1930- --Photographs Parkinson family--photographs Family Names : Parkinson family--photographs Geographical Names : Kirtland (Ohio)--Photographs Form or Genre Terms : Photographic prints Portrait photographs http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv966094 10

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