The Ab Jenkins Photograph Collection, 1925-1956

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Utah State Historical Society
Salt Lake City, Utah

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Summary Description
Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss C 702
Creator: Jenkins, David Abbott, 1883-
Title:Ab Jenkins Photograph Collection, 1925-1956
Quantity:1.5 lin. (3 boxes)
Abstract:Ab Jenkins was born in 1883 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Interested in racing at an early age he went on to hold several auto distance speed records. He was a carpenter, mason, and active in the building contract business. He also served as mayor of Salt Lake City from 1940 to 1944. This collection includes photocopies of scrapbooks and photo albums, negatives of photographs in scrapbooks and photograph albums with proof sheets and four videos covering events in Jenkins life from 1933-1956.

Topics:
Automobile racing -- Utah -- Bonneville Salt Flats -- Photographs.

Organizations:
Mormon Meteor (Racecar) -- Photographs.

Places:
Bonneville Salt Flats (Utah) -- Photographs.
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Background

Biographical Note

Ab Jenkins was born in 1883 in Spanish Fork, Utah. Interested in racing at an early age he went on to hold several auto distance speed records. He was a carpenter, mason, and active in the building contract business. He also served as mayor of Salt Lake City from 1940 to 1944.
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Scope and Content

Collection includes photocopies of scrapbooks and photo albums, negatives of photographs in scrapbooks and photograph albums with proof sheets and four videos covering events in Jenkins life from 1933-1956.

Series Descriptions

Photo Albums
Scrapbooks and Miscellaneous
Proof Sheets and Negatives
Videotapes
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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:

Ab Jenkins Photograph Collection, 1925-1956, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Marvin E. Jenkins

Restrictions on Use

The Ab Jenkins Photograph Collection is the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information:

Collection processed by Susan Whetstone, 1999

Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone, 1999

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000

Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 1999 (RLIN ID: UTSX99-A138).

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000.

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Container list

Box

Folder

Contents

Photo Albums

1

1

No. 1: Mayor of Salt Lake

1

2

No. 2: Amoco

1

3

No. 3: Atlantic City Speedway

1

4

No. 4: Pierce Arrow Record Run, 1934

1

5

No. 5: Studebaker

1

6

No. 6: Atlantic City

1

7

No. 7: Studebaker

1

8

No. 8: Studebaker, 1926-1930

1

9

No. 9: Bonneville Salt Speedway

1

10

No. 10

1

11

No. 11

2

1

No. 12

2

2

No. 13: Pierce Arrow

2

3

No. 14

2

6

No. 19

2

8

Miscellaneous Photographs

Scrapbooks and Miscellaneous

2

4

No. 15

2

5

No. 16

2

7

Miscellaneous Photos and Certificates

Proof Sheets and Negatives

2

9

Proof sheets and negatives [33 mm]

2

10

Proof sheets and negatives: Roll #2, Album #1, photos 37-58; Album #2, photos 1-14 Photographic [35mm]

2

11

Proof sheets and negatives: Roll #3, Album 2, photos 1-27 [35mm]

2

12

Proof sheets and negatives: Roll #3/2; 2/1 [35mm]

2

13

Proof sheets and negatives; Roll #6 [35mm]

2

14

Proof sheets and negatives; Roll #9 [35mm]

2

15

Proof sheets and negatives: Roll #10 [35mm]

2

16

Proof sheets and negatives; Roll #11 [35mm]

2

17

Proof sheets and negatives; Roll #14 [35mm]

2

18

Proof sheets and negatives: Album of Miscellaneous Photographs

2

19

Proof sheets and negatives [35mm]

Videotapes

3

1

Ab Jenkins, 1933, 24 (Jenkins #7) [videotape]

3

2

Ab Jenkins 1934, 1934-1940 (Ab 2 + 7) [videotape]

3

3

Ab Jenkins, 1935, 1936 (Ab 3 + 4) [videotape]

3

4

Ab Jenkins, 1940, 1951, 1956, 27 (Jenkins 5, 6, 8) [videotape]