Oliver Stratton photographs

Collection

Identifier: UA-072

Scope and Contents

This collection contains black and white photographs taken by Dixie Junior College student Oliver Stratton. These include photographs of student life, athletics, the original Dixie Junior College [Utah Tech University] campus, and faculty and administration in St. George, Utah. The material collected ranges from 1932-1938 with most between 1936-1938. Photograph sizes vary. Series are ordered alphabetically, by topic.

The collection contains photos of people, events, and activities at or near the Dixie Junior College Campus. These include outdoor classes and events, clubs, people posing in front of campus buildings and local landmarks, basketball and football teams, college administrators and teachers, school dances and royalty, clubs, “D-Day,” the Dixie Sugarloaf, and the campus with snow.

A flash drive was donated with the collection that contains digital versions of the photographs.

Dates

Creation: Majority of material found within 1932 - 1938

Creator

Stratton, Oliver R., 1916-1976. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections’ hours or by appointment. Researchers must complete an Application for Use and show a photo ID prior to accessing materials.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright restrictions may apply. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be obtained from the Special Collections and Archives.

Biographical / Historical

Oliver Stratton was born 1916 in St. George, Utah. He was a student at Dixie Junior College in the 1930s. He is listed as a second-year high school student in the 1932 Dixie [yearbook], a college freshman in the 1935 Dixie. The Dixie 1938 lists him as a Physical Science Major that was part of the Bushwhacker Club and Beaux Art Guild. He contributed photographs to the Dixie 1938. After Dixie Junior College, he went to Brigham Young University in Provo. He married Leath Clark [Stratton-Ross] in 1940. He died in 1976 and is buried in the Orem, Utah cemetery.

Partial Extent

0.08 Linear Feet (Five legal folders in gray document case)

Partial Extent

307 Megabytes (45 tif files)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

License: This record is made available under an Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons license.

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection consists of photographs of Dixie Junior College students, faculty, administration, events, clubs, athletics, and images of the campus and community. The collection is from 1932-1938 with the bulk of materials listed as 1936-1938. The photographs were taken by Oliver Stratton, a student during the time period.

Arrangement

The Oliver Stratton photographs collection is organized into four series of physical photographs, arranged by subject alphabetically. Series V contains a flash-drive with digital versions of the images. Series I Athletics, 1936-1938 Series II Campus and Community, 1936-1938 Series III Faculty and Administration, 1932-1938 Series IV Student Life, 1936-1938 Series V Flash Drive, 2024

Related Materials

UA-009 Dixie State University yearbooks UA-071 Student newspapers

References for Biographical Note

“Oliver R. Stratton.” Provo Daily Herald. February 8, 1976. Utah Digital Newspapers. https://newspapers.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6pk4xp7/23871922.

“Leath Clark Stratton Ross.” Legacy Remembers. October 4, 2010. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/leath-stratton-ross-obituary?pid=178484300%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_campaign%3Dobitsharebeta.

UA-009 Dixie State University yearbooks. Utah Tech University Special Collections and Archives.

General

This collection contains photographs of Dixie Junior College from 1932-1938. This time period represents the first years after the college changed ownership from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to the state of Utah. The college did not print school yearbooks during the years 1933, 1934, 1936, and 1937, so these photos represent a time period that is not as well represented photographically as periods before and after it. Some of these photos are used in the Dixie 1938 yearbook.