Vanez T. Wilson photograph collection, 1900-1975

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Wilson, Vanez T.
Title
Vanez T. Wilson photograph collection
Dates
1900-1975
Quantity
2 boxes, (1.5 feet)
Collection Number
UUS_P0468
Summary
The Vanez T. Wilson Photograph Collection consists of two scrapbooks and a few loose photographs. Scrapbook I consists mainly of family photos of what appears to be the Budge family. Included are some Wilson family photos of vacations and gatherings as well as a photo of Vanez with actor Wallace Beery. Also in box 1 are group photos of conferences which Mr. Wilson attended as well as a few miscellaneous photos of Mr. Wilson and his work at the Refuge. Scrapbook II primarily consists of newspaper articles which pertain to the Refuge and/or Mr. Wilson. There are also membership cards of the various organizations to which Mr. Wilson belonged. Towards the back are more images of Mr. Wilson and others at work at the Refuge.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Vanez Theurer Wilson was born September 13, 1895 in Logan, Utah. From 1918-1919 Wilson served in the Army and fought in World War I. He received a bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Utah State Agricultural College in 1920, majoring in irrigation. On July 14, 1921, he married Margaret Ann Budge in the Logan LDS temple. Together they had five children, four of which survived to adulthood.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Mr. Wilson was employed in the private sector for a number of years. In 1927 he began his career with the Department of the Interior, helping to survey and establish what was to become the Bear River Bird Refuge just outside of Brigham City, Utah. He was appointed to be the Refuge Manager on April 1, 1937, a position which he held until his retirement on August 5, 1965.

Mr. Wilson was an active member of his community. He held many leadership positions in the Rotary Club (where he was president for a number of years), the American Legion, the Boy Scouts of America, the Chamber of Commerce, as well as his local LDS congregation where he served in a number of ecclesiastical positions.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Vanez T. Wilson Photograph Collection consists mainly of two scrapbooks. Scrapbook I consists of family photos of what appears to be the Budge family (the family of Mr. Wilson’s wife) and images from WWI, Utah State University, and Logan Canyon. Included are some Wilson family photos of a vacation to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks and gatherings as well as a photo of Vanez with actor Wallace Beery. Also in box 1 are group photos of conferences which Mr. Wilson attended as well as a few miscellaneous photos of Mr. Wilson and his work at the Refuge.

The bulk of Scrapbook II consists of newspaper articles which pertain to the Refuge and/or Mr. Wilson. There are also membership cards of the various organizations to which Mr. Wilson belonged. Towards the back are more images of Mr. Wilson and others at work at the Refuge.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Vanez T. Wilson must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0468; Vanez T. Wilson Photograph Collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0468, USUSCA.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Processed in August of 2011

Acquisition Information

Donated by Dr. Vanez Wilson in 2011

Related Materials

See also the Vanez T. Wilson Papers (MSS 363).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Scrapbook I, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
1-01: A portrait of Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) (wife of Vanez T. Wilson)
undated
1
1-02: An unidentified woman with an unidentified child; could possibly be Margaret Ann Budge Wilson; child could possibly be their oldest daughter, Margaret Ann Wilson(?)
undated
1
1-03: Two unidentified women on horses; one could possibly be Margaret Ann Budge Wilson
undated
1
1-04 to 1-06: Unidentified woman in dress
undated
1
1-07: A portrait of Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?)
undated
1
1-08: A young woman sitting on a donkey; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?)
undated
1
1-09: A small photo of a woman; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?)
undated
1
1-10: A portrait of a young woman; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?)
undated
1
1-11: An unidentified group of people on a sleigh in front of Deseret Mills
undated
1
1-12: A young woman in front of a garden
undated
1
1-13 to 1-14: A woman holding a child; Margaret S. Budge(?) - mother-in-law of Vanez T. Wilson; child could possibly be Margaret Ann Wilson(?)
undated
1
1-15: A woman with a group of children; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?)
undated
1
1-16: A young man and woman by stairs; Mack S. Budge (brother-in-law of Vanez T. Wilson)(?)
undated
1
1-17: A young woman in a coat
undated
1
1-18: A young man in a sailor uniform; Mack S. Budge(?)
undated
1
1-19: A group of both men and young men in front of a table; Mack S. Budge(?) in middle
undated
1
1-20: A portrait of a woman; Margaret S. Budge(?)
undated
1
1-21: A young woman; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?)
undated
1
1-22: A woman in front of a porch; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?)
undated
1
1-23: Two young boys
undated
1
1-24: A young girl in a dress
undated
1
1-25: Three young children
undated
1
1-26: Three women
undated
1
1-27: A young man and a woman
undated
1
1-28: A man and woman on a chair
undated
1
1-29: Two women posing
undated
1
1-30: A woman and a man watching a woman stand on one leg
undated
1
1-31: A group of people posing, in a play?
undated
1
1-32: Oliver H. Budge and his sons
undated
1
1-33: Oliver H. Budge and his sons in their younger years
undated
1
1-34: Two men in hats
undated
1
1-35: Two men in hats; Mack S. Budge(?) on right
undated
1
1-36: Mack S. Smith(?) wearing hat and sunglasses
undated
1
1-37: Oliver H. Budge and Margaret S. Smith on a front lawn
undated
1
1-38: A group of men reading Student Life newspaper
undated
1
1-39: Oliver H. Budge (front, 2nd from left) and Margaret S. Budge (on right of Mr. Budge) with a group of men
undated
1
1-40: Oliver H. Budge (front row, third from right) and Margaret S. Budge with a group of men
undated
1
1-41: Oliver H. Budge (front row, third from right) with a group of men
undated
1
1-42: Two men in suits; Omar S. Budge(?), right
undated
1
1-43: Oliver H. Budge and his family in front of a Christmas tree; Berlin(?)
undated
1
1-44: A group of men with a group of children
undated
1
1-45: Margaret S. Budge posing with her family(?)
undated
1
1-46: Mack S. Budge(?), left, and an unidentified man write and work at a typewriter
undated
1
1-47: Mack S. Budge(?) stands in front of a tomb
undated
1
1-48: A group of adults participating in a wedding(?)
undated
1
1-49: A group of adults camping in Logan Canyon?
undated
1
1-50: Robert S. Budge(?) in the forest
undated
1
1-51: Mack S. Budge(?), far left, and two other unidentified men in front of an LDS meeting place in Germany; Berlin (?)
undated
1
1-52: Two boys on a couch reading magazines
undated
1
1-53: Margaret S. Budge(?) in front of a window
undated
1
1-54: Two unidentified men in coats and hats
undated
1
1-55: A bulletin board with the pictures of Oliver H. Budge and his wife and three of his children
undated
1
1-56: People playing on a beach, Bear Lake(?)
undated
1
1-57: Vanez T. Wilson, right, and unidentified man posing in uniform
undated
1
1-58: A group of young men; Vanez T. Wilson(?) on front row on far left
undated
1
1-59: A young woman in a white dress with note written "Will Meet You In France. It's me."
undated
1
1-60: A portrait of Vanez T. Wilson
undated
1
1-61: Actor Wallace Beery (middle) sitting between Vanez T. Wilson (right) and Margaret S. Budge as well as an unidentified man and woman
undated
1
1-62 to 1-63: A group of people in front of a cabin in Jackson, Wyoming(?)
undated
1
1-64: Vanez T. Wilson as a young man in his WWI army uniform
undated
1
1-65: Vanez T. Wilson (right) and an unidentified young man posing in front of a building
undated
1
1-66: People on the back of a train
undated
1
1-67: Vanez T. Wilson (?) in middle of group of other young men
undated
1
1-68: A group of soldiers sitting outside of a wooden building
undated
1
1-69: A group of soldiers eating at a table; Vanez Wilson is on left side, fifth from front(?); inscribed on photo is K.P. Bring-On-The-Eats
undated
1
1-70: Vanez T. Wilson (right) and another unidentified soldier in their uniforms
undated
1
1-71: A group of men around their table ready to eat; Vanez T. Wilson is on right, third from front(?)
undated
1
1-72: Two unidentified people looking off the back of a train car
undated
1
1-73: A group of soldiers eating; Vanez Wilson is on far right, third from front; Inscribed on photo is "Last Supper, Ft. Logan, Some-life"
undated
1
1-74: Vanez T. Wilson(?) on a horse
undated
1
1-75: Vanez T. Wilson(?) outside
undated
1
1-76: Vanez T. Wilson(?) as a young soldier on a horse
undated
1
1-77: An unidentified building
undated
1
1-78: Soldiers relaxing
undated
1
1-79: A group of soldiers on horses
undated
1
1-80: The United States Capitol
undated
1
1-81: A group of soldiers on their horses
undated
1
1-82: Vanez T. Wilson on his horses
undated
1
1-83: Vanez T. Wilson standing on a field
undated
1
1-84: The United States Capitol building from another angle
undated
1
1-85: Vanez T. Wilson posing on a horse
undated
1
1-86: Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?), right, with an unidentified woman in Logan Canyon(?)
undated
1
1-87: Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) with Vanez T. Wilson
undated
1
1-88: Vanez T. Wilson, far left, with Margaret Ann Budge Wilson with a group of unidentified people
undated
1
1-89: Two unidentified women in a field
undated
1
1-90: An unidentified group of people in a field
undated
1
1-91: Vanez T. Wilson, third from right, with a basketball team
undated
1
1-92: Vanez T. Wilson, front row, far right, with a basketball team
undated
1
1-93 to 1-95: Vanez T. Wilson posing with friends on the "A" on the USAC campus
undated
1
1-96: Vanez T. Wilson(?) posing with a car
undated
1
1-97: Vanez T. Wilson, middle posing with friends by a fence
undated
1
1-98: Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) wearing a hat
undated
1
1-99: An unidentified group of young women near Old Main
undated
1
1-100: Two unidentified women posing in the snow
undated
1
1-101: Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) in front of Old Main
undated
1
1-102: An unidentified group of people posing in a car
undated
1
1-103: An unidentified group of men at Ricks Springs
undated
1
1-104: An unidentified group of men on a bridge
undated
1
1-105: An unidentified group of people sitting on a car
undated
1
1-106: Two unidentified men at Ricks Springs
undated
1
1-107: A group of people camping
undated
1
1-108: A group of people sitting on a horse-drawn buggy
undated
1
1-109: An unidentified man standing outside of a car
undated
1
1-110: Two unidentified men standing on a bridge
undated
1
1-111: Three unidentified men standing outside of a car
1917
1
1-112: Two unidentified men with guns posing on a stump
undated
1
1-113: A group of the "Crimson Girls" from Brigham Young College
undated
1
1-114: Vanez T. Wilson posing in front of a brick wall
undated
1
1-115: An unidentified women standing on a wall
undated
1
1-116: An unidentified group of men sitting on a bridge
undated
1
1-117: An unidentified of people outside of a house
undated
1
1-118: Vanez T. Wilson and Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) on a bridge with the Logan LDS temple in background
undated
1
1-119: Vanez T. Wilson(?), right, with an unidentified man on a bridge
undated
1
1-120: An unidentified man in a hat
undated
1
1-121: A boy running
undated
1
1-122: Vanez T. Wilson and Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?)
undated
1
1-123: A group of men with guitars; Vanez T. Wilson(?) is on far right
undated
1
1-124: A group of women posing on the ground
undated
1
1-125: Vanez T. Wilson and Margaret Ann Budge Wilson posing together
undated
1
1-126: An unidentified woman in a hat
undated
1
1-127: A group of young men on a hill
undated
1
1-128: A group of young people in what appears to be a play
undated
1
1-129: A group of people camping
undated
1
1-130: A man (presumably Vanez T. Wilson) posing with his fishing pole in Logan Canyon (?)
undated
1
1-131: Logan Canyon
undated
1
1-132: Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) with a dog
undated
1
1-133: Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) with her children in a tree by a lake
undated
1
1-134: Vanez T. Wilson with Margaret Ann Budge Wilson with their car
undated
1
1-135: Margaret Ann Budge Wilson with her children showing trout that they have caught
undated
1
1-136 to 1-138: Various photos of Jenny Lake(?)
undated
1
1-139: Tower Falls in Yellowstone
undated
1
1-140: Yellowstone Canyon
undated
1
1-141: Margaret Ann Budge Wilson with her children
undated
1
1-142 to 1-143: Yellowstone Canyon from other angles
undated
1
1-144: A bear on a road
undated
1
1-145: Two of the Wilson children sit atop a car(?)
undated
1
1-146: Old Faithful
undated
1
1-147: A bear cub sitting on the side of the road
undated
1
1-148: A geyser erupting; Old Faithful(?)
undated
1
1-149: Vanez T. Wilson with his daughter by a lake
undated
1
1-150: Cars pass by a bear on the side of the road
undated
1
1-151: An unidentified men in a boat
undated
1
1-152: Vanez T. Wilson and another man in the "Mud Queen"
1929 Summer
1
1-153: Two unidentified men in a Mud Queen at mouth of Bear River
undated
1
1-154: Men working on River Control structure No. 3
1929 December 16; undated
1
1-155: The construction of spillbox at Sta, 452.00 "D"
1929 December 17
1
1-156: Cabins, presumably, at the Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge
1929 December 17
1
1-157: A barrel of fuel being taken from a boat by a dragline, while constructing dike across north bay in Unit 1
Spring 1930
1
1-158: North bay of Unit 1 near Sta. 500.00 looking north along dike
April 1930
1
1-159: Vanez T. Wilson, right with unidentified men after hunting ducks
undated
1
1-160: A portrait of Mack S. Budge
undated
1
1-161: A portrait of Margaret S. Budge, right, Robert S. Budge, and President Oliver H. Budge for their mission
undated
1
1-162: A portrait of Omar S. Budge
undated
1
1-163: Mack S. Budge, Robert S. Budge(?), and Omar S. Budge posing in front of a building
undated
1
1-164: Margaret S. Budge and an unidentified woman in beside a Christmas tree; photo is labeled Berlin 1933Three unidentified men standing outside of a car
1933
1
1-165: The Budge family
undated
1
1-166: An outside party; Margaret Ann Budge Wilson(?) is on front left and Vanez T. Wilson is on left, third from front
undated
1
1-167: A party; Vanez T. Wilson is on front, right and Margaret Ann Budge Wilson sits opposite
undated

Conference photos, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
1-2-01: Refuge Manager's Conference held in Albuquerque, NM; Mr. Wilson is on second row, third from right
1952 February 25-29
1 1
1-2-02: Mr. Wilson is on top row, third from right
1954 April 19
1 1
1-2-03: Mr. Wilson is on far right, eight from front (includes a seating chart)
1956 February 6
1 1
1-2-04: Mr. Wilson is standing at back of room on far right(?) (includes a seating chart)
1958 March 10-14
1 1
1-2-05: Refuge Manager's Conference held in Albequerque, NM; Mr. Wilson on table at far left, seventh from front with his head turned towards the back table(?)
1960 February 8-12
1 1
1-2-06: Mr. Wilson is on second row, sixth from left (includes seating chart)
1962 January 15-19
1 1
1-2-07: Mr. Wilson is on second row, third from left
1964 December 4

Miscellaneous Photos, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 1

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
1-3-01: Wilson releasing ducks at the Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge
undated
1
1-3-02: Wilson (right) and unidentified man regulating the water levels at th Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge
1946 September
1
1-3-03: Wilson (second from left) and 3 other unidentified men presumably honoring him on his retirement
undated
1
1-3-04 to 1-3-09: Various birds found at the Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge
undated
1
1-3-10 to 1-03-11: Two postcards featuring birds from the Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge
undated
1
1-3-12: Vanez Wilson (second from right) and 4 other unidentified men from the BLM at the Bear River Bird Refuge
1960 May
1
1-3-13: An unidentified man hands Mr. Wilson (right) his final paycheck
undated

Scrapbook II, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s): Box 2

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
2
2-01-01: Mr. Wilson at his desk between two stuffed ducks
undated
2
2-01-02: Geese at the Bear River Migratory Birds Refuge walking on a bridge.
undated
2
2-01-03: Mr. Wilson pointing at a map of the United States and Canada.
undated
2
2-01-04: Mr. Wilson releasing ducks back into the bird refuge.
undated
2
2-01-05: Mr. Wilson (left) and an unidentified man administer medicine to duck.
undated
2
2-01-06: Mr. Wilson (left) and an unidentified man giving an injection to a duck.
undated
2
2-01-07: Mr. Wilson (far left) with a group of men in a laboratory.
undated
2
2-01-08: Mr. Wilson (far left) oversees the work of two men treating sick ducks.
undated
2
2-01-09: An unidentified man looks through a microscope.
undated
2
2-01-10: Mr. Wilson (left) holds a duck while it is administered an injection by an unidentified man.
undated
2
2-01-11: An unidentified man administers an injection into a duck.
undated
2
4-12: An unidentified man removes a band off of a duck's leg.
undated
2
2-01-13: An unidentified man removes a band off of a duck's leg.
undated
2
2-01-14: Ducks sit in a holding pen.
undated
2
2-01-15: A group of ducks huddle together.
undated
2
2-01-16: An unidentified man releases a duck into the water.
undated
2
2-01-17: Three men (unidentified) on a boat collect ducks from the water.
undated
2
2-01-18: Three men (unidentified) collect ducks.
undated
2
2-01-19: Several ducks lie dead from botullism.
undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Ducks -- Utah -- Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge -- Photographs
  • Family vacations -- Wyoming -- Grand Teton National Park -- Photographs
  • Family vacations -- Yellowstone National Park -- Photographs
  • Professional associations -- Congresses -- Photographs
  • Soldiers -- Photographs

Personal Names

  • Beery, Wallace Fitzgerald, 1885-1949 -- Photographs
  • Wilson, Margaret Ann Budge -- Family -- Photographs.
  • Wilson, Margaret Ann Budge -- Photographs
  • Wilson, Margaret Ann Budge -- Photographs
  • Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977 -- Collectibles
  • Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977 -- Family -- Photographs
  • Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977 -- Photographs
  • Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977 -- Societies, etc. -- Collectibles
  • Wilson, Vanez T., 1895-1977 -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs

Corporate Names

  • Utah State University -- Photographs

Family Names

  • Budge family -- Photographs
  • Budge family -- Photographs
  • Wilson Family -- Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (Utah) -- Photographs
  • Logan Canyon (Utah) -- Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Membership cards
  • Scrapbooks