Camp Kearns photograph collection, circa 1943

Overview of the Collection

Title
Camp Kearns photograph collection
Dates
circa 1943 (inclusive)
Quantity
.2 linear feet, (1 archival box)  :  82 items
Collection Number
P0627
Summary
The Camp Kearns photograph collection consists of images documenting life in the U.S. Army Camp Kearns in the Salt Lake Valley during World War II. The majority of photographs are of professional and amateur entertainers who performed for the troops. Some are views of camp life and of camp buildings.
Repository
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: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

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.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Camp Kearns photograph collection was received from an anonymous donor by the Weber County Library in 1989 and donated to the University of Utah. Unfortunately, we have no details about how the collection came to be. The collection depicts life in the U.S. Air Force Camp Kearns in the Salt Lake Valley during World War II. The majority of the collection is dedicated to the various professional and amateur entertainers who performed for the soldiers. One notable photograph is of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope, though it is unclear whether they are in Utah. Little information is known about the camp and Kearns during this time.

Note: The city of Kearns, Utah began as an Air Force base for the United States. (The printed register states Camp Kearns as an Army camp. It was later corrected as an Air Force Base during WWII.)

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

Donated by the Weber County Library in 1989.

Processing Note

Processed by Dale Larsen in 1995. Register updated by Ashley Arave in 2004.

Separated Materials

See also the Camp Kearns records (ACCN 1126) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1 Miscellaneous Camp Life
  • 1-3: unidentified woman (Sue Caroll?, see no. 10)
  • 4-5: men doing paper work in the bunks
  • 6: mess hall
  • 7: men loading gear into trucks
  • 8: men doing cement repairs
  • 9: women at dinner
  • 10: Alan Ladd, Sue Caroll - Station Hospital, Dec. 1944
  • 11: Tony Galento with Section H at Firing Range
  • 12: men in uniform
  • 13: Section H Ocarina Jam session
  • 14: a dance
  • 15: Murals at service club #1 music room - Sgt. Claude Marks
1 2 Groups
  • 1-2: unidentified men receiving certificates
  • 3: Tony Galento and Commanding Officer Section H with others
  • 4: unidentified men
1 3 Buildings and Grounds
  • 1: unidentified building
1 4 Outdoor Entertainment
  • 1: golfers: Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and two unidentified
  • 2: tug-o-war
  • 3: audience watching a boxing match
  • 4: audience watching unknown entertainment
1 5 Musical Stage Entertainment
  • 1: musician at a piano
  • 2: young girl singing
  • 3: woman singing
  • 4: woman (Sue Caroll?) singing
  • 5: group of women singing
  • 6: Jack Teagarden
  • 7: three women in costume dancing
  • 8: young man at a piano
  • 9: Jack Teagarden next to a poster announcing his concert for Tuesday May 2
  • 10: Basin Street Blues - Jack Teagarden - 2 May 1944
  • 11: Miss Patterson, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Teagarden, Miss Frankhauser, May 1944
  • 12: Jack Teagarden with other watching a chess match
  • 13: Jack Teagarden getting dinner in mess hall line
  • 14: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Teagarden eating dinner with unidentified
  • 15: unidentified band in military uniform
  • 16: Annie Rooney singing
  • 17: unidentified woman doing a performance
  • 18: unidentified man doing an act
  • 19: three unidentified men doing an act
  • 20: Sgt. Dave Steiniger - Dugway Proving Grands, 1 Nov. 1944
  • 21: two men and two women singing
1 6 Miscellaneous Stage Entertainment
  • 1: unidentified man
  • 2: Miss Margaret Mace playing "Rhapsody in Blue"
  • 3: unidentified performers
  • 4: unidentified female acrobat
  • 5: unidentified men with a woman
  • 6: unidentified couple singing in front of a mike
  • 7: unidentified men doing a performance
  • 8: five unidentified men
  • 9: unidentified man performing
  • 10: audience, May 1944
  • 11: "Kearns Beauties" - Cpl. Dunlap - Pfc. Barr, Aug. 1944
  • 12: Sgt. Bobby Stewart
  • 13: "Queen of Kearns" - Cpl. Dunlap, Pvt. Keyes Aug. 1944
1 7 Miscellaneous Stage Shows
  • 1: two unidentified men
  • 2: Camel cigarette girl
  • 3-4: audience
  • 5: unidentified man
  • 6: setting up stage for a show
  • 7: show "School Days"
  • 8: unidentified show
  • 9: "Tree for Major Iker" - Sgt. Claudy Aug. 1944
  • 10: Charlie Agnew - Audience - July 1944
  • 11: unidentified play
1 8 Miscellaneous Stage Shows
  • 1: two men at an NBC mike
  • 2: unidentified dancing couple
  • 3: two unidentified mothers with children
  • 4-5: unidentified man
  • 6: artist drawing a caricature of an officer
  • 7: Bond Appreciation Show: Beef for the Colonel - Colonel doe, Sgt. Gogola, Aug. 1944
  • 8: two unidentified men performing
  • 9-10: unknown play
  • 11: unidentified performance
  • 12-13: unidentified plays

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Soldiers--Utah--Recreation--Photographs
  • World War, 1939-1945--Utah--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • Camp Kearns (Utah)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographic prints--1943