Hazel Markel photograph collection, approximately 1941-1971

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Markel, Hazel, 1899-1991
Title
Hazel Markel photograph collection
Dates
approximately 1941-1971 (inclusive)
Quantity
478 photographic prints
Collection Number
PH0460
Summary
Photographs documenting professional career of news reporter
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

The collection is open to the public.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Hazel Markel (1899-1991) was born in Pendleton, Oregon. She graduated from the University of Washington with a degree in drama. She was a high school teacher, radio producer, and educational director at KIRO before becoming a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy in 1943. While in the Navy, she was in charge of network radio for the WAVES. After the war Markel took up reporting. She was best known for celebrity interviews, covering fashion shows, and being a commentator for NBC.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection consists of 478 black and white and color photographs and postcards of Hazel Markel's professional career as a news reporter. Images portray World War II WAVES, WTOP television station and "DC Dateline" interviews, as well as American Service people in Europe post World War II. The prints feature portraits of famous politicians (Presidents Eisenhower, Johnson and Nixon) and various entertainment personalities (Bob Hope and Elizabeth Taylor). Some of these photographs are autographed.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

Preferred Citation

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Minimally processed.

Separated Materials

Material Described Separately:

Hazel Markel Papers (Accession No. 4487-001)

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Container(s) Description Dates
box:oversize
OS3 Nixon family
4 black and white photographs of Mrs. Nixon in garden or arboretum; 3 black and white photographs of Nixon family (for 1960 Ladies Home Journalarticle); 1 black and white photograph of Pat, Tricia and Julie Nixon;Ladies Home Journal
circa 1960
OS3 Portraits
1 black and white photograph of Hazel with Ezra Taft Benson (autographed); 1 black and white photograph of Herbert Hoover ? (autographed); 1 black and white photograph of Mildred H. McAlee? Captain USNR (autographed); 1 black and white photograph of Hazel as US Lt. Commander USNR Navy; black and white photograph of Dan Markel with President Johnson.
XD2 Collage
Collage of 1 black and white photograph and newspaper clipping of Hazel with Mr. and Mrs. Eisenhower for the Women's National Press Club reception.
1955
XD2 President Johnson with reporters
1 autographed black and white photograph of President Johnson in White House gardens with reporters
XH3 1 pen and ink drawing of George W. Malone, U.S. Senator from Nevada (autographed)
XH3 Fifth Annual Presentation of the George Foster Peabody Radio Awards, Hotel Commodore
1 black and white photographSent to Bindery 6/25/12 for unrolling
April 10, 1945
Box/Folder
2/1 Family photographs
2 black and white photographs of Hazel's mother and father?; 4 black and white photographs of Hazel with doll and father?; 8 black and white snapshots of family, 1961; 1 black and white photograph of Dan Markel.
1961, undated
2/2 Family photographs
.4 black and white photographs of Hazel and Dam's wedding?; 8 color photographs of parakeet; 1 black and white photograph of Dan Markel; 1 black and white photograph of Dan Markel receiving a Certificate of Merit from the Veterans of Foreign Wars; 11 black and white and color photographs of miscellaneous people.
undated
2/3 Early KBPS career
2 black and white photographs of Hazel's early career with members of Station KBPS
pre-1941
2/4 Navy
Navy, World War II: 2 black and white photographs of Hazel in Navy uniform; 6 black and white photographs of Hazel doing radio work; 1 black and white snapshot of Hazel with other military members in a cafe.
circa 1942-1943
2/5 Animals
10 black and white photographs of animals used in WTOP program "Dateline. Be Kind to Animals Week" and World War II defense.
circa 1942-1943
2/6 Animals in military
Navy. World War II: 9 black and white photographs of animals and mascots in the military services. 1942-43.
1942-1943
2/7 CBS radio
Navy. World War II: 12 black and white photographs of CBS radio commentators or personalities.
circa 1942-1943
2/8 "Navy Hour Show"
Navy. World War II: 10 black and white photographs of NBC coverage "Navy Hour Show", CBS Radio broadcasts.
circa 1942-1943
2/9 Navy, World War II
12 black and white photographs of radio broadcasts and entertainment including David Broeckman (music director of Blue Network Show ) leading WAVES Med. Corp. personnel in chorus; Marine PFC. Joseph Patrick Brennan and guest star Grace Moore; Admiral Merril (Director of Navy Public Relations) with group; CBS with Ray Maypole on the "Welcome Home Show."
1944-1945
2/10 Women in the military
Navy. World War II: 9 black and white photographs of women in the Navy including Mary Elenor Palmquist at work in hydrographic office; Native American women's family; French service woman Madeline Portalis on duty at Gibraltar airfield; bugler Jane Marshal "calling" WAVE trainees; pictures from broadcast of "Waves at War Show" held at Radio City, N.Y.
1943-1944
2/11 Celebration of the Women's Reserve of the U.S. Navy, 2nd Anniversary, at Washington monument grounds
8 black and white photographs
July 30, 1944
2/12 Navy, World War II
11 black and white photographs including USSLexingtonmoored to the Baker Dock at Tacoma with Mt. Rainier in background; "The Old Navy" (old sailors) on board USS Mohicanat sea in the Pacific, 1888; Battle of the Coral Sea; Aircraft carrier in Pacific; "The Fighting Lady" aircraft carrier; Sailor in Panama port; Battle of Santa Cruz; bombing mission in South Pacific; Greenland aerial survey; aerial view of Army-Navy football game, Baltimore.
1942-1945
2/13 Navy, World War II
7 black and white photographs including President Roosevelt in Hawaii discussing Pacific strategy; Lieut. Gene Kelly; Lieut. Fort Pearson; Commander R.W. Berry; Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox; unidentified Navy personnel.
1944
2/14 WTOP interviews
2 black and white photographs of WTOP interviews; 5 black and white photographs of interviews at opening of "Iwo Jima"; 1 black and white photograph of "Open Public School Workshop"; 9 black and white snapshots of Hazel interviewing Bob Hope and others.
undated
2/15 WTOP interviews
1 black and white photograph of interview with King Peter of Yugoslavia; 1 black and white photograph of WTOP staff; 1 black and white photograph with Tommy Millett, Goodwill Industries, "DC Dateline" show, 1946; 1 black and white photograph of interview with Association of Workers for the Blind; 1 black and white photograph of "D.C. Dateline" show concerning the Girl Scouts; 5 black and white photographs of WTOP interviews, unidentified.
1946-1949
2/16 WTOP interviews
1 black and white photograph of interview with Jack Benny; 1 black and white photograph of interview with Governor Preston Lane for "D.C. Dateline"; 1 black and white photograph of interview with Secretary of the Navy John L. Sullivan for "D.C. Dateline"; 1 black and white photograph of interview with National Guard for "D.C. Dateline"; 1 black and white photograph of Hazel accepting community service award; 1 black and white photograph of staff party?; 2 black and white photographs of unidentified interviews.
2/17 Various radio events
5 black and white photographs
Hazel Markel does not appear in these photographs.
2/18 "Talk of the Town"
8 black and white photographs of TV show WTOP - CBS "Talk of the Town" including 2 prints of "Meet Mrs. Markel," a children's program.
2/19 "Talk of the Town"
9 black and white photographs from WTOP TV show "Talk of the Town" including interview with Alice Roosevelt.
2/20 Hazel Markel working for WWDC - MBS
8 black and white photgraphs
2/21 Hazel Markel working for WWDC - MBS
10 black and white photographs of Hazel interviewing for WWDC - MBS including the Hospitality and Good Food National Capitol Area Washington Restaurant Assoc. and Lewis B. Hershey (autographed)
2/22 Hazel Markel interviewing for WWDC - MBS
8 black and white photgraphs
2/23 Hazel Markel with celebrities
10 black and white photographs including Markel with Elizabeth Taylor and Mrs. Allen Barkley
2/24 Portraits of Hazel Markel
12 black and white photographs and 1 colored pencil illustration on paper
3/1 Heidelberg
11 black and white photographs of Army women in Heidelberg, including women from Washington and Oregon, 1952; 2 postcards of Heidelberg
1952
3/2 Army Corporal Doris Fournier WAC celebrating her 20th birthday with brother Corporal Maurice Fournier.
11 black and white photographs
3/3 Miscellaneous
1 black and white photograph of Sgt. James L. Simmons and Sgt. Cassie Sanders; 1 black and white photograph of the "Judy King Show"; 1 black and white photograph of Admiral Robert B. Garney (1952); 2 black and white photographs of Cpl. Emma Brown of the Blue Danube Network staff; 1 black and white photograph of Capt. Ann Curtin and Master Sergeant Harriet Ludwigson; 1 black and white photograph of Austrian policeman giving directions to US Army women; 1 black and white photograph of Miss Antonia Milular and Mrs. Gertrude Demel, interpreters for U.S. Army; 1 black and white photograph of unidentified CBS-WTOP broadcaster.
3/4 Newspaper women in Europe
5 black and white photographs
3/5 Military
3 black and white photographs of the Defense Advisory Committee meeting in Washington D.C.; 1 black and white photograph of Hazel shaking hands with Col. A. C. Strickland; 1 black and white photograph of Mrs. Markel with a Bavarian boy on visit to Erding Air Depot; 1 black and white photograph of Col. James N. Newsome and Capt. Lucius Theus briefing news correspondents at Erding Air Depot; 1 black and white photograph of Maj. Gen. Truman H. Landon
3/6 Hazel Markel receiving awards and various functions/receptions.
9 black and white and color photographs
3/7 Travels
32 black and white snapshots, 1 black and white photograph and 1 postcard of travels including visit to Greece in 1959, Rome, Reykjavik, Italy.
3/8 Princess Margaret's wedding coverage
8 black and white photographs
1960
3/9 President Johnson
10 black and white photographs of President Lyndon Johnson including Hazel with the President, President Johnson in office and garden with reporters, 1964 Christmas cards.
3/10 Hazel Markel with various celebrities and political figures
9 black and white photographs of Hazel with various celebrities and political figures including George H. Malone (Senator from Nevada); Mr. and Mrs. Eisenhower, Pat and Richard Nixon, Alfred Hitchcock, Robert Kennedy, John Eisenhower (son of the president).
3/11 Celebrities
6 black and white photographs and 1 postcard of various celebrities including Ginger Rogers (autographed), Admiral Robert B. Carney (autographed), Mrs. Mary T. Brooks, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby.
3/12 Celebrities
8 black and white photographs of celebrities including Jose Greco (autographed), Bing Crosby, Hedy Lamarr (autographed), Gloria Swanson, Jack Benny (autographed), Robert Taylor (autographed) , Guy Lombardo (autographed).
3/13 Hazel Markel and others
9 black and white photographs of Hazel with various people including preparation for Grace Kelly's wedding.
3/14 Hazel Markel and others
13 black and white photographs of Hazel with various people including Mrs. Eisenhower and Admiral Robert B. Carney.
3/15-17 Hazel Markel and others
31 black and white photographs of Hazel with various dignitaries, politicians and celebrities.
3/18 People
12 black and white photographs of various people including Douglas McKay - Secretary of the Interior and Mr. Joseph Edward Davies
undated
3/19 People
11 black and white photographs of unidentified people. Hazel is not in any of these.
undated
3/20 Miscellaneous
7 black and white photographs of miscellaneous images including portrait of Lyman Bryson and Benson Polytechnic School, Portland, Oregon.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Entertainers--United States--Photographs
  • High school teachers--Washington (State)
  • Interviews--Photographs
  • Journalists--United States--Photographs
  • Navies--Officers
  • Politicians--United States--Photographs
  • Reporters and reporting--United States
  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)
  • Women radio producers and directors--Washington (State)--Seattle

Personal Names

  • Markel, Hazel, 1899-1991--Family--Photographs
  • Markel, Hazel, 1899-1991--Friends and associates--Photographs
  • Markel, Hazel, 1899-1991--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • United States. Navy. Officers--Photographs

Geographical Names

  • United States--Armed Forces--Photographs