Elmore LeRoy photograph collection, 1898 - 1970

Overview of the Collection

Title
Elmore LeRoy photograph collection
Dates
1898 - 1970 (inclusive)
Quantity
1.5 boxes
Collection Number
P0089
Summary
The Elmore LeRoy photograph collection contains military and personal photographs.
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

Elmore Winfield LeRoy was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 7, 1898. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1917. He served in France with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. After being discharged, LeRoy returned to Chicago where he eventually took up a career in commercial art.

In August of 1939 LeRoy left Chicago to establish himself as a commercial artist in New York City. By the following spring, he had been converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon Church) and was baptized in August of 1940. After spending about four years in Manhattan, LeRoy moved to the Philadelphia area to work as a draftsman in the Naval Aircraft Facility at the United States Navy Yards. He continued working on military related projects and remained in Pennsylvania until 1947.

LeRoy paid a visit to Utah for five months in 1946 to pursue church related activities. Finally, in March of 1947, he returned to make Utah his permanent home. When not working as a draftsman or commercial artist for various firms, LeRoy busied himself with his genealogical research and model train hobby. Mr. LeRoy died in Salt Lake City in 1965.

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

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1 Portraits of Elmore LeRoy
  • 1-3: Portraits
  • 4-5: Portraits dated 1938
  • 6: Portrait dated June 26, 1917
  • 7: Family portrait including Elmore
1 2 Portraits - Miscellaneous
  • 8-10: Unidentified People
  • 11: Stanley Dodge
1 3 Portraits - Miscellaneous
  • 12: Alex Q. Smith (64), Clarnece W. H. Smith (38) and Whitmore A. Smith (2). Taken July 26, 1909
  • 13: Unidentified
  • 14: Unidentified Wedding Picture
1 4 People - Miscellaneous (Unidentified)
  • 15-17: Undentified
  • 18: Post Card from Clare S. Smtih to Dr. E. W. LeRoy, taken August 1914
  • 19-23: Unidentified
  • 24-31: Taken September 17, 1957. Utah Oil Salt Lake City 1st film-tryout, (tri x)
1 5 People
  • 32-57: Children
1 6 Home
  • 58-78: Taken September 22, 1957. Salt Lake City - Verichrome Pan
  • 79-83: Home
1 7 Home
  • 84-96: Home-Interior
1 8-12 Military World War I
  • 97-538: Various photos of "army buddies", places where he was stationed, etc
1 13 Parades
  • 539-547: Parades
1 14 Trains
  • 548-640: Several photos of the trains LeRoy had running through his home
1 15 Unidentified Photos
  • 641-643: Unidentified
1 16 Negatives
  • 644-655: Negatives
1A 1 Scrapbook
  • 1-300: This scrapbook contains various unidentified photos and negatives from 1920s-1950s
1A 2 Portrait
  • 1: Portrait of a woman, "Karmen-Winger, Oak Park"