Elbert Thomas photograph collection

Elbert Thomas photograph collection, 1930-1960

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Thomas, Elbert Duncan, 1883-1953
Title: Elbert Thomas photograph collection
Dates: 1930-1960 (inclusive)
19301960
Quantity: 1 box containing 20 images, (0.25 linear feet)
Collection Number: P0003
Summary: The Elbert Thomas photograph collection (1930-1960) consists of twenty black and white photographs of generals in the United States military. Elbert Thomas was a professor at the University of Utah and a United States Senator.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Elbert Duncan Thomas was born 17 June 1883. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1906 and then the University of California at Berkeley in 1924. He served in the Utah National Guard, was a professor of political science at the University of Utah from 1924 to 1933, and was elected to the United States Senate in 1932. He was reelected in 1938 and 1944, serving until 1950. He was involved with various committees and was appointed High Commissioner of the United States Trust Territories of the Pacific in 1951. Thomas held that capacity until his death in 1953.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Elbert Thomas photograph collection contains twenty black and white portraits of generals in the United States military.

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

Initial Citation: Elbert Thomas photograph collection, P0003, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations: P0003.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Photographs are arranged by subject.

Processing Note

Processed by Multimedia Archives staff.

Separated Materials

See also the Elbert Duncan Thomas speeches (Ms0295) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Generals in the United States military This box contains the following photographs: 1. General Brehon B. Somervell 2. General Douglas MacArthur 3. General George S. Patton 4. General William H. Simpson 5. General Omar N. Bradley 6. General Lucian K. Truscott 7. General Courtney Hodges 8. General Dan Sultan 9. General Albert C. Wedemeyer 10. General Ben Lear 11. General Walter Bedell Smith 12. General Walter Krueger 13. General Mark Clark 14. General Jacob Devers 15. General Dwight D. Eisenhower 16. General Joseph W. Stilwell 17. General George C. Marshall 18. General Henry H. Arnold 19. Unidentified man standing in front of unidentified building 20. Two unidentified men standing in front of unidentified statue	1930-1960

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Generals (United States)--Photographs
Senators (United States)--Photographs

Personal Names

Thomas, Elbert Duncan, 1883-1953--Photographs

Corporate Names

United States. Army--Officers--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Portrait photographs

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