Virginia Kelson photograph collection, 1900-1945

Overview of the Collection

Collector
Kelson, Virginia Paul
Title
Virginia Kelson photograph collection
Dates
1900-1945 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box
Collection Number
P0458
Summary
The Virginia Kelson photograph collection contains chiefly photographs of the career of Leslie J. Paul in the U. S. Army. The collections also includes portraits of Paul and his family, an informal group portraits of soldiers, as well as photographs and postcards collected by Leslie J. Paul in Europe immediately after World War II.
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 photographs primarily comprise the life and times of L.J. Paul, (Virginia Kelson's father), from his graduation from college to his career in the army medical division. He travelled with the army throughout the United States and the Middle East, specifically Sultanabad, Iran. The photographs are mainly candid groups of relatives or friends of L.J. Paul or documenting places that L.J. Paul had been throughout his career. Some of the family portraits possibly include Virginia Kelson. All the photographs are the originals and all are in good condition although many of them have been trimmed to fit in a scrap book from which the photographs were originally retrieved. The photographs are primarily black and white in an extreme variety of sizes. There is also a collection of postcards and other manufactured photographs

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

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Virginia P. Kelson.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Virginia Kelson audio-visual collection (A0496).

Processing Note

Processed by Dale Larsen in 1992.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Photographs of the life and times of L. J. PaulReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
1 1
L.J. Paul: Personal Photos
  • Photograph number 1: L.J. Paul standing outside of unidentified building.
  • Photograph number 2: L.J. Paul in graduation outfit.
  • Photograph number 3: L.J. Paul sitting at desk with telephone.(1917-18).
  • Photograph number 4: L.J. Paul in military outfit while on horseback.
  • Photograph number 5-6: L.J. Paul in Military outfit looking on.
  • Photograph number 7-8: L.J. Paul formal portrait in later years.
  • Photograph number 9-10: L.J. Paul formal portrait in early years.
  • Photograph number 11: Early formal military portrait.
  • Photograph number 12: Later candid photo labeled, "Iran, 1943".
  • Photograph number 13: Later military portrait.
1 2
L.J. Paul: Family
  • Photograph number 1: Tiny photograph of L.J. Paul.
  • Photograph number 2: L.J. with wife. (1918).
  • Photograph number 3: L.J. with two little children.
  • Photograph number 4: Later photo of L.J. with wife.
  • Photograph number 5: Graduation photo of L.J. with wife. (1916).
  • Photograph number 6: L.J. family photo.
  • Photograph number 7: L.J. with little boy holding a small dog.
  • Photograph number 8: Unidentified child portrait.
  • Photograph number 9: Later L.J. and wife.
  • Photograph number 10: Family photograph with L.J. Paul.
  • Photograph number 11: Later photo of L.J. and wife in front of fire place in a home.
  • Photograph number 12-13: Early painted photographs of L.J. Paul's parents?
  • Photograph number 14: Photograph of Walker Bank document dated 1968.
1 3
L.J. Paul: Friends and Groups
  • Photograph number 1: L.J. with unidentified man in formal attire.
  • Photograph number 2: L.J. with three men.
  • Photograph number 3: Unidentified bandstand draped with U.S. flags.
  • Photograph number 4: Early photograph of woman in nurse outfit.
  • Photograph number 5: Unidentified couple.
  • Photograph number 6: Unidentified black woman.
  • Photograph number 7: Man holding a crutch. Labeled, "Mike, Hysteria patient."
  • Photograph number 8: Woman in black coat holding flowers.
  • Photograph number 9: Three men in horse driven cart.
  • Photograph number 10: Portrait of a group by a lake.
  • Photograph number 11-12: Two women by a sandstone rock formation.
  • Photograph number 13: L.J. seated, looking on at a large valley.
  • Photograph number 14: Group posed around a Christmas tree. (1916).
  • Photograph number 15: Three people in a canoe while L.J. is in the water.
  • Photograph number 16: Two people labeled, "In the garden of the Gods, 1915".
  • Photograph number 17: Three young women and a boy.
  • Photograph number 18: Extended family photograph.
  • Photograph number 19: Photo of adults swimming, one of whom has a cigar in his mouth.
  • Photograph number 20: Photo of large group of young men.
  • Photograph number 21: Four men with L.J. on the right.
  • Photograph number 22: Group of people in the water.
  • Photograph number 23: Large group of older men in suits.
  • Photograph number 24: Post card of formal portrait of six men.
  • Photograph number 25: Photo of early baseball team with the letters LDSU printed on the uniform.
  • Photograph number 26: Large group photograph of Theodore Best's Juvenile Orchestra with reviews and an invitation on the back to join Best's upcoming juvenile singing classes. (1903).
  • Photograph number 27: Photograph of the University of Utah Freshman class of 1909.
  • Photograph number 28: Photograph of the charter members in the Alpha Nu chapter of the Phi Beta Pi fraternity at the University of Utah Medical School. (1913).
1 4
Paris
  • Photograph number 1: View of the Eiffel Tower.
  • Photograph number 2: View from the Eiffel tower.
  • Photograph number 3: View of unidentified building.
  • Photograph number 4: View of Napoleon's tomb.
  • Photograph number 5: View of Paris towards a Cathedral.
  • Photograph number 6: View of unidentified building.
  • Photograph number 7: The Champs Elysees looking towards the Arc de Triomphe.
  • Photograph number 8: The Arc de Triomphe.
  • Photograph number 9: View of Egyptian Obelisk in Paris.
  • Photograph number 10: "Pantheon"-like structure in Paris.
  • Photograph number 11-12: View towards the Paris Opera House.
  • Photograph number 13-14: Unidentified view of city square.
  • Photograph number 15: Unidentified view of city bridge.
  • Photograph number 16-18: Unidentified view of buildings.
  • Photograph number 19-20: The Eiffel Tower.
  • Photograph number 21: Unidentified city Square.
1 5
Palace of Versailles
  • Photograph number 1-29: This folio of 1x2" purchased photographs contains only images of the palace at Versailles in France. The photographs document a series of views of the palace inside and out and some of the surrounding grounds and a guest cottage.
1 6
Austria and Germany
  • This group of images are all purchased photographs or postcards from around World War II.
  • Photograph number 1-5: Views of various unidentified places and buildings in Salzburg.
  • Photograph number 6: Unidentified church in Linz.
  • Photograph number 7-13: Various details of a cathedral in Strasbourg.
  • Photograph number 14: Unidentified church in Munich.
  • Photograph number 15: Photo of unidentified house.
  • Photograph number 16: View of unidentified cathedral.
  • Photograph number 17: View of building on a hillside in Salzburg.
  • Photograph number 18: Four different views of Munich. (1931 post card).
  • Photograph number 19: Aerial view of unidentified city with a river running through it.
  • Photograph number 20-22: Several unidentified buildings in Munich.
  • Photograph number 23-41: Many views of unidentified buildings and areas in the city of Linz along with several images of the Danube river and the Danube with Linz. All of these are post cards.
1 7
L.J. Paul: Army Years
  • Photograph number 1: L.J. with two nurses.
  • Photograph number 2: L.J. with mother? (April 1908).
  • Photograph number 3: L.J. with wife next to old jail house.
  • Photograph number 4: L.J. on a horse.
  • Photograph number 5: Three military men standing behind a sign, "Traffic going north to Ringold Road go east.".
  • Photograph number 6: Unidentified hospital.
  • Photograph number 7: Photo of the entrance to King David's tomb in Iran.
  • Photograph number 8: Iran skyline. (1943).
  • Photograph number 9-10: Iranian mosque.
  • Photograph number 11: Two unidentified men standing by a row of army tents with photo caption, "R and D office. 18th T.H. Sultanabad.".
  • Photograph number 12: Man with a group of Indian Sikhs.
  • Photograph number 13: Group of people sitting on the deck of a building. Caption on back, "Summer of 1918, Camp Greenleaf."
  • Photograph number 14: Small medical group standing with rows of tents in the background.
  • Photograph number 15: Group of seated men including L.J. Paul with sign in back, "Motor Co. 13."
  • Photograph number 16: Photo of a small group of buildings in a shallow desert valley with the photo caption, "1st Platoon-18th Field Hospital. Sultanabad-Iran. December 1943".
  • Photograph number 17: Unidentified buildings.
  • Photograph number 18: White boat with two smaller boats on board.
  • Photograph number 19: Wide photo of several hundred men in marching formations led by three horsemen.
  • Photograph number 20: Several men, three in all white outfits with photo caption, "Texas, September 15, 1942."
  • Photograph number 21: Portrait of army nurse in formal military uniform.
  • Photograph number 22: Four older men in candid photo. (1943).
  • Photograph number 23: L.J. and wife in posed in front of an army Jeep.
  • Photograph number 24: Wide view of large white building.
  • Photograph number 25-26: Unidentified buildings.
  • Photograph number 27: L.J. with young man in military dress. (1943).
  • Photograph number 28: Children swimming. Caption,"Coolie children waiting for hospital edible garbage."
  • Photograph number 29: Six military men standing outside an office building wearing desert military clothes.
  • Photograph number 30: Several people chasing after a truck with photo caption, "Waiting for garbage truck".
  • Photograph number 31: Two men working with a device to sharpen tools. Caption,"Sharpening tools the Hard Way."
  • Photograph number 32: L.J. with wife in New York with "Macy's" in the background. (1942).
  • Photograph number 33: L.J. with group of women.
  • Photograph number 34: Woman in white behind two oxen pulling a plow. Caption, "Sultanabad, Iran. 1943".
  • Photograph number 35: Unidentified house with dry creek bed and bridge.
  • Photograph number 36: Large group photo in a basement.
  • Photograph number 37: Cabin in the woods with two feet of snow on top.
  • Photograph number 38: Studio portrait of L.J. and wife with another couple in military uniforms.
  • Photograph number 39: Informal portrait of men by a tent. Caption, "Maneuvers at Camp Bowie."
  • Photograph number 40: L.J. seated at a desk with a younger man standing.
1 8
Army Group Portraits
  • Photograph number 1: Large photograph of seated military dressed men all with their hats off. Photo caption,"Motor Company 13, Chicamaga Park, Georgia. Camp Greenleaf. S.T. Paul Commanding."
  • Photograph number 2: Group photograph of men in uniform all standing to attention. Photo caption, "Retreat. Medical Officers-Camp Greenleaf, Georgia. May 28-1918."
  • Photograph number 3: Group photograph of seated military men with hats on, with many white tents in the background. Photo caption, "Motor Companies 13-14-Camp Greenleaf, Lieut. L.J. Paul and Lieut. A.P. Hofman, Commanding."
1 9
University of Utah Doctors and Athletics
  • Photograph number 1-2: University of Utah Doctors and Athletics
1 10
Persion version of Life album
  • Photograph number 1-16: album

Finding aid prepared by Dale Larsen.
1992

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