John W. Summerhays papers

John W. Summerhays papers, 1913-1960s

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Summerhays, John W.
Title: John W. Summerhays papers
Dates: 1913-1960s (inclusive)
19131969
Quantity: 4 boxes, (2 linear feet)
Collection Number: ACCN 0845
Summary: The John W. Summerhays (1890-1980) papers consist mainly of military records and publications related to the United States Army and the Selective Service. The collection also contains a limited amount of materials concerning Summerhays' civilian life. Also included is a sizeable European postcard collection from the 1910s.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

John W. Summerhays (1890-1980) was a United States Army Lt. Colonel who lived in Utah for much of his life. He served in World War I, and also in World War II as a coordinator for the Selective Service in Utah, and in occupied Japan during 1947-1948. He received a bachelor degree in military science from the University of Utah in 1956. Summerhays performed as a tenor with various amateur and professional opera groups throughout his life, and taught music at Granite High School for 17 years. Summerhays married Jane Carter (1902-1992), and was father to their 7 children.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The John W. Summerhays Papers consists mainly of records and publications from Summerhays' time in the U.S. Army. There are a number of manuals and regulations related to the Selective Service, which Summerhays helped to coordinate. Summerhays was stationed in Europe during World War I and collected a sizable number of European postcards, both used and blank, which are included in the collection. Also included are a small number of clippings and other items commemorating Summerhays' opera singing career.

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

By subject.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Mrs. John W. Summerhays in 1985.

Processing Note

Processed by Michael Bills in 2015.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0275).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: Military and personal recordsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Biographical materials	1943; 1956
1	2	General materials
1	3	Aircraft pictorial manual, supplement no. 5	1947
1	4	Index of Bulletins
1	5-13	Selective Service System, Utah State Headquarters, Bulletins	1941-1946
1	14	General materials This folder contains a letter; selective service materials; staff directory from the headquarters of the 1st Cavalry Division of Camp Drake (Tokyo), Japan; and a telephone directory from Camp Drake.	1940-1947
1	15	Maps of Japan This folder contains maps of Kyushu, Hokkaido and Honshu. Two of the maps list confirmed and unconfirmed airfields and seaplane stations.	1945-1946

II: War Department materialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
2	1	A Manual for Courts-Martial U. S. Army	1943
2	2	War Department Technical Manual, Military Justice Procedure	1945
2	3-4	Selective Service Regulations	1940s
3	1	War Department Educational Manual, English Grammar: A Self-teaching Course	1943
3	2	Selective Service System, State of Utah, World War II (1940-1947), Report of the State Director, by Colonel H. Arnold Rich This report contains the following content index: Administration Advisors Agriculture Board Clerks Calls, Inductions and Enlistments Coal Mining Conclusions and Recommendations Conscientious Objectors Deferments Delinquents Dependency Discharges and Veterans Administration Federal Employees Finance, Property and Supply Headquarters Initial Organization Japanese Lawyers Merchant Marine Mining Ministers of Religion Morale Physical Rejects Physicians Railroads Registrations Relationship to U.S. Employment Service Replacement Schedules Roster Selection of Board Members State Employees Students	1946
3	3	Greater Tokyo Area, Occupation Forces, Telephone Directories	1947 May-June; 1947 October-December

III: European travel materialsReturn to Top

Boxes 3 and 4 contain published pictorial tourist booklets.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
3	4	"Petit Dictionnaire Francais"	circa 1913
3	5	"Nouveau Plan de Paris"	1913
3	6	Postcard correspondence	1911-1914
4	1	"Album von Berlin"
4	2	"Souvenir d'Anvers"
4	3	"Lyon"
4	4	"Gand Exposition"	1913
4	5	"Der Rhein von Mainz bis Dusseldorf"
4	6	"Bruxelles: Heliographies de ND. Phot."
4	7	Paris postcard collection	circa 1913
4	8	Postcards	circa 1913
4	9	Postcard booklets of Monaco, Verdun and Versailles

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Draft--Utah
World War, 1939-1945--Utah

Personal Names

Summerhays, John W.--Archives

Corporate Names

United States. Selective Service System

Form or Genre Terms

Manuals
Maps
Postcards

Archives West Finding Aid

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