John W. Summerhays papers, 1913-1960s
Table of Contents
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
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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
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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 Note
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 Description
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 Collection
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 Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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I: Military and personal records
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Description: Biographical materialsDates: 1943; 1956Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: General materialsContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Aircraft pictorial manual, supplement no. 5Dates: 1947Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Index of BulletinsContainer: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Selective Service System, Utah State Headquarters, BulletinsDates: 1941-1946Container: Box 1, Folder 5-13
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Description: 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.
Dates: 1940-1947Container: Box 1, Folder 14 -
Description: Maps of Japan
This folder contains maps of Kyushu, Hokkaido and Honshu. Two of the maps list confirmed and unconfirmed airfields and seaplane stations.
Dates: 1945-1946Container: Box 1, Folder 15
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II: War Department materials
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Description: A Manual for Courts-Martial U. S. ArmyDates: 1943Container: Box 2, Folder 1
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Description: War Department Technical Manual, Military Justice ProcedureDates: 1945Container: Box 2, Folder 2
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Description: Selective Service RegulationsDates: 1940sContainer: Box 2, Folder 3-4
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Description: War Department Educational Manual, English Grammar: A Self-teaching CourseDates: 1943Container: Box 3, Folder 1
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Description: 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
Dates: 1946Container: Box 3, Folder 2 -
Description: Greater Tokyo Area, Occupation Forces, Telephone DirectoriesDates: 1947 May-June; 1947 October-DecemberContainer: Box 3, Folder 3
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III: European travel materials
Boxes 3 and 4 contain published pictorial tourist booklets.
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Description: "Petit Dictionnaire Francais"Dates: circa 1913Container: Box 3, Folder 4
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Description: "Nouveau Plan de Paris"Dates: 1913Container: Box 3, Folder 5
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Description: Postcard correspondenceDates: 1911-1914Container: Box 3, Folder 6
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Description: "Album von Berlin"Container: Box 4, Folder 1
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Description: "Souvenir d'Anvers"Container: Box 4, Folder 2
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Description: "Lyon"Container: Box 4, Folder 3
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Description: "Gand Exposition"Dates: 1913Container: Box 4, Folder 4
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Description: "Der Rhein von Mainz bis Dusseldorf"Container: Box 4, Folder 5
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Description: "Bruxelles: Heliographies de ND. Phot."Container: Box 4, Folder 6
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Description: Paris postcard collectionDates: circa 1913Container: Box 4, Folder 7
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Description: PostcardsDates: circa 1913Container: Box 4, Folder 8
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Description: Postcard booklets of Monaco, Verdun and VersaillesContainer: Box 4, Folder 9
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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
