Edwin L. Peterson Family Photograph Collection

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Peterson, Edwin L.(Edwin Lewis).
Title: Edwin L. Peterson Family Photograph Collection
Dates: 1898-1945 (inclusive)
18981945
Quantity: 1 box, (.5)
Collection Number: UUS_P0393
Summary: The Edwin L. Peterson Family photograph collection consists of 69 photos from Dr. Peterson's time in the Army during and after WWII, photos of USU President Elmer G. Peterson with Shivwit Indians, dinosaur bone excavations, Spanish American War volunteers, and miscellaneous family photos.
Repository: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions: No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Languages: English

Biographical Note

Dr. Edwin (Eddie) L. Peterson was born in Provo, Utah, in 1915. He served in the Army and Army Air Corps during WWII, attaining the rank of Major. Toward the end of the war, Edwin returned to the United States and served as an Information and Education officer. He worked on a Master's degree at the University of California, Berkeley and earned a Doctor of Philosphy degree from UCLA. He taught geography at Utah State University and helped found the Geography Department. Edwin died in Logan, Utah, on August 19, 1999. Edwin was married to Zetta Benson and was the nephew of Utah State University President Elmer G. Peterson. Edwin's father, Preston G. Peterson, played football for USU. Edwin played football and participated in track and field at USU.

Return to Top

Content Description

The Edwin L. Peterson family photograph collection consists of 69 photos from Dr. Peterson's time in the Army during and after WWII, images of USU President Elmer G. Peterson, Spanish American War volunteers in Provo, LDS missionaries to the Shivwits Indians, a memorial program and photograph of Teddy Roosevelt, and USU football images for both Edwin and his father Preston.

Return to Top

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Edwin L. Peterson Family Memorabilia Collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: USU_P0373; Edwin L. Peterson Family Photograph Collection; Photograph Collections Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_P0393, USUSCA.

Return to Top

Administrative Information

Processing Note

Processed in December of 2010

Acquisition Information

The materials in this collection were donated to USU Special Collections in 1995 by Edwin L. Peterson.

Related Materials

Edwin L. Peterson-Eisenhower Campain Documents, MSS COLL 174

Edwin L. Peterson World War II Propaganda, MSS COLL 274

Return to Top

Detailed Description of the Collection

World War II Concentration Camp photos and letters. Letter from Ernes to Frank discussing the photos from the concentration camp at Erla bei Leipzig., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 1
- Description: 1:01:01-05: Concentration camp at Erla bei Leipzig, including images of dead bodies and camp enclosure.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  
  Location: World War II Concentration Camp photos and letters. Letter from Ernes to Frank discussing the photos from the concentration camp at Erla bei Leipzig., undated
Military Officers from World War II., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 2
- Description: 1:02:01: General Arnold.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  
  Location: Military Officers from World War II., undated
- Description: 1:02:02: General Cousins.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  
  Location: Military Officers from World War II., undated
- Description: 1:02:03: General Young.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  
  Location: Military Officers from World War II., undated
- Description: 1:02:04: General Marshall.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  
  Location: Military Officers from World War II., undated
- Description: 1:02:05: Unknown Officer.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  
  Location: Military Officers from World War II., undated
- Description: 1:02:06: Unknown Officer.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  
  Location: Military Officers from World War II., undated
- Description: 1:02:07: Unknown General.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 2
  
  Location: Military Officers from World War II., undated
Peterson Family Photos., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 3
- Description: 1:03:01: Edwin Peterson with baseball bat.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:02: Edwin Peterson swinging baseball bat.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:03: Edwin Peterson in baseball uniform.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:04: Young boy sitting on tree.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:05: Group of men after bird hunting.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:06: Man with goose.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:07: Woman standing on beach (Santa Monica?) with parasol.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:08: Woman sitting on beach (Santa Monica?) with parasol.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:09: Woman sitting in water (Santa Monica?) with parasol.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:10: Women on beach near roller coaster (Santa Monica Pier?).
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:11: Women sitting on beach (Santa Monica?).
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:12: Men posing near fence and tree.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:13: Hugh Peterson sitting in chair.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:14: Peterson Family at well?
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
- Description: 1:03:15: Women gathered in front of building on the lawn with a flag.
  
  Dates: 1910
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 3
  
  Location: Peterson Family Photos., undated
Preston G. Peterson Sports., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 4
- Description: 1:04:01: Photocopy of A.C.U. (Utah State) Football Team 1906, includes Preston G. Peterson.
  
  Dates: 1906
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  
  Location: Preston G. Peterson Sports., undated
- Description: 1:04:02: Photocopy of A.C.U. (Utah State) Basketball Team 1907, includes Preston G. Peterson.
  
  Dates: 1907
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 4
  
  Location: Preston G. Peterson Sports., undated
President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 5
- Description: 1:05:01: President Peterson, Ezra Knowlton, and others on grass.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated
- Description: 1:05:02: President Peterson, Henry Brood, Ezra Knowlton, and others on stairs.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated
- Description: 1:05:03: President Peterson and Henry Brood, and others wearing hats.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated
- Description: 1:05:04: State Road Commission, Henry Brood, President Peterson, and Henry Lunt.
  
  Dates: 1922
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated
- Description: 1:05:05: Henry Lunt, President Peterson, and Henry Brood outside building.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated
- Description: 1:05:06: President Peterson with Henry Lunt, and Henry Brood beneath lion.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated
- Description: 1:05:07: President Peterson with cane and others in rubble.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated
- Description: 1:05:08-09: Road Commission at Bryce Canyon.
  
  Dates: 1920-1929
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated
- Description: 1:05:10: President Peterson at Arizona-Utah Border.
  
  Dates: 1920/1929
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated
- Description: 1:05:11: President Peterson and men under bridge north of Pintura, UT.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 5
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated
Cedar City and Salt Lake City., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 6
- Description: 1:06:01: General view of north Temple Street.
  
  Dates: April 3, 1933
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  
  Location: Cedar City and Salt Lake City., undated
- Description: 1:06:02: View from North Temple Street looking west from 5th west.
  
  Dates: April 3, 1933
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  
  Location: Cedar City and Salt Lake City., undated
- Description: 1:06:03-04: Cedar City Main Street.
  
  Dates: 1920-1929
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  
  Location: Cedar City and Salt Lake City., undated
- Description: 1:06:05: Brick building with men out front.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 6
  
  Location: Cedar City and Salt Lake City., undated
President Elmer G. Peterson at the Shivwit Paiute Indian Reservation., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 7
- Description: 1:07:01: President Peterson, and Indians at Shivwit Indian Reservation.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson at the Shivwit Paiute Indian Reservation., undated
- Description: 1:07:02: Man at Shivwit Indian Reservation.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson at the Shivwit Paiute Indian Reservation., undated
- Description: 1:07:03: President Peterson and Indians at Shivwit Indian Reservation.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 7
  
  Location: President Elmer G. Peterson at the Shivwit Paiute Indian Reservation., undated
Dinosaur Bones at Dinosaur National Monument(?), undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 8
- Description: 1:08:01-08: Dinosaur Excavations.
  
  Dates: 1920-1929
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 8
  
  Location: Dinosaur Bones at Dinosaur National Monument(?), undated
Sigma Alpha Fraternity., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 9
- Description: 1:09:01: Sigma Alpha Faternity Group Photo.
  
  Dates: 1905
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 9
  
  Location: Sigma Alpha Fraternity., undated
Spanish American War Volunteers at Provo, UT., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 10
- Description: 1:10:01: Volunteers on back of train car.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 10
  
  Location: Spanish American War Volunteers at Provo, UT., undated
Spanish American War Volunteers at Provo, UT., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 11
- Description: 1:11:01: Volunteers at Provo train yard around West Union Telegraph Office.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 11
  
  Location: Spanish American War Volunteers at Provo, UT., undated
Postcards., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 12
- Description: 1:12:01: The Race Thru the Clouds, and Venice Canals, Venice, CA.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  
  Location: Postcards., undated
- Description: 1:12:02: Hand in Hand to Victory.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  
  Location: Postcards., undated
- Description: 1:12:03: Entente Cordiale.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  
  Location: Postcards., undated
- Description: 1:12:04: The trout pool in Butchart's Gardens, Victoria Gardens B.C.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  
  Location: Postcards., undated
- Description: 1:12:05: A corner in the sunken gardens, Butchart's Gardens, Victoria B.C.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  
  Location: Postcards., undated
- Description: 1:12:06: In the Sunken Gardens, Butchart's Gardens, Victoria B.C.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 12
  
  Location: Postcards., undated
Theodore Roosevelt Funeral Program., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 13
- Description: 1:13:01: Theodore Roosevelt funeral program and photo.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 13
  
  Location: Theodore Roosevelt Funeral Program., undated
Miscellaneous., undated

Container: Box 1, Folder 14
- Description: 1:14:01: Image of Netherlands East Indies.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  
  Location: Miscellaneous., undated
- Description: 1:14:02: Cliff House in San Francisco, CA.
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  
  Location: Miscellaneous., undated
- Description: 1:14:03: Ed Loose and man in automobile called "Pierce Arrow".
  
  Dates: undated
  
  Container: Box 1, Folder 14
  
  Location: Miscellaneous., undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Excavations (Archaeology) -- Utah -- Photographs
World War, 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Germany -- Photographs

Personal Names

Peterson, E. G. (Elmer George), 1882-1958 -- Photographs
Peterson, E. G. (Elmer George), 1882-1958 -- Travel -- Photographs
Peterson, Edwin L. (Edwin Lewis) -- Family -- Photographs
Peterson, Edwin L. (Edwin Lewis) -- Photographs
Peterson, Preston G. -- Photographs
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Death and burial
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 -- Photographs

Corporate Names

United States. Army -- Officers -- Photographs
Utah. State Road Commission -- Photographs

Geographical Names

Shivwits Reservation (Utah) -- Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Postcards

Edwin L. Peterson Family Photograph Collection, 1898-1945

Table of Contents

Overview of the Collection

Biographical Note

Content Description

Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Preferred Citation

Administrative Information

Processing Note

Acquisition Information

Related Materials

Detailed Description of the Collection

World War II Concentration Camp photos and letters. Letter from Ernes to Frank discussing the photos from the concentration camp at Erla bei Leipzig., undated

Military Officers from World War II., undated

Peterson Family Photos., undated

Preston G. Peterson Sports., undated

President Elmer G. Peterson Road Commission., undated

Cedar City and Salt Lake City., undated

President Elmer G. Peterson at the Shivwit Paiute Indian Reservation., undated

Dinosaur Bones at Dinosaur National Monument(?), undated

Sigma Alpha Fraternity., undated

Spanish American War Volunteers at Provo, UT., undated

Spanish American War Volunteers at Provo, UT., undated

Postcards., undated

Theodore Roosevelt Funeral Program., undated

Miscellaneous., undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Personal Names

Corporate Names

Geographical Names

Form or Genre Terms