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Charles Lamont Felt postcard collection, 1865-1950
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Felt, Charles Lamont, 1892-1976
- Title
- Charles Lamont Felt postcard collection
- Dates
- 1865-1950 (inclusive)18651950
- Quantity
- 195 items
- Collection Number
- P1522
- Summary
- Charles Lamont “Monte” Felt (1892-1976) founded the Felt Electric Company in 1921. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Felt served a mission in Germany from 1912 to 1914. This collection contains postcards and a souvenir album collected by Felt and his family between 1865 and approximately 1950.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Charles Lamont “Monte” Felt (1892-1976) was born on January 31, 1892 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Joseph Henry and Elizabeth Mineer Felt. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Felt served a mission in Germany from 1912 to 1914. Felt worked for the Salt Lake Theater under Maud May Babock before going to work for Utah Power and Light Company in the 1910s. In 1921, Felt founded the Felt Electric Company, one of the largest suppliers of lamps and electrical supplies in Salt Lake City. Through this work, Felt contributed to the development of Salt Lake City’s first traffic semaphore, or automatic traffic light. Felt served as president of the Republican Club of Utah and the Sons of Utah Pioneers. He also served on the Committee for the Restoration of Saltair. Professionally, he was a member of the Intermountain Electrical Association, which gave him their Electric Dealer Award. Monte Felt died on September 14, 1976. (Adapted from “C. Lamont Felt, 84, dies in S.L.,” Deseret News, September 16, 1976.)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Charles Lamont Felt postcard collection contains 1 small souvenir album that belonged to Joseph Henry Felt, Charles Lamont Felt's father, dating from 1865 and containing 29 mianiature portraits of the Danish Royal Family. The album is from Box 1 Folder 1 and is housed in a separate box. The remainder of the collection comprises blank postcards that Charles Lamont Felt collected throughout the course of his life, including black-and-white photographic postcards and color postcards.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Charles Lamont Felt postcard collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Charles Lamont Felt postcard collection, P1522, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: P1522.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 1 | 1 | Miniature Photograph Album of Danish Royal Family, 1865 (housed in separate box) |
| 1 | 2 | Portraits and Building Photographs |
| 1 | 3 | Western States Postcards |
| 1 | 4 | Midwest, Eastern United States and area Postcards |
| 1 | 5 | New York Postcards |
| 1 | 6 | Washington District of Columbia and area Postcards |
| 1 | 7 | European Postcards |
| 1 | 8 | European Postcards Part 2 |
| 1 | 9 | European Postcards Part 3 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Form or Genre Terms
- photographic postcards
- postcards
