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Nancy Jean Temple photograph album, 1860-1942

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Temple, Nancy Jean
Title
Nancy Jean Temple photograph album
Dates
1860-1942 (inclusive)
1935-1942 (bulk)
Quantity
293 photographic prints (1 album)
Collection Number
PH1585
Summary
Photographic album of a Seattle resident, Nancy Jean Temple. The main time period of the album is 1935-1942.
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries' Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator is required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Nancy Jean Temple was born in King County, Washington state, on August 5th, 1918 to Cecil Oliver Temple, an electrician, and Miriam A. Temple (nee Bradley), a music teacher. A younger brother, Robert "Bob" Henry Temple, was born a few years later. Nancy Jean attended Roosevelt High School in Seattle, where as a student she managed the girls baseball team. She attended the University of Washington in 1937 and 1938, where she was a P.E. Club pledge, a Kappa Delta pledge, and a standing member of the scholarship committee of the University of Washington A.W.S. In the 1940 U.S. Census, she was no longer attending university but was working full time as a stenographer. The same census indicated Bob Temple worked as a “Kodak repairman,” and some of the photos in the collection identify Bob as the photographer. Nancy Jean may have married in February 1943, as later records indicate she is registered as Nancy J. Eckert. She died on October 11th, 1999 in Seattle, Washington.

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Content Description

Photographic album of a Seattle resident, Nancy Jean Temple. The main time period of the album is 1935-1942, with additions of various photos from the late 19th century. The album includes friends, family, and trips. Captions with many of the photos name Nancy Jean’s friends by specifying their high school, university, club affiliation, and/or hometown. The majority of the album depicts Seattle, the Puget Sound, the Pacific Northwest coast, and Washington and Oregon. It also includes trips to Yellowstone, Chicago, Illinois and Connecticut. The album also includes a pamphlet and photos of the Wreckage Zoo in Ocean Park, WA; the Kalakala , a local Seattle ferry; and a photo of Johannes Brahm’s funeral procession made by Mr. S. Hamilton Nussbaum, a student of the pianist Leschetizky of Vienna with a letter explaining the context of the photograph; and Bob Temple working in a photo lab.

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Use of the Collection

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Restrictions on Use

Status of creator's copyrights is unknown; restrictions may exist on copying, quotation, or publication. Users are responsible for researching copyright status before use.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Source: Fairlook Antiques, February 18, 2018.

Processing Note

Processed by: Courtney Sprague, 2018; Sara Cordes, 2019.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 


2019 (Last modified: 8/16/2024)

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