Elbert Thomas photograph collection, 1930-1960
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Thomas, Elbert Duncan, 1883-1953
- Title
- Elbert Thomas photograph collection
- Dates
- 1930-1960 (inclusive)19301960
- Quantity
- 1 box containing 20 images, (0.25 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- P0003
- Summary
- The Elbert Thomas photograph collection (1930-1960) consists of twenty black and white photographs of generals in the United States military. Elbert Thomas was a professor at the University of Utah and a United States Senator.
- 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 Note
Elbert Duncan Thomas was born 17 June 1883. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1906 and then the University of California at Berkeley in 1924. He served in the Utah National Guard, was a professor of political science at the University of Utah from 1924 to 1933, and was elected to the United States Senate in 1932. He was reelected in 1938 and 1944, serving until 1950. He was involved with various committees and was appointed High Commissioner of the United States Trust Territories of the Pacific in 1951. Thomas held that capacity until his death in 1953.
Content Description
The Elbert Thomas photograph collection contains twenty black and white portraits of generals in the United States military.
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
Initial Citation: Elbert Thomas photograph collection, P0003, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: P0003.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Generals in the United States military
This box contains the following photographs:
- 1. General Brehon B. Somervell
- 2. General Douglas MacArthur
- 3. General George S. Patton
- 4. General William H. Simpson
- 5. General Omar N. Bradley
- 6. General Lucian K. Truscott
- 7. General Courtney Hodges
- 8. General Dan Sultan
- 9. General Albert C. Wedemeyer
- 10. General Ben Lear
- 11. General Walter Bedell Smith
- 12. General Walter Krueger
- 13. General Mark Clark
- 14. General Jacob Devers
- 15. General Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 16. General Joseph W. Stilwell
- 17. General George C. Marshall
- 18. General Henry H. Arnold
- 19. Unidentified man standing in front of unidentified building
- 20. Two unidentified men standing in front of unidentified statue
Dates: 1930-1960Container: Box 1, Folder 1
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Generals (United States)--Photographs
- Senators (United States)--Photographs
Personal Names
- Thomas, Elbert Duncan, 1883-1953--Photographs
Corporate Names
- United States. Army--Officers--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Portrait photographs
