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Wendover Air Force Base collection, 1944-1972

Overview of the Collection

Creator
McQuiston, Marguerite
Title
Wendover Air Force Base collection
Dates
1944-1972 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
Collection Number
ACCN 1355
Summary
The Wendover Air Force Base collection consists of handwritten and photographic description of life at Wendover Air Force Base during 1944-1945 by Marguerite McQuiston, Special Services Hostess at the base. Also included are handwritten excerpts from books on the history of the town of Wendover, a reprint on the Western Pacific Railroad, and a 1972 map of the city of Elko, Nevada.
Repository
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

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
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Content Description

The Wendover Air Force Base collection consists of handwritten and photographic description of life at Wendover Air Force Base during 1944-1945 by Marguerite McQuiston, Special Services Hostess at the base. Also included are handwritten excerpts from books on the history of the town of Wendover, a reprint on the Western Pacific Railroad, and a 1972 map of the city of Elko, Nevada.

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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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Dennis Defr.

Processing Note

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff.

Separated Materials

Photographs transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0581).

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Subject Terms

  • Air bases--Utah--Wendover--History

Personal Names

  • McQuiston, Marguerite

Corporate Names

  • Wendover Air Force Base (Utah)--History
  • Western Pacific Railroad--History

Geographical Names

  • Elko (Nev.--)Maps
  • Wendover (Nev.)--History
  • Wendover (Utah)--History

Form or Genre Terms

  • Histories
  • Maps
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