J. Bracken Lee photograph collection

J. Bracken Lee photograph collection, 1890-1975

Overview of the Collection

Title: J. Bracken Lee photograph collection
Dates: 1890-1975 (inclusive)
18901975
Quantity: 1 box
Collection Number: P0037
Summary: The J. Bracken Lee photograph collection consists mostly of images documenting J. Bracken Lee's activities as mayor of Salt Lake City (1962-1974). The collection also includes a small number of Lee family photographs dating from the late 19th century.
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

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The J. Bracken Lee collection contains photographs of Lee during his tenure as Mayor of Salt Lake City from 1962 to 1974. Included is the collection are portraits, photographs of Lee with other people (largely unidentified), at a parade of troops at Fort Douglas, and at the Dedication Ceremonies for the opening of Parley's Canyon I-15 and I-80 freeways. There are also a few 19th century photographs, possibly Lee's ancestors.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

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.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the J. Bracken Lee audio-visual collection, (A0037).

Manuscript materials were transferred to the J. Bracken Lee papers (MS 0037).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Portraits, Events during tenure as Mayor, AddendumReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Portraits 1-3: Portraits of J. Bracken Lee
1	2	Lee and unidentified individuals 4: Lee in the city council chambers 5: Lee at a Veterans of Foreign Wars Dinner 6-10: Lee with unidentified people
1	3	Fort Douglas Parade 11-14: Lee and President Joseph Fielding Smith of the LDS Church at ceremonies honoring troops called to active service during the Berlin Crisis, 1962
1	4	Dedication ceremonies, Parley's Canyon, I-15 and 1-80. December 23, 1966 15-16: J. Bracken Lee at Ceremonies 17-18: Lee and Frank E. Moss 19: Lee, Moss and Calvin Rampton 20: Rampton giving speech 21-28: Miscellaneous photographs
1	5	Individuals, 19th century photographs 29: Aunt Emily 30: Ted Mulford (1891) 31: Emily Mulford as an infant (1896)
1	6	Warehouse 32-36: Photographs of a warehouse and boiler
1	7	J. Bracken and Margaret Lee 37: Portrait of J. Bracken Lee 38-39: Lee and others at ceremonies at the Union Pacific Railroad Station, 1950s 40-41: J. Bracken and Margaret Lee standing on the steps of the Kearns Mansion, 1950s 42: Portrait of Margaret Lee, 1950s
1	8	Duplicates Duplicates(3)
1	9	Personal (Addendum) 1-8: Portraits of J. Bracken Lee 9: J. Bracken and Margaret Lee Standing on steps of Kearns Mansion 10: J. Bracken Lee having his blood pressure measured 11-42: Contact sheets of snapshots of J. Bracken Lee in his office
1	10	Lee with groups (Addendum) 1: Govenor Lee being lassoed by Montie Montana at a social function 2-3: Govenor Lee with unidentified people 4: Govenor Bracken, Mrs. Lee, Justice Roger I. McDonough, Dr. E. Allen Bateman 5: Govenor Lee with service men and women 6: Unidentified group of young men
1	11	Miscellaneous (Addendum) 1: State Capitol 2-3: Unidentified 4: Autographed Portrait of Montie Montana
1	12	Miscellaneous (Addendum) 1: Unidentified 2: Article entitled "Lee of Utah: Champ or Scamp?"
1	13	1993 Addendum 1: Ground breaking of New Duaine Brown Chevrolet facilities, 1971 2: Mayor recieving "Make America Better" Plaque from Ms. Larraine Pay 3: Utah Motor Club Safety Award 1961-62 4: Liberty Award (Lee with unidentified men) 5: Two men of the Air Force 6-7: White peafowls in Philippine Zoo 8: Group in front of monument to Philippines 9: Unidentified group of men 10-11: Signing "KSOP Day" proclomation, May 1, 1971 12-13: Western Greyhound Lines groundbreaking for new Salt Lake Terminal, April 16, 1968 14: Two photocopied news articles on Legislature Deadlock 15-16: J. Bracken Lee crowning a young girl 17: J. Bracken Lee with two unidentified people 18: Unidentified 19-24: Campaigning 25-26: Groundbreaking ceremonies

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Mayors--Utah--Salt Lake City--Photographs
Politicians--Utah--Photographs

Personal Names

Lee, J. Bracken(Joseph Bracken),1899--Photographs

Family Names

Lee family--Photographs

Geographical Names

Salt Lake City (Utah)--Politics and government

Form or Genre Terms

Group portraits--1890-1974
Photographic prints--1890-1974
Portrait photographs--1890-1974

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