Peter DeLafosse was the Acquisitions Editor at the University of Utah Press and was the author and editor of several books and articles dealing with Western history. This collection contains photographs pertaining to the life and work of author and historian Charles Kelly (1889-1971), who wrote books about Western trails and biographies of Porter Rockwell, Caleb Greenwood, and Miles Goodyear.

The Charles Kelly photograph collection contains portraits of Charles Kelley, members of the Kelly family, and Frank Beckwith; photographs of persons and sites important in Western history and folklore.