Wendover Air Force Base collection

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1355

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates

1944-1972

Creator

McQuiston, Marguerite (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing 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.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 Folder)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Dennis Defr.

Separated Materials

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

Processing Information

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff.

Subjects

Related Names

Creator

McQuiston, Marguerite (Person)

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Inventory of the Wendover Air Force Base collection
Author: Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
Date: 2013 (last modified: 2020)
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Language of description note: Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

https://lib.utah.edu/collections/special-collections/index.php

Contact:
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Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
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