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Alfred Kessler papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2886

Scope and Contents

The collection contains materials from a variety of aspects of Kessler's life including but not limited to family, school, and medical records, travel papers and memorabilia, an extensive photograph collection, public health materials, newspaper clippings, and decades worth of journals.

Dates

  • 1912-2012

Creator

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.

Biographical Note

Alfred Kessler was born in 1912 in New York City, where he was raised and attended school. He was a student at Trinity School and later Brown University and the Columbia School of Public Health. He met his wife Frances Colwell Hazard in New York. Frances attended Pembrooke/Brown University and Columbia School of Law. They married in 1941. Kessler's career emphasized the public health fight against tuberculosis. He worked in public health in a few states, including Indiana and Mississippi. Additionally, Dr. Kessler served as president of the United Nations Association of Utah, serving both the local and international community through advocacy and outreach. Kessler traveled widely, including many visits to his extended family in Germany. Included in the Multimedia section of this collection are myriad photographs from his trips abroad, including photos from Germany in the 1930s, which feature a National Socialist (Nazi) march, and propaganda postcards. Kessler lived to age 102 and enjoyed an active life, even skiing at Alta Ski Resort well into his 90s. Kessler passed away in 2015.

Extent

56.5 Linear Feet (46 boxes )

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Alfred Kessler papers (1912-2012) contain a broad variety of materials pertaining to the long life of Alfred Kessler as well as his immediate and extended family. The collection contains family history and genealogy, personal and scientific notes and correspondence, as well as his extensive collection of journals.

Arrangement

Arranged by content.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by the Alfred Eugene Kessler Family Trust and Carolyn Yanke in 2016. Addendum donated in 2017.

Related Materials

See also material related to the United Nations Association of Utah records, of which Kessler was a member.

Separated Materials

Photographs transferred to Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Kevin Priest in 2016.

Addendum processed by Braxton Utley in 2017.

Subjects

Related Names

Creator

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Inventory of the Alfred Kessler papers
Author
Finding aid created by Kevin Priest.
Date
2016 (last modified: 2017 and 2019)
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:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863

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