Jeanne Tellier Leeson photograph collection
Scope and Contents
The Jeanne Tellier Leeson photograph collection consists of photos of the Utah Symphony and Maurice Abravanel.
Dates
- Creation: 1960-1980
Creator
- Leeson, Jeanne Tellier, 1913-2006 (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.
Biographical / Historical
Jeanne Tellier was born in 1913 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Herbert and Emma Tellier. She received a Bachelor's degree in food and nutrition from the University of Minnesota. By 1940, at the age of 26, she was living on her own in Helena, Montana and working as an advertiser for the Eddy Bakery Company. While living in Helena she met, Del Leeson, who was working there as a newspaper editor; they were married in Silver Bow, Montana in 1942. After World War II, the couple moved to Salt Lake City, where Jeanne taught home economics at the University of Utah, and hosted a local radio show and children's television show. In 1961, Jeanne and Del moved to Beaverton, Oregon. Jeanne attended Pacific University in Forest Grove, graduating with a Master's degree in Education. She went on to teach English, reading, and writing at West Sylvan Middle School until her retirement in 1976.
Throughout her life, Mrs. Leeson worked as a freelance writer, publishing pieces with the Oregonian, the Beaverton Valley Times, and the Oregon Journal. She died June 4, 2006 in Beaverton, Oregon.
Extent
.2 Linear Feet (1 archives box) : 9 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Jeanne Tellier Leeson photograph collection consists of photos of the Utah Symphony and Maurice Abravanel.
This collection is entirely digitalized and available online in our Digital Library.
Arrangement
By folder and subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jeanne Tellier Leeson in 2000.
Separated Materials
See also the Manuscripts Division in Special Collections (ACCN 1835).
Processing Information
Processed by Photo Archives staff.
Subject
- Abravanel, Maurice, 1903-1993 -- Photographs (Person)
- Utah Symphony Orchestra -- Photographs (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Jeanne Tellier Leeson photograph collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Sara Davis.
- Date
- 2015
- 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
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu