Jeanne Tellier Leeson photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0859

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Jeanne Tellier Leeson photograph collection consists of photos of the Utah Symphony and Maurice Abravanel.

Dates

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.