Camp Kearns scrapbook
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1126
Scope and Contents
The Camp Kearns scrapbook (1944-1946) details the activities and events that took place in daily life at the camp.
Dates
- 1944-1946
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
Camp Kearns was established in 1942 to assist in the American war effort. The US Army Air Force established it on an area of dry farmland, fourteen miles southwest of Salt Lake City. At its height, the base had a 1.7 million square-foot warehouse, 926 tar-paper sheathed buildings, three theatres, two gymnasiums, three fire stations, two service clubs, sixteen mess halls, a cold storage plant, recreation fields, parking areas, a ten-wing hospital, a bank, post office, telegraph office, and train station. In 1943 the camp had become Utah's third largest city with a population of 40,000 soldiers and nearly 1,200 civilian employees. After the war the base was declared surplus and auctioned off in 1948. The street and utility infrastructure remained and was purchased for $287,270.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet (1 Oversize Box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Camp Kearns scrapbook (1944-1946) details the activities and events that took place in daily life at the camp. Camp Kearns was an Army Air Base that was established during the Second World War. It operated from 1942-1948.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Fran Zedney in 1989.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0627).
Processing Information
Processed by Dorothy Mortensen in 1997.
- Title
- Inventory of the Camp Kearns scrapbook
- Author
- Finding aid created by Dorothey Mortensen.
- Date
- 1997 (last modified: 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
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu