Elmore Winfield LeRoy papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0256
Scope and Contents
The Elmore Winfield LeRoy papers (1917-1964) consist of military service records, certificates, correspondence, diaries, daybooks, and genealogical records for Elmore LeRoy, a commercial artist from Chicago who settled in Utah towards the end of his life.
Dates
- 1917-1964
Creator
- LeRoy, Elmore Winfield, 1898-1966 (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 Sketch
Elmore Winfield LeRoy Jr., the son of Elmore W. and Gertrude Almira Smith LeRoy, was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 7 August 1898. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1917 and served in France with the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. After being discharged, Leroy returned to Chicago where he eventually took up a career in commercial art. In 1939, he left Chicago for New York and then four years later, moved to Philadelphia to be a draftsman for the Naval Aircraft Facility at the Navy Yard. LeRoy was converted to the LDS Faith in 1940 and moved to Utah in 1947. He continued work as a commercial artist, but was also interested in genealogy and model trains. Elmore Winfield LeRoy died in 1966 in Salt Lake City.
Extent
2.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Elmore Winfield LeRoy papers (1917-1964) consist of military service records, certificates, correspondence, diaries, daybooks, and genealogical records for Elmore LeRoy, a commercial artist from Chicago who settled in Utah towards the end of his life.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0089).
Processing Information
Processed by Marlene Lewis in 1981.
Creator
- LeRoy, Elmore Winfield, 1898-1966 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Elmore Winfield LeRoy papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Marlene Lewis.
- Date
- 1981 (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