Melvin E. Lewis papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1668
Scope and Contents
The Melvin E. Lewis papers consist of an autobiography, poems, and a number of brief photo essays.
Dates
- 1970-2004
Creator
- Lewis, Melvin E. (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 Note
Melvin Lewis was born in 1917 on a small ranch near Mt. Shasta, California. In addition to traveling around the country and staying in various "hobo cities" during the Depression years, he worked as a private gamekeeper, a truck driver, and a laborer with the Civilian Conservation Corps. Lewis also worked for the California State Forestry Service as a fire fighter and served as an Army Air Corps pilot in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Following the war, Lewis relocated to Salt Lake City, where he was a camera salesman for Standard Optical in Utah and Idaho before becoming an engineeer for Ingersoll Rand in 1947, where he remained until 1985.
Extent
2.0 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Melvin E. Lewis papers (1970-2004) consist of an autobiography, poems, and a number of brief photo essays. The essays are from one to three pages long and illustrate Lewis's view of the American West. The photographs which accompany the essays were taken in Utah, Idaho, and Montana from the mid 1970s through 2004.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Boxes 1-4 (1.75 linear feet) were donated in the 1997 and 2003. Box 5 (0.25 linear feet) was donated in 2004.
Separated Materials
Photographs have been removed and transferred to the Multimedia Division (PO683).
Processing Information
Processed by Sabrina Baksh-Riches in 2005.
Creator
- Lewis, Melvin E. (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Melvin E. Lewis papers
- Author
- Finding aid created by Sabrina Baksh-Riches, Karen Carver, and Heather Harkness.
- Date
- 2005 (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