Dumke family papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 3082

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Dumke family papers contain records related to their philantrophic work with various institutions and organizations. Also included in the collection are personal and professional materials.

Digitized objects and scrapbooks from the Dumke family papers.

Dates

1950-2017

Creator

Dumke family (Family)

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

Ezekiel "Zeke" Ricker Dumke Jr. was born in 1923 in Ogden, Utah to Ezekiel Dumke Sr. and Edna Wattis Dumke. He was educated in Roswell, New Mexico and graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute with a commission in the Cavalry. Later he served with the U.S. Navy in the South Pacific during World War II and with the Army Reserve until 1960. He graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor's degree in banking and finance and was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity. He was one of the founders and president of Western States Management, the University of Utah Hospital Foundation, the Salt Lake Rotary Foundation, Dumke Insurance Agency, Western States Thrift, the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Utah and several mining companies.

Katherine Elizabeth White Dumke was born on November 6, 1929 in Ogden, Utah to Reva Lewis and W. Rulon White. She attended Ogden High School and the University of Utah, where she was affiliated with Chi Omega and graduated with a bachelor's degree in home economics. In 1951, Ezekiel R. Dumke, Jr. married Kay and raised four children in Salt Lake City.

Together they founded the Katherine W. Dumke and Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. Foundation in 1988. The Dumke Jr. Foundation has supported charitable organizations throughout the Intermountain region and their philanthropic work, carried on by their children and grandchildren today, has left its mark on countless lives and institutions.

Extent

40.75 Linear Feet (66 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Dumke family papers contains records related to their philantrophic work with various institutions and organizations. Also included in the collection are personal and professional materials. The Katherine W. Dumke and Ezekiel R. Dumke Jr. Foundation was established in 1988 and continues to be supported by by their children and grandchildren.