Eldon T. McEntire photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P1064

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Eldon McEntire collection consists of one portrait of two people, an aerial photo of Weber county, and several photos of a house.

Dates

1960-1980

Creator

McEntire, Eldon T. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

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

McEntire (1911-2002) was born on 27 March 1911 to Marshall A. McEntire and Amy Taylor McEntire in Los Angeles, California. McEntire earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Utah in electrical engineering in 1934. He was first employed by the Salt Lake City Water Department in 1934, and worked until he was chief engineer in 1952. He received a US patent on a variable speed electric motor and was a registered professional engineer and land surveyor. During World War II, he worked at the Remington Arms plant. On 28 December 1935, McEntire married Zella Skidmore in the Salt Lake Temple. They had five children. McEntire was very involved in the LDS Church, and served as an Ensign Stake missionary, a scoutmaster, and in various other callings. He was a long-time member of Optimist International of Salt Lake City.