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Dumke family home movies collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0269

Scope and Contents

The Dumke family home movies collection contains films of the family life and gatherings, vacations, and outdoor recreation. Most of the materials have been digitized and are available for viewing on the digital library.

Dates

  • 1926-1968

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. All items have been digitized and are available. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

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" 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.

Extent

57 16mm film

11 8mm film

2 VHS

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Dumke family home movies collection contains 16mm, 8mm, and VHS movies from the Dumke family covering the years 1920-1960. Scenes of family reunions and celebrations with Zeke Dumke Sr., Edna Wattis Dumke, their children, and extended family and friends; vacations to Yellowstone National Park, Hawaii, and Mexico; the construction of the Hoover Dam (Boulder Dam); downhill skiing and ski jumping in Utah and Idaho; and camping, fishing, horseback riding in Utah and Wyoming are included.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged in chronological order.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Dumke family in 2019.

Related Materials

Processing Information

Processed by Rebecca Roper in 2019.

Creator

Title
Guide to the Dumke family home movies collection
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Danielle Rausch.
Date
2021
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