Wallace F. Bennett photograph collection

Collection

Identifier: P0017

Staff Only

Abstract

The Wallace F. Bennett photograph collection contains portraits of Mr. Bennett, family snapshots, business associates, and Mr. Bennett as senator.

Dates

1925-1970

Creator

Bennett, Wallace F. (Wallace Foster), 1898-1993 (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

Wallace Bennett was a United States Senator from Utah, 1950-1974. While in congress, he worked on the Senate Banking and Currency Committee, Finance Committee and Joint Committe on Atomic Energy and Joint Committee on Defense Production. He was a successful business man, working his way from an office clerk at Bennett's Paint and Glass to its' president in 1938. He also served as president of the National Association of Manufactures in 1949. He continues to be very active in his community and church. The photo collection contains portraits of Bennett, family snapshots, business associates and Bennett as senator.