Wayne Owens photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0108
Scope and Contents
The Wayne Owens photograph collection consists of 18 boxes containing black-and-white and color photograph prints, negatives, and slides that depict Wayne Owens' personal life, family, political career, and travel. The collection is arranged in four series by subject, though there is some overlap.
Series 1: Personal Life, Campaigns, Boxes 1-5B. Box 3 is oversize. Boxes 1-3 consist of the original donation and predominantly contain photographs related to Wayne Owens’ campaigns for political offices and his political career with a mixture of family portraits and photographs. Box 1 also contains photographs of wilderness areas sent to Owens by constituents. Boxes 4-5B consist primarily of photographs of Owens’ childhood and youth in Panguitch, Utah; his mission in France from 1957-1960; his service as mission president of the Canada Montreal Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from 1975 to 1978; and portraits and snapshots of the Owens family, their children, and grandchildren. Boxes 5 and 5B contain several folders that are digital only. These images were sent to the library digitally (emailed, on CD, flash drive, hard drive). Proof sheets with thumbnails of the images have been printed and placed in the folder for research purposes. The image files can be requested, but the library did not create the scan and does not have the original images.
Series 2: Political Career, Boxes 6-11 and Series 3: Travel: International, Boxes 12-16 Series 2 and 3 both contain photographs that predominantly relate to Wayne Owens political career. Boxes 8-9 consist primarily of negatives and contact sheets. Photographs of Owens' political career include subjects such as: campaigns for the United States House of Representatives and Senate and Utah governor; Democratic conventions, events, speeches, meetings, and elections; and Owens activities in the United States House of Representatives, particularly his involvement in the Committee to the Judiciary during the Watergate Hearings. Box 11 consists primarily of photographs of Owens interacting with members of the Kennedy family, particularly Robert “Bobby” Francis Kennedy and Edward “Ted” Kennedy. Boxes 12-16 consist primarily of photographs taken by or of Owens while traveling in his capacity as a United States Representative between 1986 and 1992 to places such as Israel, Jerusalem, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Greece, Rome, Russia, Germany, Kuwait, and the Soviet Union. In addition to travel photographs of landscapes and buildings, there are images of meetings and events with politicians and leaders from these countries, including: Boris Yeltsin; Jassir (Yasser) Arafat; and Bashar al-Assad. The series also contains images of United States military bases and troops in Germany and the Middle East.
Series 4: Travel: United States, Box 17 The photographs in this series contain a mixture of personal travels undertaken by Wayne Owens and his family and photographs potentially taken of Owens traveling within the United States in his capacity as a Representative.
Series 1: Personal Life, Campaigns, Boxes 1-5B. Box 3 is oversize. Boxes 1-3 consist of the original donation and predominantly contain photographs related to Wayne Owens’ campaigns for political offices and his political career with a mixture of family portraits and photographs. Box 1 also contains photographs of wilderness areas sent to Owens by constituents. Boxes 4-5B consist primarily of photographs of Owens’ childhood and youth in Panguitch, Utah; his mission in France from 1957-1960; his service as mission president of the Canada Montreal Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints from 1975 to 1978; and portraits and snapshots of the Owens family, their children, and grandchildren. Boxes 5 and 5B contain several folders that are digital only. These images were sent to the library digitally (emailed, on CD, flash drive, hard drive). Proof sheets with thumbnails of the images have been printed and placed in the folder for research purposes. The image files can be requested, but the library did not create the scan and does not have the original images.
Series 2: Political Career, Boxes 6-11 and Series 3: Travel: International, Boxes 12-16 Series 2 and 3 both contain photographs that predominantly relate to Wayne Owens political career. Boxes 8-9 consist primarily of negatives and contact sheets. Photographs of Owens' political career include subjects such as: campaigns for the United States House of Representatives and Senate and Utah governor; Democratic conventions, events, speeches, meetings, and elections; and Owens activities in the United States House of Representatives, particularly his involvement in the Committee to the Judiciary during the Watergate Hearings. Box 11 consists primarily of photographs of Owens interacting with members of the Kennedy family, particularly Robert “Bobby” Francis Kennedy and Edward “Ted” Kennedy. Boxes 12-16 consist primarily of photographs taken by or of Owens while traveling in his capacity as a United States Representative between 1986 and 1992 to places such as Israel, Jerusalem, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Greece, Rome, Russia, Germany, Kuwait, and the Soviet Union. In addition to travel photographs of landscapes and buildings, there are images of meetings and events with politicians and leaders from these countries, including: Boris Yeltsin; Jassir (Yasser) Arafat; and Bashar al-Assad. The series also contains images of United States military bases and troops in Germany and the Middle East.
Series 4: Travel: United States, Box 17 The photographs in this series contain a mixture of personal travels undertaken by Wayne Owens and his family and photographs potentially taken of Owens traveling within the United States in his capacity as a Representative.
Dates
- 1940-2005
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 / Historical
Douglas Wayne Owens (1937-2002) was born on 1937 May 02 in Panguitch, Utah to Ruth Eliza Dodds and Joseph Owens. Owens was the youngest of their ten children. He received his education in the Utah public schools and attended the University of Utah, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in 1961 and from the Law School, J. D. in 1964. From 1957 to 1960 he served a mission to France for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Owens married Marlene Wessel in 1961; together, the couple raised five children.
An active Democrat, Wayne Owens was a field representative for Utah United States Senator Frank E. Moss from 1965 to 1968; Rocky Mountain States coordinator, Robert F. Kennedy for President, 1968; administrative assistant to United States Senate Majority Whip Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy, 1969-1970; and administrative assistant to Senator Frank E. Moss, 1971-1972. Owens practiced law in Salt Lake City from 1965 to 1968 and was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
Wayne Owens was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Utah's Second Congressional District and served from 1972-1974. He campaigned by “walking for Congress” through the district to meet voters, a strategy he would return to throughout his political career. During this term, Owens’ served as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary which heard the evidence on whether to impeach President Richard M. Nixon. Owens joined the majority of the committee when he voted for impeachment.
In 1974, Wayne Owens ran an unsuccessful campaign for the United States Senate against Jake Garn. Between 1975 and 1978, he served as mission president of the Canada Montreal Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Owens then returned to practicing law in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1984, Owens ran an unsuccessful campaign for Utah governor, losing to Republican Norman H. Bangerter. In 1986, he ran again for the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1986 to 1992. During this time, Owens served on the House Foreign Affairs and Select Intelligence Committees. In 1992, Owens again ran for United States Senate, losing to Bob Bennett. After this defeat, Owens retired from political service, but remained active in causes that had engaged him during his political career.
Throughout his career, Owens was an advocate for the environment and for peace in the Middle East. In 1989, Owens partnered with Republican senator Orrin Hatch to pass the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which provided compensation to “downwinders,” people who had been affected by nuclear tests, and uranium miners between the 1940s and 1960s. In 1989, Owens cofounded the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace with Daniel Abraham and served as its representative in Israel.
Wayne Owens died on December 18, 2002 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
An active Democrat, Wayne Owens was a field representative for Utah United States Senator Frank E. Moss from 1965 to 1968; Rocky Mountain States coordinator, Robert F. Kennedy for President, 1968; administrative assistant to United States Senate Majority Whip Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy, 1969-1970; and administrative assistant to Senator Frank E. Moss, 1971-1972. Owens practiced law in Salt Lake City from 1965 to 1968 and was admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
Wayne Owens was elected to the United States House of Representatives from Utah's Second Congressional District and served from 1972-1974. He campaigned by “walking for Congress” through the district to meet voters, a strategy he would return to throughout his political career. During this term, Owens’ served as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary which heard the evidence on whether to impeach President Richard M. Nixon. Owens joined the majority of the committee when he voted for impeachment.
In 1974, Wayne Owens ran an unsuccessful campaign for the United States Senate against Jake Garn. Between 1975 and 1978, he served as mission president of the Canada Montreal Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Owens then returned to practicing law in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1984, Owens ran an unsuccessful campaign for Utah governor, losing to Republican Norman H. Bangerter. In 1986, he ran again for the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1986 to 1992. During this time, Owens served on the House Foreign Affairs and Select Intelligence Committees. In 1992, Owens again ran for United States Senate, losing to Bob Bennett. After this defeat, Owens retired from political service, but remained active in causes that had engaged him during his political career.
Throughout his career, Owens was an advocate for the environment and for peace in the Middle East. In 1989, Owens partnered with Republican senator Orrin Hatch to pass the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA), which provided compensation to “downwinders,” people who had been affected by nuclear tests, and uranium miners between the 1940s and 1960s. In 1989, Owens cofounded the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace with Daniel Abraham and served as its representative in Israel.
Wayne Owens died on December 18, 2002 in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Extent
8.3 Linear Feet (17 archives boxes, 1 oversize box )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Douglas Wayne Owens (1937-2002) was a Utah Democrat who served in the United States House of Representatives for Utah's Second Congressional District between 1972-1974 and 1986-1992. This collection contains black-and-white and color photograph prints, negatives, and slides that depict Wayne Owens' personal life, family, political career, and travel.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in four series by subject, though there is some overlap. Series were created after subsequent donations and the initial donation (Boxes 1-3) was added to Series 1. The series are:
Series 1: Personal Life, Campaigns, Boxes 1-5B
Series 2: Political Career, Boxes 6-11
Series 3: Travel: International, Boxes 12-16
Series 4: Travel: United States, Box 17
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Wayne Owens in 1975. Addendums donated by Doug Owens in 2011, 2013, and 2016.
Separated Materials
See also the Wayne Owens papers (MS 0108) in the Manuscripts Division and the Wayne Owens audiovisual collection (A0034) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
- Black-and-white negatives
- Black-and-white photographs
- Color negatives
- Color photographs
- Color slides
- Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009 -- Photographs
- Kennedy, Ethel, 1928- -- Photographs
- Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 -- Photographs
- Latter Day Saints -- Missions
- Legislators -- United States -- Photographs
- Owens, Wayne, 1937-2002 -- Photographs
- Panguitch (Utah)
- Political campaigns -- Utah
- Salt Lake City (Utah)
- Washington (D.C.)
- Watergate Affair, 1972-1974
- Wilderness areas -- West (U.S.)
Source
- Owens, Wayne, 1937-2002 (Creator, Person)
- Owens, Doug (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Wayne Owens photograph collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid written by Mary Ann Curtis.
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The finding aid was written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2023: Updated by Claire A. Kempa.
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