Doyle Rees photograph collection
Scope and Contents
The 209 photographs in the Doyle Rees photograph collection depict various battles from the Pacific Ocean campaign during World War II. These battles include those on Kwajalein Island, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Tarawa Atoll, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the Battle of Midway. The majority of the photos were taken by the Army Pictoral Service and include a brief synopsis of the photo on the back.
Dates
- Creation: 1941-1945
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Doyle Rees photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Biographical Note
Doyle Rees was born in Benson, Utah on September 9, 1908 to Jesse T. and Florence Tarbet Rees. Rees graduated from Utah Agricultural College where he played on the football team earning the nickname, "High-Power." He later attended the George Washington University Law School for three years before entering the military at the outbreak of World War II and was stationed in Hawaii. After being promoted to colonel in the U.S. Air Force, Rees became part of the Office of Special Investigations. He was soon involved in the the "green fireball" investigations in New Mexico. This involved sightings of bright green meteor-like objects shooting across the sky. In 1963, Rees retired from the Air Force, but continuted to work from his home in Logan as a special investigator for the CIA until his death on December 29, 2007, in Logan, Utah.
Extent
2 boxes (.75 linear feet)
Abstract
The 209 photographs in the Doyle Rees photograph collection depict various battles from the Pacific Ocean campaign during World War II. These battles include those on Kwajalein Island, Saipan, Guam, Tinian, Tarawa Atoll, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the Battle of Midway. The majority of the photos were taken by the Army Pictoral Service and include a brief synopsis of the photo on the back.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Doyle Rees in 2000
Processing Information
Processed in March of 2012
Topical
- Images
- Midway, Battle of, 1942--Photographs
- Military
- Peal Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941--Photographs
- Saipan, Battle of, Northern Mariana Islands--Photographs
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Guam--Photographs
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Kiribati--Tarawa Atoll--Photographs
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Marshall Islands--Kwajalein Island--Photographs
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Northern Mariana Islands--Tinian--Photographs
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Ocean--Photographs
- Title
- Guide to the Doyle Rees photograph collection, 1941-1945
- Author
- Finding aid/Register created by Daniel Davis
- Date
- ©2012
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu