Chiyo Thomas Telford Papers
Mandeville Special Collections Library
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Descriptive Summary
Creator:
Telford, Chiyo Thomas
Title: Chiyo Thomas Telford Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1939 - 1953
Extent:
0.60 linear feet
(2 archives boxes)
Abstract: The Chiyo Thomas Telford Papers contain correspondence, memorabilia and photographs from the World War II period, when Telford
was with the American Red Cross in the Philippines, to the early 1950s. Principal correspondents include Elbert D.Thomas,
her father and senator from Utah (1932-1950), and Claude S. Snow, a friend. The memorabilia include personal and World War
II ephemera.
The collection is arranged in three series: 1) CORRESPONDENCE, 2) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS and 3) PHOTOGRAPHS AND SKETCHES
Repository:
University of California, San Diego. Geisel Library. Mandeville Special Collections Library.
La Jolla, California 92093-0175
Collection number: MSS 0151
Language of Material:
Collection materials in English
Access
Collection is open for research.
Acquisition Information
Not Available
Preferred Citation
Chiyo Thomas Telford Papers, MSS 0151. Mandeville Special Collections Library, UCSD.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Biography
Chiyo Thomas Telford was born on December 25, 1910, in Japan. Her parents were Mormon missionaries. Her father, Elbert Duncan
Thomas, served as United States senator from Utah (1932-1950), chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee and high
commissioner for the Pacific Islands Trust Territory (1951-1953).
Chiyo Thomas Telford grew up in Salt Lake City, attended Latter Day Saints High School, and was graduated from the University
of Utah in 1931. After teaching school in Salt Lake City, she went to Washington, D.C., where she worked in her father's Senate
office. She joined the American Red Cross after the outbreak of World War II and in 1943 was sent to the Philippines as a
recreational therapist.
After the war, she returned to Salt Lake City and earned a master's degree in education from the University of Utah in 1947.
In 1950 she married Horton Telford, an official with the U.S. State Department. After a series of overseas assignments,
they returned to the United States in the mid -1960s and settled in California.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Chiyo Thomas Telford Papers consist of letters from her family, including her father, Senator Elbert D.Thomas of Utah,
letters from U.S. military personnel , miscellaneous material, and photographs. The papers are arranged in three series: 1)
CORRESPONDENCE, 2) MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS and 3) PHOTOGRAPHS AND SKETCHES.
SERIES 1: CORRESPONDENCE
The major part of the CORRESPONDENCE is to Chiyo Thomas Telford from her father, Elbert D. Thomas, her sisters, and members
of the U.S. military writing from Europe, North Africa and the Philippines.
SERIES 2: MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS
MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS include clippings, personal and World War II memorabilia, and speeches by Elbert D. Thomas.
SERIES 3: PHOTOGRAPHS AND SKETCHES
The PHOTOGRAPHS AND SKETCHES series contains photographs taken during her work with the American Red Cross in the Philippines,
photographs of members of the armed forces, mostly unidentified, undated photographs of people and places, an undated portrait
proof of Elbert D. Thomas, a watercolor portrait, and two pencil sketches of Chiyo Thomas Telford.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Telford, Chiyo Thomas -- Archives
Thomas, Elbert Duncan, 1883-1953
American National Red Cross -- Biography
American National Red Cross -- Philippines -- Pictorial works
World War, 1939-1945 -- War work -- Red Cross
Legislators -- United States
Photographic prints -- 20th Century.
Contributors
Thomas, Elbert Duncan, dd 1883-1953, -- correspondent
Snow, Claude S., -- correspondent
box 1, folder 1
American Red Cross
1944 - 1945
box 1, folder 8
Grover, Esther Thomas (sister)
1951 - 1953
box 1, folder 10
Hansen, Edna Louis Thomas (sister)
box 1, folder 16
Morris, Claude B.
1942 - 1944
box 1, folder 21
Snow, Claude S.
1942 - 1944
box 1, folder 24
Thomas, Elbert Duncan
1939 - 1951
Note
Enclosed in letter of 2/26/51 is an unsigned carbon copy of a 1/23/51 letter from Harry S. Truman giving Thomas ambassador
rank as high commissioner, Pacific Trust Territories.
box 1, folder 25
Thomas, Elbert Duncan
1952 - 1953
box 1, folder 26
Toth, Andrew J.
1942 - 1943
box 2, folder 1
Cartoon drawing, "Wait til I finish reading the Thomas report"
box 2, folder 4
Ephemera - World War II
Note
Typescript and printed copies of the pamphlet "You Can Defend America", 1941; printed pamphlet "Our Defense Forces", 1941;
driver permits; American Red Cross I.D.; ration book stub; "V...- mail" form; U.S. Postal Savings and War Savings stamps;
wrapper for a package of Japanese cigarettes.
box 2, folder 5
Map of Europe with route annotations
box 2, folder 7
Speeches by Elbert Duncan Thomas
box 2, folder 11
Unidentified people and places