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Trevor Southey papers, 1917-2015
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Southey, Trevor, 1940-2015
- Title
- Trevor Southey papers
- Dates
- 1917-2015 (inclusive)19172015
- Quantity
- 25.25 linear feet, (47 boxes and 2 oversize folders)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2820
- Summary
- The Trevor Southey papers (1917-2015) contains both his personal and professional records. These materials document Southey's career as a Utah artist and a gay activist.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Trevor Southey was born in Rhodesia, Africa (now Zimbabwe) in 1940. His African heritage can be traced to European colonists who settled in Cape Town, South Africa in the 17th century. In 1965, he emigrated to the United States, retaining an abiding sense of his African and British origins.
Southey's formal training includes two years at the Brighton College of Art in Sussex, England; a year in Durban, South Africa; and two degrees obtained from Brigham Young University (1967 and 1969). He taught at the University through 1977 and has since pursued his career independently, although he remains deeply interested in art education giving occasional workshops particularly in drawing.
In 1967, Southey married Elaine Fish of Utah. Their mutual vision and their four children became a vital and critical part of his life and work. For 15 years until their separation and divorce, together they evolved a personal sense of place and beauty in Alpine, Utah.
Environmental issues, especially relative to visual concerns such as urban planning, continue to command considerable attention from him. At its most personal level this is reflected in his ever evolving garden where he retreats for a few minutes several times each working day.
Up until his move to California, where he currently resides in the Bay area, he had concentrated his professional experience in the Rocky Mountain west. However, even then and since his move, his work has commanded an increasing breadth and intensity of appeal.
Many major commissions in various parts of the country and Britain in painting and sculpture have dominated his production in the last few years, demonstrating the rapid growth of interest by an ever widening group of collectors. Southey's work is included in numerous private collections in the United States and throughout the world, ranging from that of actress Brook Shields to Senator and Mrs. Orrin Hatch. His work is also included in a wide variety of institutional and corporate collections.
His media include drawing, printmaking, painting, stained glass, and sculpture. He has been increasingly interested in writing and has collaborated with K. Mitchell Snow of Washington D.C. in the production of a major, lavishly illustrated volume about his work entitled, Trevor Southey: Reconciliation.
(Biographical sketch was taken from the Trevor Southey website, http://www.trevorsouthey.com)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Trevor Southey papers contains various materials that illustrate the personal and professional life of Southey as a successful artist. Boxes 1-23 contain biographical information and correspondence with various friends, business associates and family members arranged by year. Included in the correspondence are several boxes of letter written by his mother, Mary Southey.
Boxes 24-38 contain business materials related to his professional career as an artist. Included are materials related to art projects, galleries, general business records and collected articles. Also included in the collection are several working artist proofs of Southey's etchings.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection has been arranged into the following series: I. Personal and family materials; II. Educational and professional teaching materials; III. Correspondence; IV. Art business materials; V. Writings and notes by Southey; VI. Writings about Southey; VII. Collected writings by others; VIII. Travel materials; IX. General materials; X. Oversize materials.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I: Personal and family materialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
1 | Journals |
1958-1965 | |
2 | Journals |
1965-1977 | |
3 | Journals |
1978-1986 | |
4 | Journals |
1987-1999 | |
5 | Journals |
2000-2003; 2007; 2010 | |
Folder | |||
6 | 1 | Curriculum vitae and biographical information |
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6 | 2-3 | Trevor Southey oral history, interviewed by Matthew K. Heiss |
1990 |
6 | 4 | Patriarchal blessing |
1967 |
6 | 5 | Last will and testament |
1987 |
6 | 6 | Missionary memorabilia and notes |
1962-1965 |
6 | 7 | Certificates and awards |
1954-2011 |
6 | 8 | Utah State Senate commendation |
2014 |
6 | 9 | Guest book |
1971 |
6 | 10 | House plans, drawings and notes |
1965-1984 |
7 | 1-2 | Scrapbook |
1950s-1990s |
8 | 1 | Mary and Trevor D. Southey collected records and notes |
1917-1998 |
8 | 2 | Address book of Mary Southey |
|
8 | 3 | Autograph book of Mary Southey |
1933-1951 |
8 | 4 | Articles collected by Mary Southey |
1969-1989 |
8 | 5 |
Atlas for Rhodesia and Nyasaland
|
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8 | 6 | Genealogical materials |
|
8 | 7 | Family calendars |
2008; 2012; 2015 |
II: Educational and professional teaching materialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
9 | 1 | School report cards |
1946-1967 |
9 | 2 |
The Jameson yearbook |
1956 |
9 | 3-4 | Thesis, A Survey to Determine the Public Responses and Attitudes Towards the First Festival of Mormon Art at Brigham Young University
|
1969 |
9 | 5 | School coursework notes |
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9 | 6-7 | Master of Fine Arts degree materials |
1968-1979 |
9 | 8 | Professional dossier for the Art Department at Brigham Young University |
circa 1975 |
10 | 1-2 | Professional teaching materials |
1967-1976 |
10 | 3 | Student responses to Fall course |
1974 |
10 | 4 |
Creative Crafts, "A Unique Approach to Still Life with Trevor Southey" |
1983 |
III: CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
11 | Correspondence |
1959-1969 | |
12 | Correspondence |
1970-1983 | |
13 | Correspondence |
1984-1989 | |
14 | Correspondence |
1988-1998 | |
15 | Correspondence |
1999-2009 | |
16 | Correspondence |
2010-2015 | |
17 | Correspondence |
undated | |
18 | Greeting cards |
undated | |
19 | Greeting cards |
undated | |
20 | Mary Southey correspondence |
1948-1982 | |
21 | Mary Southey correspondence |
1983-1996 | |
22 | Mary Southey correspondence |
undated | |
Folder | |||
23 | 1-2 | Mary Southey correspondence |
undated |
23 | 3 | David Knaus correspondence |
1979-1985 |
IV: Art business materialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
24 | Exhibition announcements, brochures and catalogues |
1962-2012 | |
25 | Examples of published artwork |
1967-2003 | |
A: Art projects |
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Box | Folder | ||
26 | 1 | Beyond Boundaries, North American Printmaking Exhibition |
1997 |
26 | 2 | Cathedral of Hope, Dallas, Texas |
1994-1998 |
26 | 3 | Cover art for Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought
|
1993 |
26 | 4 | "Earth Energy" sculpture commissioned by Crow-Terwilliger Company |
1986-1987 |
26 | 5 | "Full Life Reach" sculpture commissioned by Trammell Crow Company |
1986-1987 |
26 | 6 | Migraine Disease Awareness Exhibition |
1998 |
26 | 7 | Painting for Nature's Sunshine |
1992 |
26 | 8 | Sculpture for St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church, Yorba Linda, California |
2004-2005 |
26 | 9 | Artwork for St. Patrick Hospital, Missoula, Montana |
1984-1992 |
26 | 10 | "Flight Aspiration" painting for the Salt Lake City International Airport, Utah |
1979-1986 |
26 | 11 | Art exhibition in Singapore |
1976; 1984 |
26 | 12 | "Sojourn Suite" project |
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26 | 13 | Frieze for the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Memorial Library, University of Scranton |
1990-1993 |
B: Reconciliation book production materials |
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Box | Folder | ||
27 | 1 | Correspondence |
1998-2001 |
27 | 2 | Text drafts |
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27 | 3 | Manuscript draft |
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27 | 4 | Images of artwork |
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27 | 5 | Book production |
1996-2001 |
27 | 6 | Publishing and marketing |
1997-2011 |
27 | 7 | Copyright |
1999 |
C: General business records |
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Box | Folder | ||
28 | 1-2 | Account books |
1981-1983 |
28 | 3 | Business plans |
1985; 1988; 1994-1996 |
28 | 4-5 | Business records |
1975-1990 |
28 | 6 | Contracts |
1983-2010 |
29 | 1 | Day planners |
1989-2004 |
29 | 2 | Etching and lithograph fragments |
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29 | 3 | Etching price lists |
1979-2006 |
29 | 4 | Foundry materials |
1983-2005 |
29 | 5 | Financial materials |
1983-2008 |
29 | 6 | Inventories |
1980-2007 |
29 | 7 | Inventory images |
2001-2008 |
29 | 8 | Loan request package |
1984 |
30 | 1-2 | Mailing lists |
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30 | 3 | Marketing |
1989-2006 |
30 | 4 | "Notes from the Studio" newsletters |
1983-2007 |
31 | 1 | Potential images |
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31 | 2 | Postcard manufacturing materials |
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31 | 3 | Royalty statements |
1970-1997 |
31 | 4 | Sales and staff reports |
1985-1989 |
31 | 5 | Sculpture price lists |
1989-2003 |
31 | 6 | Seller's permit |
1997 |
31 | 7 | Task lists |
2006-2010 |
31 | 8 | Unique works available price lists |
1985-2004 |
31 | 9 | Wasatch Bronzeworks and Adonis Bronze |
1985-1998 |
31 | 10 | Website |
2003 |
D: Galleries |
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Box | Folder | ||
32 | 1 | Adams State College |
1984-1985 |
32 | 2 | Addi Galleries |
1999-2000 |
32 | 3 | A Gallery/Frames Inc. |
1995-2005 |
32 | 4 | Andrea Ross Gallery |
1987; 1990 |
32 | 5 | Andreas Galleries |
1984-1989 |
32 | 6 | Artworks Foundry and Gallery |
1997-1998 |
32 | 7 | Barkin-Leeds Limited |
1986-1987 |
32 | 8 | Burns Fine Art, Limited |
|
32 | 9 | Designer Interiors |
2000 |
32 | 10 | Dolores Chase Fine Art |
1992-1993 |
32 | 11 | Elizabeth Edwards Fine Art |
|
32 | 12 | Ellie Sonntag Art and Design |
1990-1992 |
32 | 13 | Gallery One |
1993 |
32 | 14 | Gallery 5 |
1999-2000 |
32 | 15 | The Grapevine Gallery |
1978-1992 |
32 | 16 | InglisArt |
1990; 1992 |
32 | 17 | J.D. Newman |
1995 |
32 | 18 | Kimball Art Center |
1991-1992 |
32 | 19 | Larry Warnock Fine Arts |
2005-2009 |
32 | 20 | Laura Craig Galleries |
1991-2001 |
32 | 21 | LeCelle Gallery |
1992-1996 |
32 | 22 | Lowe Gallery |
1992 |
33 | 1 | Marshall Arts Gallery |
2001 |
33 | 2 | Michael Thompson Gallery |
1992-1993 |
33 | 3 | Miller Gallery |
1990 |
33 | 4 | Nancy Dodds Gallery |
1997-2003 |
33 | 5 | Old Town Gallery |
1983-1997 |
33 | 6 | Phillips Gallery |
1986-1993 |
33 | 7 | The Principle Gallery |
1995-2001 |
33 | 8 | The Royal Pantiles Gallery |
1983-1984 |
33 | 9 | Sable V Fine Art Gallery |
1993 |
33 | 10 | Strictly Top Drawer! |
1991-1992 |
33 | 11 | Tallgrass Fine Arts |
1979-1982 |
33 | 12 | Thomas Bartlett |
1995-1996 |
33 | 13 | Tideline Gallery |
1992 |
33 | 14 | Vorpal Gallery |
1991-2003 |
33 | 15 | Waterworks Gallery |
1997-2005 |
33 | 16 | Weinstein Gallery |
2000-2001 |
33 | 17 | White Sheff Associates |
1995; 2001 |
33 | 18 | William Daniell Fine Art |
1997; 1999 |
34 | 1 | General correspondence with galleries |
1980-2011 |
34 | 2 | General materials |
1980-2012 |
34 | 3 | Utah Artists at Sundance and Robert Redford |
1984 |
34 | 4 | Potential galleries |
1994-2014 |
E: Private collectors |
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Box | Folder | ||
34 | 5 | Correspondence and general materials |
1979-2004 |
34 | 6 | Orrin Hatch |
1983-1994 |
V: Writings and notes by SoutheyReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
35 | 1 | "A Matter of Choice" |
1992 |
35 | 2 | "Mormons and Art--A Personal Appraisal |
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35 | 3 | "Multiples in Art" |
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35 | 4-6 | General notes and writings |
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35 | 7 | Interpretive notes about artwork |
VI: Writings about SoutheyReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
36 | 1 | D.W. Marsh, Frances Smeath, and H. Chris Sorenson, "Transcription of a Discussion Regarding Southey's Paintings" |
1976 |
36 | 2 | Articles about Southey |
1977-2013 |
VII: Collected writings by othersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
37 | 1 | Anthony Borgia, Life in the World Unseen
|
2008 |
37 | 2 | H.M Bradshaw, Rise
|
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37 | 3 | Carol Lynn Pearson materials |
1966; 1981 |
37 | 4 | Robert Lee Stuart, Baboon in the Mealies: Rhodesian Sketches
|
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37 | 5 | Kathleen E. Watt, "The Nude as Art Form: A Brief History" |
1974 |
38 | 1-4 | News clippings about Southey |
1957-2015 |
38 | 5 | General news clippings |
1975-2014 |
VIII: Travel materialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
39 | 1 | Rhodesia ephemera |
1966-1978 |
39 | 2 | Russian visa and travel materials |
1993; 2007 |
39 | 3 | San Francisco travel materials |
2000-2004 |
39 | 4-6 | Travel maps, brochures and general materials |
1963-2007 |
IX: General materialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
40 | 1 |
The Alpine County Paper newsletter |
1973-1979 |
40 | 2 | Alpine Community Arts Council materials |
circa 1979; 1991 |
41 | 1-2 | General artist catalogues and brochures |
1955-2001 |
41 | 3 | General programs and brochures |
1966-2015 |
42 | 1 | Art theory articles |
1966-2006 |
42 | 2 | Emergency preparedness materials |
1975-1977 |
42 | 3 | Homosexuality articles |
1990-2011 |
42 | 4 | Mormon theology articles |
1962-2013 |
42 | 5-6 | General articles |
1916-2014 |
43 | Business cards and ephemeral materials |
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44-45 | Digital files
These boxes contain CDs, disks and zip drives.
|
X: Oversize materialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
46 | Sketchbooks |
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47 | General materials |
|
Folder | ||
1 | Artist working proofs
This folder contains working proofs of various etchings.
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2 | Posters |
1976; 2011; undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Art--Utah
- Art--Utah
- Artists--Utah
- Homosexuality--Religious aspects--Latter Day Saint churches
Personal Names
- Southey, Trevor, 1940-2015--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence