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Kenneth Wayne Brewer photographs, 1907-2004
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Kenneth Wayne Brewer photographs
- Dates
- 1907-2004 (inclusive)19072004
- Quantity
- 1 box, (.25 linear foot)
- Collection Number
- UUS_P0381
- Summary
- The Kenneth Wayne Brewer Collection consists of 81 photographs dated from 1907-2004.
- Repository
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Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu - Access Restrictions
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Restrictions
Open to public research.
- Languages
- English.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Kenneth Wayne Brewer was born on November 28, 1941, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Shortly after his birth, his father, Ulyss Brewer, deployed for World War II where he served most of his time fighting in the Philippines. After his father's deployment, Brewer and his mother, Edna Juanita Virt Brewer, moved in with his maternal grandmother, Mary Belle Virt.
After returning from the War in 1945, his father aspired to be a boxer but due to an injury he drove freight trucks in Indianapolis instead. Eventually he became an office manager for A & H Trucking Co. His mother worked as a typist for the same firm and his grandmother was a gift wrapper for a department store in Indianapolis. Because of his parents' schedules, Brewer was largely raised by his grandmother. He eventually graduated from Thomas Howe High School where he earned mostly B's and C's and participated in football and the ROTC.
Brewer attended Butler University for a year in 1959 before transferring to New Mexico Western College (now Western New Mexico University) in Silver City, New Mexico. He played football until a leg injury ended his career. He graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary teaching. In 1967 he graduated with a Master of Arts from New Mexico State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1973.
Dr. Brewer began teaching poetry at Utah State University in 1968. During his career at USU he wrote and published poetry extensively, and he eventually gained national attention being included in national anthologies and several listings of prominent American poets. He retired in the spring of 2000, after 32 years of teaching. He was named the Utah Poet Laureate in January 2003.
Ken married in 1964, and had two children, Kimberly Diane (Marsing) in 1966 and Jonathan Keith in 1969. Dr. Brewer died on March 15, 2006 following a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Kenneth Wayne Brewer Collection consists of 81 photographs dated from 1907-2004. The majority of the pictures were taken in the 1940s and 1950s from Brewer's childhood and include his parents, Ulyss and Edna, various relatives, and friends. Photos from 1907-1959 are in black and white, after 1960 all the images are in color. Folder 2 consists of color prints taken by Dr. Brewer in 2004 of the Swenson Symposium.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
CopyrightIt is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the Kenneth Wayne Brewer Photographs must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Kenneth Wayne Brewer Photographs. (P0381). Utah State University. Special Collections & Archives Department.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Topical
Acquisition Information
The Kenneth W. Brewer Photographs were given to Utah State University Special Collection and Archives by Dr. Brewer in 1997, with a second set given in 2006.
Processing Note
Collection processed by Kandice Newren, October 2008.
Related Materials
Kenneth Wayne Brewer Papers P0381
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | 01:01:01: Starting from the right back: Mary Pottage (grandmother to Ken Brewer), Clarence Pottage (great uncle to Ken Brewer), Laura Dirk (cousin to Mary Pottage), and Marie Dirk (cousin to Mary Pottage) | 1907 |
01:01:02: Mary Pottage (grandmother), age 13 | 1911 | |
01:01:03: Great Grandpa Pottage (to Ken Brewer) | 1905 | |
01:01:04: Edna Virt (mother to Ken Brewer), age 4 | 1921 | |
01:01:05: Edna Virt | 1921 | |
01:01:06: Charles W. Virt (grandfather to Ken Brewer | 1915 | |
01:01:07: Mary (Pottage) and Edna Virt | 1920 | |
01:01:08: Sharon Billings | 1936 June | |
01:01:09: 4014 E. 10th, Indianapolis | 1936 June | |
01:01:10: Charles Lawrence Brewer (brother to Ken Brewer | 1940 January 12 | |
01:01:11: Edna (Virt) Brewer | 1941 June | |
01:01:12: Ulyss Brewer, Sergeant of U.S. Army | 1939 | |
01:01:13: Charles Lawrence Brewer, September 16, 1939- April 4, 1940 | 1940 | |
01:01:14: Charles Virt, Edna and Ulyss Brewer, Dale Smith | 1940 | |
01:01:15: Edna Brewer | 1944 | |
01:01:16: Charles Virt & Bill Young | 1943 | |
01:01:17: Ken Brewer | 1943 August | |
01:01:18: Ken Brewer and Frank (uncle to Ken Brewer) | 1943 | |
01:01:19: Charles Virt & Ken Brewer | 1945 | |
01:01:20: K.W.(aka Ken Brewer), Ulyss, and Becky, Ken's dog at Big Sugar River (1937 Studebaker on right side) | 1943 August | |
01:01:21: K.W. and Brewer at Big Sugar River | 1943 August | |
01:01:22: K.W. and Brewer at Big Sugar River | 1943 August | |
01:01:23: Ken Brewer | 1942 | |
01:01:24: 125 W. Kansas House | 1942 | |
01:01:25: Ken and Edna Brewer | 1945 | |
01:01:26: Ken and Ulyss Brewer | 1943 August | |
01:01:27: Ken Brewer and Mary Virt | 1946 | |
01:01:28: Charles Virt | 1944 | |
01:01:29: Ken Brewer | 1946 | |
01:01:30: Charles and Mary Virt | 1945 | |
01:01:31: Mary Virt, Ken Brewer, and Charles Virt at Washington Park Cemetery | 1945 | |
01:01:32: Ulyss, Ken, Becky(dog) | 1946 | |
01:01:33: Ken Brewer and Kay Newman | 1946 | |
01:01:34: Ken Brewer at Big Sugar River | 1945 | |
01:01:35: Ken Brewer, Grandma Brewer, and Mildred at Pikeville, Kentucky | 1946 | |
01:01:36: Ken Brewer | 1945 | |
01:01:37: Ken Brewer | 1945 | |
01:01:38: Ken Brewer | 1946 | |
01:01:39: Ken Brewer | 1947 | |
01:01:40: Public School #62. Ken is the the second person in line | 1948 | |
01:01:41: Ulyss Brewer and Great-Grandma Pottage | 1950 August | |
01:01:42: Ulyss and Ken Brewer | 1950 | |
01:01:43: Ken Brewer in Pikeville, Kentucky | 1946 | |
01:01:44: Brewer and Great Grandma Brewer | 1907-2004 | |
01:01:45: Ken Brewer in baseball outfit | 1951 | |
01:01:46: Ulyss Brewer dressed as a woman, Halloween | 1952 | |
01:01:47: E. 10th House | 1953 | |
01:01:48: Aunt Catherine, Ken and Grandma Brewer | 1952 | |
01:01:49: Ken and Ulyss Brewer | 1954 | |
01:01:50: Grandma | 1955 | |
01:01:51: House | 1955 | |
01:01:52: Garage | 1955 | |
01:01:53: Grandma | 1956 | |
01:01:54: Ken Brewer in military uniform | 1956 | |
01:01:55: Ken Brewer and John Kiesel, All-Stars | 1956 | |
01:01:56: Thomas Howe High School in Indianapolis, Indiana | 1956 | |
01:01:57: Ken Brewer in baseball uniform | 1956 | |
01:01:58: Ken Brewer | 1958 | |
01:01:59: House on 10th Street | 1957 | |
01:01:60: Ulyss Brewer in the garage | 1958 | |
01:01:61: House at Tippecanoe | 1959 | |
01:01:62: Ulyss Brewer and dog | 1960 | |
01:01:63: Ulyss Brewer and dog | 1961 | |
01:01:64: Edna Brewer and dog | 1962 | |
01:01:65: Ulyss and Edna Brewer with Kim and Jon on their laps | 1969 | |
01:01:66: Four generations, (Grandmother holding Jon, Ken holding Kim, and Edna Brewer) | 1970 | |
01:01:67: The Tippecanoe | 1970 | |
01:01:68: Kenneth Brewer | 1942 February | |
01:01:69: Ken Brewer | 1992 | |
01:01:70: Bobbie (Roberta) Stearman, Ken Brewer, and Bill Holm in Springdale, Utah | 1997 May 25 | |
01:01:71: Unknown man and Ken Brewer | 1907-2004 | |
01:02:01-10: Includes Roy Swenson (brother of May Swenson), Mark Doty and Cynthia Hogue, Bobbie Stearman, Paul Crumbley, Paul Swenson, and a postcard for the symposium | 1907-2004 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Brewer, Kenneth, 1941- --Photographs.
Corporate Names
- May Swenson Symposium (2004: Logan, Utah)--Photographs. (contributor)
- Utah State University--History--Photographs.
Family Names
- Brewer family--Photographs.
Occupations
- College teachers--Utah--Photographs.
- Poets laureate--Utah--Photographs.
- Poets, American--Utah--Photographs.