Linda Sillitoe papers, 1940-1996

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Sillitoe, Linda, 1948-2010
Title
Linda Sillitoe papers
Dates
1940-1996 (inclusive)
Quantity
8.75 linear feet, (19 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 1262
Summary
The Linda Sillitoe papers (1940-1996) contain handwritten and typed manuscripts of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, as well as research files consisting of news clippings, correspondence, articles, promotional materials, and other documents. Included are drafts and correspondence for a biography of Lowell L. Bennion by Mary Bradford for which Linda Sillitoe served as editor. Sillitoe is a writer and poet.
Repository
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

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

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Linda Sillitoe papers (1940-1996) contain handwritten and typed manuscripts of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction; and research files consisting of news clippings, correspondence, journal articles, promotional and informational materials, and other documents. The collection contains background and research material related to Mary L. Bradford's biography, Lowell L. Bennion,for which Sillitoe served as editor. Also included are research files compiled by Sillitoe during her research and writing of Friendly Fire: The ACLU in Utah (1996). These files focus on individuals associated with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah and offer news clippings, photocopied correspondence from the 1960s and 1970s, original correspondence from the 1990s, and interview notes and other documents regarding individuals involved in ACLU litigation and/or administration. These individuals include national and local ACLU administrators and attorneys, ACLU board members, and Utah state government officials. Also included are documents containing information relating to the administrative structure and activities of the ACLU of Utah, as well as its general history. The collection also contains manuscripts of books, short stories, and poetry written by Sillitoe. Sillitoe also collected various handwritten and typed poems written by Mormon women. Linda Sillitoe is a professional author, editor, and writing instructor, who was nominated three times for the Pulitzer Prize for her writing on life in Salt Lake County while she worked at the Deseret News. She is a graduate of the University of Utah.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Linda Sillitoe (1948-2010) was a professional author, editor, and writing instructor, who was nominated three times for the Pulitzer Prize for her writing on life in Salt Lake County while she worked at the Deseret News. She was a graduate of the University of Utah.

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.

NO REPRODUCTIONS OF BOX 19. DO NOT QUOTE WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated by Linda Sillitoe in March 1992 (box 1); December 1995 (boxes 2-4); July 1996 (box 5); and November 1996 (boxes 6-17). Sillitoe donated the contents of box 18 in June 2003. Box 19 was donated by Marion Smith in October 2004.

Processing Note

Processed by Rebecca Airmet and Alison Rogers in 1997 and 2003.

Addendum processed by Karen Carver in 2004.

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Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Lowell Bennion Research FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Correspondence
Includes correspondence between Mary L. Bradford and Sillitoe concerning the production of Lowell Bennion's biography, as well as a few letters used as primary source background material for the biography.
1988-1991
1 2
Research Notes and Documents
Includes news clippings, press releases, written statements and the memories of family members, correspondence, transcripts of talks given by Bennion, agendas, and research notes, including lists of possible titles, organizational structure notes, partial time lines of events, memos, and research outlines.
1940-1991
1 3-6
Chapter Drafts
1 7
Interviews and Correspondence
Includes notes and transcripts of interviews conducted with people in Bennion's life, as background material. Also includes correspondence between Sillitoe and Bradford, and between Bradford and various Bennion family members, particularly those interviewed.
1988-1991

Research on Individuals Involved with ACLUReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 1
Richard Eyre
2 2
Bud Scruggs
2 3
Norm Bangerter
2 4
Walker History of the ACLU
2 5
David Yocom
2 6
Judith Wolbach
2 7
Scott McAlister
2 8
Howard Lundgren
2 9
Cullen Battle and Kathleen Switzer
2 10
Pam Elliot
2 11
Jensie Anderson
2 12
Elizabeth Dunning
2 13
Kathryn Kendell
2 14
Chris Smart
2 15
Carol Grade
2 16
Dorothy Davidson
2 17
Nadine Strossen
2 18
Adam (Mickey) Duncan
2 19
Spencer L. Kimball
2 20
Steve Smoot
2 21
Ben Roe
2 22
Steven Cook
2 23
Robyn Blumner
2 24
Gary DeLand
2 25
Kathryn Collard
2 26
Michele Parish
2 27
Boyer Jarvis
2 28
Joan Morris
2 29
Jim Joy
2 30
Ira Glasser
2 31
Brian Barnard
2 32
Shirley Pedler
2 33
Annual Dinner, 1993
2 34
ACLU Minutes and Review of Legislation
 1964-1965

Research on ACLU AdministrationReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 1
Marriott Files
3 2
ACLU Board of Directors Lists
3 3
Local Newsletters
3 4
Timelines of the ACLU in Utah
3 5-7
Media
 1960s-1980s
3 8
Correspondence and Handbills
 1980s
3 9
Media
 1990s
3 10
Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights
 1991
3 11
Rule, Bylaws, and Amendments
3 12
National Position papers
3 13
Miscellaneous

Research on ACLU Related IssuesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 1
Prison
4 2
Lawsuit Concerning Prison Health, Plaintiff: ACLU
4 3
Polygamy
4 4
Sex Discrimination
4 5
Jails
4 6
Latter Day Saint Employment
4 7
Hispanic Harassment
4 8
Dress Code
4 9
Drugs and Privacy
4 10
Gay Issues
4 11
Legislation and Cases
 1993
4 12
Youth Corrections
4 13
The Terrace Ballroom
4 14
Teens and Textbook Censorship
4 15
Religious Liberties
4 16
AIDS
4 17
Prison, Medical Lawsuit
4 18
Abortion
4 19
LDS Church Leaders and Representatives
4 20
James Jones
4 21
Prison, Legal Access, and Books
4 22
The Religious Right
5 1
School Prayer and Graduation
5 2
Brigham Young University Housing
5 3
Censorship
5 4
The Christian Coalition
5 5
Death Penalty
5 6-8
ACLU Lawsuits and Court Documents

ManuscriptsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
6 1-2
Friendly Fire: the ACLU in Utah, Typed Manuscript
 1994
6 3
"Windows on the Sea"
Folder contains title page and table of contents
6 4
"Borderland"
6 5
"Demons"
6 6
"Miniatures"
6 7
"The Box"
6 8
"Coyote Tracks"
6 9
"The Last Day of Spring"
6 10
"Susanna in the Meadow"
6 11
"Demons"
6 12
"Four Walls and an Empty Door"
6 13
"Borderland"
6 14
"Mornings"
6 15
"One Payday One Spring"
6 16
"The Astronaut for a Flat Earth"
6 17
"Bishop Ted"
6 18
"Windows on the Sea"
6 19
"He Called Us Mormon Nuns"
6 20
"At Jacob Lake"
6 21
"The Spiral Stair"
6 22
"Second Tuesday: Lunch"
6 23
"A String of Intersections"
7 1-2
Walking On Air
7 3-4
Banking On the Hemingways
Corrected Final Draft
1991
7 5
Poems by Mormon Women
Includes a collection of poems, primarily typed, gathered by Sillitoe, possibly for an anthology of poetry by Mormon women. Very little of the poetry is dated.
7 6
Correspondence Concerning Poetry
 1980s
8
Lowell Bennion Biography Drafts
In addition to manuscript drafts, this box contains correspondence, interviews, and accounts of events in Benions's life.
1994-1996
9
Manuscript Drafts, Friendly Fire
Also contains promotional material.
1994-1996

Salt Lake County History Manuscripts and General ManuscriptsReturn to Top

Contains a timeline which encompasses major events in Utah and Salt Lake County, particularly from 1770 to 1994. The timeline is divided into these periods: Pre-history to 1847, Early Territorial Period, The Middle Territorial Period, Final Confrontation With the Federal Government, Early Statehood Period, Progressive Period, Depression, World War II, Growth Without Advancement, Eisenhower Years, and Expansion and Rebuilding.

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
10 1
Salt Lake County History Manuscripts
This timeline encompasses major events in Utah and Salt Lake County, particularly from 1770 to 1994. The timeline is divided into these periods: Pre-history to 1847, Early Territorial Period, The Middle Territorial Period, Final Confrontation With the Federal Government, Early Statehood Period, Progressive Period, Depression, World War II, Growth Without Advancement, Eisenhower Years, and Expansion and Rebuilding.
1994-1995
10 2
Jacket Cover Text for Salt Lake County
10 3-4
Typed Manuscript
 1995
11
Manuscripts and Galleys
Includes galleys for Friendly Fire and Secrets Kept.
1994-1996

Salt Lake County Research FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
12 1
Proposal and Contracts
Includes a letter of proposal from Sillitoe to author the history, a document entitled "Consultant's Qualifications," and correspondence regarding an amendment to Sillitoe's contract with the state.
1993-1995
12 2
Descriptive Outline
12 3
State Input
Correspondence with the state concerning the county history project.
1993-1995
12 4
Memos and Correspondence
 1993-1995
12 5
Consultant Memos
 1993-1995
12 6
County Version
Includes correspondence with the county, as well as a draft of the sidebar copy to be used in the history.
1993-1995
12 7-8
Sidebar Materials
Includes news clippings, statistical reports, and journal articles, as well as some drafts of the sidebar text.
1980-1995
12 9-11
Bibliography Files
Includes photocopied title pages, bibliographies for further research, and rough bibliographies of Sillitoe's own books.
1993-1995
13 1-4
Photographic
Includes photocopies of photographs, most dated and sourced. There are some notations indicating possible chapter and section placements of photographs within the book. Original photographs were not provided with this material.
13 5
African American
Includes news articles, studies, journal articles, and a typescript of part of an interview.
1968-1994
13 6
Aging
Includes state demographic projections, news clippings, and a draft of Sillitoe's writing on aging.
1994
13 7
Air Pollution
Includes news clippings and a journal article.
1989-1994
13 8
Alta
Includes news clippings and an article excerpt.
1990s
13 9
Artificial Heart
Includes news clippings.
1979-1994
13 10
Arts
Includes news clippings, journal articles, local art promotional materials, the "Utah Humanities Council Biennial Report, 1992-1993," brief histories of local arts institutions, news letters, and Sillitoe's drafts of sections on the arts.
1989-1994
13 11
Asian and Polynesian
 1993-1994
13 12
Aviation
Includes the 1993 "Salt Lake Airport Authority Annual Report," news clippings, brochures, and other informational and promotional materials concerning the Salt Lake International Airport.
1965-1994
14 1
Arthur Gary Bishop
14 2
Bonneville Pacific and Deedee Corradini
14 3
Ted Bundy
14 4
Canyons and Greenspace
14 5
City-County Building
14 6
Courts
14 7
Crimes
14 8
Draper
14 9
Economy, Banking, and Building
14 10-11
Education
14 12
Ensign Peak
14 13
Joseph Paul Franklin Murders
14 14
Fraud
14 15
Gangs, Guns, and Youth Detention
14 16
Gay Rights and Groups
14 17
Geology and Weather
14 18
Growth and Infrastructure
14 19
Health
14 20
Hispanic
14 21
Mark Hofmann
14 22
Homeless
14 23
Hospitals
14 24
International Women's Year and Equal Rights Amendment
14 25
Interviews and Autobiographies
14 26
Jewish Community and Samuel Newhouse
14 27
Kearns
14 28
Adnan Khashoggi
15 1
Labor
15 2
Latter-day Saints and Media
15 3
Library Information
15 4
Library Standoff Incident
15 5
Magna
15 6
Malls
15 7-8
Media
15 9
Midvale
15 10
Millennial Star Index
15 11
Minority and Ethnic
15 12
Murray
15 13
Native American
15 14
Olympics
15 15
Parks
15 16
Pollution
15 17
Polygamy
15 18
Population Statistics
15 19
Poverty
15 20
Prostitution
15 21
Public Transit
16 1-2
Religious
16 3
Religious Women
16 4
Riverton
16 5
Salt Lake City Articles
16 6
Salt Lake Community College
16 7
Salt Palace
16 8
Sandy
16 9
Frances Schreuder
16 10
SkyWest Disaster
16 11
Social Work
16 12
South Jordan
16 13
South Salt Lake
16 14
Sports
16 15
Sports and Leisure
16 16
Statehood
16 17
Sugar House
16 18
Superfund, Pollution, and Environmental Protection Agency
17 1
Tribune Index
17 2
Union Fort
17 3
Utah Place Names
17 4
Utah Territory
17 5
War
17 6
West Jordan
17 7
Westminster College
17 8
West Valley City
17 9-10
Women
17 11
Richard Worthington
17 12
Miscellany
18
Salt Lake City Events
This box contains newspaper clippings and various court and ACLU documents pertaining to two Salt Lake City events of 1996. About half of the material in this addendum is about the death penalty case of child rapist and murderer, John R. Taylor. The articles Sillitoe collected on the case focus on not only Taylor's conviction, but also on Utah's laws concerning the death penalty. At the time of the case, Utah was the only state to allow death row inmates to choose their manner of execution. Furthermore, Utah was also one of the only states to use the firing squad as an execution method. As a result of these laws, Taylor chose to die by firing squad to draw attention to the absurdity of these laws. The other half of the material in this addendum is about students' right to have and organize gay clubs in high schools. In 1996, students from East and West High Schools organized gay-straight alliances. The school district retaliated by deciding to ban all extra-curricular clubs. The articles Sillitoe collected discuss the issue and document the protests and law suits that followed.
1996

AddendumReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
19
"Some Kind of Justice"
Sillitoe's unpublished manuscript on the child sexual abuse case of Cherese Franklin. RESTRICTED. NO PHOTOCOPYING. DO NOT QUOTE WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR.
2000

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Human rights advocacy--Utah
  • Human rights workers--Utah

Personal Names

  • Bennion, Lowell L., 1908-1996
  • Franklin, Cherese, 1960---Trials, litigation, etc.
  • Sillitoe, Linda, 1948-2010--Archives

Corporate Names

  • American Civil Liberties Union of Utah
  • American Civil Liberties Union of Utah--Trials, litigation, etc.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Biographies
  • Business correspondence
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Informational works
  • Interviews
  • Local histories
  • Manuscripts
  • Poetry
  • Records (Documents)

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1997 (last modified: 2020)

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