Clarice Short photograph collection

Clarice Short photograph collection, circa 1940-1970

Overview of the Collection

Com: Short, Clarice
Title: Clarice Short photograph collection
Dates: circa 1940-1970 (inclusive)
19351970
Quantity: 0.25 linear feet, (1 box) : 21 items
Collection Number: P0278
Summary: The Clarice Short photograph collection contains personal photos of University of Utah English professor Clarice Short, her family and friends.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Clarice Short (1910-1977) grew up in New Mexico and in 1946 began teaching English at the University of Utah as an assistant professor. She remained there until 1974. Short has published two books of poetry, The Owl on the Aerial and The Old One and the Wind. In 1970, Short became the teacher and mentor of poet Emma Lou Thayne who helped ensure the posthumous publication of The Owl on the Aerial.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of personal photos of University of Utah English professor Clarice Short, her family and friends.

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

Separated Materials

See also the Clarice Short papers (ACCN 0893) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections and the Clarice Short audio-visual collection (A0225) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Related Materials

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

Processing Note

Processed by Special Collections staff.

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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Clarice Short, her family and friends Photograph number 1: Post Card of a young girl.(Clarice age 2?) Photograph number 2: Clarice at age 7, holding a flag Photograph number 3: Clarice with horse and dog in the woods Photograph number 4: Unidentified Photograph number 5: Summer 1938 Photograph number 6: (Written in German) Photograph number 7-19: Unidentified family snapshots
1	2	Clarice Short, her family and friends Photograph number 1: Portrait Photograph number 2: Horse drawn wagon with two men on board

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Families--West (U.S.)--Photographs
Horsemanship--West (U.S.)--20th century--Photographs

Personal Names

Short, Clarice--Family--Photographs
Short, Clarice--Friends and associates--Photographs
Short, Clarice--Photographs

Corporate Names

University of Utah--Faculty--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Photographs
Portraits
black-and-white photographs
color photographs
digital images

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