Dolores Chase papers, 1982-2009

Overview of the Collection

Title
Dolores Chase papers
Dates
1982-2009 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 linear feet, (1 box and 1 oversize map case folder)
Collection Number
ACCN 2943
Summary
The Dolores Chase papers (1982-2009) consists mainly of her commentary essays written for the radio program Afternoon Edition on KUER FM90. Also included in the collection are promotional posters from the Dolores Chase Gallery. Chase obtained masters degrees in both English and Arts Administration in 1979. She opened the Dolores Chase Fine Art gallery in 1985 in downtown Salt Lake City.
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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Dolores Chase obtained masters degrees in both English and Arts Administration in 1979. She opened the Dolores Chase Fine Art gallery in 1985 in downtown Salt Lake City. It closed in 2002. She is also known for being a Utah writer and for her many commentary essays written and produced on KUER FM90 for the program, Afternoon Edition.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Dolores Chase papers consists mainly of her commentary essays written for the radio program "Afternoon Edition" on KUER FM90. Included is an essay written for the edited book, Mormon Women Speak. The collection also contains promotional posters from the Dolores Chase Gallery.

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

Acquisition Information

Donated by Dolores Chase papers in 2016.

Map case folder 1 was purchased from Tschanz Rare Books in 2020.

Processing Note

Processed by Betsey Welland in 2016.

Map case folder 1 was processed by Betsey Welland in 2020.

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Separated Materials

Cassette tapes were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Related Materials

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

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1 Correspondence
This folder consists of a letter to Chase from Scott B. Sowards.
1983
1 2 Essays for Afternoon Edition on KUER
Includes the following essays:
  • "A Chink in the Wall"
  • "The Big Production Number Vacation"
  • "Close Your Eyes!"
  • "Arts Festival, '86"
  • "Stepping Out in New Orleans"
  • "Autumn"
  • "The City, for Better or Worse"
  • "The Ship is 'Out of Ballast'"
  • "Challenger Remembered"
  • "Growing Up Female"
  • "Let's Pretend"
  • "Car Shopping's the Pits"
  • "High Drama at the Supermarket"
  • "Who is There Who Doesn't Love a Train?"
  • "Homecoming"
  • "In Celebration of an Uncertain Spring"
  • "I Love You Kids"
  • "Reflections on the Fourth of July"
  • "Meter Monsters"
  • "Prayers to Cover All Possibilities"
  • "Saturdays at the Movies"
  • "The Machiavellian Deceit"
  • "Weekend of Love and Murder"
 1986-1989
1 3 From the Notebook of Dolores Chase: KUER Essays 1986-1987 2009
1 4 Mormon Women Speak
Dolores Chase was a contributing author to this book. It includes her essay titled, "When April with its Sweet Showers."
1982
1 5 Article, "Dolores Chase on Afternoon Edition"
Published in the newsletter, KUER FM 90.
1987
1 6 Lucinda Haws Holdaway biographical sketch (copy only)
Original was returned to the donor. Archive allowed to digitize the original. This folder contains a CD of the digitized sketch along with a printed copy. Click here to view the digitized biographical sketch.
map-case-folder
1 Promotional posters
This folder contains exhibition posters for "Riding High" and "The Fun Finders" by Edie Roberson.

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Art galleries, Commercial--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
  • Public radio--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
  • Radio authorship--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
  • Women radio broadcasters--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
  • Women radio producers and directors--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
  • Women radio writers--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives

Personal Names

  • Chase, Dolores, 1936-2023--Archives
  • Holdaway, Lucinda Haws, 1828-1917

Corporate Names

  • Dolores Chase Fine Art (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Archives
  • KUER (Radio station : Salt Lake City, Utah)--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Biographies
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Essays
  • Personal correspondence
  • Posters

Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
2016 (last modified: 2020)

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