Vervene "Vee" Carlisle photograph collection

Vervene "Vee" Carlisle photograph collection, 1970s-2002

Overview of the Collection

Collector: Carlisle, Vee
Title: Vervene "Vee" Carlisle photograph collection
Dates: 1970s-2002 (inclusive)
19702002
Quantity: 1 box
Collection Number: P0151
Summary: The Vervene "Vee" Carlisle photograph collection contains photograph of Vee Carlisle's political career. She was a Utah business woman, politician and activist for more than fifty years. She was also a significant contributor to Utah's historic preservation programs and women's rights. This collection includes photos of her involvement with the Devereaux House, the Edge of the Cedars Monument, and many publicity shots.
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

Vervene, or Vee, Carlisle was born and raised in Utah. The oldest of six children, she was forced to abandon her dreams of college when her father died in the 1940s. She was seventeen when she began working as a secretary to help support her mother and family. In 1950 she started working for the United States State Department as a secretary for Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker in the Philippines. A few years later, she was transferred to Bermuda, then ended up in Rome, Italy working for Ambassador Claire Booth Luce in the 1960s.

Family health problems forced her to return to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1965. In a short time she became very involved with Utah's politics. First, she served as a secretary for the Utah State Legislature's Senate Appropriations Committee. Then she worked for one of the Salt Lake County Commissioners for a period. When Tracy Collins Bank changed hands in 1969, she was hired as the Executive Secretary of the bank's holding company, Tracy Bancorp. Eventually she became the bank's Vice President, helping to supervise its ten branches.

A confirmed Democrat, she has also busied herself in Utah politics. Soon she became vice chairman of Salt Lake County's Democratic Party from 1970-1975. In 1971, Governor Calvin Rampton appointed her to fill an unexpired term in the state's legislature. Following this service, she was elected to two consecutive terms in Utah's legislature where she became very involved in historic preservation and women's issues. Preserving and restoring the Devereaux Mansion and the White Community Memorial Chapel became two of her biggest preservation projects. Vee has served on numerous state and Salt Lake County committees dealing with women's issues. She has also been awarded many honors for her selfless devotion to women's issues and historic preservation by groups such as the State of Utah, Salt Lake Council of Women, the University of Utah and the Utah State Historical Society. Most recently in 2002, she was awarded the Lucy Beth Rampton Recognition of Women Award. Currently, she is retired but maintains her involvement with many charitable organizations.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection consists of 116 black and white and color photographs, negatives, a post card and slides of Vee Carlisle's political career. She was a Utah business woman, politician and activist for more than fifty years. She was also a significant contributor to Utah's historic preservation programs and women's rights. This collection includes photos of her involvement with the Devereaux House, the Edge of the Cedars Monument, and many publicity shots. The items that are identified in quotation marks were named by the donor.

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

Processing Note

Processed by Judy Dykman in 2002.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Vervene "Vee" Carlisle papers (ACCN 0569).

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

PersonalReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Vee, personal, politics Photograph number 1: Slide of Vee's resume Photograph number 2: Slide of news clipping about Vee Photograph number 3: Slide of Governor Scott Mattheson signing bill with Vee and others Photograph number 4: Slide of Vee Photograph number 5-9: Proof sheet of publicity photos of Vee Photograph number 10-13: Proof sheet of unidentified photos of gathering Photograph number 14: Vee Photograph number 15: Vee Photograph number 16: Vee Photograph number 17: Vee Photograph number 18: Vee Photograph number 19: Marilyn Millet Tang Photograph number 20: "Vee and friend at St. Peter's Square in Rome, Italy" Photograph number 21: Vee Photograph number 22: Vee Photograph number 23-30: Proofs of Vee Photograph number 31-42: Proofs of Vee
1	2	Vee in various locations Photograph number 43: Unidentified family gathering Photograph number 44: Six Shooter Peaks? Photograph number 45: Mexican Hat Photograph number 46: Canyonlands National Park? Photograph number 47: Dead Horse Point? Photograph number 48: Shed at Dug Out Ranch Photograph number 49: Shed at Dug Out Ranch Photograph number 50: House foundation at Dug Out Ranch Photograph number 51: "The Hot Spring Park-post card" Photograph number 52: Vee and others at Edge of the Cedars Museum? Photograph number 53: Mel Smith (director of Utah State Historical Society) and unidentified man at West Water Ruin? Photograph number 54: West Water Ruin site? Photograph number 55: Edge of the Cedars' pit house ? Photograph number 56: Dave Madsen, State Anthropologist, as guide at West Water Ruin? Photograph number 57: Dave Madsen, Vee and others at West Water Ruin? Photograph number 58: Vee and others looking at pottery shard? Photograph number 59: Vee, Dave Madsen, and others at West Water Ruin? Photograph number 60: Unidentified archeologist at West Water Ruin? Photograph number 61: Dave Madsen with Vee and others Photograph number 62: Garbage at West Water Ruin site? Photograph number 63: Unidentified land near Edge of Cedars Museum? Photograph number 64: West Water Ruin near Edge of Cedars Museum? Photograph number 65: Vee, Mel Smith and others at Edge of Cedars Museum? Photograph number 66: Vee and others near Edge of the Cedars Museum? Photograph number 67: Vee, Mel Smith, Dave Madsen, and others at West Water Ruin? Photograph number 68-82: Proof sheet of Vee posing in front of Utah State Capitol Building Photograph number 83: Vee inside of Utah State Capitol Building Photograph number 84: Vee with Allen Roberts (architectural historian) and Wallace Cooper, (architect) Photograph number 85: Vee in front of Utah State Historical Society Building (Denver and Rio Grande Train Station) Photograph number 86: Vee with Laverna Tso in front of Indian statue on Capitol grounds Photograph number 87: Vee in front of Council House (Utah Travel Council) Photograph number 88: Vee Photograph number 89: Vee Photograph number 90-95: Vee being interviewed on unidentified TV program Photograph number 96: Vee posing in front of State Constitution display Photograph number 97-100: Interior photos of Devereaux Mansion Photograph number 101: Vee in front of Tom Kane statue (inside Capitol building) Photograph number 102: Vee on steps of Capitol Photograph number 103: Vee with Laverna Tso and friend Photograph number 104: Vee with Allen Roberts and Wallace Cooper in front of Devereaux Mansion Photograph number 105: Vee in front of Council House
1	3	Publicity shot of Vee Photograph number 106: Publicity shot of Vee, bear and trainer Photograph number 107: Vee Carlisle
1	4	Duplicates of Vee Carlisle publicity photos

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Historic preservation--Utah
Women's rights

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