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Betsy Burton papers, 1896-2019
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Burton, Betsy
- Title
- Betsy Burton papers
- Dates
- 1896-2019 (inclusive)18962019
- Quantity
- 21 linear feet, (36 boxes)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 3162
- Summary
- The Betsy Burton papers consist of personal and professional materials. The majority of the papers deal with Burton's involvement with The King's English Bookstore which she co-founded in 1977 with Ann Berman.
- Repository
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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
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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
Elizabeth "Betsy" M. Burton was born September 4, 1946 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She obtained a B.A. in 1968 from Oberlin College. During her early career, Burton worked at Sam Weller's Bookstore and then at Evans Advertising performing research and writing. It was in 1977 that Burton co-founded, with Ann Berman, The King's English Bookstore located at 1500 South and 1500 East in Salt Lake City, Utah. After Berman left the bookstore in 1981, Burton ran the store alone until 1988 when Barbara Hoagland became co-owner. Burton has written three books entitled The Filly, And I Work at the Reader's Trade, The King's English: Adventures of an Independent Bookseller, along with several published articles, editorials, and reviews.
As a small business owner, Burton was active in local organizations. She was a founding member of the Salt Lake Vest Pocket Business Coalition and was the co-founder and chair of Local First Utah. She was also a board member of several organizations involving booksellers and local volunteer organizations.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Betsy Burton papers consist of personal and professional materials. The majority of the papers deal with Burton's involvement with The King's English Bookstore which she co-founded in 1977 with Ann Berman.
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
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into the following seven series: I: Personal materials; II: Writings and speeches by Burton; III: Invisible Disabilities: The Problems of Perception with Temple Grandin, Ph.D.; IV: The King's English (TKE) Bookstore; V: Organizations A-Z; VI: Subject files; and VII: Oversize.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Betsy Burton in 2020.
Processing Note
Processed by Betsey Welland in 2021.
Separated Materials
Photographs and audio-visual materials 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
I: Personal materialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence |
1971-2019 |
| 1 | 2 | Biographical information |
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| 1 | 3 | Articles and news clippings about Burton |
2005-2015 |
| 1 | 4 | Work with Evans Advertising |
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| 1 | 5-8 | Day planners |
2012-2018 |
| 2 | 1 | Notebooks |
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| 2 | 2 | Madeleine Arts Award |
2017 |
| 2 | 3 | Mayor's Artist Award |
2016 |
| 2 | 4 | Risk Takers: 30 Women to Watch |
2003 |
| 2 | 5 | Woman Business Owner of the Year |
2004 |
| 2 | 6 | YWCA Outstanding Achievement Award |
2013 |
| 2 | 7 | General awards
Other awards are in this folder including honorable mention for Burton's book, "The Filly" from the Utah Arts Council.
|
1996-2019 |
II: Writings and speeches by BurtonReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 8 | "Amazon Can't Discount the Power of Community" |
2014 |
| 2 | 9 | Book reviews |
2005-2019 |
| 2 | 10 | Editorials |
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| 2 | 11 | "Getting to Know the People We Don't, But Should" |
2004 |
| 2 | 12 | KUER book reviews |
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| 2 | 13 | Letters to the Editor |
1999-2015 |
| 2 | 14 | "Literature for Lawyers" |
1992 |
| 2 | 15 | "Mind Food" articles published in Network
|
1981-1995 |
| 3 | 1 | "The Neglected Elephant on Bezos-Post Deal" |
2013 |
| 3 | 2 | On Cost and Community" |
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| 3 | 3-7 | Radio book reviews |
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| 4 | General writings and notes |
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| Folder | |||
| 5 | 1 | "History Repeats Itself: A Literary Look at the Past and the Way in Which it Can Mirror the Present (or Vice Versa)" speech |
2003 |
| 5 | 2-4 | Speeches and presentation |
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The King's English: Adventures of an Independent Bookseller
Memoir written by Burton and published by Gibbs Smith, Publisher.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 6 | 1 | Notebooks |
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| 6 | 2-4 | Manuscript drafts with notes |
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| 7 | 1-2 | Manuscript drafts |
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| 8 | 1-3 | Manuscript drafts |
2004-2005 |
| 8 | 4-5 | Uncorrected proofs |
2005 |
| 9 | 1 | Advertisements for book |
2005 |
| 9 | 2 | Awards |
2005-2006 |
| 9 | 3 | Book jacket |
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| 9 | 4-5 | Book reviews |
2005-2006 |
| 9 | 6 | Correspondence |
2002-2007 |
| 10 | 1 | Gibbs Smith, Publisher catalogue |
2005 |
| 10 | 2 | Promotional and book signing events announcements |
2005-2006 |
| 10 | 3-4 | Speeches and presentations |
2005-2006 |
III: Invisible Disabilities: The Problems of Perception with Temple Grandin, Ph.D., an education and advocacy film by Jenny Mackenzie.Return to Top
Kit and Betsy Burton were involved with the production of this film.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 11 | 1 | Correspondence and film production materials |
2011-2014 |
| 11 | 2 | Informational and discussion guide |
2012 |
| 11 | 3-4 | Speeches and presentation slides |
2016 |
| 11 | 5-6 | Knowledge and attitude surveys prior to and after training |
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| 11 | 7 | JCC Recreation Program for People with Disabilities |
2012 |
IV: The King's English (TKE) BookstoreReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 12A | 1 | "TKE at 40: A (Much) Longer History of a Small Bookshop" by Betsy Burton and Anne Holman |
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| 12A | 2 | Newsletters prior to The Inkslinger
|
undated |
| 12A | 3-7 |
The Inkslinger
|
1993-2019 |
| 12A | 8 | KSL Book Club |
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| 12B | 1-2 | Mystery Club |
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| 12B | 3 | Provence Book Club |
2004 |
| 12B | 4 | Book lists |
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| 13 | 1-2 | Event announcements |
1980-2019 |
| 13 | 3-4 | Articles about authors and events |
1975-2019 |
| 13 | 5-6 | Author introductions |
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| 14 | 1 | Author biographical sketches |
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| 14 | 2 | ABACUS survey |
2004 |
| 14 | 3-5 | Articles and news clippings about TKE |
1980-2019 |
Author files
The author files contain correspondence, announcements and news clippings.
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| Box | |||
| 15 | Isabel Allende |
1985-2005 | |
| Folder | |||
| 16 | 1 | Margaret Atwood |
2000-2014 |
| 16 | 2 | Jan Brett |
1991; 1995 |
| 16 | 3 | Harriet Doerr |
1985-1986 |
| 16 | 4 | Jeanette Haien |
1995-1999 |
| 16 | 5 | Tony Hillerman |
1988-2008 |
| 16 | 6 | Martha Weinman Lear |
1980s-1990s |
| 16 | 7 | Rohinton Mistry |
2002 |
| 16 | 8 | John Mortimer |
1995-2009 |
| 16 | 9 | Mark Strand |
1992-2014 |
| 16 | 10 | Terry Tempest Williams |
2003; 2009 |
| 16 | 11 | Tobias Wolff |
1998; 2003 |
| 16 | 12 | General correspondence from authors and publishers |
1987-2006 |
Advanced reader copies |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 17 | 1-2 | Isabel Allende, The Infinite Plan
|
1992 |
| 17 | 3 | Isabel Allende, Paula
|
1994 |
| 17 | 4 | John Banville, The Untouchable
|
1997 |
| 17 | 5 | Jean-Dominique Bauby, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
|
1997 |
| 18 | 1 | Roberto Calasso, The Marriage of Camus and Harmony
|
1993 |
| 18 | 2-3 | Gordon Campbell, The Second Chair
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| 18 | 4 | Harold A. Decker, I, Giulia
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| 18 | 5 | E. L. Doctorow, Five Stories
|
2010 |
| 19 | 1 | E. L. Doctorow, The Waterworks
|
1994 |
| 19 | 2 | Harriet Doerr, The Tiger in the Grass
|
1995 |
| 19 | 3 | Judith Freeman, Red Water
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2002 |
| 19 | 4 | Jeannette Haien, Matters of Chance
|
1997 |
| 19 | 5 | William Least Heat-MoonRiver Horse (excerpt) |
1999 |
| 19 | 6 | Peter Heller, The Dog Stars
|
2012 |
| 20 | 1 | Uzodinma Iweala, Beasts of No Nation
|
2005 |
| 20 | 2 | David Malouf, The Happy Life. The Search for Contentment in the Modern World
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| 20 | 3 | Daniel Menaker, The Treatment
|
1998 |
| 20 | 4 | Toni Morrison, A Mercy
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| 20 | 5 | Jo Nesbo, The Devil's Star
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2005 |
| 20 | 6 | Maggie O'Farrell, I Am, I Am, I Am
|
2018 |
| 20 | 7 | Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient
|
1992 |
| 21 | 1 | Michael Ondaatje, Warlight
|
2018 |
| 21 | 2 | Susan Palmer, The Tabernacle Bar
|
1997 |
| 21 | 3 | Annick Smith, Homestead
|
1995 |
| 21 | 4 | Melanie Rae Thon, The Voice of the River
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2010 |
| 21 | 5 | Terry Tempest Williams, Mosaic: Finding Beauty in a Broken World
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| 21 | 6 | Book jackets |
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| 21 | 7 | General manuscripts |
1995-2014 |
V: Organizations A-ZReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 22 | 1 | Alliance for Main Street Fairness (AMSF) |
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| 22 | 2 | Alta Club Library Forum |
2010-2011 |
American Booksellers Association (ABA) |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 22 | 3 | Action Kit for Independents |
2004 |
| 22 | 4 | AIR Summit |
2011 |
| 22 | 5 | Annual membership meeting |
2005 |
| 22 | 6 | Application for Board of Directors |
2003-2004 |
| 22 | 7-8 | Board of Directors materials |
2006-2017 |
| 22 | 9 | Convention programs |
2005-2006; 2016 |
| 22 | 10 | Governance Committee |
2004-2006 |
| 23 | 1 | Governance Policy Manual |
2009; 2011 |
| 23 | 2 | Internet tax |
2008-2010 |
| 23 | 3 | The New Localism |
2016 |
| 23 | 4 | Nominating Committee |
2009-2011 |
| 23 | 5 | Policy governance overview and application |
2013 |
| 23 | 6 | Winter Institute |
2005-2016 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 23 | 7 | American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, Inc. (ABFFE) |
2008-2009 |
| 23 | 8 | American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) |
2006-2011 |
| 24 | 1 | BookExpo America (BEA) |
2005-2006 |
| 24 | 2 | Booksellers Advisory Council (BAC) |
2002-2005 |
| 24 | 3 | Book Sense press information guide |
2000 |
| 24 | 4 | Friends of the English Department at the University of Utah |
1997 |
| 24 | 5 | Independent Booksellers Consortium, Inc. |
2005-2010 |
Local First Utah |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 24 | 6 | American Express Center for Community Development |
2010 |
| 24 | 7 | Board Development |
2010-2011 |
| 24 | 8 | "Buy Local First Week" proclamation |
2005 |
| 25 | Board meeting materials |
2004-2008 | |
| 26 | Board meeting materials |
2009-2017 | |
| Folder | |||
| 27 | 1-2 | Brochures and announcements |
2006-2011 |
| 27 | 3 | Business directories |
2007-2008 |
| 27 | 4 | Community development plan |
2011 |
| 27 | 5 | Correspondence |
2009-2010 |
| 27 | 6 | Economic Impact Analysis: A Case Study Local Merchants vs. Chain Retailers |
2002 |
| 27 | 7 | Executive Director interviews |
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| 27 | 8 | Founding documents |
1999-2013 |
| 28 | 1 | Fundraising |
2006-2010 |
| 28 | 2 | General articles and news clippings |
1999-2010 |
| 28 | 3 | General materials |
1999-2003 |
| 28 | 4 | Government shutdown and small businesses |
2013 |
| 28 | 5 | Marketplace Fairness Act |
2011-2012 |
| 28 | 6 | Not-for-profit benefits |
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| 28 | 7 | "Organizing Independents: How to Start a Chapter of Local Fist Utah," by Danielle Baum |
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| 28 | 8 | Planning Commission Staff Report |
1998; 2007 |
| 28 | 9 | R. Harold Burton Foundation |
2010 |
| 28 | 10 | Salt Lake City general materials |
2008-2015 |
| 29 | 1 | Salt Lake City's Neighborhood Business Conference |
2010; 2011 |
| 29 | 2 | Salt Lake City, Utah Economic Study |
2011-2012 |
| 29 | 3 | Santa Fe Independent Business Report |
2003 |
| 29 | 4 | Small business and health care |
2009 |
| 29 | 5-6 | Speeches and presentations |
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| 29 | 7 | Stationary |
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| 29 | 8 | Strategic partnerships |
2010 |
| 29 | 9 | Westside Salt Lake "Buy Local" Campaign |
2006-2008 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 30 | 1 | Mayor Becker Kitchen Cabinet |
2010-2011 |
| 30 | 2 | MoveOn Pac |
2004 |
| 30 | 3 | Salt Lake Reads Together |
2004; 2006 |
| 30 | 4-7 | Salt Lake Vest Pocket Business Coalition |
1999-2003 |
| 31 | 1 | Small Business Majority |
2013 |
| 31 | 2-3 | Special Advisory Task Force, Public Process, Universe Project |
2008-2009 |
| 31 | 4 | Utah Humanities Council's Great Salt Lake Book Festival |
2000-2005 |
| 31 | 5 | Utah Natural History Museum Board |
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| 31 | 6 | Utah Original Writing Competition |
1998-2002 |
| 31 | 7 | Utah Parent Center and Ski for Kids |
1992-1997 |
| 31 | 8 | Utah Retail Merchants Association |
2013-2014 |
| 31 | 9 | Utah Symposium in Science and Literature |
2000-2003 |
VI: Subject filesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 32 | 1 | Efairness |
2011; 2016 |
| 32 | 2 | Gateway development |
2003 |
| 32 | 3 | Independent bookstores newsletters |
1992-2007 |
Independent bookstores vs. chain stores |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 32 | 4 | Correspondence |
1996-1999 |
| 32 | 5 | General materials |
1996-2006 |
| 32 | 6 | News clippings and article |
1980-2014 |
| 32 | 7 | "A Pox on Chains" by Burton |
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| 32 | 8 | "We're All in the Book Business" presentation by Burton |
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| 32 | 9 | Wal-Mart |
1993; 2004-2005 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 33 | 1 | Internet censorship lawsuit
This folder contains materials dealing with The King's English, Inc.; et al. v. Mark Shurtleff.
|
2001-2006 |
| 33 | 2 | Internet taxation |
2005-2013 |
| 33 | 3 | Online retailors |
1999-2015 |
| 33 | 4 | Patriot Act
This folder includes the article by Burton "Patriot Act a Hot Topic in Bookstores Everywhere."
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2004-2005 |
| 33 | 5 | Petition to return classical music to KUER |
2001 |
| 33 | 6 | Re-elect Ralph Becker campaign |
2015 |
VII: OversizeReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 34 | Mark Strand materials
This box contains a signed broadside titled "The End," exhibition catalogue "The Lives and Poems: Twelve Drawings on Canvas by Mark Strand," and four handwritten poetry composition by Strand.
|
1994; 2005 |
| 35 | Family certificates
Scholarly degrees awarded to George Thomas.
|
1896; 1901 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Bookstores--Utah--Salt Lake City
Personal Names
- Burton, Betsy--Archives
Corporate Names
- King's English Bookstore--Records and correspondence
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