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Isle of Funen - Denmark Visit May 26-27, 1963 photograph album, 1963

Overview of the Collection

Title
Isle of Funen - Denmark Visit May 26-27, 1963 photograph album
Dates
1963 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 album with 18 photographic prints (1 box) ; 8x10"
Collection Number
PH1340
Summary
An album depicting a trip (May 26-27, 1963) to the Isle of Funen in Denmark made by a Seattle group
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Entire collection can be viewed on the Libraries’ Digital Collections website. Permission of Visual Materials Curator required to view originals. Contact Special Collections for more information.

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Languages
English
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Historical Background

Marilyn Kirkby, born Marilyn McKinley on January 23, 1930, worked as the fashion editor for The Seattle Times . She grew up in Mount Vernon and majored in Home Economics at the University of Washington. At college, she met Rollie Kirkby, a star halfback for the Husky football team. They were married January 17, 1953. After college, Marilyn was hired as a journalist by The Seattle Times , which would be her sole employer during her adult life. Her straightforward, unpretentious writing style and her sensitivity towards her workers quickly made her among the most widely respected journalists in fashion. Marilyn was soon promoted to department head of the fashion column, which sent her on trips to Paris, London, and Milan in 1961 to cover European fashion. In May of 1963 Marilyn, working under the pseudonym Dorothy Neighbors, traveled with a group of American food journalists to Denmark to sample traditional Danish cuisines, as is documented in this photograph album. In addition to the Isle of Funen, Marilyn visited Copenhagen and Tivoli Gardens.

Though she had quit smoking in 1984 after her husband's smoking habit killed him in 1978, Marilyn was diagnosed with esophagal cancer in 1991. She chronicled her 35-year addiction to smoking in her column and participated in an anti-cigarette video produced by the American Lung Association. Marilyn Kirkby died January 4, 1992.

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Content Description

An album depicting a trip (May 26-27, 1963) to the Isle of Funen in Denmark made by a group of American food journalists. The album is signed by a number of people (probably members of the tour) on the inside cover. Also on the inside cover is the inscription "with compliments to Marilyn and the Seattle Times." The name Marilyn Kirkby is embossed on the cover of the album.

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Use of the Collection

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Restrictions on Use

Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation, or publication. Contact Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries for details.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Source: Bernies Collectibles, October 28, 2007.

Processing Note

Processed by Martin Sloot, 2015; processing completed in 2015.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

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Geographical Names

  • Fåborg (Fyns amt, Denmark)--Photographs
  • Fyn (Denmark)--Photographs
  • Odense (Denmark)--Photographs
  • Otterup (Denmark)--Photographs
  • Svendborg (Denmark)--Photographs
  • Ærø (Denmark)--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Aerial photographs
  • Photographic prints
  • Photographs

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Kirkby, Marilyn (former owner)

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Subject Terms

  • Visual Materials Collections (University of Washington)


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