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Daria Book Club records, 1949-2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Daria Book Club (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Title
Daria Book Club records
Dates
1949-2007 (inclusive)
Quantity
7.75 linear feet, (7 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 1791
Summary
The Daria Book Club records (1949-2007) contain scrapbooks, correspondence, financial documents, meeting minutes, and study materials. The club had originally been formed in 1951 as the Aurora chapter of the Delphinian Society, and was organized as the Daria Book Club in 1955.
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
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Historical Note

The Daria Book Club was organized in January 1955. The club had originally been formed in 1951 as the Aurora chapter of the Delphinian Society, a Chicago-based organization dedicated to promoting education and personal development for women by providing a course of study and guidelines for conducting seminars on the materials provided. By the time the Aurora chapter's charter expired in 1954, attendance had fallen dramatically, and the remaining members decided to investigate other courses of study. The group chose to begin a course on Great Books offered through the University of Utah Extension Division. The name "Daria" was selected, from a Persian word meaning "one who seeks knowledge." The first season of the Daria club was conducted under the auspices of Professors James Jarrett and Donald Heiney, with readings which included selections from Shakespeare, Plato, Thoreau, Voltaire, Wordsworth, Ibsen, Flaubert, and Freud.

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Content Description

The Daria Book Club records contain scrapbooks, correspondence, financial documents, meeting minutes, and study materials.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Boxes 1-6 donated by Mary Calame in 2000.

Box 7 donated by Jan Frost in 2011.

Processing Note

Processed by Karen Carver in 2003 and 2011.

Separated Materials

Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Related Materials

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

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Book clubs (Discussion groups)--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
  • Classical literature--Appreciation--Utah--Salt Lake City--Societies, etc.--Archives
  • Literature, Modern--19th century--Appreciation--Societies, etc.--Archives
  • Women--Books and reading--Utah--Salt Lake City
  • Women--Utah--Salt Lake City--Societies and clubs--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Daria Book Club (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Archives
  • Delphian Society. Aurora Chapter (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Business correspondence
  • By-laws
  • Financial records
  • Membership lists
  • Minutes (Records)
  • Scrapbooks

Finding aid prepared by Karen Carver.
2003 (last modified: 2018)

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