J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Linda Sillitoe papers
Sillitoe, Linda, 1948-2010
ACCN 1262
8.75 linear feet
19 boxes
1940-1996
The Linda Sillitoe papers (1940-1996) contain handwritten and typed manuscripts of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction, as well as research files consisting of news clippings, correspondence, articles, promotional materials, and other documents. Included are drafts and correspondence for a biography of Lowell L. Bennion by Mary Bradford for which Linda Sillitoe served as editor. Sillitoe is a writer and poet.
Collection materials are in English.
The Linda Sillitoe papers (1940-1996) contain handwritten and typed manuscripts of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction; and research files consisting of news clippings, correspondence, journal articles, promotional and informational materials, and other documents. The collection contains background and research material related to Mary L. Bradford's biography, Lowell L. Bennion,for which Sillitoe served as editor. Also included are research files compiled by Sillitoe during her research and writing of
Friendly Fire: The ACLU in Utah (1996). These files focus on individuals associated with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah and offer news clippings, photocopied correspondence from the 1960s and 1970s, original correspondence from the 1990s, and interview notes and other documents regarding individuals involved in ACLU litigation and/or administration. These individuals include national and local ACLU administrators and attorneys, ACLU board members, and Utah state government officials. Also included are documents containing information relating to the administrative structure and activities of the ACLU of Utah, as well as its general history. The collection also contains manuscripts of books, short stories, and poetry written by Sillitoe. Sillitoe also collected various handwritten and typed poems written by Mormon women. Linda Sillitoe is a professional author, editor, and writing instructor, who was nominated three times for the Pulitzer Prize for her writing on life in Salt Lake County while she worked at the Deseret News. She is a graduate of the University of Utah.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
This collection was donated by Linda Sillitoe in March 1992 (box 1); December 1995 (boxes 2-4); July 1996 (box 5); and November 1996 (boxes 6-17). Sillitoe donated the contents of box 18 in June 2003. Box 19 was donated by Marion Smith in October 2004.
Processed by Rebecca Airmet and Alison Rogers in 1997 and 2003.
Addendum processed by Karen Carver in 2004.
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Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Linda Sillitoe (1948-2010) was a professional author, editor, and writing instructor, who was nominated three times for the Pulitzer Prize for her writing on life in Salt Lake County while she worked at the Deseret News. She was a graduate of the University of Utah.
Bennion, Lowell L., 1908-1996
Sillitoe, Linda, 1948-2010--Archives
Franklin, Cherese, 1960---Trials, litigation, etc.
American Civil Liberties Union of Utah
American Civil Liberties Union of Utah--Trials, litigation, etc.
Human rights workers--Utah
Human rights advocacy--Utah
Literature
Business correspondence
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Interviews
Biographies
Informational works
Records (Documents)
Manuscripts
Poetry
Local histories
Lowell Bennion Research Files
Correspondence
1988-1991
1
1
Includes correspondence between Mary L. Bradford and Sillitoe concerning the production of Lowell Bennion's biography, as well as a few letters used as primary source background material for the biography.
Research Notes and Documents
1940-1991
1
2
Includes news clippings, press releases, written statements and the memories of family members, correspondence, transcripts of talks given by Bennion, agendas, and research notes, including lists of possible titles, organizational structure notes, partial time lines of events, memos, and research outlines.
Chapter Drafts
1
3-6
Interviews and Correspondence
1988-1991
1
7
Includes notes and transcripts of interviews conducted with people in Bennion's life, as background material. Also includes correspondence between Sillitoe and Bradford, and between Bradford and various Bennion family members, particularly those interviewed.
Research on Individuals Involved with ACLU
Richard Eyre
2
1
Bud Scruggs
2
2
Norm Bangerter
2
3
Walker History of the ACLU
2
4
David Yocom
2
5
Judith Wolbach
2
6
Scott McAlister
2
7
Howard Lundgren
2
8
Cullen Battle and Kathleen Switzer
2
9
Pam Elliot
2
10
Jensie Anderson
2
11
Elizabeth Dunning
2
12
Kathryn Kendell
2
13
Chris Smart
2
14
Carol Grade
2
15
Dorothy Davidson
2
16
Nadine Strossen
2
17
Adam (Mickey) Duncan
2
18
Spencer L. Kimball
2
19
Steve Smoot
2
20
Ben Roe
2
21
Steven Cook
2
22
Robyn Blumner
2
23
Gary DeLand
2
24
Kathryn Collard
2
25
Michele Parish
2
26
Boyer Jarvis
2
27
Joan Morris
2
28
Jim Joy
2
29
Ira Glasser
2
30
Brian Barnard
2
31
Shirley Pedler
2
32
Annual Dinner, 1993
2
33
ACLU Minutes and Review of Legislation
1964-1965
2
34
Research on ACLU Administration
Marriott Files
3
1
ACLU Board of Directors Lists
3
2
Local Newsletters
3
3
Timelines of the ACLU in Utah
3
4
Media
1960s-1980s
3
5-7
Correspondence and Handbills
1980s
3
8
Media
1990s
3
9
Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights
1991
3
10
Rule, Bylaws, and Amendments
3
11
National Position papers
3
12
Miscellaneous
3
13
Research on ACLU Related Issues
Prison
4
1
Lawsuit Concerning Prison Health, Plaintiff: ACLU
4
2
Polygamy
4
3
Sex Discrimination
4
4
Jails
4
5
Latter Day Saint Employment
4
6
Hispanic Harassment
4
7
Dress Code
4
8
Drugs and Privacy
4
9
Gay Issues
4
10
Legislation and Cases
1993
4
11
Youth Corrections
4
12
The Terrace Ballroom
4
13
Teens and Textbook Censorship
4
14
Religious Liberties
4
15
AIDS
4
16
Prison, Medical Lawsuit
4
17
Abortion
4
18
LDS Church Leaders and Representatives
4
19
James Jones
4
20
Prison, Legal Access, and Books
4
21
The Religious Right
4
22
School Prayer and Graduation
5
1
Brigham Young University Housing
5
2
Censorship
5
3
The Christian Coalition
5
4
Death Penalty
5
5
ACLU Lawsuits and Court Documents
5
6-8
Manuscripts
Friendly Fire: the ACLU in Utah, Typed Manuscript
1994
6
1-2
"Windows on the Sea"
6
3
Folder contains title page and table of contents
"Borderland"
6
4
"Demons"
6
5
"Miniatures"
6
6
"The Box"
6
7
"Coyote Tracks"
6
8
"The Last Day of Spring"
6
9
"Susanna in the Meadow"
6
10
"Demons"
6
11
"Four Walls and an Empty Door"
6
12
"Borderland"
6
13
"Mornings"
6
14
"One Payday One Spring"
6
15
"The Astronaut for a Flat Earth"
6
16
"Bishop Ted"
6
17
"Windows on the Sea"
6
18
"He Called Us Mormon Nuns"
6
19
"At Jacob Lake"
6
20
"The Spiral Stair"
6
21
"Second Tuesday: Lunch"
6
22
"A String of Intersections"
6
23
Walking On Air
7
1-2
Banking On the Hemingways
1991
7
3-4
Corrected Final Draft
Poems by Mormon Women
7
5
Includes a collection of poems, primarily typed, gathered by Sillitoe, possibly for an anthology of poetry by Mormon women. Very little of the poetry is dated.
Correspondence Concerning Poetry
1980s
7
6
Lowell Bennion Biography Drafts
1994-1996
8
In addition to manuscript drafts, this box contains correspondence, interviews, and accounts of events in Benions's life.
Manuscript Drafts, Friendly Fire
1994-1996
9
Also contains promotional material.
Salt Lake County History Manuscripts and General Manuscripts
Contains a timeline which encompasses major events in Utah and Salt Lake County, particularly from 1770 to 1994. The timeline is divided into these periods: Pre-history to 1847, Early Territorial Period, The Middle Territorial Period, Final Confrontation With the Federal Government, Early Statehood Period, Progressive Period, Depression, World War II, Growth Without Advancement, Eisenhower Years, and Expansion and Rebuilding.
Salt Lake County History Manuscripts
1994-1995
10
1
This timeline encompasses major events in Utah and Salt Lake County, particularly from 1770 to 1994. The timeline is divided into these periods: Pre-history to 1847, Early Territorial Period, The Middle Territorial Period, Final Confrontation With the Federal Government, Early Statehood Period, Progressive Period, Depression, World War II, Growth Without Advancement, Eisenhower Years, and Expansion and Rebuilding.
Jacket Cover Text for Salt Lake County
10
2
Typed Manuscript
1995
10
3-4
Manuscripts and Galleys
1994-1996
11
Includes galleys for Friendly Fire and Secrets Kept.
Salt Lake County Research Files
Proposal and Contracts
1993-1995
12
1
Includes a letter of proposal from Sillitoe to
author the history, a document entitled "Consultant's Qualifications," and correspondence regarding an amendment to Sillitoe's contract with the state.
Descriptive Outline
12
2
State Input
1993-1995
12
3
Correspondence with the state concerning the county history project.
Memos and Correspondence
1993-1995
12
4
Consultant Memos
1993-1995
12
5
County Version
1993-1995
12
6
Includes correspondence with the county, as well as a draft of the sidebar copy to be used in the history.
Sidebar Materials
1980-1995
12
7-8
Includes news clippings, statistical reports, and journal articles, as well as some drafts of the sidebar text.
Bibliography Files
1993-1995
12
9-11
Includes photocopied title pages, bibliographies for further research, and rough bibliographies of Sillitoe's own books.
Photographic
13
1-4
Includes photocopies of photographs, most dated and sourced. There are some notations indicating possible chapter and section placements of photographs within the book. Original photographs were not provided with this material.
African American
1968-1994
13
5
Includes news articles, studies, journal articles, and a typescript of part of an interview.
Aging
1994
13
6
Includes state demographic projections, news clippings, and a draft of Sillitoe's writing on aging.
Air Pollution
1989-1994
13
7
Includes news clippings and a journal article.
Alta
1990s
13
8
Includes news clippings and an article excerpt.
Artificial Heart
1979-1994
13
9
Includes news clippings.
Arts
1989-1994
13
10
Includes news clippings, journal articles, local art promotional materials, the "Utah Humanities Council Biennial Report, 1992-1993," brief histories of local arts institutions, news letters, and Sillitoe's drafts of sections on the arts.
Asian and Polynesian
1993-1994
13
11
Aviation
1965-1994
13
12
Includes the 1993 "Salt Lake Airport Authority Annual Report," news clippings, brochures, and other informational and promotional materials concerning the Salt Lake International Airport.
Arthur Gary Bishop
14
1
Bonneville Pacific and Deedee Corradini
14
2
Ted Bundy
14
3
Canyons and Greenspace
14
4
City-County Building
14
5
Courts
14
6
Crimes
14
7
Draper
14
8
Economy, Banking, and Building
14
9
Education
14
10-11
Ensign Peak
14
12
Joseph Paul Franklin Murders
14
13
Fraud
14
14
Gangs, Guns, and Youth Detention
14
15
Gay Rights and Groups
14
16
Geology and Weather
14
17
Growth and Infrastructure
14
18
Health
14
19
Hispanic
14
20
Mark Hofmann
14
21
Homeless
14
22
Hospitals
14
23
International Women's Year and Equal Rights Amendment
14
24
Interviews and Autobiographies
14
25
Jewish Community and Samuel Newhouse
14
26
Kearns
14
27
Adnan Khashoggi
14
28
Labor
15
1
Latter-day Saints and Media
15
2
Library Information
15
3
Library Standoff Incident
15
4
Magna
15
5
Malls
15
6
Media
15
7-8
Midvale
15
9
Millennial Star Index
15
10
Minority and Ethnic
15
11
Murray
15
12
Native American
15
13
Olympics
15
14
Parks
15
15
Pollution
15
16
Polygamy
15
17
Population Statistics
15
18
Poverty
15
19
Prostitution
15
20
Public Transit
15
21
Religious
16
1-2
Religious Women
16
3
Riverton
16
4
Salt Lake City Articles
16
5
Salt Lake Community College
16
6
Salt Palace
16
7
Sandy
16
8
Frances Schreuder
16
9
SkyWest Disaster
16
10
Social Work
16
11
South Jordan
16
12
South Salt Lake
16
13
Sports
16
14
Sports and Leisure
16
15
Statehood
16
16
Sugar House
16
17
Superfund, Pollution, and Environmental Protection Agency
16
18
Tribune Index
17
1
Union Fort
17
2
Utah Place Names
17
3
Utah Territory
17
4
War
17
5
West Jordan
17
6
Westminster College
17
7
West Valley City
17
8
Women
17
9-10
Richard Worthington
17
11
Miscellany
17
12
Salt Lake City Events
1996
18
This box contains newspaper clippings and various court and ACLU documents pertaining to two Salt Lake City events of 1996. About half of the material in this addendum is about the death penalty case of child rapist and murderer, John R. Taylor. The articles Sillitoe collected on the case focus on not only Taylor's conviction, but also on Utah's laws concerning the death penalty. At the time of the case, Utah was the only state to allow death row inmates to choose their manner of execution. Furthermore, Utah was also one of the only states to use the firing squad as an execution method. As a result of these laws, Taylor chose to die by firing squad to draw attention to the absurdity of these laws. The other half of the material in this addendum is about students' right to have and organize gay clubs in high schools. In 1996, students from East and West High Schools organized gay-straight alliances. The school district retaliated by deciding to ban all extra-curricular clubs. The articles Sillitoe collected discuss the issue and document the protests and law suits that followed.
Addendum
"Some Kind of Justice"
2000
19
Sillitoe's unpublished manuscript on the child sexual abuse case of Cherese Franklin. RESTRICTED. NO PHOTOCOPYING. DO NOT QUOTE WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR.