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Clarice Short photograph collection, circa 1917-1975

Overview of the Collection

Com
Short, Clarice
Title
Clarice Short photograph collection
Dates
circa 1917-1975 (inclusive)
Quantity
0.25 linear feet, (1 box)  :  21 items
Collection Number
P0278
Summary
The Clarice Short photograph collection contains personal photos of University of Utah English professor Clarice Short, her family and friends.
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

Clarice Short (1910-1977) grew up in New Mexico and in 1946 began teaching English at the University of Utah as an assistant professor. She remained there until 1974. Short has published two books of poetry, The Owl on the Aerial and The Old One and the Wind. In 1970, Short became the teacher and mentor of poet Emma Lou Thayne who helped ensure the posthumous publication of The Owl on the Aerial.

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Content Description

This collection consists of personal photos of University of Utah English professor Clarice Short, her family and friends.

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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

Separated Materials

See also the Clarice Short papers (ACCN 0893) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections and the Clarice Short audio-visual collection (A0225) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Related Materials

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

Processing Note

Processed by Special Collections staff.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Description: Clarice Short, her family and friends
    • Photograph number 1: Post Card of a young girl.(Clarice age 2?)
    • Photograph number 2: Clarice at age 7, holding a flag
    • Photograph number 3: Clarice with horse and dog in the woods
    • Photograph number 4: Unidentified
    • Photograph number 5: Summer 1938
    • Photograph number 6: (Written in German)
    • Photograph number 7-19: Unidentified family snapshots
    Container: Box 1, Folder 1
  • Description: Clarice Short, her family and friends
    • Photograph number 1: Portrait
    • Photograph number 2: Horse drawn wagon with two men on board
    Container: Box 1, Folder 2

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Subject Terms

  • Families--West (U.S.)--Photographs
  • Horsemanship--West (U.S.)--20th century--Photographs

Personal Names

  • Short, Clarice--Family--Photographs
  • Short, Clarice--Friends and associates--Photographs
  • Short, Clarice--Photographs

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah--Faculty--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photographs
  • black-and-white photographs
  • color photographs
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