Lila Eccles Brimhall photograph collection, 1893-1962
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Lila Eccles Brimhall photograph collection
- Dates
- 1893-1962 (inclusive)18881962
- Quantity
- 156 photographic prints
- Collection Number
- P0337
- Summary
- The Lila Eccles Brimhall photograph collection contains family portraits, portraits of various performers, and scenes from various stage productions.
- 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
Historical Note
Lila Eccles Brimhall was born in Ogden, Utah on November 26, 1892. She was raised there by her parents, David Eccles and Bertha Marie Jensen Eccles. Her father held half-ownership in the Ogden Opera House. Lila Eccles Brimhall is reported to have attended many productions there as a child and was able to watch and visit with the actors backstage.
On August 28, 1917 Lila Eccles married Dean R. Brimhall, of Provo, Utah. He had a long career with the federal government, including service from 1940 until his retirement in 1951, as Director of Research form the Civil Aeronautics Administration. The couple had two children, a son McKeen, and a daughter, Frances. McKeen was killed in action in World War II. Frances marries Hal W. Osborn and had five children: Rachel Osborn Sander, Kristin, Joan, Kimberly, and Dean.
Lila Brimhall received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1914 from the University of Utah which she attended from 1910 to 1914. During that time she studied under Maud May Babcock, professor and head of the Speech Department. She received a diploma in 1916 from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City after course work in 1915 and 1916. After further study there several years later, she also received a certificate from the institution in 1929. She also took summer courses at Columbia University in 1917, 1933 and 1942, and at the University of London in 1937. She received a Master of Arts degree from the University of Southern California in 1939. An Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree was posthumously awarded to her in 1980 commencement ceremonies at the University of Utah.
A member of the faculty of the University of Utah from 1929 until her retirement to emeritus status in 1960, Brimhall held the following ranks: Part-time Instructor in Speech (1929-1930); Instructor (1931); Assistant Professor (1948-1955); Associate Professor in Speech and Theater (1956-1960); Associate Professor Emeritus in Speech (1930-1980); Associate Professor Emeritus in Theater (1967-1980). Throughout her career she presented numerous lectures and speeches around the state of Utah.
While attending the University of Utah, Brimhall was an active member of the University of Utah Players and performed in several student productions. She toured Utah and the western states as a member of the Moroni Olsen Players in the late 1920s. She performed in productions with the Pasadena Players in California. During the course of her faculty career she appeared frequently in the theaters on the campus of the University of Utah. She also performed in productions of other Utah colleges. A portrait of Lila Eccles Brimhall painted by Alvin Gittins was unveiled during a ceremony at the University in 1977. It now hangs on campus in the lobby of the Pioneer Memorial Theater.
Lila Eccles Brimhall died in Salt Lake City, Utah on April 3, 1980.
Chronology
1892: Born in Ogden, Utah
1914: B. A., University of Utah
1914-1916: Attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York City
1917: Married Dean R. Brimhall
1929: Part Time Instructor, Speech Department, University of Utah
1931: Full Time Instructor, Speech Department, University of Utah
1939: M. A., University of Southern California
1948: Assistant Professor, Speech Department, University of Utah
1952: Received Tenure, University of Utah
1956: Associate Professor, Speech and Theater Department, University of Utah
1960: Retired Tenure, University of Utah
1967: Named Associate Professor Emeritus of Theater, University of Utah
1974: Dean R. Brimhall died
1980: Lila Eccles Brimhall died on April 3
1980: Received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree, University of Utah
Content Description
The Lila Eccles Brimhall photograph collection consists mainly of portraits of her, other actors and actresses, professional associates, and scenes from plays in which she appeared during her long theater career. The plays included range from children's plays from her early years in Ogden, Utah to professional theater in Salt Lake City during her later years. A number of photographs of groups with which she was associated area also included.
The collection was received with, and compliments manuscript material concerning her that are the addendum to the Dean R. Brimhall papers (MS 0114).
The majority of the photographs are resin coated black and white prints.
Subject Photographs Number
The Lila Eccles Brimhall photograph collection is digitized.
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.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Collection arranged topically.
Processing Note
Processed by Robert Westby and Ashley Arave in 1989. Processed by Peter Schmid and Rebecca Walker in 2003.
Separated Materials
Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Lila Eccles Brimhall audio-visual collection (A0316).
Related Materials
See also the Dean R. Brimhall papers (MS 0114).
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Family portraits, portraits of various performers, and scenes from various stage productions
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Description: Portraits of Lila Eccles Brimhall
- Photograph number 1: Approximately one year old (undated)
- Photograph number 2: Approximately one year old (undated)
- Photograph number 3: About age five
- Photograph number 4: Probably taken during her adolescence (undated)
- Photograph number 5-8: undated
- Photograph number 9-11: 1915-1916
- Photograph number 12: undated
- Photograph number 13-16: 1915-1916 Taken in New York City during the time she was studying at the American Academy of Art.
Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: Portraits of Lila Eccles Brimhall
- Photograph number 17: During childhood (undated)
- Photograph number 18: New York City, 1915-1916
- Photograph number 19: Note on reverse "Lila The Sufferagette" (undated)
- Photograph number 20: Taken in Ogden, Utah (undated)
- Photograph number 21: Salt Lake City, circa 1931
- Photograph number 22: (undated)
Container: Box 1, Folder 2 -
Description: Portraits of Lila Eccles Brimhall
- Photograph number 23: Taken in Ogden, Utah (undated)
- Photograph number 24: Taken in Ogden, Utah. Note on reverse: "Miss Lila Eccles of the Moroni Olsen Players who plays the part of 'Lady Susan Rocker' in the English comedy "The Lillies of the Field" by John Hastings Turner, Mason Theater April 1930
- Photograph number 25: Taken in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (undated)
- Photograph number 26-28: (undated)
- Photograph number 29: Color snapshot portrait, printed "week of November 30, 1957"
Container: Box 1, Folder 3 -
Description: Family photograph
- Photograph number 30: Lila and three women, possibly two sisters and her mother
Container: Box 1, Folder 4 -
Description: Portraits A-Z
- Photograph number 31: Dorothy Adams, (undated)
- Photograph number 32: Maud May Babcock, (undated)
- Photograph number 33: Alfred Drake, circa 1947
- Photograph number 34: Arlene Francis, circa 1962
- Photograph number 35: Gordon R. Nelson, circa 1930
- Photograph number 36: Moroni Olsen, (undated)
- Photograph number 37: Paul Steffan, (undated)
- Photograph number 38: Jane Warrington, 1915-1916
Container: Box 1, Folder 5 -
Description: Unidentified Portraits
- Photograph number 39: Hazel [last name is illegible] (undated); taken in New York City
- Photograph number 40: Unidentified man, circa 1957
Container: Box 1, Folder 6 -
Description: Group photographs
- Photograph number 41: Weber Dramatic Club, 1907
- Photograph number 42-44: University of Utah Dramatic Club, 1912
- Photograph number 45: Lila Speaking to unidentified groups from front steps of Eccles home in Ogden, 1959
- 4Photograph number 6: Lila, her father David Eccles and unidentified members of, possibly, the Theta Upsilon Sorority on lawn of the Eccles home in Ogden, Utah. (undated)
Container: Box 1, Folder 7 -
Description: Scenes from Plays A-E
- Photograph number 47: Arms and the Man, 1912
- Photograph number 48-50: As You Like It, 1912
- Photograph number 51-64: Blithe Spirit, 1963
- Photograph number 65-68: The Circle, 1950
- Photograph number 69-71: The Constant Wife, 1953
- Photograph number 72-77: The Corn Is Green, 1951
Container: Box 1, Folder 8 -
Description: Scenes from Plays, F-R
- Photograph number 78-82: Fashion, undated
- Photograph number 83-85: I Remember Mama, 1955
- Photograph number 86-90: Little New Moon, undated
- Photograph number 91-93: Madwoman of Chaillot, undated
- Photograph number 94: Midsummer Night's Dream, 1916
- Photograph number 95-96: Mrs. Bumpstead Leigh, 1936
- Photograph number 97: Oklahoma, undated
- Photograph number 98-103: The Potting Shed, 1957
- Photograph number 104-105: The Rivals, 1960
- Photograph number 106-114: Romeo and Juliet, 1944 and 1956
Container: Box 1, Folder 9 -
Description: Scenes from Plays "S"
- Photograph number 115-116: Sandy, undated
- Photograph number 117-120: The Shining Hour, undated
- Photograph number 121-122: Silver Whistle, 1951
- Photograph number 123: Solid Gold Cadillac, 1957
- Photograph number 124: Sun Up, undated
Container: Box 1, Folder 10 -
Description: Scenes from Plays T-Z
- Photograph number 125-132: Twelfth Night, undated
- Photograph number 133: Wingless Victory, 1939
- Photograph number 134: Witness for the Prosecution, 1957
Container: Box 1, Folder 11 -
Description: Scenes from unidentified plays
- Photograph number 135-156: undated, unidentified
Container: Box 1, Folder 12
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Actors--Utah--20th century--Photographs
- Actresses--Utah--20th century--Photographs
- College theater-- Utah--20th century--Photographs
- Theater rehearsals--Photographs
- Theater--Utah--Photographs
- Theatrical companies--Utah--Salt Lake City--20th century--Photographs
Personal Names
- Babcock, Maud May, 1867-1954--Photographs
- Dawn, Hazel, 1894---Photographs
- Drake, Alfred, 1914-1992--Photographs
- Eccles, David, 1849-1912--Family--Photographs
- Eccles, David, 1849-1912--Photographs
- Olsen, Moroni, 1889-1954--Photographs
- Pearson, Carol Lynn (Carol Lynn Wright) (1939-09-27)--Photographs
Corporate Names
- University of Utah. Department of Theatre--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Portraits
- black-and-white photographs
- color photographs
