J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Phyllis Barber papers
Barber, Phyllis, 1943-
ACCN 0369
8.75 linear feet
18 boxes
1964-2008
The Phyllis Barber papers (1964-2008) contain correspondence, personal and biographical material, news clippings, research files, manuscript drafts, student files, published manuscripts, and miscellaneous material pertaining to the career of this author.
English
Phyllis Nelson (b. 1943) was born in Henderson, Nevada, on 11 May 1943. She attended Brigham Young University from 1961 to 1964 before receiving a BA in Music from San Jose State in 1967. She married David H. Barber in 1964, and the couple had four sons. The Barbers subsequently lived in Colorado and Utah, where Phyllis was a participant in various writing workshops. She received an M.F.A. in writing from Vermont College in 1984. In addition to publishing novels, short stories, articles, essays, and a book for young readers, Barber has served on the faculty of Vermont College. As a faculty member, she has lead numerous writing workshops and continuing education classes. She has received numerous awards for both teaching and writing. Phyllis was divorced from David Barber in 1996. She married William Traeger and lives in Denver, Colorado.
The Phyllis Barber papers (1964-2008) contain correspondence, personal and biographical material, news clippings, research files, manuscript drafts, student files, published manuscripts, and miscellaneous material pertaining to the career of this author.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Box 1 and boxes 5-16 were donated in 2002 (12 linear feet).
Boxes 2-4 were donated in 2007 (2 linear feet).
Boxes 17-18 were donated in 2012 (1 linear feet.)
Processed by Sawaiba Khan in 2008.
Addendum processed by Matthew Weathered in 2013.
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Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Barber, Phyllis, 1943---Archives
Women authors, American--Archives
Latter Day Saint women authors--Utah--Archives
Latter Day Saint literature--Specimens
Short stories, American--Latter Day Saint authors
Creative writing (Higher education)--Archives
Literature
Personal correspondence
Business correspondence
Poetry
Newsletters
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Short stories
Manuscripts
Research (Documents)
Reviews
Student records
Family histories
Conference materials
Correspondence
Correspondence, Susan Dodd
1985-1986
1
1
Correspondence, Sandy Ellsworth
1986-1990
1
2
Correspondence, W.D. Wetherell
1988-1993
1
3
Correspondence, Manuscripts
1987-1998
1
4
Correspondence
2002-2006
2
Contains personal and professional correspondence.
Invitations
1994-2006
3
1
Correspondence
3
2
Greeting Cards
3
3-4
Personal and Biographical
Resumes and Reviews
2004
4
1
Scrapbook Materials
1964-1971
4
2
Poems and "Sketches"
2005-2006
4
3
Writers at Work Conference
1984-1987
4
4
Utah Arts Council Certificate
1985
4
5
Nevada Writer's Hall of Fame Speech
2005
4
6
Newsletters
1974-2005
4
7
Articles, Stories, and Papers
1985-2006
4
8
Booklists, Book Reviews, and Essays
1985-2006
4
9
Kelly A. Thompson, "Mormon Women Writers and the Healing Power of Truth"
2001-2002
4
10
Conference and Symposium Programs
1991-2006
5
1
Receipts and Finances
2002-2006
5
2
Notes and Other items
1977-2005
5
3
Genealogy Notebooks
1990
6
Short Stories
Ideas for Stories
7
1
Research, Mormon Folklore
1980-1992
7
2
Collected Mormon Folktales
1992
7
3
"A Brief History of Seagulls"
1986-1994
7
4
"The Boy and the Hand"
7
5
"Bread for Gunnar"
1992
7
6
"The Bridge"
7
7
"Devil Horse"
1994
8
1
"Dust to Dust"
1993
8
2
"Dream Mine"
8
3
"The Fiddler"
1993
8
4
"Ida's Sabbath"
1993
8
5
"Prophet by the Sea"
1993
8
6
"Spirit Babies"
8
7
"The Welshman's Story"
8
8
"The Whip"
8
9
"White Dove"
8
10
"Wild Sage"
1986-1988
8
11
Published Works
Published Stories and Articles, Magazines
1977-2001
9
1-2
Published Stories and Articles, Newspapers
1982-1999
9
3
Published Stories and Articles, Literary Magazines and Journals
1984-1999
9
4
Smiley Snake's Adventure
9
5
The School of Love
9
6
Manuscripts and Research
Research, Southern Nevada Novel
1931
10
1
Notebook, Southern Nevada Novel
10
2-4
Manuscript, "And the Desert Shall Blossom," Hawkes Revision
1988
10
5-6
Manuscript, "Parting the Veil: Stories from a Mormon Imagination"
11
1
Correspondence and Research, "Parting the Veil"
1993-1999
11
2
Manuscript, Short Story Collection
11
3
Correspondence and Finances, "The School of Love"
1988-1996
11
4
Reviews, Catalogs, Essays, and Notes, "The School of Love"
1990-1991
11
5
Manuscripts and Research, "How I Got Cultured: A Nevada Memoir"
Manuscript
12
1-2
Correspondence
1991-1998
12
3
Reviews
1991-1995
12
4
Catalogs, Finances, and Notes
1960-1996
12
5
Manuscripts and Research
Manuscript, "Legs to Stand On"
13
1
Correspondence, "Legs to Stand On"
1989-1994
13
2
Reviews, Notes, and Artwork, "Legs to Stand On"
1991-1992
13
3
Manuscript, "Why Call Him Father?" By Ai Bei, Edited by Barber
13
4
Student Files
Contains Student Evaluations, Excerpts, and Correspondence.
Faculty Evaluations, Vermont College
2004-2005
14
1
Tania Abei
2003-2005
14
2
Frances Badgett
2003-2004
14
3
Jenny Baker
2001-2002
14
4
Kerry Banazek
2004
14
5
David Barnette
2002-2003
14
6
Natasha Bauman
2004-2005
14
7
Heather Bryant
2004
14
8
Jacqueline Buckman
2004
14
9
Joanne Chavre
2004
14
10
Joan Cousins
2001
14
11
Keith Craig
2003-2004
15
1
Jewel Davis
2006
15
2
Elena Harap Dodd
2003
15
3
Nathalie Dupree
2004
15
4
Esther Fine
2001-2002
15
5
Dennis Foley
2001-2002
15
6
Joyce Griffin
2003-2005
15
7
Kristyn Kusek
2003
15
8
Barbara H. Lewis
2006
15
9
Jennifer Long
2006
16
1
Meghan MacNamara
2005-2006
16
2
Rebecca McCormick
2003
16
3
Maureen McGuinness
2004
16
4
Erin K. Narey
2004
16
5
Karen Michelle Otero
2003-2004
16
6
Contessa Riggs
2004-2005
16
7
Linda Schneider
2001
16
8
Tyrone (Anthony) Shaw
2005
16
9
Nancy Swisher
2001
16
10
Anthony Van Witsen
2001-2002
16
11
Manuscripts and Correspondence
Correspondence
2008
17
1-2
Manuscript, My Bicycle
2005
17
3-4
Manuscript, My Bicycle: A Novoir
17
5-6
Manuscript, The Bare Cyclist
18
1-2
Manuscripts, Raw Edges
18
3-6
Discs
18
7