J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Dorothy Shepherd Van Stipriaan papers
Van Stipriaan, Dorothy Shepherd, 1909-1976
MS 0281
6 linear feet
2 boxes and 2 oversize boxes
1876-1984
The Dorothy Shepherd Van Stipriaan papers (1876-1984) consist of personal and family materials. Included are handbills, artwork, announcements, flyers, poetry, religious materials, and Dorothy's unpublished master's thesis. Dorothy Van Stipriaan (1909-1976) was a member of Salt Lake City's prominent Shepherd family. She was appointed head of the library's Fine Arts Department in 1966.
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Dorothy Shepherd Van Stipriaan was born in 1909. She pursued several professional avenues during her lifetime, including serving as head of the library's Fine Arts Department in the 1960s. She received her master's degree in Library Science from Case Western University. She died in 1976.
The Dorothy Shepherd Van Stipriaan papers (1876-1984) consist of personal and family materials. Included are handbills, announcements, artwork, flyers, poetry, and Dorothy's unpublished master's thesis. Items dating back to the 1870s for both the Shepherd and Pyper families, as well as Mormon Church material from the Shepherd family, are included.
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Donated by Dorothy Shepherd Van Stipriaan (boxes 1-2, 4) in 1969-1976.
Donated by Sharon Shepherd (box 3) in 2008.
Processed by Bruce Black in 1983.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2010.
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Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Shepherd, William N. B. (William Nathaniel Budge), 1854-1945
Shepherd, William N. B. (William Nathaniel Budge), 1854-1945
Browning, G. Wesley (George Wesley), 1868-1951
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Fine Arts
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Academic theses
Poetry
Programs (Publications)
Drawings
Biographies
Newsletters
Autobiographies
Promotional materials
Photocopies
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Quotations
Lithographs
Oil paintings (visual works)
Watercolors
Family histories
Personal and Family Materials
Master's Thesis, Proposal and Manuscript
1959
1
1-2
Entitled "Bibliographical Dictionary of Utah Artists."
Salt Lake City Avenues Homes, Sketches
1984
1
3
Peru Exhibit Announcement
1940
1
4
Glendining Gallery Exhibit
1980
1
5-7
Biography, news release, and invitations.
Gallery Exhibit Announcements
1960s
1
8
John Donne, Poem
1
9
Poem by "Paul"
1937
1
10
John D. Spencer, "God's Day and Mine"
1939
1
11
Abraham Cowley, Poem
1
12
Lucy M. Van Cott, "Hold Fast Your Dreams"
1935-1936
1
13
Henry V , Program
1
14
Play performed at The Old Vic in London.
Musical Productions, Programs
1
15
Emma Lucy Gates, Opera Programs
1905
1
16
Shepherd Family Play Programs
1
17
Staged at the family's Brighton cabin.
Unidentified Silhouette
1
18
George D. Pyper, Christmas Cards
1933, 1935
1
19
Spanish Christmas Cards
1
20
"The Art Bulletin"
1959-1960
1
21
The Citizen
1924
1
22
Alice Smith Merrill Horne, Biography
1
23
Shepherd Family Newsletter
1935
1
24
Shepherd Family, Artistic Programs
1907-1941
1
25
Albert Shepherd, Public School Admittance Form
1902
1
26
List of Music by Arthur Shepherd
1
27
List of Poems Used in Arthur Shepherd's Music
1
28
Emily M. Shepherd, Handwritten Song
circa 1879
1
29
Harry Shepherd, Correspondence
1925
1
30
Joseph Russell Shepherd, Autobiography
1
31
William N. B. Shepherd
1876-1934
1
32-42
Includes autobiography, music comments, report cards, teacher's certificate, election certificate, correspondence, and memorials.
Collected Materials
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Inauguration Speech and Picture
1941
2
1-2
Sugar House Ward Relief Society Record Book, Photocopy
2
3
"An Open Letter to Hon. Moses Thatcher, Salt Lake City"
1897
2
4
"Lecture to Primary Association," Unidentified Outline
2
5
LDS Quotes
2
6
Lithograph of London Cathedral
2
7
News Clippings and Newsprint
2
8-11
Artwork
Watercolors and Chalk Drawings
3
Oil Painting by G. Wesley Browning titled, "Eventide"
4