Edward W. Clyde photograph collection, 1940-1966
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Collector
- Clyde, Edward W.
- Title
- Edward W. Clyde photograph collection
- Dates
- 1940-1966 (inclusive)19401966
- Quantity
- 1 box
- Collection Number
- P1246
- Summary
- Edward W. Clyde (1917-1991) was Utah lawyer specializing in environmental law. This collection contains portraits of Clyde and an album of photographs taken on a 1966 tour of the U.S.S. Yorktown.
- 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
Biographical Note
Edward W. Clyde (1917-1991) was born in Heber City, Utah to L. Dean and Ardell Buhler Clyde. In his childhood and youth, he worked on the family’s ranch. In 1941, he married Betha (Betty) Jensen and together they raised four children: Susan, Carolyn, Thomas, and Steven.
Clyde received an undergraduate degree in Speech and Economics from Brigham Young University in 1939. In 1942, he received a law degree from the University of Utah. In 1951, Clyde started the Clyde, Meecham and Pratt law firm in Salt Lake City; later, the firm was known as Clyde, Snow, Sessions, and Swenson. Clyde specialized in natural resource laws and litigated many water rights cases, and water reclamation issues, including the Upper Colorado River Compact. Clyde was also involved in the legal planning and negotiations for the Central Utah Project. He sat on the Utah Land Board and Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining and served as special consultant to the National Water Commission and National Advisory Council on Public Lands. Clyde also served as attorney for the Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District.
In addition to his career in law, Clyde served the University of Utah's College of Law as a lecturer, a member of the Board of Regents, and president of the Institutional Council. For his service to the University and the State of Utah, he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Edward W. Clyde died of cancer in 1991.
Content Description
The Edward W. Clyde photograph collection contains 5 portraits of Clyde dating from about the 1940 to 1960s. It alaso contains a 1966 album containing 33 black-and-white photographs titled "Aloha from the Fighting Lady" and documenting a tour of the U.S.S. Yorktown (CVS-10) offered by the Secretary of the Navy and attended by Clyde.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Edward W. Clyde photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Edward W. Clyde photograph collection, P1246, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott Library. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations: P1246.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Description: PortraitsContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Aloha from the Fighting Lady, 1966Container: Box 1, Folder 2
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Lawyers--Utah--Salt Lake City
Personal Names
- Clyde, Edward W.
Corporate Names
- Yorktown (Aircraft carrier : CV-10)
Form or Genre Terms
- black-and-white prints (photographs)
