UUM_Accn3212.xml Inventory of the Beverly Jane Porter papers Porter (Beverly Jane) papers Finding aid written by Gina C Giang. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

2022

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-25. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Beverly Jane Porter papers Porter, Beverly Jane Slabaugh, 1917-2010 ACCN 3212 1.25 linear feet 3 boxes 1936-2010 The Beverly Jane Porter Papers (1936-2010) consist primarily of correspondence from Porter living in South Africa to family in the United States. English

Arranged chronologically.

Beverly Jane Slabaugh Porter was born on January 8, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Edwin P. Slabaugh and Susan Hampton. While at the University of Utah in the mid-1930s, Porter was a member of the French Club, Women's Glee Club, and Kappa Kappa Gamma. In the late 1930s, she moved to New York City to study voice. She married Robert Rampton Porter in 1938. The couple moved and lived in Africa for nearly two decades while Robert worked as a consulting metallurgist. The couple had four children. Porter passed away on July 21, 2010.

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Donated by Christopher Porter in 2021.

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See also the Everett L. Cooley Oral History Project (ACCN 0073).

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

The Beverly Jane Porter Papers (1936-2010) consist primarily of correspondence from Porter living in South Africa to family in the United States. Most of the letters are addressed to Porter's parents. The earliest letters are from New York in 1936. From 1939 through 1955, she writes from Northern Rhodesia now Zambia; Durban, South Africa; and Johannesburg, South Africa. In these lengthy letters, Porter provides family updates regarding their health and studies. She also writes about their "frightfully hectic" social life where bridge luncheons and buffet suppers often occur. She also touches upon her husband's work as a metallurgist recovering uranium. In 1949, British physicist, Sir John Cockcroft, visits her husband for a tour of the Witwatersrand University lab and mines. The letters from 1969 through 1970 are written from various countries during trip to Europe, the Mediterranean, and South Africa. The correspondence also includes telegrams, postcards, and photostatic copies via Airgraph. Also included are Porter's United States passports, death certificate, and general materials.

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See also the Beverly Porter photograph collection (P2301) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Porter, Beverly Jane Slabaugh, 1917-2010--Archives Porter, Robert Rampton North-Western Rhodesia Zambia--History--1924-1953--Sources Zambia--Social life and customs--20th century--Sources South Africa--Social life and customs--20th century--Sources Nchanga (Zambia) Johannesburg (South Africa)--Social life and customs--20th century--Sources Foreign workers--South Africa Housewives--South Africa--Correspondence Housewives--Zambia--Correspondence Americans--Employment--Zambia--20th century Americans--Employment--South Africa--20th century Mineral industries--Zambia--20th century Mineral industries--South Africa--20th century Mines and Mineral Resources--Zambia--20th century Mines and Mineral Resources--South Africa--20th century Uranium mines and mining--Zambia Uranium mines and mining--South Africa Uranium--Zambia--Metallurgy Uranium--South Africa--Metallurgy Personal correspondence Obituaries Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Itineraries Correspondence 1936-1938 1 1 Correspondence 1939 1 2 Correspondence 1940 1 3 Correspondence 1941 1 4 Correspondence 1942 1 5 Correspondence 1943 1 6 Correspondence 1944 2 1 Correspondence 1945 2 2 Correspondence 1948 2 3 Correspondence 1949 2 4 Correspondence 1950 2 5 Correspondence 1951 2 6 Correspondence 1952 2 7 Correspondence 1953 2 8 Correspondence 1954 2 9 Correspondence 1955-1958 2 10 Correspondence 1969-1989 2 11 Correspondence undated 3 1 Death Certificate 2010 3 2 General Materials 1936-1989 3 3

Consists of empty envelopes, obituaries, lunch menu, greeting card, photocopy of Porter's wedding portrait, and International Cruise Center itinerary.

Passports 1969-1993 3 4