J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Robert N. and Clara "Peggy" Broomfield Sears photograph collection
P1197
7.8 linear feet
8 archives boxes, 3 oversize boxes
5496 items
1864-1994
1950-1980
The Robert N. and Clara "Peggy" Broomfield Sears photograph collection consist of images of Robert "Bob" Sears with family, friends, and colleagues. The collection contains photographs and postcards from personal travels, business travels, and financial records.
English
Robert Needham "Bob" Sears (1915-1995) was born to illustrator John S. "Jack" Sears and Florence Scholes in New York City. The family moved to Salt Lake City, Utah when Bob Sears was a child. He received his B.A. from the University of Utah in 1936 and his M.B.A. from Harvard in 1938. Robert Sears married Clara Lorraine "Peggy" Broomfield on 1 December 1941; together, they had three children.
In 1957, Sears joined the Wasatch Oil Company as assistant to the president. The company was acquired by Phillips Petroleum Company. Sears retired from the Phillips Petroleum Company as senior vice president in 1979. He was also a director of American Oil Co. in Kuwait for 12 years and was president of Phillips Investment Co. and Phillips Petroleum International Investment Co. Other directorships included appointments to boards governing WRFM in New York, KSL in Salt Lake City and Zions Bancorporation in Salt Lake City. He was elected a director in 1970 and served the company until his retirement in 1979. From 1972 to 1976, Sears was chairman of the National Advisory Council for the College of Business at Brigham Young University.
Robert N. "Bob" Sears died on May 18, 1995.
Source: Deseret News. (1995, May 20). Robert Needham Sears, Former Oil Executive, Dies. Deseret News. https://www.deseret.com/1995/5/20/19213429/robert-needham-sears-former-oil-executive-dies/
Original order preserved and arranged by subject.
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.
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.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Donated by Rob and Ann Sears in 2005.
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See also the Robert N. and Clara (Peggy) Broomfield Sears papers (ACCN 2169) in the Manuscripts division of Special Collections.
The Robert N. and Clara "Peggy" Broomfield Sears photograph collection photograph collection consists of two series. Series I: Work and Family contains black-and-white photographs and color photograph prints and slides. Boxes 2-8 contain primarily slides. Series II: Oversize contains oversize photograph albums and prints. The original order of the collection was largely retained, however, many of the photographs are on scrapbook pages that were separated from the Robert N. and Clara (Peggy) Broomfield Sears papers (ACCN 2169). When possible, the original location within the papers is indicated.
The photographs in the collection primarily depict the life, family, and career of Bob Sears. Subjects include childhood and education and family vacations with Peggy Sears and their children. Sears' career with the Phillips Petroleum Company is also documented in the collection, with subjects covering: group photographs of employees; work events; work travel; and refineries and plants.
Sears, Robert N., 1915---Photographs
Sears, Robert N., 1915---Family--Photographs
Sears, Robert N., 1915---Friends and associates--Photographs
Sears, Robert N., 1915---Travel--Photographs
Sears, Peggy Broomfield--Photographs
Phillips Petroleum Company--Officials and employees--Photographs
black-and-white photographs
Color slides
Family, Work
Family Scrapbook
1926-1932
1
1
Loose scrapbook pages separated from the Robert N. and Clara (Peggy) Broomfield Sears papers (ACCN 2169) Box 1 Folder 4. People include: Subjects include: Bob Sears as a child with friends and family; Florence Sears. Subjects include: scouting activities; animals (horses, dogs, cats, and others); outdoor
Harvard Business "2A" scrapbook
1936-1938
1
2
Loose scrapbook pages separated from the Robert N. and Clara (Peggy) Broomfield Sears papers (ACCN 2169) Box 1 Folder 3.
Harvard Business School, Asia
circa 1985
1
3
Mahohri Young's Home
1944 September
1
4
Tiger (the dog)
1944
1
5
Work: Group Portraits
1944 July-October
1
6
Refineries
1946 April-1947 October
1
7
Subjects include: Pocatello Refinery, Idaho and other refinery facilities
Work Pictures
1950-1979
1
8
Stockholders Meeting
1951 April
1
9
"Charter Night", Salt Lake City
1952 February 22-23
1
10
Annual Stockholders Meeting
1952 April 27-29
1
11
Buesiness Gropu by Phillips Petroleum Company Plane
1952 June 3
1
12
Stock Party, Manufacturing Plant Exteriors
circa 1950-1952
1
13
Christmas Party
1952 December 12
1
14
Long Beach Stock Party
1953 February 5
1
15
K.S. Adams Award Presentation
1953 April
1
16
Dinner for Eastern Directors at Woolaroc
1953 April-May
1
17
Visit Felix Wormser
1953 May 22
1
18
Family Vacation
1953 June
1
19
Locations include: Oklahoma; Salt Lake City, Utah; Timpanagos Cave; Bountiful, Utah; Arches National Monument
Woolaroc
1954 April
1
20
"Ashland Guests Visit to Bartlesville"
1954 September 21-22
1
21
Vacation: Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
1954 August
1
22
National Bank of New York
1955 October 4-8
1
23
Vacation: Utah, Zion National Park
1955 July-August
2
1
D-D Ranch Work Event
1956 April 20- 23
2
2
Meetings
1956 April-November
2
3
Vacation: Utah, California, Wyoming
1956 June-September
2
4
Endacott's Ranch
1957 April
2
5
Fred and Ruth Daniell
circa 1957
2
6
K.S. Adam's Birthday Party
1957 August
2
7
Boston Field Trip
1957 October
2
8
Bartlesville Award Dinner
1957 October 15
2
9
Phoenix Trip
1957 October 16-20
2
10
Visiting Offshore Facilities
1957 December 1-4
2
11
Vacation: California, Washington
1957 July
2
12
Woolaroc
1958 January 23
2
13
Trip to Four Corners
1958 January
2
14
Endacott's Ranch
1958 April 27-28
2
15
Woolaroc
1958 April 28
2
16
Visit of Blazers to D Bar D Ranch
1958 June
2
17
Service Award Dinner
1958 October-December
2
18
Vacations: California, Utah
1958 July
3
1
Work Panorama
1949-1959
3
2
First Annual Paul Endacott Award
1959 March 16-17
3
3
Mildred Hunt Receiving 30 Year Pin
1959 November 24
3
4
Vacations: Zion, Grand Canyon Havasu Falls
1959 June-July
3
5
Paul Endacott Award Presentation
1960 March 14-15
3
6
Luncheon for Eastern Directors
1960 April 11-25
3
7
Vacation: Colorado, California
1960
3
8
Vacation: England
1960 October 14-November 5
3
9
Vacation: Kuwait, Spain, Canada, Massachusetts
1961 July-December
3
10
Vacation: Utah, Florida
1962 January-1963 May
3
11
Vacation: West Temple
1963 April-August
3
12
Kuwait Trip
1964 February-March
4
1
Kuwait Trip Tray 2
1964 February-March
4
2
Europe Tray 2
1965 May
4
3
Europe
1965 May
4
4
Climbing Sentinel at Zion First Climb
1966 April-October
4
5
Europe: Spain
1966 October
4
6
Puerto Rico Dedication, Visit
1967 December-1968 May
4
7
Montreal Expo 67
1967 April-October
4
8
Puerto Rico, Saint Thomas, San Juan, Ponce
circa 1968
4
9
Vacation: Florida, Utah
1969 February-September
4
10
Doreen Sears Headshots
circa 1969
4
11
Puerto Rico, Alaska
1969 July-1970 August
4
12
West Point
circa 1964-1969
5
1
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1964 May-1969 April
5
2
Alaska
1970 July-August
5
3
"Utah-Arizona Vacation with Piels Tray 2"
circa 1970
5
4
Locations include: Capitol Reef, Canyon lands, Dead Horse Point.
"Utah-Arizona Vacation with Piels Tray 3"
1970 September-November
5
5
Locations include: Dead Horse Point, Arches, Monument Valley, Grand Canyon, and Cedar City
Hawaii Tray 2
circa 1970 November
5
6
Western Trip: Canada, Utah, Arizona
1969 August-September
5
7
University of Utah National Advisory Council Luncheon
1969 November
5
8
France, Paris, Belgium, Brussels, Bermuda
1966 October-1969 November
5
9
Utah State Capitol
1969
5
10
Hawaii Tray 2
circa 1970
5
11
Mountaineering
1970
5
12
Separated from the Robert N. and Clara (Peggy) Broomfield Sears papers (ACCN 2169) Box 1 Fods 5-6.
Paris, Italy
1973
5
13
Bloomington
1971 August
5
14
Portrait: Robert N. Sears
1971 December 14
5
15
Phillips Board of Directors: England, North Sea, Norway, Belgium
1972 May
5
16
Trip: Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Belgium, England, Scotland
1972 May-June
6
1
Hawaii
1984 March-1984 April
6
2
Colorado River
1973 June
6
3
Conversations with the National Advisory Counsel of the Brigham Young University College
1973 October-November
6
4
Frank Forsberg April 1973
1973 April
6
5
Canada Victoria, Vancouver 1973
1972 August-1973 June
6
6
Florida, France, Italy
circa 1971
6
7
Portraits: Men
1974 January
6
8
University of Utah Distinguished Alumni Award
1974 March
6
9
Zion National Park
1974 June-July
6
10
Philmont, New Mexico, Cape Kennedy, Apollo
1975 July
6
11
Philmont, New Mexico
1975 July
6
12
Brigham Young University National Advisory Council Awards
1975 November 15
6
13
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1976 February
6
14
Manzanillo, Mexico
1976 March-May
6
15
University of Utah National Advisory Council
1976 May 1
6
16
Bicentennial
1976 July 4
6
17
Jack Kelly, Kenneth Treadway
1976 August 14
6
18
Southern Utah, Friends
1971 November-1976 June
6
19
Zion National Park
1977 December
6
20
General Work
circa 1970-1977
6
21
Berlin, London, Edinburgh
1965 June-1971 July
6
22
Tetons and Glacier National Park
1979 October
6
23
Mexico
1980 March-April
6
24
India Trekking
1983 October-November
6
25
Hong Kong Philippines October - November 1983
1983 October-November
7
1
Washington Home 1983
1983
7
2
Nigeria
1972 November
7
3
Thailand
1985 January-February
7
4
Singapore
1985 January-March
7
5
Harvard Business School Alumni Class of 1938 in Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
1985 January-February
7
6
China, Australia, New Zealand
1984 April
7
7
50th Birthday Celebration - Jackson Hole October 1994
1994 October
7
8
Childhood Scrapbook
circa 1864-1925
7
9
separated from the Robert N. and Clara (Peggy) Broomfield Sears papers (ACCN 2169) Box 1 Fds 1-2.
Family Portraits (Individuals)
circa 1868-1927
7
10
Portraits of Bob Sears
circa 1955-1985
7
11
New Mexico Trip with Spiekermams
1977 June-July
8
1
Bob Sears Headshots
circa 1960-1975
8
2
Pictures of Statue
circa 1960-1975
8
3
Home and Yard Jack Sears, Taffy
1954-1970
8
4
Mountain Climb Zermatt, Switzerland
1971
8
5
Coral Sand Dunes
1980 May
8
6
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1974 February-March
8
7
New York Wall Street, Salt Lake City Temple Square
1965 April-1968 May
8
8
India: Sight Seeing
1983 November
8
9
Phillips Petroleum Company
circa 1965-1980
8
10
Blomington Home
circa 1977
8
11
Christmas cards
circa 1965-1967
8
12
Salt Lake Temple Construction
circa 1890
8
13
716 Fourth Ave, Salt Lake City, Utah
circa 1940-1955
8
14
Artwork of a house
circa 1974-1977
8
15
New York Worlds Fair
1964 April-May
8
16
Kuwait Trip
1964 March
8
17
Miscellaneous
circa 1925-1975
8
18
Oversize
Family Photo album
circa 1901-1965
9
1
Family Photo album 2
circa 1865-1915
10
1
Family Portraits
circa 1870-1940
11
1