Emma Lou Thayne photograph collection, 1960-2000
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Thayne, Emma Lou
- Title
- Emma Lou Thayne photograph collection
- Dates
- 1960-2000 (inclusive)19602000
- Quantity
- 45 items, (1 box)
- Collection Number
- P1138
- Summary
- Emma Lou Warner Thayne (1924-2014) was a Utah poet, novelist, and educator. The Emma Lou Thayne photograph collection contains photographs depicting Thayne's family and life from the 1960s to the 1990s.
- 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
Emma Lou Warner Thayne was born on October 22, 1924 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Grace Richards and Homer "Pug" Warner. Thayne was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She married Melvin Thayne in 1949, and together the two had five daughters. Thayne attended the University of Utah, graduating with her Bachelors in 1945 and her Masters of Arts in the 1960s. She taught English and coached tennis at the University of Utah, serving on the faculty for over 30 years.
Thayne was a poet, novelist, and essayist. Over the course of her career, she wrote and published 14 books of poetry, fiction, and essays, in addition to hundreds of poems. She also wrote the words to the hymn "Where Can I Turn for Peace?" Thayne received many awards for her writing and her activism, including: the Utah Governor's Mansion Artist Award for literary accomplishments, David O. McKay Humanities Award, the the Gandhi Peace Award, and the Association for Mormon Letters award. Thayne served on several boards, including Deseret News, the General Board of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association, the Utah Arts Council and Odyssey House. She died on December 6, 2014. (Source: Peggy Fletcher Stack, "Emma Lou Thayne, renowned Mormon poet, dies at 90," The Salt Lake Tribune, December 12, 2014.)
Content Description
The Emma Lou Thayne photograph collection contains 1 box of 45 photographs depicting Thayne's family and life from the 1960s to the 1990s.
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 Emma Lou Thayne photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Acquisition Information
Donated by Emma Lou Thayne in 2003.
Processing Note
Processed by Special Collections staff.
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Related Materials
Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Description: Family PhotosContainer: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: Baby PhotosContainer: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: A Surviving Cultural ExchangeContainer: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: Kazakhstan Rally, 1990Container: Box 1, Folder 4
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Latter Day Saint women authors--Utah--Photographs
- Poets--20th century--Photographs
- Women hymn writers--Utah--Photographs
- Women poets, American--Utah--Photographs
- Women poets--Photographs
Personal Names
- Thayne, Emma Lou--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Kazakhstan--History--1991---Sources
Form or Genre Terms
- black-and-white photographs
- color photographs
