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L. Jackson Newell papers, 1860-2015

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Newell, L. Jackson, 1938-
Title
L. Jackson Newell papers
Dates
1860-2015 (inclusive)
Quantity
203 linear feet, (209 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 2342
Summary
The L. Jackson Newell papers (1860-2015) are comprised of materials which are divided into two sections, one relating to his personal and professional life and the other concerning his long association with Deep Springs College (DSC). Included in these papers are correspondence, documents, manuscripts, transcripts, articles, speeches, editorials, essays, journals, interviews, recollections, reports, awards, meeting minutes, convention papers, financial records, administrative information, and archival materials. L. Jackson Newell was President of DSC from 1995-2004, and is Professor Emeritus of Higher Education at the University of Utah. He has published almost 100 articles, and written or edited eight books and monographs.
Repository
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

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
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Historical Note

L. Jackson Newell, educator, writer, and historian, was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1938. His father was a physician and WWII Naval officer, his mother a teacher and community activist. Wilderness experiences with family played importantly in his youth, as did a summer-long camping trip through the American west that he undertook with a boyhood friend at age sixteen. He attended Deep Springs College, graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in history, and took his master's degree in American history at Duke University. He earned his doctorate in educational leadership and history at Ohio State. A champion of liberal education throughout his career, Newell served twenty-five years as a professor and sixteen as dean of liberal education at the University of Utah before leading Deep Springs College as president from 1995 to 2004. Returning to the University of Utah, he continues to teach the philosophy and ethics of leadership in the Honors College. Among his ten books, he is author of The Electric Edge of Academe: Lucien L. Nunn and Deep Springs College (2015), co-author of Matters of Conscience: Conversations with Sterling M. McMurrin (1996) and Maverick Colleges (1996), and co-editor of Hope Heart, and the Humanities (2016) and Conscience and Community (2018). He edited two scholarly journals, The Review of Higher Education (1987-92) and, with his wife Linda King Newell, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought (1982-87). Newell has received the Hatch Prize for Teaching, the Distinguished Honors and University Professorships, the Joseph Katz Award for the Advancement of Liberal Learning, and the Deep Springs Medal. His many essays reflect his broad interests in culture, education, history, international travel, and wilderness. He and Linda King Newell have four children and nine grandchildren.

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Content Description

The L. Jackson Newell papers (1860-2015) are comprised of materials which are divided into two sections, one relating to L. Jackson Newell and the other pertaining to his long association with Deep Springs College (DSC). Included in these papers are correspondence, documents, manuscripts, transcripts, articles, speeches, editorials, essays, journals, interviews, recollections, reports, awards, meeting minutes, convention papers, financial records, administrative information, and archival materials.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

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.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The collection has been arranged into the following series: I. Personal and Professional Materials; II. Nunn and Telluride Materials; III. Deep Springs College History, Research, and Related Materials; IV. Other Topics; V. Personal and Professional Materials; and VI. Deep Springs College Materials.

Separated Materials

Photographs and audio visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1453 and A0927).

Related Materials

See also the Linda King Newell papers (MS 0447), the Leonard Jackson Newell papers (ACCN 2814), and the Dialogue Foundation records (ACCN 0385) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections. Also, the Jackson Newell papers (Acc 525) located in the University Archives.

Processing Note

Processed by Jennifer Sessions in 2007.

Roger V. Paxton processed boxes 4, 20-23, 34-38, 44, 68, 72-176, 178-189, and 191-209 in 2015-2016.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid created by Jennifer Sessions and Roger V. Paxton.
2007 (Last modified: 2018)

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