Overview of the Collection Creator Title Dates Quantity Collection Number Summary Repository Access Restrictions Languages Bradford, Mary Lythgoe Mary Lythgoe Bradford papers 1936-1994 (inclusive) 1936 1994 22 boxes, (10.75 linear feet) Accn1830 The Mary Lythgoe Bradford papers (1936-1994) contain personal writing, research, and manuscripts written by Mary Lythgoe Bradford, a Mormon poet, author, and literary critic. Materials predominantly consist of her research and drafts of the biography of Lowell Bennion, Lowell L. Bennion: Teacher, Counselor, Humanitarian. 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: 801-581-8863 SPCreference@lists.utah.edu 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. English Biographical Note Mary Lythgoe Bradford (b. 1930) is a Mormon editor, critic, and poet. She graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelors degree in education and a masters degree in English. Her masters thesis on Virginia Sorensen made Mary the first Mormon to write a scholarly work about the author. She continued this work in literary criticism, She edited Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought from 1978 to 1983, and edited Mormon Women Speak, which was published in 1982. Her compilation Leaving Home: Personal Essays won the Association for Mormon Letters award for Personal Essay in 1988. Content Description Materials consist of papers relating to the life and career of Mary Lythgoe Bradford. Her personal materials includes diaries and short stories written by the young Bradford, as well as pamphlets and correspondence related to her activity and missionary service in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. The personal materials also include genealogy work done by Bradford. Materials related to her professional work primarily include interviews, oral histories, articles, correspondence, and other research related to the writing of Lowell L. Bennion: Teacher, Counselor, http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 1
Humanitarian, a memoir and biography about the University of Utah professor Lowell L. Bennion. Materials also include a draft of the book. 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 Initial Citation: Mary Lythgoe Bradford papers, Accn 1830, [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah. Following Citations: Accn 1830. Administrative Information Arrangement Arranged by subject. Processing Note Processed by Manuscripts staff in 2000s. Related Materials See also the Linda Sillitoe papers (Accn1262). Linda Sillitoe was the editor for Lowell L. Bennion: Teacher, Counselor, Humanitarian. Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive. Detailed Description of the Collection Interviews and Correspondence 1 1 Phillip Barlow-LLB & McConkie http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 2
1 2 Ben Bennion Correspondence 1 3 Lynn Bennion, Buchanan 1 4 LLB Letters to Frances and Others 1938-1943 1 5 Maurice B. Folsom 1987 1 6 Correspondence with Frances 1944-1948 1 7 Correspondence with Frances 1948 1 8 Lowell Bennion Research Corresondence 1944-1990 1 9 Merle Bennion Tribute 1994 1 10 Laurel Bennion 1933-1994 1 11 Douglas Bennion 1987 1 12 Vaughn Bennion 1957 1 13 Claire Bennion Jones 1988-1989 Family Research and Correspondence 2 1 Ellen Bennion Letter and Interview 1987 2 2 Kenneth Baldridge 1988 2 3 Frances B. Morgan 1943-1989 2 4 Steven Bennion 1989-1994 2 5 Howard Bennion 1945 2 6 Biography Project 1993 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 3
2 7 Bennion Research Letters 2 8 Travel Diary 1931-1932 2 9 Oral History Program, L.L. Bennion Drafts 1985 2 10 Oral History Program, L.L. Bennion 1985 2 11 Oral History Transcription 2 12 George Shepherd Tanner Oral History 1972 2 13 Calendars and Correspondence 1983-1988 2 14 Inauguration Invitation 1961 2 15 Inauguration Ceremonies Program 1961 Diary, Correspondence, and Interviews 3 1 Olpin Diary 1954-1964 3 2 Olpin Diary 1957-1962 3 3 Olpin Diary 1962-1964 3 4 George Boyd 1955-1990 3 5 L.D.S. Institute Ledger and Journal 1931 3 6 Laurie N. Di Padova 1986 3 7 O. Kendall White, Jr. 3 8 John W. Fitzgerald 1970-1978 3 9 Boards and Councils http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 4
3 10 Don Keeney Interview 1989 3 11 Helen Papanikolas 1989 3 12 Milton Bennion Memorial Foundation 3 13 Neal Maxwell Interview and Clippings Interviews, Research Notes, and Speeches 4 1 Community Services Council 1991 4 2 Church Causes 1978-1980 4 3 Lowell Bennion Speeches 4 4 Ted Lyon and LaMar Peterson 4 5 Lowell Bennion, Readers Digest Anecdotes 4 6 Roy and Louise Jones 4 7 Sociology of Religion 4 8 Laura H. Lyon History 4 9 Research Notes and Letters 4 10 Correspondence 1937-1989 4 11 Early Influences Notes 4 12 Bill Moran Diary 1940-1990 4 13 Lowell and Merle Bennion Interview 1990 Interviews, Essays, and the Bennion Center http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 5
5 1 Fred Buchanan 5 2 Joseph Fielding Smith 5 3 The Personalist 1947 5 4 Albert Payne Interview 1987 5 5 Interviews and Notice 1960-1988 5 6 Lambda Delta Sigma Handbook 1962-1986 5 7 "What Is Truth?" Essay 1974 5 8 Hammond Interview 1988 5 9 Merle Bennion 1956-1990 5 10 The Bennion Center at the University of Utah 1987-1990 5 11 Manuscripts Division Political Collections 1986 The Bennion Center and Institute Business 6 1 Institute Course Outline 1936 6 2 Bennion Center, Graduation Papers 1963-1992 6 3 Personal Files 1988-1991 6 4 Grant Bennion 1972-1989 6 5 Institute Business 1940-1955 6 6 Letters to Lowell Bennion 1955-1959 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 6
6 7 Marion D. Hanks, Correspondence 1958-1978 Essays and Manuscripts 7 1 Paul Ellington 1965-1988 7 2 Religious Essays 1990-1992 7 3 "Feed My Sheep" Essay 1982 7 4 Obert C. Tanner 1956-1988 7 5 Ezra Taft Benson Address 1961 7 6 Institute Life in the 1950s 1948-1959 7 7 Manuscript Correspondence 1972-1994 7 8 Ed Hart Interview 1988 7 9 Max Weber and Lowell Bennion Essays 1973-1992 7 10 Max Weber's Methodology 1933 7 11 New Testament Notes and Lecture 1948 7 12 World Religion Manuscript 1987 7 13 Bennion Speeches and Correspondence 1961-1972 7 14 Lowell Bennion Essays 1987 7 15 Teachers Training Notes 1940-1988 7 16 Miscellaneous 1948-1963 Research Files and Correspondence http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 7
8 1 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1954-1974 8 2 Leaving the Institute 1962 8 3 Interviews and Correspondence 1980-1990 8 4 Institute Files 1940-1949 8 5 Arizona 1938-1989 8 6 Ernest Wilkinson Diary and Correspondence 1954-1962 8 7 Miscellaneous Research 1989-1993 Teton Boys Ranch, Social and Youth Issues 9 1 Senior Honors Project 1990 9 2 Teton Boys Ranch 1980-1996 9 3 Teton Boys Ranch Clippings and Correspondence 1980-1991 9 4 Boys Ranch Research and Correspondence 1955-1993 9 5 "Leaving Institute" Draft Chapter and Notes 1990-1992 9 6 Social Issues 1963-1989 9 7 Interviews and Essays 1972-1991 9 8 Grants, Awards, Honors, and Correspondence 1973-1993 9 9 Miscellaneous Correspondence 1938-1991 9 10 Honorary Doctorate and Correspondence http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 8
9 11 William E. Berrett Interview 1987 9 12 "Youth and Its Religion" 1934-1940 9 13 Essay "Legacies for their Descendants" Drafts Container(s) Description 10 1 Draft, Introduction 10 2 Draft, Chapter One 10 3 Draft, Chapter Two 10 4 Draft, Chapter Three 10 5 Draft, Chapter Four 10 6 Draft, Chapter Five 10 7 Draft, Chapter Six 10 8 Draft, Chapter Seven 10 9 Draft, Chapter Eight 10 10 Draft, Chapter Nine 11 1 Draft, Chapter Ten 11 2 Draft, Chapter Eleven 11 3 Draft, Chapter Thirteen 11 4 Draft, Chapter Fourteen Diaries http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 9
12 1 Diary 1945-1946 12 2 Diary 1946-1947 12 3 Diary 1945-1946 12 4 Diary 1947-1948 Diaries, Yearbooks, and Early Writings 13 1 Autobiography 1945 13 2 Diary 1947-1951 13 3 Loose Diary Pages 1948-1951 13 4 Granitian A 1946 Granite High School yearbook. 13 5 Granitian A 1947 Granite High School yearbook. 13 6 Stories and Play Contains early writings by Mary Lythgoe Bradford, including short stories and a play entitled "The Prince's Heirloom". 1946 1947 ca. 1944 13 7 Literary Excerpts 1954 Mission, Genealogy, and LDS Materials http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 10
14 1 Mission Papers and Essays 1970-1983 14 2 Family Genealogy Documents ca. 1945-1977 14 3 Family Genealogy Documents 14 4 General Genealogy Documents 14 5 Winter Family Papers 14 6 LDS Pamphlets 1966-1981 14 7 LDS Pamphlets 1963-1970 Religious Articles and Notes 15 1 Religious and Cultural Articles 1950-1982 15 2 Religious and Cultural Articles 1957-1980 15 3 Miscellaneous Notes 1954-1980 Lowell Bennion Transcripts and Notes 16 1 Book Notes and Unidentified Chapters 1989-1994 16 2 Bennion Book Correspondence 1988-1996 16 3 Lowell Bennion Diary Entries and Letters Photocopies. 16 4 Miscellaneous Interviews 1988-1989 http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 11
Transcripts, Notes, and Correspondence 17 1 Franklin L. West Tape Transcript 1950s 17 2 T. Edgar Lyon Documents 17 3 LDS Essays and Articles 17 4 Lowell Bennion Transcripts 17 5 Lambda Delta Sigma Documents 17 6 Miscellaneous Research Notes 17 7 Miscellaneous Correspondence and Diary Entries Essays, Articles, and Correspondence 18 1 Bennion Book Photos and Page Setups Photocopies. 18 2 Essays and Articles 1959-1988 18 3 Research Notes and Correspondence 1962-1965 18 4 Research Correspondence 1989-1993 18 5 Lowell L. Bennion Related Correspondence and Documents 1991-1994 18 6 Miscellaneous Research Materials 1986-1996 Interviews and Correspondence http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 12
19 1 Miltion and Cora Bennion 19 2 T. Edgar Lyon Articles 19 3 John B. Cannon Oral Interview, Notes and Correspondence 1980 19 4 Forest Dale Ward Documents 19 5 Sociological Theory, Max Weber and Related Documents 19 6 Joseph Smith Series 19 7 Widtsoe Article 19 8 Hawarden Documents 1987 19 9 Correspondence 1989-1993 19 10 Publishing Documents 1995 20 1 Awards, Certificates, and Published Material 20 2 Book Notes and Unidentified Chapters 20 3 Announcements and Essays 20 4 Social Problems 20 5 Printed Material 20 6 Unidentified Diary Entries 20 7 Lowell Bennion Community Service Center Documents 20 8 Lowell Bennion Correspondence 1962-1990 20 9 Lowell and Merle Bennion Memorial Documents 1990-1996 20 10 Miscellaneous Interviews http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 13
21 1 Merle Bennion Diary 1931-1932 21 2 Bennion Papers and Genealogy 21 3 Research and Notes 21 4 Robert G. Vernon Notes 1955 21 5 Belief Unbound 1931 21 6 Dorothea Smart and Forest Dale Papers 21 7 Paul Cannon Papers 1985 21 8 Earl Bennion Interview 21 9 Memoirs of Alice Parker Isom 21 10 Contract Papers and Dust Cover Articles and Tax Documents 22 1 Autograph Book 22 2 Miscellaneous Articles 22 3 Miscellaneous LDS Documents 22 4 Correspondence 1965-1985 22 5 Taxes 1991 22 6 Taxes 1991 Names and Subjects Subject Terms : http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv876799 14
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