Edward W. Clyde papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1335

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Edward W. Clyde papers (1940-1991) contain case files, correspondence, essays on water reclamation, Central Utah Project research files, reports, and scrapbooks. Also within his collection are nearly one thousand letters offering thanks, expressing congratulations, and honoring him (see Box 14).

Dates

1940-1991

Creator

Clyde, Edward W. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Conditions Governing 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.

Biographical Sketch

Edward W. Clyde (1917-1991) was raised in Utah on his father's farm. He received an undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University in 1939. In 1942, he received a law degree from the University of Utah. In 1941, he married Betha Jensen and together they raised four children: Susan, Carolyn, Thomas, and Steven. In 1951 he started the Clyde, Meecham and Pratt law firm in Salt Lake City. Presently, the firm is known as Clyde, Snow, Sessions, and Swenson. Clyde quickly became an authority on natural resource laws. He litigated many water rights cases, and water reclamation issues. He was a driving force behind the Central Utah Project. Clyde has served the University of Utah's College of Law as a lecturer, a member of the Board of Regents, and president of the Institutional Council. For his service to the University and the State of Utah, he received many honors including an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Of his service to the University of Utah, Sterling M. McMurrin wrote in a letter dated 9 June 1981, "It is quite inconceivable to me that any Regent of this or any other university has served the institution more faithfully or more effectively. The good that you have done for the University of Utah during the many years that you have served as Regent and Chairman of the Institutional Council is quite beyond measure." (See Box 14). His honors went beyond his service to the University of Utah. Notably, Clyde was selected as the Utah State Bar's "Lawyer of the Year" for 1985. Edward W. Clyde died of cancer in 1991.

Extent

7 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Edward W. Clyde papers (1940-1991) contain correspondence, case files, essays and speeches, and scrapbooks. Edward W. Clyde (1917-1991) was a Salt Lake area lawyer involved in many water reclamation cases.