Lila Eccles Brimhall memorial service audio collection
Collection
Identifier: A0316
Scope and Contents
The Lila Eccles Brimhall memorial service audio collection (1980) contains an audio recording of the memorial service for speech and theater professor Lila Eccles Brimhall held in Pioneer Memorial Theatre.
Dates
- 1980
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Conditions Governing Access
Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.
Biographiocal Note
Lila Eccles Brimhall (1892-1980) was born November 26 in Ogden, Utah to Bertha Marie Jensen Eccles and her husband, David Eccles, who held half-ownership in the Ogden Opera House, where young Lila was exposed to the world of theater. In 1914, Lila Eccles received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Utah, where she studied under Maud May Babcock in the speech department. She went on to receive a diploma from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 1916 and a certificate from the same institution in 1929.
After marrying Dean R. Brimhall, future Director of Research form the Civil Aeronautics Administration, in 1917, Lila Brimhall, nee Eccles, continued her studies at Columbia University (1917, 1933, 1941), the University of London (1937) and earned her Master of Arts degree from the University of Southern California in 1939.
Always returning to her native Utah, Lila Eccles Brimhall served as a member of faculty at the University of Utah as a speech instructor (1929-31), assistant professor (1948-1955) and associate professor in speech and theater (1956-1960). After retiring to emeritus status, she held the positions of associate professor emeritus in speech (1930-1980) and associate professor emeritus in theater (1967-1980).
Having performed with the University of Utah Players, Moroni Olsen Players, California's Pasadena Players, and in various theatrical productions in the Salt Lake City area in addition to her many lectures and speeches, Lila Eccles Brimhall now watches over the lobby of the Pioneer Memorial Theatre via a 1977 portrait by Alvin Gittins. She died in Salt Lake City on April 3, 1980.
After marrying Dean R. Brimhall, future Director of Research form the Civil Aeronautics Administration, in 1917, Lila Brimhall, nee Eccles, continued her studies at Columbia University (1917, 1933, 1941), the University of London (1937) and earned her Master of Arts degree from the University of Southern California in 1939.
Always returning to her native Utah, Lila Eccles Brimhall served as a member of faculty at the University of Utah as a speech instructor (1929-31), assistant professor (1948-1955) and associate professor in speech and theater (1956-1960). After retiring to emeritus status, she held the positions of associate professor emeritus in speech (1930-1980) and associate professor emeritus in theater (1967-1980).
Having performed with the University of Utah Players, Moroni Olsen Players, California's Pasadena Players, and in various theatrical productions in the Salt Lake City area in addition to her many lectures and speeches, Lila Eccles Brimhall now watches over the lobby of the Pioneer Memorial Theatre via a 1977 portrait by Alvin Gittins. She died in Salt Lake City on April 3, 1980.
Extent
1 Audiocassette
Abstract
The Lila Eccles Brimhall memorial service audio collection (1980) contains an audio recording of the memorial service for speech and theater professor Lila Eccles Brimhall held in Pioneer Memorial Theatre.
Processing Information
Processed by Christopher Drew in 1989.
- Memorial service
- Performing Arts
- Sound Recordings
- Sound recordings
- Theatre
- University of Utah -- Faculty -- Biography
- Title
- Guide to the Lila Eccles Brimhall memorial service audio collection 1980
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Christopher Drew.
- Date
- © 1989
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu