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Joseph S. Peery audio visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0935

Scope and Contents

The Joseph S. Peery collection consists of his home videos spanning his lifetime as well as lecture audio and video on his doctoral subject business and finance. All of the audio and video has been digitized and is available on CD or DVD.

Dates

  • 1949-1996

Creator

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.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Joseph S. Peery Audio Visual collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Multimedia Archivist.

Biographical Note

Born in 1911 to Joseph Stras Peery and Julina Clarissa Smith, Dr. Joseph Smith Peery pursued a long life of travel and study. He received his undergraduate at the University of Utah with honors, followed by his doctorate from Northwestern University. From 1974-1976, he was the Dean of the College of Business at the University of Utah. He was a professor of finance and economics, earning multiple awards like the Brady Superior Teaching Award in 1992. His work as a businessman began early on when he opened his own store, Seagull Drug, when he was 26. Over the years, he was a strong force in the business world including establishing an MBA program with the United States Air Force in Europe.

Peery was one of 9 children to Joseph Stras Peery. He had six sisters, Luacine, Julina, Elizabeth or Betty, Margaret, Nancy, and Jeanne. He had two brothers David and Paul. Many of the siblings can be seen together at varying ages in the first 8 parts of this finding aide along with his father, mother, and then stepmother years after Joseph Smith Peery’s mother’s death. The later films show Fern, Joseph’s wife and mother of Teri and Tana. There is also footage of Peery’s son as well as Fern’s sons from previous marriages. Mainly the footage is of family gatherings and trips with his daughters, Teri and Tana.

Beyond his academic life, Peery spent a lot of time traveling. He was one of the first men to run the middle fork of the Salmon River. Many of the films in this collection include footage from around the world as he traveled first as a young man, and then later with Tana and Teri as well as his wife Fern. From New York in the 1930s to London in the 1960s, Peery documented all of these momentous events in his life which are now this collection of audio and visual works.

Extent

21 16mm film

13 Super 8mm film

1 U-matic

1 VHS

1 reel-to-reel audiotapes

4 Digital audio file

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection provides a look into Dr. Joseph S. Peery's life through his home movies and speeches about his area of expertise, economics and finance.

Arrangement

Some of the material is chronological and by format.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Tana Peery Hunter in 2007 and J. Craig Peery in 2010.

Processing Information

Processed by Ellyx Jolley in 2014.

Creator

Title
Guide to the Joseph S. Peery audio visual collection
Author
Finding aid created by Ellyx Jolley.
Date
2014
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
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