Vervene "Vee" Carlisle photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0151
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 116 black and white and color photographs, negatives, a post card and slides of Vee Carlisle's political career. She was a Utah business woman, politician and activist for more than fifty years. She was also a significant contributor to Utah's historic preservation programs and women's rights. This collection includes photos of her involvement with the Devereaux House, the Edge of the Cedars Monument, and many publicity shots. The items that are identified in quotation marks were named by the donor.
Dates
- 1970s-2002
Creator
- Carlisle, Vee, 1917-2007 (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 / Historical
Vervene, or Vee, Carlisle was born and raised in Utah. The oldest of six children, she was forced to abandon her dreams of college when her father died in the 1940s. She was seventeen when she began working as a secretary to help support her mother and family. In 1950 she started working for the United States State Department as a secretary for Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker in the Philippines. A few years later, she was transferred to Bermuda, then ended up in Rome, Italy working for Ambassador Claire Booth Luce in the 1960s.
Family health problems forced her to return to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1965. In a short time she became very involved with Utah's politics. First, she served as a secretary for the Utah State Legislature's Senate Appropriations Committee. Then she worked for one of the Salt Lake County Commissioners for a period. When Tracy Collins Bank changed hands in 1969, she was hired as the Executive Secretary of the bank's holding company, Tracy Bancorp. Eventually she became the bank's Vice President, helping to supervise its ten branches.
A confirmed Democrat, she has also busied herself in Utah politics. Soon she became vice chairman of Salt Lake County's Democratic Party from 1970-1975. In 1971, Governor Calvin Rampton appointed her to fill an unexpired term in the state's legislature. Following this service, she was elected to two consecutive terms in Utah's legislature where she became very involved in historic preservation and women's issues. Preserving and restoring the Devereaux Mansion and the White Community Memorial Chapel became two of her biggest preservation projects. Vee has served on numerous state and Salt Lake County committees dealing with women's issues. She has also been awarded many honors for her selfless devotion to women's issues and historic preservation by groups such as the State of Utah, Salt Lake Council of Women, the University of Utah and the Utah State Historical Society. Most recently in 2002, she was awarded the Lucy Beth Rampton Recognition of Women Award. Currently, she is retired but maintains her involvement with many charitable organizations.
Family health problems forced her to return to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1965. In a short time she became very involved with Utah's politics. First, she served as a secretary for the Utah State Legislature's Senate Appropriations Committee. Then she worked for one of the Salt Lake County Commissioners for a period. When Tracy Collins Bank changed hands in 1969, she was hired as the Executive Secretary of the bank's holding company, Tracy Bancorp. Eventually she became the bank's Vice President, helping to supervise its ten branches.
A confirmed Democrat, she has also busied herself in Utah politics. Soon she became vice chairman of Salt Lake County's Democratic Party from 1970-1975. In 1971, Governor Calvin Rampton appointed her to fill an unexpired term in the state's legislature. Following this service, she was elected to two consecutive terms in Utah's legislature where she became very involved in historic preservation and women's issues. Preserving and restoring the Devereaux Mansion and the White Community Memorial Chapel became two of her biggest preservation projects. Vee has served on numerous state and Salt Lake County committees dealing with women's issues. She has also been awarded many honors for her selfless devotion to women's issues and historic preservation by groups such as the State of Utah, Salt Lake Council of Women, the University of Utah and the Utah State Historical Society. Most recently in 2002, she was awarded the Lucy Beth Rampton Recognition of Women Award. Currently, she is retired but maintains her involvement with many charitable organizations.
Extent
1 Box
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Vervene "Vee" Carlisle photograph collection contains photograph of Vee Carlisle's political career. She was a Utah business woman, politician and activist for more than fifty years. She was also a significant contributor to Utah's historic preservation programs and women's rights. This collection includes photos of her involvement with the Devereaux House, the Edge of the Cedars Monument, and many publicity shots.
Separated Materials
Manuscript materials were transferred to the Vervene "Vee" Carlisle papers (ACCN 0569).
Processing Information
Processed by Judy Dykman in 2002.
Creator
- Carlisle, Vee, 1917-2007 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Vervene "Vee" Carlisle photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Judy Dykman.
- Date
- 2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2022: Revised by Sara Davis.
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