Barry Lynn photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0183
Scope and Contents
Modern dancer Barry Lynn performed in Salt Lake City as a soloist and with his own dance company for many years before leaving Utah in 1978. His collection includes personal photographs of his family, his years in the army, and portraits of his friends, but the bulk of the collection consists of prints of performances in a variety of dance concerts over a period of nearly thirty years.
Dates
- 1930-1980
Creator
- Lynn, Barry (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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Biographical / Historical
Barry Lynn, originally named Lynwood Carver, was born in 1913. He graduated from Roxboro High School in Roxboro, North Carolina, in 1931. Between the years 1939 and 1942, he was an active participant in student theatrical and dance productions at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He served in the military during World War II from about 1943 to 1946. Lynn settled in Salt Lake City and became involved with the Virginia Tanner Dance Theater. He also served as director of costuming for the Department of Ballet and Modern Dance beginning in the 1960s.
Extent
6.8 Linear Feet (5 archival boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Barry Lynn photograph collection contains portraits of Barry Lynn, members of his family, friends, and associates. The collections also contains photographs of Barry Lynn and others performing in various modern dance pieces.
Separated Materials
See also the Barry Lynn papers (MS 183) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Lynn, Barry (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Barry Lynn photograph collection
- Author
- Finding Aid prepared by Mary Ann Curtis
- Date
- © 2004
- 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: Finding aid revised and re-encoded 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