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Reba Lou Keele photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1465

Scope and Contents

The Reba Lou Keele photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 20 black-and-white and color photographs of Reba Keele, her friends, colleagues, and family. The collection dates from approximately 1890 to 1995. The earliest photograph is a carte-de-visite of an infant dating from approximately 1890, while the latest is a 1995 group color photograph of the 1995 recipients of the YWCA Women of Distinction Award, which Keele received. Most photographs in the collection date from the 1960s and depict Keele in college as well as photographs of the Joignant family.

Dates

  • 1890-1995

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

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.

Permission to publish material from the Reba Lou Keele photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Biographical Note

Reba Lou Keele (b. 1941) was born on April 28 1941 in in Emery, Utah to Frederick Manning and Pearl Valentine Peterson Keele. Reba Keele received her Associates degree from the College of Eastern Utah in 1961. She received her B.A. Degree in Speech and Drama in 1963 and her M.A. Degree in Rhetoric and Public Address in 1966 from Brigham Young University. She went on to receive her Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Public Address and Educational Psychology in 1974 from Purdue University. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Keele served a mission to France in 1965. In 1968, Keele married T. Lee Burnham.

Between 1984 and 1985, Keele served as Director for the Center for Women's Health at the Cottonwood Hospital Medical Center. Keele also had a long career as an educator. Beginning in 1967, she taught Organizational Behavior at Brigham Young University. In 1991, she became the Dean of Undergraduate Education at the University of Utah, a position that she held until 1996. Keele also taught Management at the University of Utah. In 2003, Keele became a Professor of Public and Community Health at Utah Valley University, An advocate for literacy, Keele served as writer and presenter for the television program Helping Your Child to Read in 1974. Keele has published articles, books, and research on topics regarding women, gender, and leadership. Among her work, she is best known for the 1977 book Let's Talk: Adults and Children Sharing Feelings.

Extent

20 Items (1 box)

Abstract

Reba Lou Keele (1941-) taught at Brigham Young University, the University of Utah, and Utah Valley University. This collection contains photographs of Keele, her colleagues, and family.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Reba Keele in 2007.

Related Materials

This collection forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archive.

Separated Materials

See also the Reba Lou Keele papers (ACCN 2368) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections staff.
Title
Guide to the Reba Lou Keele photograph collection, 1890-1995
Author
Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
Date
2022
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

Contact:
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