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Beverly Porter photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P2301

Scope and Contents

The Beverly Porter photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 3 black-and-white photograph prints removed from a 1941 letter and one loose color print of a child's birthday party from the 1980s.

Dates

  • 1941-1988

Creator

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

Beverly Jane Slabaugh Porter was born on January 8, 1917 in Salt Lake City, Utah to Edwin P. Slabaugh and Susan Hampton. While at the University of Utah in the mid-1930s, Porter was a member of the French Club, Women's Glee Club, and Kappa Kappa Gamma. In the late 1930s, she moved to New York City to study voice. She married Robert Rampton Porter in 1938. The couple moved and lived in Africa for nearly two decades while Robert worked as a consulting metallurgist. The couple had four children. Porter died on July 21, 2010.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 archives box) : 4 items

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Beverly Porter (1917-2010) was a graduate of the University of Utah who moved to Africa with her husband, metallurgist Robert Rampton Porter. This collection consists of 4 photograph prints removed from correspondence.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Christopher Porter in 2021.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

Separated Materials

See also the Beverly Jane Porter papers (ACCN 3212) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Title
Beverly Porter photograph collection
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid written by Special Collections staff.
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The finding aid was 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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