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Southwick, Phyllis (1926-1993)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1926 - 1993

Biographical History

Phyllis Southwick (1926-1993) was a noted social worker, educator, and government official in Utah.

Phyllis Clayton was born on November 2, 1926, in Salt Lake City, Utah to David Hyrum Clayton, Jr. and Margaret Cannon Clayton. She received a bachelors, graduate, and doctoral degrees in social work from the University of Utah. Phyllis married Albert James Southwick on April 1, 1950, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Together they had three children. In 1959, Phyllis became the executive director of Neighborhood House where she continued her work for nine years. Phyllis joined the faculty of the Gradute School of Social Work at the University of Utah in 1967. In 1980, Phyllis was named Utah Social Worker of the Year. She went on to retire from the University of Utah as associate professor in 1986. In addition to her work in education, Phyllis was a member of the Bountiful city council from 1974 to 1989. Phyllis died on December 1, 1993 in Bountiful, Utah.

Citation:
UPB files, 1889-1982 (Phyllis Clayton Southwick; bachelors, graduate, and doctoral degrees from University of Utah; named Utah Social Worker of the Year in 1980; faculty of the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Utah from 1967-1986)

Ancestry, via WWW, March 1, 2023 (b. November 2, 1926 to David Hyrum Clayton, Jr. and Margaret Cannon Clayton in Salt lake City, Utah; m. April 1, 1950 to Albert James Southwick in Salt Lake City, Utah; d. December 1, 1993 in Bountiful, Utah; three children; executive director of Neighborhood House in 1959 for nine years; member of the Bountiful city council from 1974-1989)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Phyllis Southwick papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 9541
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, writings, photographs, newspaper clippings, date books, and other ephemera related to the life and career of Phyllis Southwick. Materials of Margaret Cannon Clayton, Emmeline B. Wells, Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Wells Cannon, as well as the Cannon and Wells families are included and are focused on civic activism in Utah, higher education instruction, and women suffrage movements. Materials dated 1889 to 1982.

Dates: 1889-1980
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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