Phyllis Southwick papers
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
Creator
- Southwick, Phyllis (1926-1993) (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Access
Photographs: Condition restricted. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.
Conditions Governing Access
Folder 3: Access to official copies of patriarchal blessings are restriced. Direct line descendants who wish to request a copy may contact the Church History Library.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to use material from this collection must be obtained from Reference Services at specialcollections@byu.edu.
Biographical / Historical
Phyllis Southwick was born on November 2, 1926, in Salt Lake City, Utah to David Hyrum Clayton, Jr. and Margaret Cannon Clayton. She received a bachelors, graudate, 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, Utah city council from 1974 to 1989. Phyllis died on December 1, 1993 in Bountiful, Utah.
Extent
2 boxes (1 linear ft.)
2 folders (0.05 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged by creator and then chronologically.
Custodial History
Materials were collected by Phyllis Southwick and came into the possession of Portia Whitmer. Portia Whitmer donated the materials to Brigham Young University in 1993 and 1995.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Portia Whitmer; 1993.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Portia Whitmer; 1995.
Appraisal
II B 5 VI, "Utah and the American West"
Processing Information
Processed; Jamie Wiser; 2023.
- Cannon, Annie Wells, 1859-1942
- Civic Activism
- Clayton, Margaret Cannon
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Daybooks
- Family histories
- Latter Day Saint women
- Latter Day Saint women -- Correspondence
- Latter Day Saint women -- Suffrage
- Latter Day Saint women -- Suffrage -- Utah
- Latter Day Saint women -- United States
- Latter Day Saint women -- Utah
- Letters
- Newsletters
- Politics, Government, and Law
- Utah -- Politics and government
- Utah -- Politics and government -- 20th century
- Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921
- Women
- Women -- Political activity
- Women -- Political activity -- Utah
- Women -- Suffrage -- Utah
- Women educators -- United States
- Title
- Register of Phyllis Southwick papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Jamie Wiser
- Date
- 2023 March 1
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States