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Edward W. Clyde photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1246

Scope and Contents

The Edward W. Clyde photograph collection contains 5 portraits of Clyde dating from about the 1940 to 1960s. It alaso contains a 1966 album containing 33 black-and-white photographs titled "Aloha from the Fighting Lady" and documenting a tour of the U.S.S. Yorktown (CVS-10) offered by the Secretary of the Navy and attended by Clyde.

Dates

  • 1940-1966

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 Edward W. Clyde photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Biographical Note

Edward W. Clyde (1917-1991) was born in Heber City, Utah to L. Dean and Ardell Buhler Clyde. In his childhood and youth, he worked on the family’s ranch. In 1941, he married Betha (Betty) Jensen and together they raised four children: Susan, Carolyn, Thomas, and Steven.

Clyde received an undergraduate degree in Speech and Economics from Brigham Young University in 1939. In 1942, he received a law degree from the University of Utah. In 1951, Clyde started the Clyde, Meecham and Pratt law firm in Salt Lake City; later, the firm was known as Clyde, Snow, Sessions, and Swenson. Clyde specialized in natural resource laws and litigated many water rights cases, and water reclamation issues, including the Upper Colorado River Compact. Clyde was also involved in the legal planning and negotiations for the Central Utah Project. He sat on the Utah Land Board and Utah Board of Oil, Gas and Mining and served as special consultant to the National Water Commission and National Advisory Council on Public Lands. Clyde also served as attorney for the Salt Lake County Water Conservancy District and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District.

In addition to his career in law, Clyde served the University of Utah's College of Law as a lecturer, a member of the Board of Regents, and president of the Institutional Council. For his service to the University and the State of Utah, he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Edward W. Clyde died of cancer in 1991.

Extent

1 Box

Abstract

Edward W. Clyde (1917-1991) was Utah lawyer specializing in environmental law. This collection contains portraits of Clyde and an album of photographs taken on a 1966 tour of the U.S.S. Yorktown.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Carolyn Mollinet in 2006.

Separated Materials

See also the Edward W. Clyde papers (ACCN 1335) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Processed by Special Collections staff.
Title
Guide to the Edward W. Clyde photograph collection, 1940-1966
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:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863