Richard "Dick" Burton photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P2276
Scope and Contents
The Richard "Dick" Burton photograph collection consists of 8 oversized boxes containing 324 black-and-white and color photograph prints created by Dick Burton between 1970 and 2015. Subjects include beaches, landscapes, women, and other nature photography.
Dates
- 1970-2015
Creator
- Burton, Richard R., 1940-2020 (Person)
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 Note
Richard R. “Dick” Burton was born on February 8, 1940 in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Maybelle Covey and R. Harold Burton. He attended the University of Utah Business College, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. After graduating from college, Burton served in the United States Army Reserves in the Medical Evacuation Corps; he was activated to serve in the Berlin Crisis of 1958-1959. Upon his return to Salt Lake City, Burton married Susan “Timmy” Dinwoody on June 30, 1962.
Burton worked in investment at First Security Bank. Beyond this career, he was a passionate photographer. He studied photography at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Burton taught photography at Utah State University and at the Salt Lake Art Center. He was a skier, mountain climber, motorcyclist, and aviator, and took many photographs during his outdoor pursuits. In addition to his photography, Burton was a longtime philanthropist. He served as Director of the R. Harold Burton Foundation. Later, the Burtons established the Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation.
Timmy Burton died on July 6, 2018. Dick Burton died on December 29, 2020.
Burton worked in investment at First Security Bank. Beyond this career, he was a passionate photographer. He studied photography at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Burton taught photography at Utah State University and at the Salt Lake Art Center. He was a skier, mountain climber, motorcyclist, and aviator, and took many photographs during his outdoor pursuits. In addition to his photography, Burton was a longtime philanthropist. He served as Director of the R. Harold Burton Foundation. Later, the Burtons established the Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation.
Timmy Burton died on July 6, 2018. Dick Burton died on December 29, 2020.
Extent
324 Items (8 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Richard "Dick" Burton (1940-2020) was a Salt Lake City photographer and philanthropist who, with his wife, established the Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation for philanthropic purposes. This collection contains black-and-white and color photographs taken by Burton between 1970 and 2015 with subjects ranging from nature photographs and portraits of people.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by the Dick and Timmy Burton Foundation in 2021.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Burton, Richard R., 1940-2020 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Richard "Dick" Burton photograph collection
- 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 written in English.
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
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu