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Kenneth Wayne Brewer photographs

 Collection
Identifier: UUS_P0381

Scope and Contents

The Kenneth Wayne Brewer Collection consists of 81 photographs dated from 1907-2004. The majority of the pictures were taken in the 1940s and 1950s from Brewer's childhood and include his parents, Ulyss and Edna, various relatives, and friends. Photos from 1907-1959 are in black and white, after 1960 all the images are in color. Folder 2 consists of color prints taken by Dr. Brewer in 2004 of the Swenson Symposium.

Dates

  • Creation: 1907-2004

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Restrictions

Open to public research.

Copyright

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the Kenneth Wayne Brewer Photographs must be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Biographical note

Kenneth Wayne Brewer was born on November 28, 1941, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Shortly after his birth, his father, Ulyss Brewer, deployed for World War II where he served most of his time fighting in the Philippines. After his father's deployment, Brewer and his mother, Edna Juanita Virt Brewer, moved in with his maternal grandmother, Mary Belle Virt.

After returning from the War in 1945, his father aspired to be a boxer but due to an injury he drove freight trucks in Indianapolis instead. Eventually he became an office manager for A & H Trucking Co. His mother worked as a typist for the same firm and his grandmother was a gift wrapper for a department store in Indianapolis. Because of his parents' schedules, Brewer was largely raised by his grandmother. He eventually graduated from Thomas Howe High School where he earned mostly B's and C's and participated in football and the ROTC.

Brewer attended Butler University for a year in 1959 before transferring to New Mexico Western College (now Western New Mexico University) in Silver City, New Mexico. He played football until a leg injury ended his career. He graduated in 1965 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary teaching. In 1967 he graduated with a Master of Arts from New Mexico State University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1973.

Dr. Brewer began teaching poetry at Utah State University in 1968. During his career at USU he wrote and published poetry extensively, and he eventually gained national attention being included in national anthologies and several listings of prominent American poets. He retired in the spring of 2000, after 32 years of teaching. He was named the Utah Poet Laureate in January 2003.

Ken married in 1964, and had two children, Kimberly Diane (Marsing) in 1966 and Jonathan Keith in 1969. Dr. Brewer died on March 15, 2006 following a nine-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Extent

1 box (.25 linear foot)

Abstract

The Kenneth Wayne Brewer Collection consists of 81 photographs dated from 1907-2004.

Arrangement

Topical

Immediate Source of Acquisition

The Kenneth W. Brewer Photographs were given to Utah State University Special Collection and Archives by Dr. Brewer in 1997, with a second set given in 2006.

Related Materials

Kenneth Wayne Brewer Papers P0381

Processing Information

Collection processed by Kandice Newren, October 2008.

Title
Guide to the Kenneth Wayne Brewer photographs, 1907-2004
Author
Encoded by Andrea Payant, January 2009.
Date
©2008
Description rules
Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
Sponsor
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Revision Statements

  • 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.

Repository Details

Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)