Lila Eccles Brimhall memorial service audio collection, 1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Brimhall, Lila Eccles, 1904-
Title
Lila Eccles Brimhall memorial service audio collection
Dates
1980 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 audiocassette
Collection Number
A0316
Summary
The Lila Eccles Brimhall memorial service audio collection (1980) contains an audio recording of the memorial service for speech and theater professor Lila Eccles Brimhall held in Pioneer Memorial Theatre.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Materials must be used on-site; no use of original material, access copies will be made available for viewing. Five business days advanced notice required. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law, condition of the material, or by donor.

Languages
English

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Lila Eccles Brimhall (1892-1980) was born November 26 in Ogden, Utah to Bertha Marie Jensen Eccles and her husband, David Eccles, who held half-ownership in the Ogden Opera House, where young Lila was exposed to the world of theater. In 1914, Lila Eccles received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Utah, where she studied under Maud May Babcock in the speech department. She went on to receive a diploma from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City in 1916 and a certificate from the same institution in 1929.

After marrying Dean R. Brimhall, future Director of Research form the Civil Aeronautics Administration, in 1917, Lila Brimhall, nee Eccles, continued her studies at Columbia University (1917, 1933, 1941), the University of London (1937) and earned her Master of Arts degree from the University of Southern California in 1939.

Always returning to her native Utah, Lila Eccles Brimhall served as a member of faculty at the University of Utah as a speech instructor (1929-31), assistant professor (1948-1955) and associate professor in speech and theater (1956-1960). After retiring to emeritus status, she held the positions of associate professor emeritus in speech (1930-1980) and associate professor emeritus in theater (1967-1980).

Having performed with the University of Utah Players, Moroni Olsen Players, California's Pasadena Players, and in various theatrical productions in the Salt Lake City area in addition to her many lectures and speeches, Lila Eccles Brimhall now watches over the lobby of the Pioneer Memorial Theatre via a 1977 portrait by Alvin Gittins. She died in Salt Lake City on April 3, 1980.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Lila Eccles Brimhall memorial service audio collection (1980) contains an audio recording of the memorial service for speech and theater professor Lila Eccles Brimhall held in Pioneer Memorial Theatre.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Related Materials

See also the Lila Eccles Brimhall photograph collection (P0337) and the Dean R. Brimhall papers (Ms 114).

Processing Note

Processed by Christopher Drew in 1989.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
cassette
1 Memorial service for Lila Eccles Brimhall

Audiocassette
Conducted at Pioneer Memorial Theatre.
1980 April 08

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Memorial service
  • Theatre
  • University of Utah--Faculty--Biography

Form or Genre Terms

  • Sound recordings