Anne Leavitt Collection
Scope and Content
This collection contains some of the research materials used by Anne Leavitt while writing the SUU history "Southern Utah University: the first hundred years, a heritage history". Items include early course catalogs; information about administrators employees and students, major events on campus, and local community history. The majority of the material types include newspaper articles, department reports and oral histories.
Dates
- Creation: 1899-1997
Access:
The collection is open and freely available to researchers during Special Collections hours.
Use:
The Anne >Leavitt Collection is the physical property of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the library for information regarding specific use of this collection.
Biographical Information
Growing up in Loa, Utah, Anne Okerlund Leavitt came to the Branch Agricultural College in 1949, where she was involved in the language arts and theatre. A year later she married Dixie Leavitt. Together, they had six sons and started and insurance business that has become one of country's largest privately owned brokerages.
During her life, Anne has been involved with the Utah Endowment for the Humanities, and the Utah Shakespeare Festival, as well as other institutions. She returned to school in 1978, graduating with honors with a degree in English and Spanish.
To honor Southern Utah's Centennial anniversary in 1997, Anne published a book entitled Southern Utah University: the first hundred years, a heritage history. In this book she chronicled the University's history.
Since the publication of her book, both Anne and Dixie have helped to shape the future of SUU. In 2018, Anne was invited to be the keynote speaker for the 2018 Commencement exercises, and later that year a new business building was opened bearing Dixie's name.
Anne and Dixie's family now includes over 38 grandchildren and 44 great-grandchildren.
Full Extent
1 Linear Feet : 1 box
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Item are kept in same order as received.
- Title
- Anne Leavitt Collection
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2025
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository