Karen Waring Sykes papers
Scope and Contents
The Karen Waring Sykes papers are composed of the author’s writings and personal correspondence. In addition to her poetry and short stories, this collection contains copies of Karen’s “Hike of the Week” newspaper column, which ran in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer from 1996 through 2009. Also included in the collection is Karen’s personal correspondence, as well as professional correspondence regarding her writings.
Dates
- Creation: 1932 - 2013
Creator
- Sykes, Karen, 1943- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Karen Waring Sykes Papers must be obtained from the
Biographical / Historical
Karen Sykes was born in Shelton, Washington, in 1943. As a young woman, Karen discovered a love for writing, hiking, and photography, and eventually became a well-known figure in the Northwest hiking community. Writing under the names Karen Waring and Karen Sykes, she authored poetry and short stories that were featured in several writing publications, as well as a “Hike of the Week” column, which ran in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for over a decade. Karen also wrote hiking guide book “Hidden Hikes in Western Washington” and co-authored “Best Wildflower Hikes: Washington.” In June of 2014, Karen passed away due to hypothermia while hiking in Mount Rainier National Park.
Extent
8.25 Linear Feet (17 boxes (16 half letter boxes and 1 quarter letter box))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Karen Waring Sykes papers are composed of the author’s writings and correspondence. Writing under the names Karen Waring and Karen Sykes, she authored poetry and short stories that were featured in several writing publications, as well as a weekly hiking column in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer called “Hike of the Week.”
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into two series: Writings and Correspondence.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to Utah State Special Collections and Archives by her partner, Robert Morthorst, in 2017.
- Title
- Guide to the Karen Waring Sykes papers
- Author
- Finding aid written by Merah Slagle and Clint Pumphrey.
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
scweb@usu.edu