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Utah Centennial Commission

 Organization

Administrative History

The Utah Centennial Commission (1939-1948) was a government agency responsible for the commemoration of the 1847 settlement of Utah.

The Utah Centennial Commission was established by the Utah state legislature as an independent state agency on March 8, 1939, with an effective date of July 24, 1939. The commission was charged with planning and arranging centennial observances for the year 1947. In 1941 the commission was placed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Publicity and Industrial Promotion. During the middle of World War II (1942-1944), the commission suspended its activities, but was successful in staging commemorative events throughout 1947. The commission was dissolved in 1948.

Citation:
This is the place, c1947: p. 27 (Utah Centennial Commission)

Utah State Archives, via WWW, Feb. 6, 2015 (Utah Centennial Commission; est. by state legislature as an independent state agency, Mar. 8, 1939, effective July 24, 1939; 1941, commission came under control of Department of Publicity and Industrial Promotion; suspended activities during World War II, 1942-1944; centennial programs produced, sponsored, or endorsed by the commission continued through December 1947; terminated activity in early 1948; purpose was to honor the pioneers who settled Utah by planning and arranging a fitting centennial observance in the year 1947)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Lorin Farrar Wheelwright civic papers, circa 1936-1969

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3164 Series 4
Scope and Contents Contains Wheelwright's civic papers, circa 1936-1969. His papers deal with his civic leadership, KSL radio broadcasts, the Utah Legislative Council, and the Coordinating Council of Higher Education. Under his civic leadership are his interactions with the Utah Centennial and music in the community. His KSL radio broadcasts contain his scripts with the music played in each broadcast. The Utah Legislative Council contains correspondences, reports, and bulletins of the council's activities. The...
Dates: circa 1936-1969
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Lorin Farrar Wheelwright papers

Utah Centennial Commission posters

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233608204]
Identifier: MSS P 452
Scope and Contents

Collection includes 12 posters distributed by the Utah Centennial Commission. Each poster includes information about an early pioneer leader in Utah.

Dates: 1947
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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Archival Object 1
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Subject
Latter Day Saint pioneers 1
Letters 1
Newsletters 1
Posters 1
Reports 1
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Research (Documents) 1
Scripts (Documents) 1
Utah -- Anniversaries, etc. 1
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