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Deseret News (Firm)

 Organization

Administrative History

The Deseret News (1850- ) is a newspaper published in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The first edition of the Deseret News was published on June 15, 1850, on a $60 printing press which had traveled 1100 miles to Salt Lake City. It began as a weekly paper, focusing on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as some national news. Today, it is still a widely read source of news and information as well as the official organ of the Church.

Citation:
Digital Newspapers, via WWW, Sep. 25, 2014 (Deseret News; first published June 15, 1850; Salt Lake City, Utah; $60 press travled 1100 miles across the plains; began as a weekly paper; official organ of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; widely read news source)

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

J Malan Heslop photographs and other material

 Collection
Identifier: MSS P 661
Scope and Contents Collection primarily includes the photographic work of J. Malan Heslop, which comprises 60,601 photographs. This includes work from his early years in Weber County, Utah, through his educational years at Weber College, Ogden, Utah, and his short-lived stay in Los Angeles at Los Angeles City College, prior to becoming a private in the army as a photographer with the 167th Signal Photographic Company in World War II. He photographically documented not only these early years but also his...
Dates: 1858-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / J Malan Heslop photographs and other material

J Malan Heslop additional materials, 1858-2009

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 661 Series 15
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Collection primarily includes the photographic work of J. Malan Heslop, which comprises 60,601 photographs. This includes work from his early years in Weber County, Utah, through his educational years at Weber College, Ogden, Utah, and his short-lived stay in Los Angeles at Los Angeles City College, prior to becoming a private in the army as a photographer with the 167th Signal Photographic Company in World War II. He photographically documented not only these early years but also his...
Dates: 1858-2009
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 661, J Malan Heslop photographs and other material

J Malan Heslop advertising photographs, 1948-1989

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 661 Series 5 Sub-Series 7
Scope and Contents

Includes 2,158 photographs of advertising photography, primarily produced for Zions Bank by Evans Advertising. Includes images of animals, art, and other subjects. Materials dated 1948-1989.

Dates: 1948-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 661, J Malan Heslop photographs and other material / J Malan Heslop photographs of photojournalism, Utah, and the world

J Malan Heslop photographs of people, 1948-1989

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 661 Series 5 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Includes 1,857 photographs of various people doing normal day activities, mostly in Salt Lake City and the surrounding area. Materials dated 1948-1989.

Dates: 1948-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 661, J Malan Heslop photographs and other material / J Malan Heslop photographs of photojournalism, Utah, and the world

J Malan Heslop photographs of photojournalism, Utah, and the world, 1948-1989

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 661 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Includes 14,405 photographs and 3,446 slides which represent Heslop's photojournalism career, with the exception of his photography work documenting The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). Over fifty percent of the photographs document events in Utah, especially in Salt Lake City. There are also extensive international travel. There are also some artistically experimental photographs in addition to photographs intended for advertising. Materials dated 1948-1989.

Dates: 1948-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 661, J Malan Heslop photographs and other material

J Malan Heslop slides of professional associations presentations, 1977, 1962

 Sub-Series — Box 47: Series 5 [Barcode: 31197232512837], Folder: 5-7
Identifier: MSS P 661 Series 5 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Includes 278 slides of J Malan Heslop's professional associations presentations in 1962 and 1977.

Dates: 1977; 1962
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 661, J Malan Heslop photographs and other material / J Malan Heslop photographs of photojournalism, Utah, and the world

Photograph of Warren N. Dusenberry, Joseph A. Young, and missionaries from Zion, approximately 1869-1871

 Item — Box 1: Series 1 [Barcode: 31197233630380], Folder: 7
Identifier: UA P 2 Series 1 Item 10
Scope and Contents

Reproduction of a photograph of Warren N. Dusenberry, Joseph A. Young, Henry Naisbitt, David M. Stewart, Orson Pratt, and W. H. Miles in New York City, taken between 1869 and 1871.

Dates: approximately 1869-1871
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA P 2, Edwin Butterworth Jr. collection for the Brigham Young University centennial celebration / Edwin Butterworth Jr. photographs for the Brigham Young University centennial celebration

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Archival Object 6
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Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Photographs 4
Utah -- Photographs 4
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Advertising photography 2
Photographers -- Utah 2
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Photojournalism -- United States 2
Photojournalism -- Utah 2
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photographs 2
Persons -- Utah -- Photographs 1
Photojournalists -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs 1
Provo (Utah) -- Photographs 1
Slides (Photography) 1
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