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Deseret News (Firm)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1850-

Biography

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

The first edition of the Deseret News was published by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. on June 15, 1850, on a $60 printing press which had traveled 1100 miles to Salt Lake City, Utah. It began as a weekly paper, focusing on the Church as well as some national news. It later became a subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As of 2024, Deseret News is the state’s oldest continuously operating business and longest-running news organization, and was publishing a weekly edition, Deseret Magazine, and the Church News.

Citation:
Digital Newspapers, via www, September 25, 2014 (Deseret News; first published June 15, 1850; Salt Lake City, Utah; $60 press traveled 1100 miles across the plains; began as a weekly paper) Deseret News, via www, October 8, 2024 (longest-running news organization in Utah and the state’s oldest continuously operating business; subsidiary of Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; publishing a weekly edition, Deseret Magazine, and the Church News) https://www.deseret.com/pages/about-us/

Found in 41 Collections and/or Records:

J Malan Heslop photographs of places other than Utah, 1948-1989

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 661 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes 4,433 photographs taken by Heslop in the United States, outside of Utah, and internationally to Europe, South America, Asia, and the South Pacific. His international travels were while he was on assignment for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but not specific to the Church. Materials dated 1948-1989.

Dates: 1948-1989

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

Letter to "Bro. Elias," Fillmore, Utah

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230238484]
Identifier: MSS SC 341
Scope and Contents

ALS which discussed problems of getting sufficient copy for the Deseret News and its delivery as well as the lack of molasses.

Dates: 1858

Theron C. Liddle papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 696
Scope and Contents

The collection includes photos (photocopies), letters and other articles (some photocopies) dealing with his career in journalism, particularly as managing editor.

Dates: 1942-1977

Theron C. Liddle photograph collection

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233620308]
Identifier: MSS SC P 696
Scope and Contents

Photographs pertaining to Liddle's life and work. Views taken by various photographers, including: J. Malan Heslop, Deseret News; Manny Warman, Columbia University; Keebler & Scuchat Photography, Palo Alto, California; and Sussex Photo Agency, Shoreham, England. Most images are of groups. Max I. Farber, of the Hartford Times, is shown seated next to Theron Liddle in one image.

Dates: approximately 1942-1977

Theron H. Luke papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2393
Abstract Contains a collection of Luke's manuscripts, newspaper articles, and university course lectures. Includes photographs of and correspondence with family and business associates. Also includes newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to historical events throughout Luke's life. Contains photocopies of Luke's newspaper column, "As It Looks To Luke," printed in The Daily Herald and Deseret News (1980-1986 inclusive). Also includes original newspaper clippings of his article "Off the Beat"...
Dates: approximately 1887-1990

Office of the President correspondence with associations, 1980-1989

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 4
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence with various associations relating to the functioning of the university, including the Council on Education, Alumni Association, Deseret News, American Red Cross, Intermountain Health Care, Key Bank of Utah, and American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges & Universities. Correspondence covers fundraising, alumni awards, and various conference proceedings. Also contains invitations to Holland from associations to become a member of various boards and...
Dates: 1980-1989

Office of the President correspondence with associations, 1980-1981

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: Contains correspondence with various associations relating to the functioning of the university, including the Council on Education, Alumni Association, Deseret News, American Red Cross, Intermountain Health Care, Key Bank of Utah, and American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges & Universities. Correspondence covers fundraising, alumni awards, and various conference proceedings. Also contains invitations to Holland from associations to become a member of various boards and...
Dates: 1980-1981

Office of the President correspondence with associations, 1981-1982

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: Contains correspondence with various associations relating to the functioning of the university, including the Council on Education, Alumni Association, Deseret News, American Red Cross, Intermountain Health Care, Key Bank of Utah, and American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges & Universities. Correspondence covers fundraising, alumni awards, and various conference proceedings. Also contains invitations to Holland from associations to become a member of various boards and...
Dates: 1981-1982

Office of the President correspondence with associations, 1982-1983

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1030 Series 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: Contains correspondence with various associations relating to the functioning of the university, including the Council on Education, Alumni Association, Deseret News, American Red Cross, Intermountain Health Care, Key Bank of Utah, and American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges & Universities. Correspondence covers fundraising, alumni awards, and various conference proceedings. Also contains invitations to Holland from associations to become a member of various boards and...
Dates: 1982-1983

Additional filters:

Type
Archival Object 26
Collection 15
 
Subject
Letters 16
Photographs 14
Awards 10
Education 10
Fund raising 10
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Invitations 10
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 8
World War, 1939-1945 -- Photographs 6
Journalism 5
Photographers -- Utah 5
Photojournalism -- Utah 4
Salt Lake City (Utah) -- Photographs 4
Utah -- Photographs 4
Advertisements -- Motion pictures 3
Advertising -- Motion pictures 3
Advertising photography 3
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) 3
Material Types 3
Motion picture actors and actresses -- Photographs 3
Motion picture industry 3
Performing Arts 3
Photojournalism -- United States 3
Promotional materials 3
Slides (Photography) 3
American newspapers -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 2
Business, Industry, Labor, and Commerce 2
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 2
Fillmore (Utah) -- History 2
Journalism -- Utah 2
Journalism -- Vocational guidance 2
Newspapers 2
Religion 2
Utah -- History 2
Videocassettes 2
Articles 1
Asia -- Photographs 1
Audiocassettes 1
Audits 1
Autobiographies 1
Black-and-white negatives 1
Cambodians -- Photographs 1
Color negatives 1
Compact discs 1
Correspondence 1
Economics and Banking 1
Egypt -- Photographs 1
Europe -- Photographs 1
Family histories 1
Financial records 1
Hiking -- Utah 1
Interviews 1
Israel -- Photographs 1
Jordan -- Photographs 1
Latter Day Saint authors 1
Latter Day Saint churches -- History 1
Latter Day Saint families -- Utah 1
Latter Day Saints -- Illinois -- History -- 19th century 1
Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Fillmore -- History 1
Latter Day Saints -- Utah -- Manti -- History 1
Lectures 1
Lists 1
Manti (Utah) -- History 1
Mineral industries -- Utah -- History 1
Morrisite War, 1862 1
Mount Timpanogos Wilderness (Utah) 1
Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857 1
Negatives 1
Newsletters 1
Newspaper editors -- United States 1
Newspaper editors -- Utah -- Salt Lake City -- History 1
Newspaper publishing -- Utah -- Salt Lake City 1
Newspapers -- Utah 1
Nitrate negatives 1
Oceania -- Photographs 1
Persons -- Utah -- Photographs 1
Photocopies 1
Photography -- Exhibitions 1
Photojournalists -- Societies, etc. -- Photographs 1
Politicians -- Utah -- History 1
Politics, Government, and Law 1
Press kits 1
Press releases 1
Provo (Utah) -- Photographs 1
Publications 1
Publishers and Publishing 1
Receipts (Acknowledgments) 1
Refugee camps -- Cambodia -- Photographs 1
Safety film negatives 1
Salt Lake City (Utah) 1
Scrapbooks 1
Social Life and Customs 1
South America -- Photographs 1
Sports and Recreation 1
Territorial Government 1
Utah -- History -- 19th century 1
Utah -- Politics and government 1
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