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University of Utah

 Organization

Administrative History

The University of Utah (1892- ) is a public university in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The University was established in 1850 by Brigham Young as the University of Deseret. The building which housed the University changed over time and the title became the University of Utah in 1892. The University offers more than one hundred undergraduate majors and more than ninety graduate degree programs. It is Utah’s oldest institution of higher education. The University moved to its current location in 1900.

Citation:
Wikipedia.org, accessed May 8, 2013 (University of Utah, est. 1850.) (established in 1850 by Brigham Young as the University of Deseret; building which housed the University changed over time; became the University of Utah in 1892; University offers more than one hundred undergraduate majors and more than ninety graduate degree programs; Utah’s oldest institution of higher education; moved to its current location in 1900. )

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

E. Keith Eddington papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 6253
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, photographs, paintings, and commercial art designs from Eddington's career as a graphic designer, artist, and faculty member at the University of Utah Art Department and the Brigham Young University Design Department. Materials cover the period from the 1940s through 2007.

Dates: approximately 1940-2007
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / E. Keith Eddington papers

William Schaubel Partridge papers

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2342
Scope and Contents He joined the army in 1942 and trained as a pilot in California, Texas, and New Mexico. Contains photocopies and originals of family histories; AAF (Army Air Force) documents including orders; promotions, and pay papers; original copies of "Stars and Stripes" military newspaper that Partridge used as a form of communication to his family about military operations he participated in (Partridge communicated by placing a check on side of the article that relates to him); a memorial booklet...
Dates: circa 1935-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / William Schaubel Partridge papers

Photograph of basketball game against the University of Utah

 Digital Record
Identifier: UAP2_F163_p163bottom
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Photograph of Howard S. McDonald conferring with University of Utah president A. Ray Olpin

 Digital Record
Identifier: UAP2_F175_p175center
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

James E. Talmage photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 21
Scope and Contents

Contains images of foreign countries, geological sites and samples, family members and friends, and subjects pertaining to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes 47 glass negatives, 19 film negatives, 227 stereographs, 727 slides, and 226 photographs.

Dates: 1890-1933
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / James E. Talmage photographs

Thomas O'Dea journals, correspondence, and other personal papers, 1960-1973

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1417 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains journals (chronological) and biographical sketches, legal papers (including divorce and custody papers), and photographs.

Dates: 1960-1973
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 1417, Thomas F. O'Dea papers

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