Utah -- History
Found in 221 Collections and/or Records:
William Spry papers
Scrapbooks, speeches, proclamations, reprieves, newspaper clippings, recommendations, property appraisals, and correspondence. The materials relate primarily to Spry's administration as the governor of Utah.
Edward Jenner Steptoe letter
Handwritten letter on blue paper from Steptoe to Sydney Webster, personal secretary of President Franklin Pierce, written on the day Steptoe discovered his appointment as Governor of Utah Territory by President Pierce. In the letter, he enumerates his reservations about the job, praises Governor Brigham Young, expresses doubt about the efficacy of limiting polygamy, and comments generally on the political climate in Salt Lake City. Dated February 7, 1855.
Hosea Stout letters and photos
This collection contains letters written to and from Hosea Stout. Also includes photographs of family members, places, and formal portraits.
Tenth Ward Oral History Project case files, 1987
Includes contracts from and contact information for participants in the Tenth Ward Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, 1987.
To his excellency the President of the United States
Handwritten and signed petition on parchment. The item requests that the President of the United States appoint S. M. Strickler as a member of the "Board of Commissioners" for the Territory of Utah. The document was signed by fifty-one residents of Leadville, Colorado.
To the bishops and presiding elders of the various wards and settlements of Utah Territory
Printed circular. The item has the name Brigham Young printed on it as its author. Young proposes the building of a telegraph line to run north and south through the Utah Territory.
US Forest Service Oral History Project case files, 1992-1994
Includes contracts, contact information, and biographical information for the participants, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews conducted by the US Forest Service Oral History Project, 1992-1994.
US Forest Service Oral History Project transcripts, 1992-1993
Contains transcripts of recorded interviews done with participants in the US Forest Service Oral History Project, as well as background information about those participants, 1992-1993.
US Forest Service Oral History Project transcripts and case files, 1992-1994
Includes contracts from and contact information for participants in the US Forest Service Oral History Project, as well as the original audio recordings of the oral history interviews, and transcripts for those interviews, 1992-1994.
Utah County Democratic Women scrapbook
The scrapbook includes meeting minutes, agendas, programs, invitations, photographs, and newspaper clippings from the organizations activities, collected between 2000 and 2001.