Utah -- Politics and government
Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:
Delila M. Abbott papers
Handwritten, typewritten, and printed correspondence, hand bills, pamphlets, book drafts, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous items. The materials include a typewritten draft of the book "Women Legislators of Utah, 1896-1976." The items relate to Abbott's political career and her association with women legislators in Utah and in the United States.
Carlos Ashby Badger papers
Photocopies of diaries, correspondence, and scrapbooks. The correspondence is largely between Carlos Badger and his wife Rose Jenkins Badger. Most of the diaries were kept while Badger served as personal secretary to the United States Senator from Utah, Reed Smoot. The materials deal with the congressional hearings dealing with Smoot, mormon polygamy, Mormon temple endowments, and the politics of both Utah and the United States
George S. and Algie E. Ballif papers
Personal and professional papers of Algie and George Ballif including news clippings, awards, certificates, notebooks, correspondence, pamphlets, and miscellaneous items. The bulk of the items are from the years 1960 to 1978. Many items concern George's legal career and Algie's work as a legislator.
Jacob G. Bigler diaries and correspondence
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of handwritten diaries and correspondence. Bigler was a bishop for the Mormon Church in Nephi, Utah. He also served as a member of the Utah territorial legislature and was mayor of Nephi. Bigler served as a Mormon missionary to Ireland and as president of the European Mission for that same faith. The collection also includes correspondence between Bigler and family members mostly when he served as a missionary in Ireland.
Biographical sketches of Samuel Whitney Richards
Three typewritten biographical sketches of Richards containing information on his baptism, missionary labors, political offices, and marriages. One incident as President of the British Mission is included as reported in the Deseret News.
Biographies of Utah territorial legislators
Collection of biographies of Utah territorial delegates, senators, and congressmen between 1850 and 1976. Materials are arranged alphabetically, and include compiled lists of published biographical information on each individual. Creator of the materials is unknown.
Sheldon Riser Brewster papers
Autobiographies, official correspondence, newspaper clippings, certificates, and miscellaneous items. These materials document the life and civic and church careers of Brewster. They include letters from prominent Utah politicians and newsletters Brewster sent to members of his ward who were in the U.S. military forces during World War II.
Correspondence
Photocopies of handwritten letters dated 3 Jan. 1882 and 6 Dec. 1883. John T. Caine and George Q. Cannon write of the death of William Henry Hooper in the 1882 letter, and James Sharp writes to Caine about how the activities of the United States Congress might have an impact on Utah in the missive of 1883.
Vee Carlisle papers
Campaign items, pamphlets, newsletters, genealogies, and miscellaneous materials relating to Carlisle's profession as a banker and to her political work. Ms. Carlisle was a state representative to the Utah State Legislature. She was a member of the Democratic Party and was involved in women's issues.
K. S. Cornaby papers
Letters, notes, legislative acts, reports, programs, and audits. The materials reflect Cornaby's career as a state senator and various programs relating to Utah politics.