Utah -- Politics and government
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
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.
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.
John L. Davis receipt
Handwritten receipt signed by John L. Davis stating that he had received $680.95 for printing the "daily minutes of the Ninth Annual Session of the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Utah." Also included is an itemized list of Davis' expenses.
History of the reorganization of Utah's state administrative government by the Twenty-fourth Legislature
Typed thesis submitted as a partial requirement for a Master of Science degree in Political Science. The item deals with a reorganization of the administrative organization of Utah's government in 1941.
Willard Richards letter
One handwritten letter addressed to the U. S. House of Representatives. Richards wants the committee on petitions of Utah to meet the "Committee on the subject of memorializing the Secretary of War on regard to the exploration of a Route across the Western Desert."
Karl Nelson Snow Utah legislative bills collection
Legislative bills both proposed and passed by the Utah State Legislature, and annual reports. The materials relate to a wide range of subjects dealing with Utah politics.
V Jordan Tanner papers
William M. Timmins papers
Concerns the in-fighting and political strategies employed prior to the passage of executive branch reorganization bills S.B. 127, 169, and 170 in the Utah Legislature. Also includes holograph minutes and notes pertaining to said bills. Letters are between Timmins and Kenneth C. Olson, Utah State Planning Coordinator.
Legislative budget committee
The collection contains typewritten budget committee reports and newspaper clippings between 1943-1946. These items include records of staff meetings, 1944-1945; the proposed program 1945-1947; the Utah Engineers' Association; engineering positons and salaries; and recommendations affecting budget of the Tax Commission, 1945-1946.
Daniel H. Wells letter
One handwritten letter to Frank Fuller, acting governor of Utah, regarding two acts of the Utah legislature. The acts were a "Memorial to Congress for semi-weekly mail service from Fillmore to San Bernadino, Cal." and a "Memorial to Congress for an Act authorizing treaties with Indians, and the extinguishment of the Indian titles." These items were forwarded to Fuller for his "action."