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Utah -- Politics and government

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Found in 82 Collections and/or Records:

Legislative budget committee

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197231038792]
Identifier: MSS 36
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1943-1946
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

V Jordan Tanner papers, 1989-1992

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2257 Series 1
Scope and Contents This series is comprised of various documents from V Jordan Tanner's service as a Utah State representative from 1989 to 1992. Important affairs Tanner worked on during this time include his campaign for re-election to the Utah State house of representatives and legislation concerning taxes, lobbyist registration, and state education budget issues. Other materials include correspondence, Republican campaign encyclopedia, magazines about foreign countries, and a packet about voting in...
Dates: 1989-1992
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / V Jordan Tanner papers

V Jordan Tanner papers, 1993-1994

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2257 Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains various documents from V Jordan Tanner's service as a Utah State representative from 1993 to 1994. Important affairs Tanner worked on during this time include legislation to raise tax on cigarettes and to ban smoking in public places, and legislation concerning courts, education, the state budget, and the Utah Tomorrow strategic plan. Other materials include newsclippings about various issues, papers from Tanner's work on the Utah Sports Authority Committee and papers from Tanner's...
Dates: 1993-1994
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / V Jordan Tanner papers

V Jordan Tanner papers, 1995-1996

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2257 Series 3
Scope and Contents Contains various documents from V Jordan Tanner's service as a Utah State representative from 1995-1996. Important affairs Tanner worked on during this time include his work on the Utah Statehood Centennial Commission, as well as legislation on issues such as public health, tobacco, Native Americans, the state budget, campaign contributions, lobbyist registration, and education. Boxes ten, eleven, and twelve contain mostly financial and session reports as well as agendas and other materials...
Dates: 1995-1996
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / V Jordan Tanner papers

V Jordan Tanner papers, 1997

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2257 Series 4
Scope and Contents Contains various documents from V Jordan Tanner's service as a Utah State representative in the year 1997. Important affairs Tanner worked on during this time include legislation concerning agriculture, seat belt laws, tobacco, education, healthcare, and various other social issues. Also included are notes and information from national meetings of state legislators, newsclippings and background information on various issues, papers from elections, papers from work on the Brigham Young statue...
Dates: 1997
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / V Jordan Tanner papers

V Jordan Tanner papers, 1998-1999

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2257 Series 5
Scope and Contents Contains various documents from V Jordan Tanner's service as a Utah State representative from 1998 to 1999. Important affairs Tanner worked on during this time include work on the Utah Sports Authority Committee concerning the budget, venues, and other issues in preparation for the 2002 Winter Olympics, and various issues including public health, transportation, the environment, agriculture, smoke-free airports, natural resources, Native Americans, water rights, and anti-abuse policies....
Dates: 1998-1999
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / V Jordan Tanner papers

V Jordan Tanner papers, 2000-2001

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2257 Series 6
Scope and Contents Contains various documents from V Jordan Tanner's service as a Utah State representative from 2000 to 2001. Important affairs Tanner worked on during this time include preparations for the 2002 Winter Olympics, work on English as the official language of Utah, smoke-free airports, and work on various topics such as transportation, education, agriculture, the environment, water rights, and public health. News clippings and newspapers dealing with the issues Tanner worked on are included as...
Dates: 2000-2001
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / V Jordan Tanner papers

Philip T. Van Zile letters received

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233282661]
Identifier: Vault MSS 19
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letters, dated 28 Dec. 1880 and 11 March 1882, sent by W. E. Curtis and Eli H. Murray respectively. Curtis asks Van Zile to send him news reports. Murray, governor of Utah Territory, asks Van Zile for advice concerning the Utah legislative session, 1881-1882.

Dates: 1880-1882
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

Vivian N. Jensen political papers, 1980-1991

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 3723 Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, a few journal entries, and other campaign material for Vivian N. Jensen. Materials date from between 1980 and 1991.

Dates: 1980-1991
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Moroni L. and Vivian N. Jensen papers

Joseph Robinson Walker papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 1783
Scope and Contents

Account books, correspondence, newspaper clippings, a reminiscence of Walker's participation in the Walker War against the Ute Indians in 1853, certificates, legislative acts passed by the Utah Legislature, and minutes of meetings. The materials deal largely with the Walker banking, mining, and business interests in Utah. The correspondence are to and from family members and deal largely with family and business matters.

Dates: 1837-1901
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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