Civic Activism
Found in 123 Collections and/or Records:
Portage, Ohio anti-liquor petition
Handwritten petition of the citizens of Portage County, Ohio against the sale of intoxicating liquors. Petition has one hundred twenty-eight signatures.
Albert Pickup papers
Personal papers of Albert Pickup documenting his political and personal life, 1973-1986.
George Montgomery Scott speech
Mimeograph of a typescript of a speech. Scott welcomes the president of the United States, Benjamin Harrison, and extols the beauty and economic promise of Utah.
Sketch of the life of Charles Coulsen Rich Wright
Typewritten life sketch which discusses farm life in Southern Idaho in the 1890's, World War I experiences, Wright's education, position held in Washington, D.C., superintendent of the Ute Indian Reservation at Fort Duchesne, Utah and his ranch in Montana.
Vesta Smith papers
Reed Smoot correspondence with Alpha May Eldredge Smoot
Contains six letters written by Reed Smoot to his wife, Alpha May Eldredge Smoot, between the years 1903 and 1906. The letters mainly report on family life. Smoot writes from Washington D.C., where he is serving as a United States Senator. His letters tell about the experiences he is having, his responsibilities as a senator, as well as responding to letters that his wife had sent him.
Phyllis Southwick papers
Correspondence, writings, photographs, newspaper clippings, date books, and other ephemera related to the life and career of Phyllis Southwick. Materials of Margaret Cannon Clayton, Emmeline B. Wells, Elizabeth Ann "Annie" Wells Cannon, as well as the Cannon and Wells families are included and are focused on civic activism in Utah, higher education instruction, and women suffrage movements. Materials dated 1889 to 1982.
State flag of Utah
Photocopy of a microfilm copy of a typewritten history of the state flag of Utah.
Vay Stinger scrapbook
Pages from a large scrapbook containing ephemera such as tourism pamphlets, postcards, and clippings related to the federal and state governments of the United States and information about various states. Includes collected autographs of governors, presidents and other American politicians, letters from political offices, and some artwork. The creator appears to be Henley Varian "Vay" (always signed H.V.) Stinger, and is dated 1960s to 1970s.
Jeremiah Stokes papers
This collection consists of holograph notes and articles and a typewritten letter written to George Albert Smith and David O. McKay of the Mormon Church. The materials warn about the Communist threat to the United States and express concern over a possible takeover if appropriate action were not taken. Stokes believed the threat came from the peasant army of the People's Republic of China, Joseph Stalin's policies, and secret Communists in the U.S. Government.