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Deseret News (Firm)

 Organization

Administrative History

The Deseret News (1850- ) is a newspaper published in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The first edition of the Deseret News was published on June 15, 1850, on a $60 printing press which had traveled 1100 miles to Salt Lake City. It began as a weekly paper, focusing on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as well as some national news. Today, it is still a widely read source of news and information as well as the official organ of the Church.

Citation:
Digital Newspapers, via WWW, Sep. 25, 2014 (Deseret News; first published June 15, 1850; Salt Lake City, Utah; $60 press travled 1100 miles across the plains; began as a weekly paper; official organ of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; widely read news source)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

J Malan Heslop photographs of places other than Utah, 1948-1989

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 661 Series 5 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Includes 4,433 photographs taken by Heslop in the United States, outside of Utah, and internationally to Europe, South America, Asia, and the South Pacific. His international travels were while he was on assignment for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but not specific to the Church. Materials dated 1948-1989.

Dates: 1948-1989
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 661, J Malan Heslop photographs and other material / J Malan Heslop photographs of photojournalism, Utah, and the world

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  • Subject: Europe -- Photographs X

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