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Deseret News (Firm)

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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Deseret News lists

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230318609]
Identifier: MSS SC 1952
Scope and Contents

Handwritten record of items purchased by the Deseret News in Fillmore, Utah at the store of Samuel Pierce Hoyt (1807-1889). Also included is a list of persons paid by the Deseret News for work completed. Some of the entries are believed to have been written by George Q. Cannon, the Mormon apostle.

Dates: 1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Deseret News lists

Letter to "Bro. Elias," Fillmore, Utah

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230238484]
Identifier: MSS SC 341
Scope and Contents

ALS which discussed problems of getting sufficient copy for the Deseret News and its delivery as well as the lack of molasses.

Dates: 1858
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Letter to "Bro. Elias," Fillmore, Utah

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