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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 Israel and Middle East, 1967-1985

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS P 661 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Includes 1,747 photographs and 700 slides taken by J Malan Heslop throughout the Middle East. Subjects include, but are not limited to, Meggido, Lacish, Jerusalem, Mt. Carmel, Qumran, and Jacob's Well. Materials dated 1967-1985.

Dates: 1967-1985
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS P 661, J Malan Heslop photographs and other material

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