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Deseret News (Firm)

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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 2 Collections and/or Records:

Theron C. Liddle papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 696
Scope and Contents

The collection includes photos (photocopies), letters and other articles (some photocopies) dealing with his career in journalism, particularly as managing editor.

Dates: 1942-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Theron C. Liddle papers

Theron C. Liddle photograph collection

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233620308]
Identifier: MSS SC P 696
Scope and Contents

Photographs pertaining to Liddle's life and work. Views taken by various photographers, including: J. Malan Heslop, Deseret News; Manny Warman, Columbia University; Keebler & Scuchat Photography, Palo Alto, California; and Sussex Photo Agency, Shoreham, England. Most images are of groups. Max I. Farber, of the Hartford Times, is shown seated next to Theron Liddle in one image.

Dates: approximately 1942-1977
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Theron C. Liddle photograph collection

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