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 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
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Deseret News lists
Theron H. Luke papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 2393
Abstract
Contains a collection of Luke's manuscripts, newspaper articles, and university course lectures. Includes photographs of and correspondence with family and business associates. Also includes newspaper clippings and correspondence relating to historical events throughout Luke's life. Contains photocopies of Luke's newspaper column, "As It Looks To Luke," printed in The Daily Herald and Deseret News (1980-1986 inclusive). Also includes original newspaper clippings of his article "Off the Beat"...
Dates:
approximately 1887-1990
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- Lectures 1
- Letters 1
- Lists 1
- Mineral industries -- Utah -- History 1
- Morrisite War, 1862 1
- Mount Timpanogos Wilderness (Utah) 1
- Mountain Meadows Massacre, Utah, 1857 1
- Newspapers -- Utah 1
- Photographs 1
- Social Life and Customs 1
- Sports and Recreation 1
- Utah -- History -- 19th century 1
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