Wilford Black legislative papers
Scope and Contents note
Letters, notes, legislative bills, reports, audits, and other legislative papers of Utah State Senator Wilford Black, circa 1975-1981.
Dates
- circa 1975-1981
Creator
- Black, Wilford Rex (Person)
Conditions Governing Access note
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use note
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Wilford Black legislative papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Wilford Rex Black, Jr. was a Utah state senator from 1972 to 1997.
Wilford Rex Black, Jr. was born in Salt Lake City. During World War II, he served for the Armed Forces in France, England, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. He was a locomotive engineer by profession. He worked for the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad for thirty-seven years. He married Helen Fraser and they had eight children together.
He became involved in politics in the 1950s when he served as a delegate and voting district chairman in legislative district. In 1972 he ran for the State Senate and served until 1997. While in the state senate he served as the Speaker of the Third House for two years and as the Majority Whip. He has been an active member of the LDS Church and was the president of the Rail-Ops Credit Union.
Extent
4 cartons (4 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letters, notes, legislative bills, reports, audits, and other legislative papers of Utah State Senator Wilford Black, circa 1975-1981.
Other Finding Aids note
Full box inventory available in repository.
Custodial History note
Donated by Wilford Black in 1981.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Donated; Wilford Black; 1981.
Appraisal note
Utah political history (20th Century Western & Mormon Manuscripts collection development policy, 5.I, 2007).
Processing Information note
Processed; Melissa Cowles, student processor, and John Murphy, curator; 2008.
- Title
- Register of Wilford Black legislative papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Melissa Cowles, student processor and John Murphy, curator
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States