Stanley S. Ivins papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1471
Scope and Contents
The Stanley S. Ivins papers (1850-1968) consist of correspondence, a diary, articles, and eleven microfilm reels which contain research notebooks and transcripts of Salt Lake City newspapers.
Dates
- 1850-1968
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical Sketch
Stanley S. Ivins was born on 27 July 1891 in St. George. His father was Anthony W. Ivins, a prominent leader in the L.D.S. church, and his mother was Elizabeth A. Snow Ivins. When Stanley's father was appointed president of the Juarez stake in 1895, the Ivins family moved to Mexico where Stanley lived until 1907. After returning to Utah, Stanley graduated from LDS High School in Salt Lake City and continued his educational pursuits earning a bachelor's degree from Utah State Agricultural College and a master's degree in animal husbandry at Iowa State College. He was an active member of the L.D.S. Church until the death of his father in 1934. Ivins held several jobs, working as an instructor at the College of Southern Utah, serving as a manger of the Ivins Investment Company, and operating as an insurance salesman.
Stanley's first love was the study of Utah and Mormon history. An avid researcher, Ivins visited many libraries and repositories, including the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, Yale University, Stanford University, the Bancroft Library, and the Utah State Historical Society. One of his primary interests was the investigation of Mormon polygamy. Appearing in twelve articles published between 1943 and 1957, the fruits of his research focused upon the life of Anthony Woodward Ivins, the Deseret alphabet, Utah education, Mormon polygamy, and the Utah constitution. These publications were printed in the Instructor, the Utah Humanities Review, the Utah Historical Quarterly, and the Western Humanities Review. During his many years of historical inquiry, Stanley acquired a vast amount of information which he shared with many visitors to the Utah State Historical Society's archives and library. Ivin's generosity was not limited to the time which he spent discussing a variety of historical topics with scholars. In his last will and testament he bequeathed to the Utah State Historical Society his personal library which numbered more than a thousand items such as manuscripts, books, pamphlets, periodicals, newspaper transcripts, correspondence, notebooks, and family records. As a triibute to Stanley's contributions to the study of Utah history, the Utah State Historical Society decided in1967 to grant Ivins an Honorary Lifetime Membership.
Stanley S. Ivins died on 5 July 1967.
Stanley's first love was the study of Utah and Mormon history. An avid researcher, Ivins visited many libraries and repositories, including the Library of Congress, the New York Public Library, Yale University, Stanford University, the Bancroft Library, and the Utah State Historical Society. One of his primary interests was the investigation of Mormon polygamy. Appearing in twelve articles published between 1943 and 1957, the fruits of his research focused upon the life of Anthony Woodward Ivins, the Deseret alphabet, Utah education, Mormon polygamy, and the Utah constitution. These publications were printed in the Instructor, the Utah Humanities Review, the Utah Historical Quarterly, and the Western Humanities Review. During his many years of historical inquiry, Stanley acquired a vast amount of information which he shared with many visitors to the Utah State Historical Society's archives and library. Ivin's generosity was not limited to the time which he spent discussing a variety of historical topics with scholars. In his last will and testament he bequeathed to the Utah State Historical Society his personal library which numbered more than a thousand items such as manuscripts, books, pamphlets, periodicals, newspaper transcripts, correspondence, notebooks, and family records. As a triibute to Stanley's contributions to the study of Utah history, the Utah State Historical Society decided in1967 to grant Ivins an Honorary Lifetime Membership.
Stanley S. Ivins died on 5 July 1967.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
11 Microfilm
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Stanley S. Ivins papers (1850-1968) consist of correspondence, a diary, articles, and eleven microfim reels which contain research notebooks and transcripts of Salt Lake City newspapers.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Guy Ivins in 1995.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals located at the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Processing Information
Processed by Roger Paxton in 2011.
Creator
- Title
- Inventory of the Stanley S. Ivins papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Roger V. Paxton.
- Date
- 2011 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu