George C. and Gene Hatch papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 2692

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The business and broadcasting portions of the collection contain primiarily formal business documents; contracts, valuations, reports, assessments, minutes, agreements, etc. The wilderness and conservation materials tend to be more informal, containing more correspondence, clippings, editorial content, research articles, and the like.

Dates

1908-1999

Creator

Hatch, George C., 1919-2009 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

George C. Hatch (1919-2009) married Wilda Gene Glassman (1917-2005) in Ogden, UT in 1940. George soon became involved with the Glassman family's growing media empire in Ogden, kicking off a lifelong career as a media manager, owner, investor, and advisor. The Hatch/Glassman family was involved with a large number of media interests in Utah and the Intermountain West, including the Ogden Standard Examiner, KALL (radio), KUTV (television), Western Microwave, TeleMation, and others. Wilda Gene Hatch worked closely with her husband professionally, and served as the director of The Standard Corporation from 1955 to 1993.

George and Gene Hatch were also prominent supporters of the conversation and recreational development of Utah's wilderness lands, and frequently used their media outlets as a forum for these ventures. They worked closely with both lawmakers and grassroots activists to help form Capitol Reef National Park and Arches National Park, and ran a tireless legal and public opinion campaign to help establish Antelope Island State Park.

Extent

34 Linear Feet (69 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The George C. and Gene Hatch papers (1908-1999) documents the business and conservation achievements of the Hatch and Glassman families in Utah during the 20th century. Included are extensive materials pertaining to the operation of The Ogden Standard Examiner, The Standard Corporation, KUTV, KALL, and other Hatch/Glassman media ventures. Also included is historical and research material pertaining to the Hatch family's efforts to establish Utah's redrock wilderness as nationally protected space, as well as their work on developing Antelope Island as a state recreational resource.

Arrangement

Arranged into the following series: I: Personal and family business papers; II: Broadcasting materials; III: Wilderness and conservation; IV: Oversize.