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The Davis Bitton oral histories and autobiographies collection (1966-2005) contains transcripts of oral histories conducted as an assignment for History 110 at the University of Utah. The interviews cover a wide range of Utah history, politics, government, and every day life. Bitton taught history at the University of Utah from 1966 to 1995.

Abstract The Brigham Young University oral history projects (1963-1977) consists of transcripts of tapes of oral history interviews with eighty-two persons conducted as part of a series of projects by the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at Brigham Young University. Project topics include the Bamberger Railroad, BYU history, Charles Redd, the Interstate Brick Company, Labor in Utah, LDS chaplains, Polygamy, the Posey War, Provo City history, the San Rafael Swell, the Simpson Springs pony...

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The Everett L. Cooley oral history project is an ongoing oral history program designed to document the history of Utah with an emphasis on the interaction between the University of Utah and the local and regional communities.

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The film Frontiers (1970s) is a regionally produced documentary about early settlers of the Intermountain West and the development contemporary to the making of the film of the region's agriculture, science, education, and industry. Filmmaker Richard Durrance, Jr. was an American competitive skiing champion, skiing filmmaker, and ski resort manager and developer. On this film he worked with Academy Award winning filmmaker and editor Jean Oser.

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The Hope A. Hilton papers (1815-1999) contain diaries, correspondence, research files, family histories and genealogy, news clippings, and manuscripts. Hope Hilton (1924-1999) was a writer and community activist who, along with her husband, organized the Middle East Foundation, a charitable organization devoted to helping students from the middle east obtain an education in the United States.

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The Italian oral history project (1971-1979) was conducted by the American West Center with ethnic minority Utah residents in an attempt to find out more about their life and experiences in America and Utah.

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The Italian oral history project audio recordings (1970-1987) consist of interviews conducted with Utahns of Italian descent. Interviews begin with a short biography of the subject and cover topics such as discrimination, labor unions and social events. The American West Center conducted this and other ethnic oral history projects in an attempt to record the experiences Utah's eithnic minorities.

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The Steve Lacy collection of Herbert B. Maw audio recordings (1941-1946) consists of several audio recordings of speeches made by or on behalf of Herbert B. Maw during his term as governor of Utah.

Abstract The Wesley Pratt Larsen papers (1802-2005) contain materials from Larsen's career as a biologist, as well as research on Utah history. Publications by Wesley P. Larsen include works on Indian and pioneer medicine in Utah Territory, 1847-1900, Southern Utah tales, and James Dalley family history, v.3. Larsen earned a Ph. D. from the University of Utah in 1960. He was the associate program directory for the National Science Foundation. He was probably best known for his research on insect stem...

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The Herbert B. Maw audio-visual collection (1941-1986) consists of audiocassettes of Maw's State Legislative Addresses in 1941 and 1943 and a 1986 conversation with Maw on KUER radio as well as a video interview from 1982. Herbert Brown Maw (1893-1990) was an attorney, educator, and Utah politician. He was elected as the 8th Governor of Utah and served from 1941 to 1949.

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The Herbert B. Maw biographical collection (1981-1982) consist of biographical information on this former Utah governor. This information, along with an interview with Maw, was used as a source for Dean L. May's Utah: A People's History.

Abstract The Dean L. May papers (1848-2003) consist of materials relating to May's teaching and writing careers. Included are writings, correspondence, diaries, pamphlets, reports, minutes, legal papers, news articles, notes, syllabi, maps, and coding papers related to demography studies, among other papers. Dean L. May was a professor of history at the University of Utah. His studies and teaching and writing interests centered around the social history of the United States, the American West in...

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The Lorin A. and Laura Reese Merrill family biography consists of a bound biography of Lorin Asa Merrill (1876-1919), his wife Laura Reese Merrill (1876-1963) and their descendants, as written and collected by Amy M. Beecher and Asa J. Merrill.

Abstract This collection consists only of a microfilmed copy of the Dale Lowell Morgan papers which are held at the Bancroft Library. The microfilm reels consists primarily of correspondence, manuscripts, transcriptions, notes and research. Correspondence concerns Morgan publications, historical research, criticism, and his family. Subjects include Western American history, the fur trade, exploration, California history, LDS history and bibliography, and current research by others. For further...

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The Nicholas Groesbeck Morgan papers (1885-1997) consist of archaeological and historical materials pertaining to Utah and United States. The bulk of this collection is devoted to notable Utah/Mormon personalities and figures as well as buildings, places, etc. that are held in historical reverence concerning pioneering and the Salt Lake area.

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The Salt Lake Tribune editorial scrapbooks consist of a collection of clipped editorials from daily issues of the Salt Lake Tribune newspaper.

Abstract The William B. Smart papers (1948-2000) is a collection of newspaper articles and other materials. Smart (b. 1922) went to work for The Deseret News in 1948, serving in several capacities until he became general editor and manager in 1974. Boxes 1 through 259 house alphabetized articles from The Deseret News and range in topic from budget issues, to civil rights, to the Pioneer State Theater in a thorough coverage of...

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The William B. Smart photograph collection contains materials realted to his journalism as well as travel around the world.