Abstract 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.

Abstract The S. J. Sedgwick papers (1890) consist of three notebooks containing handwritten observations about Utah geography, buildings, and monuments. Possibly used as a script for a lantern slide presentation. Included is a photocopy of Sedgwick's obituary.