The Elijah Malin Weiler papers (1839-1921) is a small railroading collection containing about forty pieces of correspondence. Weiler immigrated with his mother to the Salt Lake valley. He served in the 1865 Blackhawk War and was a missionary and settler in Muddy, Nevada. He was a member of the Crismon and Weiler Contractors firm and he assisted in building many of the railroad lines in Utah.

The John Werner Welland papers (1951-2000) consist of materials that focus on Welland's career in the United States Air Force. Included are correspondence, diplomas, medical and personnel records, passports, death records, and other papers. Welland (1933-1991) was born in New York and was one of many who became known as an "Atomic Veteran" due his work for the Air Force during the atmospheric nuclear testing program carried out by the United States in the 1940s to 1960s.

The Milton Holmes Welling papers (1910-1920) consist of diaries and correspondence on the life and works of Milton Welling, the Utah Representative who lived in Box Elder County.

The Rulon S. Wells papers (1916-2008) contain notes, essays, and correspondence about the phonemics of the Korean language. This collection also contains manuscripts authored by Wells, manuscripts by other authors, personal materials, and information on The Plato Microfilm Project.

The John Elliott Welsh papers (circa 1910-2000) is composed of mining and geological materials collected by Welsh, a geologist who received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1959. The collection is centered around mining and geology in Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, and Wyoming and includes maps, reports, essays, articles, correspondence, charts, diagrams, and notes. Also included in the collection are some personal papers and class materials.

The John Max Wendel papers (1927-1953) consist of correspondence, journals, and other materials detailing his experience serving a mission in Germany for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Carol Werner papers (1910-1986) contain postcards, both blank and with correspondence, as well as souvenir Photobooks from Werner's travels and collection. Materials also contain miscellaneous clippings and notes as well as environmental campaign memorabilia.

The Western Federation of Watercolor Societies is a collective partnership amongst several Watercolor Societies in the Western United States. Every year this federation sponsors an annual juried exhibition of collage and water-based media. The collection consists of their annual records. Exhibition catalogs from the collection have been digitized and are available online.

The Western States Communication Association records (1929-2014) includes budget accounts, Executive Council information, correspondence, Legislative Assembly materials, convention materials, contracts, convention and workshop information, president and vice president materials, hotel accommodations information, notes, bylaws, newsletters, conference materials, and other financial documents.

The Westwater, Utah collection (1800s-1991) consists of news clippings, histories, letters, maps, and other materials pertaining to Westwater, Utah.

The Charles I. Wheat papers (1937-1958) contain thirteen letters from Dale Morgan to Carl Wheat concerning research in Western history. Also included are transcripts of articles from various Illinois and Iowa newspapers and a proposal for a book by Wheat titled, First Visible Footsteps of the White Man in Death Valley.

The Eugene W. Whitaker's KZN radio collection (1922-1975) consists of two folders containing letters and materials documenting the early history of KZN, the first radio broadcast station in Utah. KZN was the first commercial radio station in Utah. It began broadcasting on May 22, 1922 from the roof of the building housing The Deseret News newspaper in Salt Lake City.

The John Mills Whitaker papers (1847-1963) consist of daily journals, correspondence, and business and professional papers, among other materials, relating to John Mills Whitaker (1863-1960). Whitaker was an educator, horticulturlist, politician, and LDS Church leader.

The I. C. C. Whitmore papers (1901-1907) contain correspondence, receipts, and purchase orders from various business dealings of Whitmore's in Utah, for the most part. According to historic sources, Whitmore was from Eureka, Nevada, and served as the alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1900 for his state. Further information on Whitmore could not be found.

The J. K. Whitney letters [photocopies] (1865-1966) consist of three short letters to Horace K. Whitney of Salt Lake City from his brother, J. K. Whitney, who was serving a mission for the LDS Church in Dundee, Scotland.

The Elsie Ross Whittaker papers (1915-1947) contain materials relating to being an LDS missionary in the Eastern States Mission from 1922 to 1924, including her diary, a letter from B. H. Roberts, mission circular letters, programs, her patriarchal blessing, and a scrapbook. Elsie Ross Whittaker was born on 22 December 1893 and died in June 1971.

The Doris C. Whittier papers (1863-1990) contain the correspondence, school papers and household note books of Doris Callow Whittier (1900-1993) and her family.

The Bartlett Wicks papers (1871-1969) concentrate mainly on Wicks (1895-1981), a member of the American Ambulance Field Service, and his experiences during World War I. The collection also contains some materials relating to Joseph R. Walker, prominent Utah banker and businessman. Wicks was related to Walker by marriage.

The Dan Milton Hughes Wilcox papers (1940-1992) contain journals, correspondence, school and work papers, research and calendars. He was active in the gay rights movement in Salt Lake City, and led discussions with Affirmation, a group for gay and lesbian Latter Day Saints and was also active in the Metropolitan Community Church, which ministers to LGBT people.