The Robert Anderson papers (1940-1990) contain correspondence, notebooks, research notes, maps, articles, news clippings, and manuscript drafts related to the life and work of this University of Utah Professor of Anthropology. Dr. Anderson's early research files concern the Cheyenne Indians. His later interest in psychiatry and anthropological theory culminated in the publication of his textbook The Cultural Context in 1976.

The Alan Conway Ashton papers (1970-1976) consist of a draft of his University of Utah dissertation Electronics, music and computers, instructional materials including tests, lecture notes, and assignment sheets for various courses in computer science. Ashton created the WordPerfect word processing software.

The James M. Aton papers (1829-2006) consist of articles, maps, newspapers, and book excerpts dealing with the natural history, archaeology, ecology, and early settlement of Southern Utah. The papers also include manuscript drafts, correspondence, and photograph use information pertaining to the writing of River Flowing from the Sunrise: An Environmental History of the Lower San Juan by James Aton and Robert McPherson.

The Lowell L. Bennion papers (1928-1987) contain many articles and speeches that Bennion wrote, as well as a portion of Bennion's missionary diary. Bennion (1908-1996) was the first director of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) Institute at the University of Utah. He was also a major leader in humanitarian service and the University of Utah's Lowell Bennion Service Center is named in his honor.

The Mary Lythgoe Bradford papers (1936-1994) contain personal writing, research, and manuscripts written by Mary Lythgoe Bradford, a LDS poet, author, and literary critic. Materials predominantly consist of her research and drafts of the biography of Lowell Bennion, Lowell L. Bennion: Teacher, Counselor, Humanitarian.

The Jan Harold Brunvand papers (1956-2004) consist of materials related to writing and publishing on various aspects of folklore and urban legends. Includes personal and professional correspondence, papers related to his involvement in professional folklore organizations, drafts and notes for published books, research files, reviews, and grant proposals. Jan Harold Brunvand was a professor of English at the University of Utah, an author, and an expert on urban U.S. folklore.

The Frederick Stewart Buchanan papers (1880-2010) consist of materials relating to his professional research and teaching activities. Included are books, news clippings, articles, notes, oral history transcriptions, personal and professional correspondence, and research documents on Mormon history, Scottish immigrants, and the history of education in Utah. Buchanan is professor emeritus of educational studies at the University of Utah.

The Carl J. Christensen papers (1851-1976) consist mainly of writings by Christensen and others on crystals and ideas of Native Americans in LDS Church history. Carl J. Christensen (b. 1901) was a chemistry professor and engineer and member of the LDS Church.

The Byron Cummings papers (1860-1954) contains two typewritten manuscripts. The first manuscript is based on Dr. Cummings expeditions to Northern Arizona in 1909. The second manuscript is an unfinished autobiography of Dr. Cummings's life until 1922.

The Peter DeLafosse papers (1907-1999) consists of correspondence, manuscripts, diary entries, articles, biographical materials, and collection registers pertaining to the life of Charles Kelly (1889-1971). Kelly, a historian of the American west, was an author of a book on trails in the western salt desert in Utah and Nevada, and wrote biographies of Porter Rockwell, Caleb Greenwood, and Miles Goodyear.

The Ephraim Edward Ericksen papers (1828-1968) contain writings by Ericksen, some writings by others, and personal correspondence and notes. E. E. Ericksen (1882-1967) was a moral philosopher and served as dean of the University of Utah's College of Arts and Sciences.

The Edwin Brown Firmage papers (1780-2014) consist of speeches, essays, articles, book drafts, notes, correspondence, news letters, pamphlets, and reports, among other papers, surrounding Firmage's vast interests. Firmage is a former professor of international and constitutional law at the University of Utah.

The Freemen Institute records (1963-1980) consist of pamphlets, course outlines, clippings, questionnaires, drafts of critical essays, correspondence, and notes. Also included are transcripts of speeches by Ezra Taft Benson supporting the organization. The Freemen Institute was a conservative political organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Many of its members were Mormon Church members.

The L. Ray Gunn papers (1784-2000) consist of correspondence, article and book drafts, published material, subject files, and notes related to Gunn's research about the history of the New York legislature. Gunn is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Utah and a specialist in nineteenth century American political history.