Series 1117

Division of State History Correspondence, 1917-

5.20 cubic feet

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series is comprised of various correspondence that passed through the administrative offices of the Utah State Historical Society during the early-to-mid 20th century. These records provide valuable insight into the functioning of his office, the role of the State Historical Society, and the research work of many prominent western historians such as Dale Morgan and Juanita Brooks.

Scope and Content

This series is comprised of various correspondence from the administrative offices of the Utah State Historical Society dating from the early-to-mid 20th century. Primarily spanning the administration of director, A.R. Mortenson, these records provide valuable insight into the functioning of his office, the role of the State Historical Society, and the research work of many prominent western historians such as Dale Morgan and Juanita Brooks.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by subject or surname, thereunder chronological by year.

Access Restrictions

Microfiche holdings require staff assistance due to fewer reference copies. Handle masters under supervision.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was processed by Jim Kichas in February 2009.
Microfiche processed by Rebekkah Shaw under the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant to the Utah State Archives and Records Services for the Utah Microfiche Backlog Project (Grant No.: NAR10-RB-50086-10). July 2010 - December 2011

Related Material

Administration files from the Division of State History, Series 3192, includes correspondence similar to those found in this series.
Administrative subject correspondence files from the Division of State History, Series 7412, contains more administrative correspondence kept by the Historical Society.

Container List

ReelBoxFolderDescription
pending11Administrative Correspondence; 1919
pending12Administrative Correspondence; 1920
pending13Administrative Correspondence; 1921
pending14Administrative Correspondence; 1925-1926
pending15Administrative Correspondence; 1927
pending16Administrative Correspondence; 1928
pending17Administrative Correspondence; 1929
pending18Administrative Correspondence; 1930
pending19Administrative Correspondence; 1931, Jan-Mar
pending110Administrative Correspondence; 1931, Apr-May
pending111Administrative Correspondence; 1931, Jun-Dec
pending112Administrative Correspondence; 1932
pending113Administrative Correspondence; 1933
pending114Administrative Correspondence; 1934, Jan-Feb
pending115Administrative Correspondence; 1934, Mar-Jul
pending116Administrative Correspondence; 1934, Aug-Dec
pending117Administrative Correspondence; 1935, Jan-May
pending118Administrative Correspondence; 1935, Jul-Dec
pending119Administrative Correspondence; 1936, Jan-May
pending120Administrative Correspondence; 1936, Jun-Dec
pending121Administrative Correspondence; 1937, Jan
pending122Administrative Correspondence; 1937, Feb-Apr
pending123Administrative Correspondence; 1937, May-Dec
pending124Administrative Correspondence; 1938
pending125Administrative Correspondence; 1939, Jan-Jun
pending126Administrative Correspondence; 1939, Jul-Dec
pending127Administrative Correspondence; 1940, Jan-May
pending128Administrative Correspondence; 1940, Jun-Dec
pending129Administrative Correspondence; 1941, Jan-Mar
pending130Administrative Correspondence; 1941, Apr-Jun
pending131Administrative Correspondence; 1941, Jul-Dec
pending132Administrative Correspondence; 1942, Jan-Mar
pending133Administrative Correspondence; 1942, Apr-Jun
pending134Administrative Correspondence; 1942, Jul-Oct
pending135Administrative Correspondence; 1942, Nov-Dec
pending136Administrative Correspondence; 1943, Jan-Mar
pending137Administrative Correspondence; 1943, Apr-Aug
pending138Administrative Correspondence; 1943, Sep-Dec
pending139Administrative Correspondence; 1944, Jan-Aug
pending140Administrative Correspondence; 1944, Sep-Dec
pending141Administrative Correspondence; 1945, Jan-Jul
pending142Administrative Correspondence; 1945, Aug-Dec
pending143Administrative Correspondence; 1946, Feb-Aug
pending144Administrative Correspondence; 1946, Sep-Dec
pending145Administrative Correspondence; 1947, Jan-Jun
pending146Administrative Correspondence; 1947, Jul-Dec
pending147Administrative Correspondence; 1948, Jan-Jun
pending148Administrative Correspondence; 1948, Jul-Dec
pending149Administrative Correspondence; 1948, Jan-Apr
pending150Administrative Correspondence; 1948, May-Oct
pending151Administrative Correspondence; 1948, Nov
pending152Administrative Correspondence; 1948, Dec
pending21Administrative Correspondence; 1949, Jan-Feb
pending22Administrative Correspondence; 1949, Mar
pending23Administrative Correspondence; 1949, Apr
pending24Administrative Correspondence; 1949, May
pending25Administrative Correspondence; 1949, May
pending26Administrative Correspondence; 1949, Jun-Jul
pending27Administrative Correspondence; 1949, Aug-Sep
pending28Administrative Correspondence; 1949, Oct-Dec
pending29Administrative Correspondence; 1950, Jan-Mar
pending210Administrative Correspondence; 1950, Apr-May
pending211Administrative Correspondence; 1950, Jun-Aug
pending212Administrative Correspondence; 1950, Sep-Dec
pending213Administrative Correspondence; 1951
pending214Administrative Correspondence; 1951-1961
pending215Administrative Correspondence; 1952
pending216Aleson, Harry; 1948, 1950, 1952-1954, 1957-1958, 1960-1961
pending217Allred, B.W.; 1958, 1960
pending218Alter, J. Cecil; 1942-1945, 1947, 1949-1955, 1960
pending219American Heritage; 1956, 1959
pending220Annual Meeting Files; 1954-1961
pending221Annual Reports; 1957-1961
pending222Archives Legislation; 1939, 1954-1955
pending223Arrington, Leonard J.; 1952-1956
pending224Arrington, Leonard J.; 1957-1961
pending225Arthur H. Clarke Company; 1954-1960
pending226Athearn, Robert G.; 1953-1960
pending227Awards and Honors Program; 1961
pending228Bailey, Paul; 1954, 1960
pending229Baker, Pearl; 1950, 1953-1954, 1956
pending230Barry, J. Neilson; 1949-1951
pending231Barry, J. Neilson; 1953-1955
pending232Biennial Budgets; 1955-1957
pending233Biennial Budgets; 1957-1959
pending234Biennial Budgets; 1959-1961
pending235Biennial Budgets; 1937-1956
pending236Bliss, Leslie E.; 1956-1957, 1959
pending237Board of Control; 1950-1952
pending238Board of Control; 1953-1957
pending239Board of Trustees; 1957-1961
pending240Broadcast Music, Inc - Radio and TV History Contest; 1959
pending241Brooks, Juanita; 1942-1945
pending242Brooks, Juanita; 1946-1952
pending243Brooks, Juanita; 1951-1954
pending244Brooks, Juanita; 1953-1960
pending245Brooks, Juanita; 1955-1957
pending246Budget; 1961-1963
pending247Budget Requests; 1959-1961
pending248Budget Requests; 1959-1961
pending249Budget Requests; 1961-1963
pending250Bush, Alfred L.; 1958-1961
pending251Cache Valley Historical Society; 1952-1955
pending252Cache Valley Historical Society; 1956-1961
pending253Caldwell, Gaylon C.; 1957-1958
pending254Cannon, James D.; 1957-1959, 1961
pending255Canon, M. Hamlin; 1952
pending256Carpenter, Edwin H.; 1955-1957
pending31Carpenter, M. Scott; 1953
pending32Carter, Edgar N.; 1955-1956
pending33Carter, Kate B.; 1953
pending34Caughey, John W.; 1954, 1957-1960
pending35Civil War Centennial Commission; 1959-1961
pending36Colorado State Historical Society; 1938-1941
pending37Conrotte, Eugene L.; 1959-1961
pending38Crampton, C. Gregory; 1953, 1957-1958
pending39Crusade for Freedom; 1954-1955
pending310Davis, W.L.; 1953-1954, 1958
pending311Dawson, Glen; 1948-1950
pending312Dawson, Glen; 1954-1956
pending313Dinosaur National Monument; 1954
pending314Dolley, Frank S.; 1954
pending315Driggs, Howard R.; 1959-1960
pending316Durham, G. Homer; 1954-1955, 1960
pending317Dwyer, Robert J.; 1952-1954, 1957
pending318Ellsworth, George S.; 1952-1954
pending319Ellsworth, George S.; 1955-1956
pending320Ellsworth, George S.; 1957-1961
pending321Family Service Society; 1959
pending322Fancher, J.K.; 1955-1956, 1958
pending323Farnsworth, Reed W.; 1954-1955, 1958-1959
pending324Ferris, Joel E.; 1958
pending325Fielding, R. Kent; 1959-1960
pending326Folklore Society; 1958-1961
pending327Fonnesbeck, Joan B; 1956
pending328Gardner, Hamilton; 1957-1958, 1960-1961
pending329General Correspondence - A; 1955-1961
pending330General Correspondence - B; 1956-1961
pending331General Correspondence - B; 1956-1961
pending332General Correspondence - C; 1955-1961
pending333General Correspondence - C; 1956, 1958-1960
pending334General Correspondence - D; 1954-1961
pending335General Correspondence - F; 1956-1961
pending336General Correspondence - G; 1953-1955, 1958-1960
pending337General Correspondence - H; 1952-1961
pending338General Correspondence - H; 1953, 1956-1961
pending339General Correspondence - I; 1957-1960
pending340General Correspondence - J; 1954, 1957-1961
pending341General Correspondence - K; 1955-1961
pending342General Correspondence - L; 1952, 1956-1961
pending343General Correspondence - M; 1955-1961
pending344General Correspondence - N; 1956-1961
pending345General Correspondence - O; 1956-1960
pending346General Correspondence - P; 1955-1960
pending347General Correspondence - R; 1951-1961
pending348General Correspondence - S; 1952-1957
pending349General Correspondence - S; 1958-1961
pending350General Correspondence - T; 1955-1961
pending351General Correspondence - U; 1956-1960
pending352General Correspondence - W; 1956-1960
pending353Gigas, Braeme E.; 1953
pending354Golden Spike Association; 1949-1961
pending355Golden Spike National Monument; 1960-1961
pending356Grant, C.A.; 1957-1958
pending357Grave Registration Legislation; 1956-1957
pending358Hafen, Leroy; 1954-1957
pending359Hammond, George P.; 1954-1958
pending360Henrie, Manetta; 1951, 1953
pending361Highway Marker Systems (3 photographs); 1951
pending362Highway Markers; 1960
pending363Historic Sites and Buildings; 1957
pending364Historical Markers; 1960
pending365Historical Society Reports; 1959-1960
pending366Howell, J.A.; 1954
pending367Ideas - Art, Promotion, Etc.; undated
pending368Indiana State Library; 1934, 1946
pending369Johnson, Lamont; 1953-1957
pending370Kearns Mansion; 1957-1960
pending371Kearns Mansion - Open House; 1957, Jul 22
pending372Kelly, Charles; 1947-1951
pending373Kelly, Charles; 1951-1952
pending374Kelly, Charles; 1952-1961
pending375Knopf, Alfred A.; 1955, 1958-1959
pending376Kopac, Emil; 1954-1955
Pending377Land Board; 1955
pending378Larson, Gustive O.; 1951-1961
pending41Laws Governing the USHS; 1959
pending42Lecture Series; 1958-1960
pending43Lee, J. Bracken; 1952, 1954, 1956
pending44Legislature; 1957-1959
pending45Lifetime Memberships; 1944-1946
pending46Lifetime Memberships; 1947-1952
pending47Lincoln Essay Contest Submission; 1959
pending48Lincoln Essay Contest Submission; 1959
pending49Lincoln Essay Contest Submission; 1959
pending410Lincoln Essay Contest Submission; 1959
pending411Lincoln Essay Contest Submission; 1960
pending412Local Historical Societies; 1945, 1951, 1954
pending413Lord, Clifford L.; 1954-1960
pending414Lottinville, Savoie; 1957-1959
pending415Louisiana State University Library; 1949
pending416Lowe, Sherman B.; 1957-1958
pending417Luke, Theron; 1957-1961
pending418Mabey, Charles R.; 1954-1956, 1959
pending419Mariger, Etta M.; 1953-1961
pending420Marston, Otis; 1949-1953, 1958, 1960
pending421Masland, Frank E.; 1954, 1961
pending422Mason, Philip P.; 1957, 1959
pending423McCrimmon, Elizabeth C.; 1952-1954, 1957-1959
pending424McMurrin, Sterling M.; 1954, 1958
pending425Michigan Historical Commission; 1951
pending426Minnesota Historical Society; 1938, 1941
pending427Missouri Historical Society; 1938-1941, 1945, 1947, 1951
pending428Montana Historical Society; 1941, 1946, 1948
pending429Montana State University; 1940, 1945, 1946, 1949
pending430Morgan, Dale - "The Calling of a Prophet" Manuscript; undated
pending431Morgan, Dale - General Correspondence; 1953
pending432Morgan, Dale - General Correspondence; 1954
pending433Morgan, Dale - General Correspondence; 1955
pending434Morgan, Dale - General Correspondence; 1956-1960
pending435Morgan, Dale - Letters; 1948-1949
pending436Morgan, Dale - Proposed Projects; 1944-1949
pending437Morgan, Nicholas G.; 1954-1960
pending438Morrell, Joseph R.; 1954-1957
pending439Mortensen, A.R.; 1954-1961
pending440Mulder, William; 1953-1954
pending441Mulder, William; 1957-1958
pending442Mumey, Nolie; 1954-1955
pending443Murbarger, Nell; 1954-1957
pending444National Historic Sites; 1961
pending445National Parks Service; 1957-1961
pending446Nevada State Historical Society; 1940, 1951
pending447New Mexico Historical Society; 1950, 1953
pending448Newsletter; 1950-1952
pending449Newsletter; 1953
pending450Newsletter; 1954-1955
pending451Newsletter; 1956-1957
pending452Newsletter; 1958-1959
pending453Newsletter; 1960-1961
pending454Newsletter (Rough Draft); 1959-1961
pending455News Releases; 1959-1960
pending456North Dakota Historical Society; 1951
pending457Oil Leases; 1960
pending458O'Neil, Hugh F.; 1937-1946, 1954
pending459Oregon Historical Society; 1938, 1947-1951
pending460Pacific Coast Branch American Historical Association; 1958-1959
pending461Pacific Coast Branch American Historical Association; 1959
pending462Pacific Coast Branch American Historical Association; 1959
pending463Pennsylvania Presbyterian Historical Society; 1950
pending464Perkin, R.L.; 1954, 1956
pending465Personnel Files (Archives); 1958-1960
pending466Personnel Files (History); 1937-1947
pending467Personnel Files (History); 1948-1952
pending468Personnel Files (History); 1953-1954
pending469Personnel Files (History); 1955-1960
pending470Personnel Files; 1951-1961
pending51Petersen, La Mar; 1954
pending52Petersen, William J.; 1957-1958
pending53Poll, Richard D.; 1956-1957, 1961
pending54Pony Express Centennial Commission; 1959-1961
pending55Quarterly - "The Colorado River"; 1959-1960
pending56Quarterly - Commendations; 1958-1961
pending57Quarterly - Contracts; 1961
pending58Quarterly - Copyrights; 1945, 1949
pending59Quarterly - Copyrights; 1951-1955
pending510Quarterly - Copyrights; 1956-1961
pending511Quarterly - Dixiel; 1961
pending512Quarterly - History and Scenic Wonders; 1958
pending513Quarterly - Memberships and Special Orders; 1955
pending514Quarterly - Memberships and Special Orders; 1956-1957
pending515Quarterly - Memberships and Special Orders; 1960-1961
pending516Quarterly - Permissions; 1960-1961
pending517Quarterly - Possible Manuscripts; 1960-1961
pending518Quarterly - Proposed Ideas; 1951-1952
pending519Quarterly - Proposed Ideas; 1953
pending520Quarterly - Proposed Ideas; 1954
pending521Quarterly - Review Books on Order; 1954-1961
pending522Quarterly - Revolving Fund; 1958-1961
pending523Quarterly - "Utah's Dixie Cotton Mission"; 1961
pending524Quarterly - "The Valley of the Great Salt Lake"; 1958-1960
pending525Ricks, Joel E.; 1950-1951
pending526Ricks, Joel E.; 1952-1953
pending527Ricks, Joel E.; 1954-1959
pending528Salary Comparison; 1953
pending529Salt Lake County Historical Society Chapter; 1958-1961
pending530Settle, Raymond W.; 1959-1960
pending531Shoemaker, Floyd C.; 1957, 1960
pending532Sills, Carlton T.; 1957-1959
pending533Silvesto, Clement M.; 1958-1961
pending534Sinclair, Marguerite; 1951, 1953
pending535Smith, Waddell F.; 1959
pending536Smith, Waddell F.; 1960
pending537Smithsonian Institute; 1950-1952
pending538Sonne, Conway B.; 1954
pending539Sons of Utah Pioneers; 1953
pending540South Dakota State Historical Society; 1940-1941
pending541Stegner, Wallace; 1948, 1952, 1955, 1958
pending542Stevens, S.K.; 1957-1959
pending543Stewart, Omer C.; 1954, 1956
pending544Stone, Irving; 1954
pending545Stout, Reed A.; 1958-1961
pending546Stuckey, Norman; 1954
pending547Sullivan, Paul; 1954
pending548Sweinhart, Fred C.; 1954
pending549Swensen, Russel B.; 1954-1958
pending550Swinney, H.J.; 1957-1959
pending551Taylor, Philip A.M.; 1954, 1957-1960
pending552Telling, Irving; 1953
pending553Texas San Jacinto Museum of History Association; 1949
pending554Theodore Roosevelt Centennial; 1958
pending555Tompkins, P.W.; 1958-1960
pending556Trevithick, D.R.; 1959-1960
pending557Tyler, S. Lyman; 1954-1958
pending558United States Congress; 1961, May 26 - May 29
pending559United States Congress; 1961, May 30 - May 31
pending560United States Congress; 1961, Jun 01 - Jun 02
pending561United States Congress; 1961, Jun 03 - Jun 12
pending562Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending563Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending564Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending565Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending566Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending567Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending568Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending569Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending570Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending571Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending572Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending573Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending574Utah State Park and Recreation Commission; 1951-1961
pending61Utah Valley Historical Society Chapter; 1952-1953
pending62Utley, Robert M.; 1960-1961
pending63Vaughan, Thomas; 1960
pending64Vestal, Stanley (W.S. Campbell); 1954
pending65Weber Valley Historical Society Chapter; 1960-1961
pending66West, Ray B.; 1955
pending67Wheat, Carl T.; 1954
pending68Williams, David; 1952
pending69Wisconsin State Historical Society; 1940, 1942, 1949, 1951
pending610Works Progress Administration
pending611Wyoming State Library and Historical Department; 1938, 1941-1944, 1946, 1948, 1950
pending612Young, Kimball; 1959
pending613Young, Levi Edgar; 1958
pending614Zions-Bryce National History Association; 1954, 1960
pending615Zions National Park; 1958