Peggy Fletcher Stack, journalist, author, and religion editor at the Salt Lake Tribune, is this year’s Neale Nelson Memorial Lecture. As The Salt Lake Tribune's senior religion writer, Peggy has covered religion from every possible angle — institutionally, spiritually, emotionally, and socially. She has explored...
This week, Jordan Hanzon (an employee here at the Marriott Library) explores the Makerspace. For other videos click here. ...
We are delighted to welcome Todd Samuelson, Ph.D. as the new Assistant Director of Special Collections. Todd comes to us from the Cushing Memorial Library and Archives at Texas A&M University, where he served as Curator of Rare Books & Manuscripts and Director of the...
“AMERICANS! he had no child – BUT YOU – and HE WAS ALL YOUR OWN.” AN ORATION, UPON THE DEATH OF GENERAL… Gouverneur Morris (1752-1799) New-York, Printed by John Furman, opposite the City Hall, 1800 E312.63 M86 1800 Gouverneur Morris represented Pennsylvania at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. He wrote...
“The smooth black stream that makes thy whiteness fair, — Sweet fluttering sheet…” – from “The Love-Letter” POEMS Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882) London: F. S. Ellis, 1870 First edition, first issue binding PS5240 A1 1870 University of Utah copy presentation copy inscribed to John Skelton and dated April of 1870. Skelton was a...
The Linda Sarver papers (http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv56265) consist of her costume designs and renderings, along with production materials created for several theatrical plays during her professional career as a costume designer. Included in the collection are professional and academic appointment materials such as curriculum vitae, book publishing...
Did you know that the Marriott Library houses honeybee hives? In 2013, after being approached by the U of U’s Beekeeping Association, the library found a spot for several hives that are maintained by students and faculty at the U. Over the past couple of years,...
The faculty and staff in the Katherine W. Dumke Fine Arts & Architecture Library are dedicated to assisting our visitors with their scholarly and creative endeavors. We work directly with the students and faculty in the College of Fine Arts and the College of Architecture...
“At night may I roam When the owl is hooting At dawn may I roam When the crow is calling Then may I roam.” – Teton Sioux SOUNDS OF THE NIGHT: THE AMERICAN INDIAN AND THE OWL Antonio Frasconi (1919-2013) South Norwalk, CT: Winter 1994-1995 Earth tones contrast with night colors of deep...
During spring semester of 2014, in Art 4695 Sustainable Design Practice, graphic design student Tony Chin developed a new set of graphics for the quad recycling bins located in the Marriott Library. The idea was that with a more innovative approach to the design, more...
