The art and craft of quilting has been practiced by women from all over the globe for centuries and the pioneer women who came to Utah have certainly earned their stripes in this endeavor. Not only did these women come to Utah toting treasured quilts,...
Pioneer Day is celebrated in Utah every July 24th and typically begins with the Days of '47 parade honoring the year when pioneers from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints arrived in Utah. Here is one story from the diary of pioneer John...
U of U authors are prolific and the library strives to support U of U book authors by ensuring their works are in the collection. We also want every book to find its reader. This blog post series highlights some of the new books written...
The Conference of Inter-Mountain Archivists, CIMA, recently awarded Allie McCormack, original cataloger in the Marriott Library’s Special Collections, with the Mentorship Award at the 2025 conference held in Boise, Idaho....
The flowers are budding, the weather is warming and it’s time to once again celebrate commencement and the achievements of our students. ...
Each year the Marriott Library celebrates the accomplishments of two graduating students in the Honors College by awarding them $1,000 for their outstanding Honors theses. Congratulations to Auriana Dunn and Max Lepore on receiving the Alison Regan Library Thesis Award!...
The Associated Students of the University of Utah, ASUU, has selected the Marriott Library to receive the 2025 class gift. The $15,000 contribution will be used to purchase additional laptops that will be loaned to students through the library’s Knowledge Commons on level two....
Here is a highlight of two of our graduating students from Special Collections. ...
Graduating with any type and level of degree is a feat in itself. But Elise LeMonnier, a College of Fine Arts graduate who majored in Honors Art History and English and minored in Arts Technology, has published a book while working at the Marriott Library....
"The Floyd O'Neil Marriott Library Research Fellowship, offered annually by the J. Willard Marriott Library's Special Collections Department, offers a $3,500 grant to support scholarly pursuits. Named after Dr. Floyd A. O'Neil, former director of the American West Center, this fellowship aims to spark curiosity...