Alexis Kelner passed away on September 23, 2026 at the age of 87 years old, leaving behind a legacy of responsible and joyful recreation as well as conservation and preservation of Utah’s wilderness....
The Digital Library Services team is continuously working to put digitized Special Collections online for researchers! Below are some selected highlights of new materials coming online during Spring Semester 2026, with almost 10,000 items added. Manuscripts Harry Nelson Papers - The Harry Nelson papers (1886-2015) are mainly...
We've added over 1300 new items to the Digital Library over the past three months, below are some highlights. Photos Jacqueline Nokes - (finding aid) 459 photos added. The Jacqueline Nokes photograph collection contains materials related to her career at KSL-TV in the 1960s-1980s. Also included are...
November is National Veterans and Military Families Month—a time to recognize the courage, sacrifice, and service of those who have defended our nation. It’s also an opportunity to preserve their stories for future generations. The Saving the Legacy Oral Histories Collection (A0864) at the University...
From July - September, Digital Library Services has added over 6700 new items to the digital library from Special Collections, details about selected new collections and topics are covered below. Photos Utah Ski Team Photos (P0372) - Over 3700 photos added to this collection. The University of...
Here's an overview of new collections and new items added to the Digital Library from Special Collections for April-June 2025. Photos Fred T. Darvill (P0815) - The Fred T. Darvill photograph collection consists of images and slides documenting a trip down Glen Canyon in 1959. The trip...
Digital Library Services and Special Collections collaborate to make unique and rare materials available in the Digital Library. The collections listed below represent the work of archivists, staff, student workers, and librarians to ensure that digital collections are discoverable in the Digital Library and preserved...
The year was 1943, and the United States was now heavily engaged in WWII on both the European and Pacific fronts. It was also the year that Alberta Hunt Nicholson, a resident of Salt Lake City, joined the Women’s Airforce Service Project (WASP), aiding in...
The exhibition in the Special Collections Reading Room at this time mostly concerns traditional ballet from the Ballet West Records (Accn1129). The collection is an accumulation of the history of Ballet West, which was created in 1951 by Willem Christensen as the first ballet dance...
The Alpenbock Climbing Club Scrapbooks (Volume I and Volume II) are now available online in the J. Willard Marriott Digital Library. The two scrapbooks document the activities of the Alpenbock Climbing Club from 1961 to 1964. ...