Oct 12, 2021 Edward Curtis’ “The North American Indian”

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Apr 13, 2018 University of Utah’s Marriott Library Kicks-Off Event for Ethnic Archive, Honoring Judge Raymond Uno 

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The Raymond S. Uno Celebration, a benefit for the University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library, paid tribute to Judge Uno’s lifetime efforts as an advocate for human and civil rights and social justice for all persons regardless of racial, cultural, gender identity and religious...

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Dec 15, 2016 The Nutcracker: 60 Years of Utah Tradition

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Over the past 60 years Willam Christensen’s “The Nutcracker" has established itself as one of the essential holiday traditions for many Utah families. Christensen, “Mr. C,” was the first to stage a complete American production of “The Nutcracker.” Throughout the years, “The Nutcracker” has undergone many...

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Oct 06, 2016 Maud May Babcock- The Drama Queen

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Maud May Babcock (1867-1954) graduated from the National School of Oratory of Philadelphia and the Lyceum School of Acting, now the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City. She was an instructor at various institutions including Harvard University, Engleside School for Girls, Rutgers...

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Aug 31, 2016 Runnin’ with the Utes

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This year’s football season will kick off Thursday, September 1st, at 6:00 PM. The University of Utah has a long history of fan involvement and distinguished players. Throughout most of the 20th century fans and students would whitewash the cement Block U on the side...

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May 17, 2016 Alberta Henry – Fight for Educational Equality

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On May 17, 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public education is unconstitutional and that separate educational facilities were "inherently unequal".  Overturning the 1896 case Plessy v. Ferguson in which “separate but equal” facilities were allowed and often encouraged, Brown v....

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Apr 20, 2016 Building Tracks to New Beginnings: Japanese Railroad Workers in the West

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The first transcontinental railroad was built by the Western Pacific, Central Pacific and Union Pacific Railroad Companies and officially opened on May 10, 1869 with the driving of the last spike in a ceremony at Promontory Point, Utah....

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