The Rare Books Department holds more than 80,000 books, maps, ephemera and realia documenting the record of human communication from ancient clay tablets to contemporary artists' books. The primary function of the department is to collect and provide access to the materials for students, faculty...

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...

“This is the right place, drive on.” -- Brigham Young (July 24, 1847) On the morning of July 24,1847 Brigham Young and his company of one hundred and forty eight pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley through Emigration Canyon before determining it would be the place that...

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...

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...

Allison McCormack, librarian and Hallie Oines, metadata specialist began working on a project to improve access to the archives of Utah women in the Marriott Library in November 2023. Funded by the National Historical Publication and Records Commission, the project involves researching Marriott Library archival...