Ted Wilson passed away on April 11, 2024, leaving behind a vast legacy of public service and optimism. Ted Wilson was the former Salt Lake City Mayor from 1976 to 1985, a University of Utah employee, and a well-known outdoor recreationalist and conservationist. These and...
Join us this month to learn more about the History of Special Collections at the Marriott Library with Archiving the Archives – an exclusive community showcase – on Thursday, April 25 and Friday, April 26, from 4:00 – 6:00 PM in the Rare Books Classroom...
Join us for a sneak peek at some Special Collections materials that speak to the history of the LGBTQIA+ movement in our community....
The women of the 20th century fought for complex social shifts and worked diligently to inspire rapid cultural changes. The women of Utah were no exception. Filled with rich pages of history, numerous individual collections compile together to form the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's...
Born in 1902 in Thibodaux, Louisiana, Ward began formal studies at the University of Utah in the 1920s before pursuing creative writing at the University of Wisconsin. Although he never achieved any major literary successes, Ward gained widespread recognition for his plays, often tackling controversial...
The Rare Books Department and Special Collections welcomes U back to school with our latest digital exhibition, A History of Special Collections. A New Family Encylopedia Charles A. Goodrich (1790-1862) T. Belknap, 1834 AG5 G6 1834 From the John R. Park Library Collection. Co-curated by Lyuba Basin and Rachel Ernst, this digital...
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. ...
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Color Standards and Color Nomenclature Robert Ridgway (1850-1925) Washington, D. C.: The author, 1912 QC495 R5 Robert Ridgway, ornithologist and full-time curator of birds at the United States National Museum, was renowned for the accuracy with which he painted birds and was unmatched in his eye for the coloration....
Co-curated by Lyuba Basin and Rachel Ernst Level 4, Special Collections Exhibition Gallery J. Willard Marriott, The University of Utah August 21, 2023 through December 8, 2023 For the curators, archivists, and librarians working in Special Collections Divisions across the state and the country, maintaining a historical record through...