By Tina Kirkham For most of Utah's history, it was understood that rivers and streams are public resources—even when they may run through private land. The state Supreme Court codified this understanding into law in 2008, when it unanimously upheld the right to fish a one-mile...
A major milestone in the women’s suffrage movement occurred on February 14, 1870, about 150 years ago. A woman by the name of Seraph Young, a schoolteacher from Salt Lake City, stopped at the polls on her way to work to cast her vote in...
There is nothing quite like looking at history to put current daily experiences into perspective. Look no further than the collections pertaining to politics, women’s suffrage and public policy contained in the Special Collections’ Rare Book Department. The vast collection of rare books that spans...
President John F. Kennedy orders the start of the generators at Flaming Gorge Dam during a visit to Salt Lake City, Utah. Kennedy is accompanied by Utah Senator Frank Moss....
The Marriott Library has been building the Utah Digital Newspapers (UDN) program for nearly twenty years. By digitizing newspapers, the library is able to open up new methods for conducting research by making the full text of all articles keyword searchable....
Since the KUTV News collection arrived at the Marriott Library’s Special Collections Department in 2005, Moving Image and Sound Archivists have been striving to provide access to these valuable historical materials recorded on now obsolete broadcast videotapes...
The Veterans of Utah exhibition on level 4 is broken into three sections: The 24th Infantry Regiment, (also known as the Buffalo Soldiers), the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (Japanese-Americans who fought in WWII), and the Fort Douglas Military Museum Ephemera gallery. These sections also include...
The University of Utah’s J. Willard Marriott Library now through August 15 presents the exhibition “Path to the Pacific: Building the Transcontinental Railroad.” The public is welcome to enjoy a display of rare books, archival materials, and two gallery walls showcasing photographs and artistic works...
The year was 1944. The nation was in the throes of the war, Bing Crosby’s “Don’t Fence Me In” was at the top of the charts, and the U’s basketball team – led by coach Vadal Peterson – went to Madison Square Garden to...
The 28th Annual Ski Affair, benefiting the library’s Ski Archives, was a stunning success! More than 480 attendees convened at Little America Hotel on October 30 for an auction, dinner, and awards ceremony. This year’s awardees include:...