Step into the world of nineteenth-century Utah, where faith, identity, language and typography converged in one of the boldest printing experiments in American history: The Deseret Alphabet. Discover the remarkable story behind this visionary script—from its ambitious beginnings to its lasting impact. This exhibition explores the...
A frequent task here in the Rare Book office at the Marriott Library is cataloging and archiving new books that have been donated or acquired. It is common for me to see all the new books before they get incorporated into the book "vault" and...
- Where are you going? Huck-a-bah pi-e qua? - I am going away off. Man-e-to meah-bike-quay. - Is there water there? Pah mah-bah kar-ra ah? - There is water there. Pah kar-ra. A Few words in the Utah and Sho-sho-ne dialects : alphabetically arranged D.B. Huntington (1808-1879) G.S.L. City, UT :...
"Wheat, oats, and barley, yield abundantly in the great valley. Melons and all the vines grow in perfection, as also do vegetables; while hopeful efforts are making to raise the olive, orange, lemon, pineapple, tea, coffee, &c." A New and Popular Pictorial Description of the United...
A gift from Ed Firmage (University of Utah Professor Emeritus) to the Rare Books Department raises intriguing questions. In the front of this well preserved copy of the Life of Brigham Young; or, Utah and Her Founders, published in 1876, is a calligraphic inscription wherein...