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RESEARCH RESOURCES IN UTAH
Link to all of these resources at
https://heritage.utah.gov/history/uhd-research-resources
US History – Primary Sources
Library of Congress (LOC)
Utah Division of State History – Primary Sources
Good Places to Find Secondary Sources
University Research Libraries in Utah – Secondary and Primary Sources
Utah State University: Merrill-Cazier Library, and Merrill-Cazier Special Collections and Archives
More Primary Source Repositories
Visit a Museum or Historic Site Near You
Link to all of these resources at
https://heritage.utah.gov/history/uhd-research-resources
US History – Primary Sources
Library of Congress (LOC)
- American Folklife Center
- American Memory
- Chronicling America – Historic American Newspapers from 1836-1922
- Veterans History Project
- With some 800,000 primary sources about the Mountain West available online, the MWDL is one of the largest digital repositories in the country.
- Our Documents - 100 milestone documents in American History
- DocsTeach - Get Ready for National History Day
- Research Tools for National History Day
- Digital Vaults
Utah Division of State History – Primary Sources
- State History Research Center – Utah State Historical Society & State Archives
- ILoveHistory.utah.gov - Utah history for young people
- historytogo.utah.gov - Online encyclopedia of people, places, and events in Utah History
- Library Catalog Online - Use this to search State History's holdings
- Publications Online - Academic journal articles are excellent secondary sources
- Digital Photos Online
- Utah Historical Quarterly
Good Places to Find Secondary Sources
- Utah's Online Library (formerly PIONEER) – Access EBSCO and Noodle Tools here
- Digital Public Library of America (DPLA)
- America: History & Life
- JSTOR
- Journal of American History
- Journal of Mormon History
- Western Historical Quarterly
- Your City or County Library
- Salt Lake City Library - If you are able to visit the Salt Lake City Library, special collections and regular collections are available in large volumes, especially at the Downtown Salt Lake City location.
- Salt Lake County Library System
- State Library
University Research Libraries in Utah – Secondary and Primary Sources
Utah State University: Merrill-Cazier Library, and Merrill-Cazier Special Collections and Archives
- Weber State University: Stewart Library, and Stewart Library Special Collections
- University of Utah: Marriott Library, and Marriott Library Special Collections
- Utah Valley University: Library and George Sutherland Archives
- Brigham Young University: Harold B. Lee Library, and L. Tom Perry Special Collections
- Southern Utah University Library: Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Special Collections and Digital Archives
- Dixie State University: Library and Special Collections
More Primary Source Repositories
- Ancestry.com - Genealogical information, photos, documents, and census records. (Coupons available at http://www.therawfeed.com/stores/ancestry-com.)
- Archives of the Catholic Church in Utah
- California Digital Newspaper Collection
- Discovering American Women's History Online
- Downwinders of Utah Archive
- Farmworker Movement Documentation Project
- Google News Archive
- The Internet Archive
- LDS Church History Library
- Logan Library Archives
- Newspapers.com - Although this is a subscription web site, you can make use of the free trial. Includes newspapers outside of Utah.
- Salt Lake Family History Library
- Utah State Archives - Government documents and other legal records, including birth and death certificates
- Utah American Indian Digital Archives
- Utah Digital Newpapers - This free web site provides access to digitally search newspapers from all over Utah.
- Utah Ski Archives
- Your City or County Archives and Government Offices
Visit a Museum or Historic Site Near You
STUDENT’S GUIDE TO ARCHIVES IN UTAH
A Utah History Day Resource
LOGAN___________________________________________________
Utah State University
Location: 3000 Old Main Hill
Merrill-Cazier Library
Logan, Utah 84322
Web: https://archives.usu.edu/
Phone: (435) 797-2663
Hours: 8:00-5:00, M – F
Additional evening and Saturday hours when school is in session (call for details)
Contact: Clint Pumphrey, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include:
OGDEN___________________________________________________
Weber State University Archives
Location: 3921 Central Campus Drive Dept. 2901
Ogden, Utah 84408-2901
Web: http://library.weber.edu/asc/archivesdept/
Phone: (801) 626-6486
Hours: 9:00-4:30, M - F
Contact: Jamie J Weeks, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include:
A Utah History Day Resource
LOGAN___________________________________________________
Utah State University
Location: 3000 Old Main Hill
Merrill-Cazier Library
Logan, Utah 84322
Web: https://archives.usu.edu/
Phone: (435) 797-2663
Hours: 8:00-5:00, M – F
Additional evening and Saturday hours when school is in session (call for details)
Contact: Clint Pumphrey, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include:
- Topaz Internment Camp
- Intermountain Indian School
- Utah Folklore
- Tourism in Utah
- Environmental Activism in Utah
OGDEN___________________________________________________
Weber State University Archives
Location: 3921 Central Campus Drive Dept. 2901
Ogden, Utah 84408-2901
Web: http://library.weber.edu/asc/archivesdept/
Phone: (801) 626-6486
Hours: 9:00-4:30, M - F
Contact: Jamie J Weeks, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include:
- History of Theater; 1918 - 2013. Includes scrapbooks, playbills, memorabilia, papers, etc.
- History of John G Lind 1819 - 1944 (Famous Geologist) includes many, many artifacts, papers, photographs, tools, diaries, etc.
- History of Northern Utah Satellite Program (NUSAT) 1980s. Includes Satellite prototypes, photographs and information
- Early Weber State History 1889 - 1970. Includes scrapbooks, photographs, papers, etc.
- History of Debate (Leland H. Monson) 1921 - 1980. Includes letters, photographs, journals, scrapbooks, debate development papers, etc
- Weber State University Special Collections
Location: 3921 Central Campus Drive, Dept. 2901
Ogden, UT 84408-2901
Web: http://library.weber.edu/asc/speccoll/default.cfm
Phone: (801) 626-6540
Hours: 9:00-5:30, M-F
10:00-2:00 Sat
Contact: Sarah Singh, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include: - Italian and German Prisoners of War at Camp Ogden
- Defense Depot Ogden
- Nursing Education in Northern Utah
- Immigrant populations in Ogden
- Utah Construction Company: Builders of the American West
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SALT LAKE ________________________________________________
J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, University of Utah
Location: 295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
Web: http://www.lib.utah.edu/
Phone: (801 ) 585-3076
Hours: 8:00-6:00, M-F
9:30-6:00, Sat
Contact: Liz Rogers, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include: - Science
- Oral Histories
- Women's Studies
- Utah History
- Literature
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Utah Division of State History
Location: 300 S. Rio Grande St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Web: https://heritage.utah.gov/history/library-collections-history
Phone: (801) 245-7227
Hours: 9:00-4:00, M-F
Contact: Greg Walz, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include: - Utah transportation history
- Utah labor history
- River exploration
- Utah women's history
- Early statehood
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Utah State Archives
Location: Research Center
300 South Rio Grande
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Web: http://archives.utah.gov/
Phone: (801) 9155472
Hours: 9:00-4:00, M-F
Contact: Jim Kichas, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include: - Joe Hill
- Military History
- Governors of Utah
- Colorado River
- Territorial Utah Government
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Westminster College
Location: 1840 S 1300 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84105
Web: http://www.westminstercollege.edu/library/#page=griffin
Phone: (801) 832-2256
Hours: 9:00-4:00, M-F
Contact: Christopher Dasanjh, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include: - Westminster College student newspapers, post WWII
- History of nursing education in Salt Lake City – St. Mark’s Hospital and Westminster College
- Hannah Clair Haines papers – Utah’s first woman CPA, a businesswoman
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UTAH VALLEY______________________________________________
Brigham Young University
Location: 1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84062
Web: http://sites.lib.byu.edu/sc/Phone: (801) 422-3175
Hours: 8:00 am -9:00 pm, M-Th; 8:00-6:00, Fri;
10:00-6:00, Sat
Contact: Gordon Daines/Cindy Brightenburg, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include: - Exploration of the Western United States
- Mormon history
- Military history (WWII)
- Utah history
- Photography of the Western United States
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Utah Valley University
Location: 800 W. University Parkway
LI 302
Orem, Utah 84058
Web: http://www.uvu.edu/library/archives
Phone: (801) 863-8821
Hours: 7:30-4:30, M-F
Contact: Catherine McIntyre, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include: - Vietnam War (oral histories)
- Peace activism in Utah
- UVU and Utah Valley area history
- Deaf Athletics and Organizations for the deaf in Utah
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CEDAR CITY________________________________________________________
Southern Utah University
Location: Gerald R. Sherratt Library
351 W. University Blvd.
Cedar City, Utah 84720
Web: http://www.li.suu.edu/
Phone: (435) 586-7976
Hours: 1:00-5:00, M-F
Or by special appointment.
Contact: Paula Mitchell, [email protected]
Major Topics in Our Collection Include: - Southern Utah History/Local History
- Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
- Historic Trails - Old Spanish Trail, Pony Express
- William Sheakespeare
- Utah National Parks