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Eugene H. Merrill papers, 1935-1976
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Merrill, Eugene H.
- Title
- Eugene H. Merrill papers
- Dates
- 1935-1976 (inclusive)19351976
- Quantity
- 4 linear feet, (10 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1090
- Summary
- The Eugene H. Merrill papers (1935-1976) contain correspondence, personal certificates, pamphlets, and other documents. Merrill was a communications expert in the U.S. Army.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Eugene H. Merrill (1908-1980s) was born in Salt Lake City. He served a mission in North Carolina and obtained his Bachelor of Science Degree in Mining Engineering from the University of Utah. Prior to World War II, Merrill was involved chiefly with mining engineering, serving as chief engineer of the Utah Public Service Commission between 1935-1941. He married Barbara McCune Musser during this time. After the war, Merrill was involved in the communications reconstruction of defeated Germany. After returning to the United States, Merrill was a commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the only Utahn to have served in that position. From 1953-1961 he was heavily involved with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and later served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for the United States Army. After 1966, he became a business consultant for private businesses.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Eugene H. Merrill papers (1935-1976) contain correspondence, personal certificates, pamphlets, and other documents.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Acquisition Information
Boxes 1-11 (4 linear feet) were donated in 1989.
Processing Note
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff in 1989.
Separated Materials
See also the Eugene Merrill photograph collection (P0363) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I: Personal MaterialsReturn to Top
A collection of miscellaneous personal material relating to Eugene H. Merrill. Included are resumes, army personnel files, FCC appointment material, a handpainted letter, a history of Merrill's role in the German Post, speeches, and other pertinent material.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Career Resumes |
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| 1 | 2 | Armed Forces Day Banquet, Program |
1962 |
| 1 | 3 | Army Annual Conferences for Civilian Aides
Booklets for the 9th and 10th Conferences.
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1962-1964 |
| 1 | 4 | Army Certificates |
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| 1 | 5 | Army Memory Improvement Course
Correspondence pertaining to Merrill's course on memory improvement. Photographs have been removed to the Multimedia Archives.
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1965-1972 |
| 1 | 6 | Army Personnel File, Biographical Sketches |
1962-1965 |
| 1 | 7 | Army Personnel File, Employee Performance Appraisals |
1962-1965 |
| 1 | 8 | Army Personnel File, Employment Status
Form of employment status and other related personnel file material.
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| 1 | 9 | FCC Appointment
Report of April 1976 studying FCC appointments and a report of the reasons why Merrill should have been retained on the FCC.
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1976 |
| 1 | 10 | Correspondence, Personal
A handpainted letter from Dr. Weichner in Munich, Germany.
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1950 |
| 1 | 11 | FCC, Hearst-McCarthy Case
Correspondence, reports, and newsclippings pertaining to the McCarthy Subcommittee investigation of the FCC's granting of television licenses.
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1953 |
| 1 | 12 | German Post History and Merrill
Several histoires of the German Post and Merrill's role within its structure. The author appears to be Robert E. Griffen.
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| 1 | 13 | Newsclippings |
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| 1 | 14 | Portfolio Correspondence
Letters and photocopies of letters recommending and commending Merrill. Some letters may be duplicated in the correspondence section of the collection.
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1953-1967 |
| 1 | 15 | Scrapbook, Newsclippings About Merrill |
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| 1 | 16 | Speeches Delivered by Merrill |
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| 1 | 17 | Miscellaneous |
II: CorrespondenceReturn to Top
A compilation of four boxes of correspondence arranged chronologically. For the most part, original file heading titles have been kept. The section is split into family correspondence with Joseph Merrill- Merrill's father-, official correspondence, and general correspondence. The general correspondence was a stack of correspondence that Mrs. Merrill was unable to classify and has been separated into chornological order. The remainder of the general correspondence is a collection of separate folders of specific subject correspondence.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 2 | Joseph Merrill
A collection of correspondence from the entire Merrill family to Jospeh Merrill. Letters to Joseph Merrill are all originals; Joseph Merrill's replies appear to be carbon copies of his original letters. The letters are listed chronologically by month through the year. 1944 and 1945 are contained in two separate folders as they do not comprise a large part of the collection.
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1944-1948 | |
| 3 | Joseph Merrill |
1949-1952 | |
| 4 | Official Correspondence |
1962-1964 | |
| Folder | |||
| 5 | 1-21 | General Correspondence
Letters from Cyrus Vance and Davis S. King are located in 1962. Most of the letters are originals; extraneous photocopies have been weeded out. Some of the names may be found in other sections of the correspondence files. Also included are several letters and their translations from foreign diplomats and departments of state.
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1935-1969 |
| 5 | 22 | Job Search Correspondence |
1952-1967 |
| 5 | 23 | LDS Church Leaders, Hugh B. Brown |
1966 |
| 5 | 24 | Alvin R. Dyer |
1960 |
| 5 | 25 | Gordon B. Hinckley |
1960-1966 |
| 5 | 26 | Thorpe B. Isaacson |
1965 |
| 5 | 27 | Spencer Kimball |
1961 |
| 5 | 28 | Harold B. Lee |
1959-1966 |
| 5 | 29 | Julian C. Lowe |
1968 |
| 5 | 30 | David O. McKay |
1955-1963 |
| 5 | 31-39 | Henry D. Moyle |
1956-1963 |
| 5 | 40 | LDS Presiding Bishopric |
1963 |
| 5 | 41 | Henry A. Smith |
1964-1965 |
| 5 | 42 | LDS Church Leaders, Miscellaneous |
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| 5 | 43 | NATO |
1955-1960 |
| 5 | 44 | Non-Business, Wendell Anderson |
1956-1958 |
| 5 | 45 | Lucius D. Clay |
1953-1966 |
| 5 | 46 | John Fitzpatrick |
1953-1960 |
| 5 | 47 | Ralph L. Mecham |
1965 |
| 5 | 48 | Andre Philippe |
1968 |
| 5 | 49 | Harry Truman |
1953-1958 |
| 5 | 50 | Ernest L. Wilkinson |
1960-1964 |
| 5 | 51 | General |
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III: Subject FilesReturn to Top
Materials pertaining to German communications, NATO, and other organizations and affiliations of Merrill. The concluding box is a compilation of several folders of various organizations. Boxes five and six deal strictly with the rebuilding and maintenance of communications networks and utilities in Germany after World War II. Boxes seven and eight are NATO-related materials.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 6 | German Communications, Articles
Mostly original magazines with articles written by Merrill. The majority of the subject matter is Germany communication reconstruction. Some folders are photocopies of originals and may be duplicates.
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1943-1954 | |
| 7 | German Communications, Reports
Reports, numbers 1-48 (non-inclusive) from the Military Government of Germany, about the U.S. Zone 20 Communications.
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1945-1949 | |
| 8 | NATO, Agenda Books |
1954-1960 | |
NATO, Publications and Material |
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| Box | Volume | ||
| 9 | 1 | Robert S. Jordan, NATO International Staff/Secretariat 1952-1957
Inscribed with author's signature and a personal message to Merrill.
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1967 |
| 9 | 2 | Timothy W. Stanley, NATO in Transition
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1965 |
| 9 | 3 | NATO Information Service, NATO Fact Booklet
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1952 |
| 9 | 4 | Lord Ismay, NATO: The First Five Years, 1949-1954
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1954 |
| Folder | |||
| 9 | 1 | NATO Infrastructure Committee, Articles |
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| 9 | 2 | NATO Infrastructure Committee, Correspondence |
1959-1960 |
| 9 | 3 | NATO Treaty Booklet |
1955 |
| 9 | 4 | NATO Handbook |
1959 |
General Subjects |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 10 | 1-3 | Allied Control Authority Handbook |
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| 10 | 4-5 | Army Installation Files |
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| 10 | 6 | German Occupation, Articles |
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| 10 | 7 | German Occupation, Correspondence |
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| 10 | 8 | International Radio Telephone and Telegraph Terminal
In Frankfurt, Germany
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| 10 | 9 | Telephone Utilities, Article |
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| 10 | 10 | Tripartite Provisional Posts and Telecommunications Commission Actions |
1950 |
| map-case-folder | |||
| 1 | Oversized Certificates |
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Merrill, Eugene H.--Archives
- Merrill, Joseph
Corporate Names
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Family Names
- Merrill family
Geographical Names
- Germany--History--1945-1955
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Scrapbooks
Finding aid created by Manuscript Division staff
1989 (last modified: 2020 and 2023)
