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Thomas Kearns scrapbooks, 1899-1917
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Kearns, Thomas, 1862-1918
- Title
- Thomas Kearns scrapbooks
- Dates
- 1899-1917 (inclusive)18991917
- Quantity
- 13 boxes, (32.5 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2626
- Summary
- The Thomas Kearns scrapbooks (1899-1917) consist mainly of news clippings with random inclusions of correspondence, personal ephemera, and certificates of award.
- 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
Born near Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, Thomas Kearns moved with his parents to O'Neill in Holt County, Nebraska, where he attended the public schools untill he was 17, worked on a farm, and engaged in the freighting business. He moved to Park City, Utah, in 1883, and worked in mining, prospected, and operated several mines. In 1889, he and his partner David Keith discovered the rich ore that became the famous Silver King Coalition Mine in Park City. THey would eventually own several mines throughout Utah, Nevada, Colorado and California. They also bought the Salt Lake Tribune in 1905. In Park City, Kearns, a Catholic, married Jennie Judge in 1890, with whom he would have three children. He was elected as a Republican to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy in the term commencing March 4, 1889. He served from January 23, 1901 to March 3, 1905, and lost a later bid. He is buried in Mount Calvary Cemetery. He and his wife's home, the Kearns Mansion, was donated to the state in 1937, and is still used as the official Governor's Mansion.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Thomas Kearns scrapbooks (1899-1917) consist mainly of news clippings with random inclusions of correspondence, personal ephemera, and certificates of award.
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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
1 | Financial records
This scrapbooks consists mainly of invoices.
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1899-1903 |
2 | News clippings scrapbook | 1901-1902 |
3-4 | News clippings scrapbook | 1902 |
5-6 | News clippings scrapbook | 1903 |
7 | News clippings scrapbook | 1903-1904 |
8 | News clippings scrapbook | 1904 |
9 | News clippings scrapbook | 1904-1905 |
10 | News clippings scrapbook | 1906-1907 |
11 | News clippings scrapbook | 1907-1911 |
12 | News clippings scrapbook | 1911-1916 |
13 | News clippings scrapbook | 1916-1917 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Kearns, Thomas, 1862-1918--Archives
Corporate Names
- United States. Congress--Biography
Form or Genre Terms
- Certificates
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Ephemera
- Scrapbooks