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Walker House guest register, 1875
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Walker House (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Title
- Walker House guest register
- Dates
- 1875 (inclusive)18751875
- Quantity
- 1.5 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1616
- Summary
- The Walker House guest register (1875) contains signatures of the hotel's guests between July 13, 1875 and December 30, 1875. The Walker House was a relatively new addition to the downtown Salt Lake City area at this time, having been built in 1872. It was torn down shortly after the turn of the century and replaced by the David Keith Building, located at 248 S. Main Street.
- 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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Walker House guest register (1875) contains signatures of the hotel's guests between July 13, 1875 and December 30, 1875. Its blotter pages are filled with local Salt Lake City advertisements for everything from dentists and dry goods to stoves and "segars." President Ulysses S. Grant visited Salt Lake City in October of this year as part of a larger trip to the Rocky Mountains. He stayed at the Walker House during his three day visit. Grant signed the register on October 3, 1875, the day he and his party arrived in the valley. Citizens hoped his visit would increase his personal interest in the Territory as well as the "welfare, progress and prosperity of her citizens." (The Deseret News, 5 October 1875, p. 2) The Walker House was a relatively new addition to the downtown Salt Lake City area at this time, having been built in 1872. It was torn down shortly after the turn of the century and replaced by the David Keith Building, located at 248 S. Main Street.
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
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Hotels--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources
Corporate Names
- Walker House (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Form or Genre Terms
- Guest registers
Finding aid created by Julie Hunsaker
1997 (last modified: 2019)
