George C. and Gene Hatch papers

George C. and Gene Hatch papers, 1908-1999

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Hatch, George C., 1919-2009
Title: George C. and Gene Hatch papers
Dates: 1908-1999 (inclusive)
19081999
Quantity: 34 linear feet, (69 boxes)
Collection Number: ACCN 2692
Summary: The George C. and Gene Hatch papers (1908-1999) documents the business and conservation achievements of the Hatch and Glassman families in Utah during the 20th century. Included are extensive materials pertaining to the operation of The Ogden Standard Examiner, The Standard Corporation, KUTV, KALL, and other Hatch/Glassman media ventures. Also included is historical and research material pertaining to the Hatch family's efforts to establish Utah's redrock wilderness as nationally protected space, as well as their work on developing Antelope Island as a state recreational resource.
Repository: 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: 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

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

George C. Hatch (1919-2009) married Wilda Gene Glassman (1917-2005) in Ogden, UT in 1940. George soon became involved with the Glassman family's growing media empire in Ogden, kicking off a lifelong career as a media manager, owner, investor, and advisor. The Hatch/Glassman family was involved with a large number of media interests in Utah and the Intermountain West, including the Ogden Standard Examiner, KALL (radio), KUTV (television), Western Microwave, TeleMation, and others. Wilda Gene Hatch worked closely with her husband professionally, and served as the director of The Standard Corporation from 1955 to 1993.

George and Gene Hatch were also prominent supporters of the conversation and recreational development of Utah's wilderness lands, and frequently used their media outlets as a forum for these ventures. They worked closely with both lawmakers and grassroots activists to help form Capitol Reef National Park and Arches National Park, and ran a tireless legal and public opinion campaign to help establish Antelope Island State Park.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The business and broadcasting portions of the collection contain primiarily formal business documents; contracts, valuations, reports, assessments, minutes, agreements, etc. The wilderness and conservation materials tend to be more informal, containing more correspondence, clippings, editorial content, research articles, and the like.

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

Arrangement

Arranged into the following series: I: Personal and family business papers; II: Broadcasting materials; III: Wilderness and conservation; IV: Oversize.

Processing Note

Processed by Elizabeth Rogers and Michael Bills in 2015.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: Personal and Family Business PapersReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box
1		Hatch Family Business Documents	1954-1990
Box	Folder
1	1	Hatch Presentation	1981
1	2	Family Trust Agreements	1968-1969
1	3	Hatch Cabins Island Park Appraisal
1	4	Business Correspondence and Clippings	1954-1990
2		Printed Research Materials
Box	Folder
2	1	Ogden Media: A Study of Newspaper Opportunity in the Ogden, Utah Area	1990
2	2	Formula For Arriving at the Value of Newspapers
2	3	Utah Media Law Handbook
2	4	Ogden Companies No Longer in Business
2	5	Ogden Companies No Longer in Business
3		Glasmann Family Farm Documents	1917-1971
4		Glasmann Family Farm and Business Documents	1939-1981
5		George C. Hatch Scrapbooks	1957-1999
6		Wilda Gene Hatch Guardian Ledger	1955-1973

II: Broadcasting MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		i: KUTV Materials
Box
7		KUTV Materials	1951-1987
Box	Folder
7	1	Petition to the FCC for Allocation of VHF Channel 2 to SLC, UT	1951
7	2	KUTV Advertisements	1957-1959
7	3	KUTV, Inc. Summary of Proposal	1966
7	4	KUTV FCC License Renewal	1968
8		KUTV Materials
Box	Folder
8	1	Utah Broadcasting and Television Corp	1956
8	2	Utah Broadcasting and Television Corp	1952-1957
8	3	Utah Broadcasting and Television Corp
8	4	KUTV FCC Transfer Application	1958
8	5	KUTV Minute Book	1983-1989
8	6	KUTV Minute Book	1983-1989
9		KUTV Materials	1971-1985
Box	Folder
9	1	KUTV License Renewal With Telemation	1971
9	2	KUTV License Renewal With Telemation	1971
9	3	KUTV License Renewal With Telemation	1971
9	4	KUTV Stockholder's Report	1985
10		KUTV Materials	1986-1981
Box	Folder
10	1	KUTV Partners in Marketing	1991
10	2	KUTV Community Services Minute Book	1986
10	3	KUTV Properties Minute Book
10	4	KUTV Properties Minute Book
11		KUTV Materials	1983-1994
Box	Folder
11	1	KUTV Appraisal Files and Correspondence	1988
11	2	KUTV Fair Market Value Appraisal	1988
11	3	GCH Personal File KVEL-Vernal, Utah	1983-1991
11	4	KLCY Correspondence	1993-1994
11	5	KVEL Pending Contracts	1993
12		KUTV Materials	1980-1995
Box	Folder
12	1	KUTV Purchase Agreement	1980
12	2	KUTV Appraisal and Projections	1989
12	3	KUTV Financial Summary	1991
12	4	KUTV Fair Market Value Appraisal	1993
12	5	NBC Purchase of KUTV	1994
12	6	"Check it Out" KUTV Health Program	1995
13		KUTV Materials	1988-1995
Box	Folder
13	1	KUTV Fair Market Value	1988
13	2	KUTV Media Group Building Appraisal	1988
13	3	Management Planning Documents	1988
13	4	KUTV Purchase Agreement	1994
13	5	Salt Lake Revenue Forecast	1990
13	6	Retainer Agreement	1994
13	7	CBS Television Network Affiliation	1994
13	8	KUTV Audience Research	1994
13	9	KUTV Marketing Research	1993-1995
14		KUTV Minutes	1955-1984
15		KUTV Scrapbooks	1972-1994
		ii: Standard Corporation and the Ogden Standard Examiner
Box
16		Standard Corporation Minutes	1921-1975
17		Standard Materials	1947-1992
Box	Folder
17	1	Examiner Realty CO, Minute Book	1947-1980
17	2	Standard Examiner Minute Book	1972-1981
17	3	Standard Buildings, Inc. Minute Book	1974-1980
17	4	Standard Examiner Publishing Company Minute Book	1958-1981
17	5	Standard Examiner Executive Committee Minutes	1988-1992
17	6	Standard Examiner Minute Book	1989
17	7	Standard Examiner Executive Committee Meeting	1992
18		Standard Corporation Reorganization Materials	1978-1979
19		Standard Corporation Materials	1980-1992
Box	Folder
19	1	Standard Corp Minute Book	1980-1984
19	2	Standard Corp Minute Book	1986-1988
19	3	Standard Corp Board of Directors Meeting	1991
19	4	Standard Corp Board of Directors Meeting	1992
19	5	Standard Corp Recapitalization Proposal	1992
20		Clipper Publishing Company vs. Standard Examiner Publishing Company	1984
21		Standard Corporation Materials	1988-1990
Box	Folder
21	1	Standard Corporation Financial Statements	1989-1990
21	2	Policy Declarations and Correspondence	1989
21	3	Standard Corporation ETAL	1988-1989
21	4	Standard Corporation ETAL	1988-1989
22		Standard Corporation Materials
Box	Folder
22	1	Scripps Howard Inc. Mortgage	1989
22	2	Credit Agreement	1989
22	3	Credit Agreement	1989
22	4	Credit Agreement	1989
23		Cigna Note Purchasing Agreement	1990
24		Ogden Standard Examiner Financial Information	1991-1993
25		Travelers Insurance, Standard Examiner Documents
Box	Folder
25	1	Traveler's and Fire Oak Insurance	1989
25	2	Traveler's and Fire Oak Insurance	1989
25	3	Standard Examiner Sale Documents	1992
25	4	Standard Examiner Sale Documents	1992
25	5	Standard Examiner Sale Documents	1992
26		Ogden Standard Examiner Asset Purchase Agreement	1993
27		Standard Examiner Stockholder Reports	1955, 1985, 1991
		iii: Communications Investment Corporation Materials	1967-1993
Box
28		Communications Investment Corp Minutebooks and Stockbooks	1967-1989
29		Communications Investment Corp Materials	1982-1995
Box	Folder
29	1	Minute Book	1994-1995
29	2	Meeting of Stockholders and Directors	1979-1982
29	3	Report	1982
29	4	Revolving Long Term Loan	1986
30		Communications Investment Corp Materials	1970-1989
Box	Folder
30	1	Articles and Bylaws	1970
30	2	Fair Market Value	1980s
30	3	Valuation	1982
30	4	Financial and Ratings	1988
30	5	Fair Market Value	1989
30	6	Financial Materials	1989-1993
31		Communications Investment Corp Workbook	1989-1993
		iv: Kansas State Network Materials
Box
32		Kansas State Network Materials	1982-1988
33		Kansas State Network Materials	1988
34		Kansas State Network Materials	1987-1990
35		Kansas State Network Materials	1990-1993
		v: Broadcasting Materials, Alphabetical, by Box
Box
36		KALL Materials	1944-1978
37		KALL Materials	1964-1992
38		KVEL Materials	1978-1995
39		Newcomen Society Materials	1971-1973
40		PAS/KUPI Purchase Materials	1991
41		Sandusky Newspapers Purchase Materials	1993
42		Teton West Corporation Materials	1952-1992
43		Windsor Beacon Inc. Materials	1971-1995
		vi: Broadcasting Materials, Alphabetical, by Folder
Box
44		Broadcasting Materials A	1908-1992
Box	Folder
44	1	Alhambra Theatrical Company Minute Book	1908-1953
44	2	Apollo Radio Purchase	1992
44	3	Apollo Office Lease	1992
44	4	Apollo Asset Purchase Agreement	1992
45		Broadcasting Materials B-C	1965-1986
Box	Folder
45	1	Copper Broadcasting Company Minutes	1986
45	2	CIC Reorganization and Gifts	1976-1981
45	3	CIC/Republic Pictures Documents	1980-1986
45	4	Community Television Inc. Report	1982
45	5	Community Television Financial Statement	1965-1974
46		Broadcasting Materials C-G	1965-1995
Box	Folder
46	1	Community Television Financial Statement	1965-1974
46	2	GEM State Minutebook	1973-1995
46	3	GEM State Minutebook	1973-1995
46	4	Gift Tax Audit Documents	1981-1991
47		Broadcasting Materials H-K	1929-1990
Box	Folder
47	1	Hatch Family Business Report	1989-1990
47	2	Business Correspondence and Clippings	1993
47	3	Interstate Broadcasting Corp Minute Book	1929-1953
47	4	KGEM General FCC Documents	1962-1968
48		Broadcasting Materials K-L	1987-1992
Box	Folder
48	1	Sale of KSNF-TV	1987
48	2	Sale of KSNF-TV	1987
48	3	KUPI Broadcasting	1992
48	4	Lakeside Review Minute Book	1989
48	5	Loan Consolidation and Modification Agreement	1991
48	6	Loan Consolidation and Modification Agreement	1991
49		Broadcasting Materials M-O	1917-1995
Box	Folder
49	1	Miller Kaplan Accountants	1995
49	2	Orpheum Corp Minute Book	1953-1980
49	3	Ogden Petroleum Company Minute Book	1917-1919
50		Broadcasting Materials P-S	1953-1991
Box	Folder
50	1	Paramor Corp Minute Book	1953-1965
50	2	Asset Purchase Agreement (Ogden Standard Examiner)	1991
50	3	Asset Purchase Agreement (Ogden Standard Examiner)	1991
50	4	Asset Purchase Agreement (Ogden Standard Examiner)	1991
50	5	Asset Purchase Agreement (Ogden Standard Examiner)	1991
51		Broadcasting Materials R-S	1982-1994
Box	Folder
51	1	Quarterly Tax Returns	1982-1993
51	2	Republic Pictures Stock Sale	1988-1994
51	3	Republic Pictures Stock Sale	1991-1993
51	4	Sun Advocate Publishing	1982
51	5	Sun Advocate Publishing	1982
52		Broadcasting Materials (S-T)	1969-1995
Box	Folder
52	1	Sun-Progress Inc. Corporate Contract Asset Agreement	1988
52	2	Telescene Reports	1995
52	3	Telemathon Stockholder Report	1968-1977
52	4	Telecommunications Annual Report	1969-1981
52	5	Telecommunications Annual Report	1970
52	6	Telescene Business Plan for Expansion	1999
52	7	Telecommunications Inc.	1982
53		Broadcasting Materials T-U	1952-1994
Box	Folder
53	1	Television Corp of Utah FCC Application	1952
53	2	Topeka Television Inc. Bylaws, Articles	1981-1985
53	3	Travel Motivation Inc.	1981-1994
53	4	Upper Valley Telecable	1968-1986
53	5	Upper Valley Telecable Reorganization	1984
54		Broadcasting Materials U-Z	1965-1994
Box	Folder
54	1	Upper Valley Telecable Company	1985
54	2	Upper Valley Telecable Company	1985
54	3	Vanguard Media	1994
54	4	Western Microwave Inc. Report
54	5	Western Microwave Inc.	1965
54	6	Western Communication and Microwave Corp	1968

III: Wilderness and ConservationReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		i: Antelope Island Correspondence, clippings, reports, and other materials related to the work Mr. and Mrs. Hatch did on the campaign for acquiring Antelope Island as a State Park.
Box
55		Antelope Island Materials	1960s-1990s
Box	Folder
55	1	"Antelope Island Park: A Proposal to Acquire the Entire Island for Wildlife, a Great Basin Museum, and Recreation Development" A gorgeous, hand-made photo essay on Antelope Island. Most interesting item in the collection.	1978
55	2	"Antelope Island Park" Draft	1978
55	3	"Antelope Island Park" Partial Version	1978
55	4	"Antelope Island Park" Draft and Materials	1978
55	5	Antelope Island Park Foundation Correspondence and Materials	1970s
55	6	Antelope Island Park Foundation Materials	1970s
55	7	Antelope Island Park Foundation Finances	1970s-1980s
55	8	Friends of Antelope Island	1990s
55	9	Antelope Island Tours	1960s
55	10	State Purchase of Antelope Island	1960S
55	11	Pending Antelope Island	1970s
56		Antelope Island Materials	1960s-1980s
Box	Folder
56	1	Condemnation Materials
56	2	Development Ideas	1970s
56	3	Utah Legislature Materials	1960s
56	4	Utah State Legislature	1979
56	5	Utah State Legislature Information	1979
56	6	Legislation	1960s
56	7	Legal Materials	1970s-1980s
56	8	Professional Opinions
56	9	Supporters	1960s
56	10	Supporters and Opponents	1970s
56	11	Ethel C. Dooley Estate
57		Antelope Island Materials	1960s-1990s
Box	Folder
57	1	Reports on Antelope Island and the Great Salt Lake	1970s
57	2	History	1960s
57	3	Notes
57	4	"Antelope Island - Visions Beyond" Utah Holiday	1979
57	5	Clippings and Materials	1970s
57	6	Clippings
57	7	Clippings	1960s-1990s
57	8	Clippings	1970s
57	9	The Great Salt Lake	2000s
57	10	Great Salt Lake State Park Materials	1970s
57	11	Great Salt Lake Comprehensive Plan	1976
57	12	Great Salt Lake National Monument	1960s
57	13	Utah Holiday - "Great New Day for Great Salt Lake?"	1977
		ii: Subject Files Correspondence, clippings, reports, and other materials arranged by subject. Most subjects have to do with the Hatch family’s interest in wilderness, conservation, outdoor recreation, etc.
Box
58		A-G	1960s-1970s
Box	Folder
58	1	Air Pollution
58	2	Canyon Country Conservation Council	1960s
58	3	Correspondence	1970s
58	4	Dinosaur National Monument	1970s
58	5	Environmental Contacts
58	6	Environmental Clippings
58	7	Misc. Environmental Articles and Maps
58	8	Great Salt Lake Public Lands News Clippings	1960s
59		H-R	1960s-1970s
Box	Folder
59	1	Hobbies
59	2	Indians
59	3	Maps of Utah Environmental Sites
59	4	Mineralogical Society of Utah Bulletins
59	5	Lapidary and Minerals
59	6	Mining, Kennecott, Kennecott Research Center	1960s
59	7	Open Space Council
59	8	Parks and Public Lands
59	9	Correspondence Re: "A Pioneer in Communication"	1972
59	10	Rock Show
59	11	Rock Clubs
60		S-Z	1960s-1980s
Box	Folder
60	1	Senate Correspondence and Materials
60	2	"How to Raise Trout for Fun and Profit" by Paul McAdam	1969
60	3	Terri Martin	1980s
60	4	Utah Environmental Center	1970s
60	5	Utah Tourism	1960s
60	6	Vanishing Species
60	7	Water Pollution	1960s-1970s
60	8	Wilderness- National
60	9	Wilderness - Utah
60	10	Wilderness
		iii: Subject Files - Area Correspondence, clippings, reports, and other materials arranged by geographical area. The focus is on Utah and the American West, but includes files on national and international locations as well. Some general information about each area may be included
Box
61		A-C	1960-1971
Box	Folder
61	1	AAA Tour Books - Northwestern and Southwestern	1971
61	2	Arches National Monument	1960s
61	3	Arizona
61	4	Arizona
61	5	California
61	6	California
61	7	Canyonlands
61	8	BLM: Castle Valley Planning Unit
61	9	Colorado
61	10	Capitol Reef
61	11	Capitol Reef	1980s
62		G-U	1973-1999
Box	Folder
62	1	Glen Canyon
62	2	Glen Canyon NRA: General Management Plan	1977
62	3	Grand Staircase Escalante Proposed Management Plan	1999
62	4	Grand Staircase Escalante Proposed Management Plan	1999
62	5	Escalante
62	6	Snake River Echos: Island Park	1981
62	7	State of Idaho Surface Management Responsibility
62	8	U.S.F.S. "Salmon River Wilderness and Idaho Wilderness"	1973
62	9	Paria Canyon Primitive Area	1970s
62	10	Utah
62	11	Northern Utah
63		U-Z	1970s
Box	Folder
63	1	Northeastern Utah
63	2	Southeastern Utah
63	3	Southeastern Utah
63	4	Southeastern Utah
63	5	Southwest Utah
63	6	Wilderness - High Uinta
63	7	Uintah Area
		iv: Printed Research Titles, by Author Discretely named articles and reports arranged by author’s last name when known, else by title. Topics focus on wilderness and conservation.
Box
64		A-C	1964-1986
Box	Folder
64	1	Agricultural Experiment Station; "Soils of Utah"	1975
64	2	America's Redrock Wilderness; "Protecting a National Treasure"	1986
64	3	Arizona Highways; Merry Christmas	1959
64	4	The Central Utah Project; Issues Paper	1978
64	5	Circle of Enchantment: Big Sur, Carmel, Pebble Beach, Monterey, Pacific Grove
64	6	Chauncey Powis Presentation	1964
64	7	The Conservation Foundation; "National Parks for the Future"	1972
64	8	"Clear Creek: The Environmental Viewpoint"	1970s
65		C-G	1958-1977
Box	Folder
65	1	"Clear Creek: The Environmental Viewpoint"	1970s
65	2	"Clear Creek: The Environmental Viewpoint"	1970s
65	3	Cottam, Walter; "Our Renewable Wild Lands: a Challenge"	1961
65	4	Dinosaur National Monument Environmental Statement	1975
65	5	EPA; "The Public Benefits of Cleaned Water: Emerging Greenway Opportunities"	1977
65	6	Eyring Research Institute; "Best Management Practices for Non-Point Source Water Pollution Control in Utah"	1977
65	7	Arizona Highways; "Flying the Colorado River"	1958
65	8	Glen Canyon NRA Preliminary Environmental Assessment Master plan and Wilderness Study	1975
65	9	Grand Canyon Final Environmental Statement	1975
66		G	1967-1998
Box	Folder
66	1	Grand Canyon: The Story Behind the Scenery	1967
66	2	Green, Dee F.; "Archeological Research Activities at Weber State College"	1967
66	3	Hansen, Roger; "Central America: Regional Integration and Economical Development"
66	4	Upper Colorado Region Comprehensive Framework Study	1971
66	5	Lone Peak - The Study Report, Management Alternatives, Draft Environmental Statement	1975
66	6	Grand Staircase Escalante Draft Management Plan	1998
66	7	Grand Staircase Escalante Draft Management Plan	1998
66	8	Grand Staircase Escalante Management Plan	1999
66	9	The Great Salt Lake: Utah's Amazing Inland Sea
67		L-N	1936-1998
Box	Folder
67	1	"Land Use in the Utah Canyon Country: Tourism, Interstate 70, and the San Rafael Swell"	1972
67	2	"The Living Wilderness"	1936-1967
67	3	"The Living Wilderness"	1968-1971
67	4	Mesa Verde Assessment General Management Plan	1976
67	5	Multiple Resource Planning for the Sandhills and Vermillion Cliffs Planning Units	1980s
67	6	Myers, Lee; "Fort Stanton, New Mexico: The Military Years"	1988
67	7	National Parks	1982
67	8	"National Parks and National Monuments of Utah"	1947
67	9	National Parks and Monuments of Utah	1953
67	10	Hatch, Wilda Gene; "A Pioneer in Communications: The History of the Ogden Standard Examiner and the Electronic Advancements of the Standard Corporation"	1972
67	11	"Nature and Tradition: The Ethics of Land Use in Western Communities"	1993
68		T-Z	1940-1970
Box	Folder
68	1	Targhee National Forest - Final Environmental Impact Statement	1999
68	2	Targhee National Forest - Final Environmental Impact Statement Draft	1998
68	3	Taqieddin, Nureddin; "Impact of Federal Employment on the Distribution of Economic Activity and Population in Utah"	1970s
68	4	Temple Square
68	5	Utah Highway Map	1965
68	6	Utah Trails: AN Adventure in Beauty	1960
68	7	Utah! Discovery Country
68	8	Salt Lake City: Mormon Country
68	9	AAA Tour Book - Northwestern	1971
68	10	The Utah: "Utah's Rainbow Lands In Natural Color"	1941
68	11	University of Utah School of Mines Field Trip	1961
68	12	U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; "Air Pollution Injury to Vegetation"	1970
68	13	Report of Utah State Park and Recreation Commission	1959
68	14	Utah Government Materials
68	15	Sunset Travel Guide to Utah	1971
68	16	State of Utah Wilderness Inventory Map	1978
68	17	Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance; "Facts About America's Redrock Wilderness"	1999
68	18	Western Gateways: Canyonlands Highway Issue	1968
68	19	Western Gateways: Lake Powell Issue	1967
68	20	Zion- Bryce Canyon - Grand Canyon Union Pacific Guidebook	1940
68	21	Zion National Park Canyon Guide	1976

IV: Oversize MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description
Box
69	Glasmann Farm Abstracts

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

American newspapers--Utah--History--Sources
Mass media--Utah--Ogden
Newspapers--Utah--Ogden
Radio broadcasting--Utah--History
Radio stations--Utah--Salt Lake City

Personal Names

Hatch, George C., 1919-2009--Archives

Corporate Names

KUTV (Television station: Salt Lake City, Utah)
Ogden Standard Examiner

Archives West Finding Aid

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