Herbert B. Maw biographical collection

Herbert B. Maw biographical collection, 1981-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Maw, Herbert B. (Herbert Brown), 1893-
Title: Herbert B. Maw biographical collection
Dates: 1981-1982 (inclusive)
19811982
Quantity: 1 folder, (0.25 linear feet)
Collection Number: MS 0532
Summary: The Herbert B. Maw biographical collection (1981-1982) consist of biographical information on this former Utah governor. This information, along with an interview with Maw, was used as a source for Dean L. May's Utah: A People's History.
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

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Herbert B. Maw was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1893. He earned a law degree from the University of Utah in 1916, and a bachelor's degree in 1923. He went on to get his master's degree, and in 1927, received a doctorate in law from Northwestern University. Shortly after Maw and his colleagues began their law practice, war was declared and he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He served as L.D.S. Chaplain in France until 1919. In 1923, he joined the University of Utah faculty as a speech teacher and became a full professor in 1931. He was in the Utah Senate from 1928 to 1938, and won the Democratic nomination and the governorship in 1940. Herbert B. Maw was Utah's eighth governor, holding office for two terms, from 1941 to 1949. His ideas for Utah's economy as well as his ideas for living an active life led him to success.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Herbert B. Maw Herbert B. Maw biographical collection (1981-1982) consist of biographical information on this former Utah governor. This information, along with an interview with Maw, was used as a source for Dean L. May's Utah: A People's History.

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.

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