Norma W. Matheson papers, 1906-2010

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Matheson, Norma W., 1929-2019
Title
Norma W. Matheson papers
Dates
1906-2010 (inclusive)
Quantity
39.5 linear feet, (68 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 0849
Summary
The bulk of the Norma W. Matheson papers (1906-2010) contain material documenting Matheson's public life during her tenure as first lady of Utah from 1977 to 1985. The collection also features correspondence, schedules and agendas, plans and financial information for the governor's mansion, and early keepsakes.
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

Norma Warenski Matheson was born in Nephi, Utah and lived briefly in Philidelphia and San Francisco before returning to Utah. She attended East High School, and married Scott M. Matheson in 1951. During and after her tenure as the First Lady of Utah, she advocated for and was a member of the Democratic Party in Utah, the Nature Conservancy, the University of Utah College of Nursing Development Committee, the State Board of Aging, and more. She was also the President of the League of Women Voters and helped organize the International Women's Year conference in 1977. In 2014, Norma Matheson campaigned with the Count My Vote iniative to establish a hybrid primary election system in Utah. Together with Scott, she had four children: Scott, Jr., James, Thomas, and Lu. James served as member of the House of Representatives from 2001-2005, and Scott, Jr. is currently a federal judge. Scott M. Matheson died of multiple myeloma in 1990.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The bulk of the Norma W. Matheson papers (1906-2010) contain material documenting Matheson's public life during her tenure as first lady of Utah from 1977 to 1985. The collection also features correspondence, schedules and agendas, plans and financial information for the governor's mansion, and early keepsakes. The addendum contains her parents' correspondence from 1918-1959.

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

The collection is organized chronologically and by format according to original order.

Acquisition Information

Boxes 1-24 were donated by Norma W. Matheson in 1984.

Boxes 26-35 were donated by Norma W. Matheson in 1992.

Boxes 36-37 were donated by Norma W. Matheson in 2000.

Boxes 38-50 were donated by Norma W. Matheson in 2005.

Boxes 51-56 were donated by Norma W. Matheson in 2011.

Boxes 57-59 were donated by Norma W. Matheson in 2015.

Processing Note

Processed by Kate Kimball, Sam Passey, Allison Newman, and Karen Carver from 2000-2008.

Addendum processed by Kevin Priest and Sean Taylor in 2015.

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Separated Materials

See also the Norma W. Matheson photograph collection (P0259) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Schedules and AddressesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1
Campaign Schedule
1976
Volume
1 1
Important Addresses
1976

Correspondence, invitations, announcements, and schedulesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
2 1
Christmas Card List
1976
2 2
Correspondence
1976
2 3
Democratic Legislators Party
1976
2 4
Democratic Head Party
2 5
Invitations, Thank you notes, and Christmas Cards
1976
2 6
Japanese Exchange Party
1976
2 7
Joan Mondale Visit
1976
2 8
Laird Park Party
2 9
Legislative Dinners
1976

Governors' Convention and VolunteerismReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
3 1
National Governors' Convention
1977
3 2
Norma's Programs
1976
3 3
Services and Suggested Remarks
1976
3 4
Visit to Kane County
1976
3 5
Volunteerism
1976
3 6
Winter National Governors' Association

Apppointments, Planners, and SchedulesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
4 1
Monthly Planner
1978
4 2
Appointments
1978
4 3
Schedules
1978

Correspondence, Invitations, and SuggestionsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
5 1
Capitol Open House
1978
5 2
Christmas Club and Governor's Ball
1978
5 3
Christmas Cards
1978
5 4
Correspondence
1978
5 5
Dats of '47 Territorial Ball
1978
5 6
Forty-Second Legislature Budget Session
1978
5 7
Invitations and Suggestions
1978
5 8
Legislative Dinners
1978
5 9
Monument to Women in Nauvoo
1978

Territorial Ball and Volunteer ServicesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
6 1
Monte Vista Center
1978
6 2
Special Workshop, "Two Days Abroad at Home"
1978
6 3
Territorial Ball
1978
6 4-5
Volunteer Services
1978

Correspondence, Schedules and General FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
7
Western Governors' Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii
1978
Volume
8 1
Daily Reminder
1979
8 2
Schedule
1979
Folder
8 1
Monthly Planner
1979
8 2
Christmas List
1979
8 3
Correspondence
1979
8 4
Entertaining
1979
8 5
Equal Rights Material
1979
8 6
Governor's Ball
1979
8 7
Governor's Staff List
1979
8 8
Idaho Night
1979
8 9
Immunizations
1979
Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
9 1-2
Invitations and Thank You Notes
1979
9 3
National Governors' Association
1979
9 4
Norma's Programs
1979
9 5
Official Christmas Cards
1979
9 6
Territorial Ball
1979

Appointments, Planners, and SchedulesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
10 1
Monthly Planner
1980
10 2
Appointment Book
1980
10 3
Weekly Schedules
1980

Appointments, Correspondence, Invitations, etcReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
11 1
Aging Materials
1980
11 2
Awards
1980
11 3
BYU Incident
1980
11 4
Campaign Materials
1980
11 5
Correspondence
1980
11 6
Executive Christmas Cards
1980
11 7
Governor's Ball
1980
11 8
House Tours and Thank You Notes
1980
11 9
Invitations
1980
12 1
Norma's Programs
1980
12 2
Official Correspondence
1980
12 3
Personal Correspondence
1980
12 4
Regrets
1980
12 5
Thank You Notes
1980
12 6
White House Invitations
1980
Volume
13a 1
Schedule
1981
Folder
13a 1
Monthly Planner and Appointments
1981
13a 2
Christmas Cards
1981
13a 3
Dinners
1981
13a 4
Governor's Ball
1981

InaugutationReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
13b 1
Inaugural
1981
13b 2
Inauguration Committee
1981
13b 3
National Governor's Association
1981
13b 4
Norma's Programs
1981
13b 5
Official Christmas Cards
1981

Correspondence, Requests, Schedules and ResponsesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
14 1-2
Official Correspondence
1981
14 3
Regrets
1981
14 4
Requests
1981
14 5
Responses
1981
14 6
Utah Symphony Tour
1981
14 7
White House Conference on Aging
1981
15a 1
Schedule
1982
15a 2
Monthly Planner and Appointments
1982
15a 3
Correspondence
1982
15a 4
Christmas Cards
1982

Entertaining, Councils, and AssociationsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
15b 1
Entertaining
1982
15b 2
Legislative Dinners
1982
15b 3
National Council of Women
1982
15b 4
National Governors' Association - Washington, D.C.
1981
15b 5
National Governors' Association Charm School
1981
15b 6
Norma's Programs
1981

CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
16a 1
Official Christmas Cards
1982
16a 2-3
Official Correspondence
1982
16a 4
National Governor's Association Seminar
1982
16a 5
Personal Correspondence
1982

Seminars and SpeechesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
16b 1
Regrets
1982
16b 2
New Governors' Seminar, Park City, UT
1982
16b 3
Speeches
1982
16b 4
Thank You Notes
1982

Appointments, Correspondence, and SchedulesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
17 1
Monthly Planner
1983
17 2
Schedule
1983
17 3
Weekly Schedule
1983
17 4
Appointment
1983
17 5
Regrets
1983
17 6
Office Correspondence
1983

Awards, Festivals, and VisitsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
18 1
Awards and Programs
1983
18 2-3
Correspondence
1983
18 4
Youth Arts Festival
1983
18 5
Governor's Ball
1983
18 6
"The Key" Kappa Kappa Gamma Publication
1983
18 7
Korean Visit
1983
19
National Governors' Association Materials

Correspondence and Christmas CardsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
20 1-2
Personal Correspondence
1983
20 3-4
V.I.P. Christmas Cards
1983
20 5
Utah Holiday Magazine
1983

Official VisitsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
21 1
Visit to Strasbourg
1983
21 2
Wedding Announcements, Cards, and Gifts
1983
21 3
Western Governors' Conference, Montana
1983
21 4
Western Governors' Policy Office
1983

Correspondence and SchedulesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
22 1
Schedule
1984
22 2
Arts Festival Advisory Council
1983
22 3-6
Correspondence
1983
22 7
Council of Volunteers
1983
22 8
Democratic National Convention Correspondence
1983

Office FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
23 1
Greeting Cards
1983
23 2
Invitations
1983
23 3
Newspaper Articles
1983
23 4
National Governors' Association
1983
23 5
Official Christmas Cards
1984
23 6
Orient Trip
1984

DocumentsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
24
Personal Correspondence
1984
Folder
25 1-2
Programs
1984
25 3
Regrets
1984
25 4
Council on Educational Excellence
1984
25 5
Schedule
1984
25 6
Territorial Ball
1984
25 7
USS Salt Lake City
1984
25 8
Western Governors' Association
1984
26
Correspondence
1980-1987
27
Correspondence
1987-1989
28
Correspondence
1990-1991
Folder
29 1-7
News Clippings
29 8
Scott Matheson Inaugural Address
Volume
29 1
KSL Radio Award
1986
30
Date Books and Scott Matheson Speech Summaries
This box also contains a 1990 calendar with appointments noted.
1984-1991

ScrapbooksReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
31
Scrapbooks
1976-1977
32
Scrapbooks
1978 January-July
33
Scrapbooks
1978 August-December
34
Scrapbooks
1979 January-April
35
Scrapbooks
1979 May-October

DocumentsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
36
News Clippings
1983-1987
Folder
37 1
Invitations
1984
37 2
BYU Commencement Exercises
1984
37 3
Arthritis Foundation
1985
37 4
Invitations
1985-1986
37 5
Correspondence
1987
37 6
Monthly Planner
1987
37 7
Date Log
1987
37 8
East High School Reunion
1987
37 9
Invitation
1987
37 10
"Money Matters"
1987
37 11
Community Services Council
1988-1989
37 12
Certificates
1991
37 13
Utah State Bar Annual Awards
1991
37 14
Invitations
37 15
Miscellaneous

Correspondence and Office FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
38 1
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
1992
38 2
Date Log
1992
38 3-5
Correspondence
1992
38 6
News Clippings
1992
38 7
Thank you notes
1992
38 8
Date Log
1993
38 9
Published Articles
1993
38 10-11
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
1993
39
Correspondence
1993
Folder
40 1
Date Log
1994
40 2-3
Correspondence
1994
40 4-5
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
1994
40 6
News Clippings
1994
41 1
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
1995
41 2
Date Log
1995
41 3-4
Correspondence
1995
41 5
News Clippings
1995
42 1
Date Log
1996
42 2-3
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
1996
42 4-5
Correspondence
1996
42 6
News Clippings
1996
43 1
Date Lo/g
1996
43 2-4
Correspondence
1997
43 5
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
1997
43 6
News Clippings
1997
44 1
Date Log
1998
44 2-4
Correspondence
1998
44 5
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
1998
44 6
News Clippings
1998
45 1
Date Log
1999
45 2-3
Correspondence
1999
45 4
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
1999
45 5
News Clippings
1999
46 1
Date Log
2000
46 2
Correspondence
2000
46 3
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
2000
46 4
News Clippings
2000
47 1
Date Log
2001
47 2-3
Correspondence
2001
47 4-5
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
2001
47 6
News Clippings
2001
48 1
Date Log
2002
48 2
Correspondence
2002
48 3
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
2002
48 4
News Clippings
2002
49 1
Date Log
2003
49 2
Correspondence
2003
49 3
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
2003
49 4
News Clippings
2003
50 1
Date Log
2004
50 2-3
Correspondence
2004
50 4-5
Announcements, Invitations, and Schedules
2004
50 6
News Clippings
2004

Correspondence and SchedulesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
51 1
Correspondence
1959-1967
51 2
Correspondence
1967; 1979
51 3
Correspondence
1982-1985; 1988; 1998
51 4-9
Correspondence
2005
51 10-15
Correspondence
2006
51A 1
Correspondence
2007
51A 2
Correspondence
2008
51A 3
Correspondence
2009
51A 4
Correspondence
2010
52 1-2
Correspondence
2005-2006
52 3-12
Schedules
2005-2007
52A 1-3
Schedules
2008-2010
52A 4-5
Publications
2005-2006

Social Engagements and FinancialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
53 1
Banquet Honoring Sir Alexander Fleming
1954
53 2
Guestbook
1980
53 3
Governor's Mansion ledger
1980-1984
53 4
Minutes and Financial reports
1982-1988
53 5
Executive mansion financials
1986-1987
53 6
Executive mansion master planning
1982
53 7
Garden party
1984-1986
53 8
Agendas
2007-2008
53 9
Agendas
2008-2010

Various Papers and PublicationsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
53A 1
First Governor's Ball for Rampton
1965-1967
53A 2
Bar Activities
1967-1991
53A 3
Candidacy and Inauguration
1976-1981
53A 4
Correspondence
1977-1990
53A 5
Awards
1979-1990
53A 6
University of Utah College of Law
1984
53A 7
University of Utah Lecture Series
1984
53A 8
Personal
1984-1990
53A 9-10
National Healthcare Conference
1990
53A 11
Miscellaneous
1990-1991
54 1
Juvenile Instructor booklet
Designed for the advancement of the young, President Joseph Smith, Editor
1906
54 2
Reader's Digest
1937
54 3
Folding Postcard Book
54 4
LDSU Yearbooks
1917-1921
54 5
LDSU 50th Anniversary Reunion Program
1967
54 6
University of Utah Arts Programs
1948-1951
54 7
Latter Day Saints Publications
Written by Parley Pratt, Joseph Smith, and John Morgan.
1838-1920
54 8
News Clippings
2007
54 9
Scott M. Matheson Personal Papers
1949-1992
54 10
Scott M. Matheson Public Leadership Forum
1983-1984

KeepsakesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box Folder
55 1
Western Pacific Railway book
55 2
Early keepsakes

CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
56
Congratulations
1982-1983
56A
Congratulations
1983-1984
56B
Congratulations
1984
57
Get Well Cards
1990
Folder
58 1-3
Friends
1990
58 4
Attorneys
1990
58 5
Boards, Foundations, Businesses
1990
58 6-7
Government Agencies, Associations, Churches, Universities
1990
58 8-9
Elected Officials
1990
58 10
Copies of Letters Sent
1990
58 11
Donations
1990
59
Sympathy Cards
1990
60
Sympathy Cards
1990
61
Correspondence
This box contains letters exchanged between Leo Warenski and Ardella Sabine.
1918-1924
62
Correspondence
This box contains letters exchanged between Leo Warenski and Ardella (Sabine) Warenski.
1923-1943
Folder
63 1-6
Correspondence
These folders contain letters sent to Leo Warenski, Ardella (Sabine) Warenski, Norma Warenski Matheson, and acquaintances.
1942-1959

General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
63 7
Notebook of Leo Warenski
63 8
Washington University Commencement Program
1925
63 9
Ration Book Holder
1943
64 1-2
Interviews with Governor
1985
64 3
Interviews
1985
64 4-5
Out of Balance
1985
64 6
Publisher Files
1985-1986
64 7
Book Review
1988
65 1-2
Scott's Illness - Friends' Letters
1990
65 3-6
Correspondence with Friends and Family
1990
65 7
Religion
1990
65 8
Memorial Booklet
1990
65 9
News Clippings
1990
65 10
Gifts and Donations
1990
66 1
Magazine and Journal Clippings
1990-1999
66 2-3
Contributions
1990-1994
66 4
State of Utah
1990-1991
66 5
Matheson Wetland Preserve
1990-1996
66 6
Hinckley Institute of Politics
1991-1996

Oversize MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description
Box
64
Political Cartoons
65
Political Cartoons

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Governors' spouses--Utah--Archives
  • Women--Political activity--Utah--Archives

Personal Names

  • Matheson, Norma W., 1929-2019--Archives
  • Matheson, Norma W., 1929-2019--Family--Archives
  • Matheson, Scott

Geographical Names

  • Salt Lake City (Utah)--Social life and customs--20th century--Sources
  • Utah--Politics and government--20th century--Sources

Form or Genre Terms

  • Appointment books
  • Awards
  • Calendars
  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Conference materials
  • Financial records
  • Greeting cards
  • Personal correspondence
  • Political cartoons
  • Programs (Publications)
  • Schedules (time plans)
  • Scrapbooks
  • Speeches