Myron L. and Lucille P. Sutton papers

Myron L. and Lucille P. Sutton papers, 1872-1996

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Sutton, Myron L.
Title: Myron L. and Lucille P. Sutton papers
Dates: 1872-1996 (inclusive)
18721996
Quantity: 33.75 linear feet
Collection Number: ACCN 1763
Summary: The Myron L. and Lucille P. Sutton papers (1872-1996) contain record journals, rolled drawings, blueprints, maps, aerial photos, news clippings, data sheets, and other materials mainly from Myron Sutton's career with the Morton Salt Company. Myron L. Sutton was an employee of the Morton Salt Company for many years until his retirement in 1973. He also served as a weather observer for the National Weather Service for over thirty years.
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

Myron L. Sutton (1908-1999) was born on 27 September 1908 in Grantsville, Utah. After attending the University of Utah, he worked for the Morton Salt Company at its Saltair, Utah, plant until his retirement in 1973. He served as a weather observer for the National Weather Service for over thirty years, receiving the John Campanius Holm Award for distinguished service. Myron also was a scoutmaster, commissioner, and member of the Order of the Arrow for the Boy Scouts of America. He died on 8 February 1999 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Anna Lucille Parkinson Sutton (1919-1998) was born on 18 May 1919 in Grantsville, Utah. She was a member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. She and Myron were married in 1940. Lucille died on 26 April 1998 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Myron L. and Lucille P. Sutton papers (1872-1996) contain record journals, rolled drawings, blueprints, maps, aerial photos, news clippings, data sheets, and other materials mainly from Myron Sutton's career with the Morton Salt Company.

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

Acquisition Information

Gift of Karen Sutton Thompson in 1999, 2002, 2003 and 2005.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0801).

Processing Note

Processed by Heather Harkness, Luke Kelly, and Lisa DeMille from 1999-2005.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
1	Journals of Readings of Salt Brines	1935-1962
tube
2	Maps and Blueprints Geologic map of Northwest Utah Blueprint of Antelope Island Embankment Project
3	Maps and Blueprints Map of Glen Canyon Map of Salt Lake City and vicinity Map of Rainbow Canyon Map of unspecified property in Salt Lake City Map of completed surveys for the state of Utah Topographical map of property of Salt Lake Chemical Company Topographical map of unidentified portion of Utah
4	Maps and Blueprints Tax notices (3) for Grantsville property, 1964 Blueprint for road proposed through Skull Valley Indian Reservation Map of Gettysburg Blueprint and drawing of unspecified property along U.S. Highway 40
5	Maps and Drawings Survey, drawing, and calculations of Royal Crystal Salt Company's Black Rock Lake Shore property Survey and drawing of Saltair Property Drawing of unspecified area with measurements for zoning
6	Maps Map of Needles Map of Marble Canyon Map of Salt Lake City Map of Brigham City Map of Las Vegas Map of Kingman Map of San Bernadino Map of Cedar City Map of El Centro
7	Maps and Blueprints Blueprints and plans for land of Royal Crystal Salt Company Drawn map of western United States Two blueprints for sections of Grantsville, Utah Blueprint and plan of section of Northern Utah near Bear River Bay Drawing of unspecified area with measurements
8	Maps and Blueprints Blueprint and charts for Great Salt Lake Spillway project Section maps (2) of Grantsville, Utah Map of Tooele, Utah Map of Delta, Utah Map of Pocatello, Idaho Map of Brigham City, Utah Map of Escalante, Utah
9	Maps and Blueprints Blueprints and calculations for property of Royal Crystal Salt Company Map of Westmoreland, California Map of Brawley, California Map of Calipatria SW Map of Corral Canyon Map of Badger Island Map of Badger Island NW Map of Poverty Point Map of Craner Park Map of Lowe Peak Map of Mercur Map of Plug Peak
10	Blueprints Blueprints and calculations for property of Royal Crystal Salt Company
11	Maps and Blueprints Plot plans (2) for the property of Claude and Maraleee Parkinson Protraction of survey of the Great Salt Lake Survey of Grantsville project for Royal Crystal Salt Company Map of Clearfield, Utah Quadrangle Map of Syracuse, and West Point, Utah
12	Maps and Blueprints Blueprint of Royal Crystal Salt Company property Graph of evaporation of water from the Great Salt Lake Blueprint of Gun Club property Survey map for Grantsville, Utah, North Willow irrigation Company Fluctuations of the Great Salt Lake Proof of appropriation of water for irrigation
Box
13	Surveying Journal	1938-1939

General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
14	1	Morton Salt Company, Information Notebook	1950
14	2-3	Grantsville, Utah, Historic Marker Project Meeting materials, notes, and newsletters concerning the marking of Utah emigrant graves. Folder 3 holds a tour brochure.	1993-1996
14	4	Great Salt Lake News clippings and a description of the West Desert Pumping Project.	1957-1989
14	5	Hiram Wallace Severe, Photocopied Diary Excerpts Accounts in the diary date from the mid-1800s to about 1917. Also included is a letter concerning the diary excerpts.	1956, 1984
14	6	Abstracts of Title For property belonging to H. LeRoy and Lucile J. Sutton.	1872-1957
14	7	News Clippings	1954-1992
14	8	Miscellaneous
15		Morton Salt Company, Saltair Plant This box contains papers from two oversized ledgers. Included are charts, data reports, notes, news clippings, maps, and other materials.	1930s-1970s
16		Maps and Blueprints Included are maps of Tooele County, Utah.

Salt and the Great Salt LakeReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
17	1	Correspondence	1948-1972
17	2	John L. Clark, "The History of Utah's Salt Companies"	1965
17	3	"Composition of Saltair Brine During the Evaporation Process"	1968
17	4	Armand J. Eardley, et al., "Joint Report on Salt Distribution Problems in Great Salt Lake"	1970
17	5	Eugene L. Peck, Hydrometeorological Study of Great Salt Lake, Typescript Copy	1951
17	6	E. Arlo Richardson, "Evaporation Data for Utah"
17	7	James A. Whelan, "Freshening of South Arm Great Salt Lake, Utah"	1971
17	8	James A. Whelan, "Ochsenius Bar Theory of Saline Deposition Supported by Quantitative Data, Great Salt Lake"
17	9	James A. Whelan and Norman Stauffer, "Preliminary Report on Possible Solutions to 'Fill Effect' Causing Dilution of South Arm Brines and Concentration of North Arm Brines, Great Salt Lake, Utah"
17	10	Brine Sample Analyses	1940
17	11	Charts, Maps, and Plans	1924-1973
17	12	Engineering Reports	1944
17	13	Evaporation Pond Data	1940-1972
17	14	Experiments
18	1	Name Lists For the Saltair Plant.
18	2	News Clippings	1960s-1990s
18	3-4	Notebooks	1930s-1950s
18	5	Southern Pacific Causeway Correspondence, reports, statistics, court documents, and other materials.	1967-1973
18	6	Miscellaneous

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Salt mines and mining--Utah--History--Sources

Personal Names

Sutton, Myron L.--Archives

Corporate Names

Morton Salt Company

Geographical Names

California--Maps
Idaho--Maps
Utah--Maps

Form or Genre Terms

Maps

Archives West Finding Aid

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