Wilson McCarthy papers, 1917-1957

Overview of the Collection

Creator
McCarthy, Wilson
Title
Wilson McCarthy papers
Dates
1917-1957 (inclusive)
Quantity
10.25 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1972
Summary
The Wilson McCarthy papers (1917-1957) contain personal and business materials concerning McCarthy (1884-1956), a prominent business man in Salt Lake City and Denver. Wilson McCarthy began his career in Utah as an attorney, judge, and state senator. He also served as a regent of the University of Utah and the western director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He is primarily known as an officer in various railroads, particularly the Denver and Rio Grande Western.
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

Although ultimately known as the president of the Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company and co-trustee of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, McCarthy started out his career as a lawyer, graduating from Columbia University in 1913. Six years later he was appointed district judge of the Third Judicial District. He went on to become a senator in Salt Lake County, a regent for the University of Utah, and the western director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, among many other things.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Wilson McCarthy papers (1917-1957) contain personal and business materials concerning McCarthy (1884-1956), a prominent business man in Salt Lake City and Denver. The collection reflects McCarthy's organization of personal finances and dealings with various businesses, especially in matters of stocks and other securities. Included are legal papers, correspondence, programs, biographical papers, news clippings, insurance documents, tax documents, bank statements, scrapbooks, and other materials.

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 Geri Clark in 2002 and 2009.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1053).

Processing Note

Processed by Lisa Demille in 2002.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2016.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I:  Personal MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
1 1-6
Correspondence
 1936-1957
1 7
Biographical Information
1 8
American Fork City Cemetery
 1949-1956
2 1
Bar and Club Association Memberships
 1950
2 2
Democratic National Committee, Correspondence
 1937
2 3
District of Columbia Courthouse, Program
 1950
2 4
Retirement, Correspondence and Legal papers
 1938-1940
2 5
Emma Adams Empey, Funeral Service Program
 1953
2 6
C. C. Pyle Estate, Correspondence
 1939-1940
2 7
Ashby O. Stewart, Correspondence and Court Documents
 1935-1948
2 8-9
Speeches
 1928-1954
2 10
Receipts and Invoices
 1945-1956
2 11
Sketch of McCarthy
 1946
2 12
Event Medals and Buttons
 1937-1956
2 13
News Articles
 1940-1950
2 14
Miscellaneous

II:  Financial MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
3
Insurance Documents
This box contains insurance policy documents, correspondence, checks, and receipts concerning the various types of insurance McCarthy had for his family from various companies.
1930-1940
4
Securities Documents
This box contains securities documents, correspondence, and confirmation notices, concerning securities held by McCarthy and his family.
1930-1950
5
Real Estate Materials
Correspondence, receipts, tax documents, and other materials relating to farm property and a home in Raymond, Alberta, Canada, as well as McCarthy's home in Salt Lake City, can be found in this box.
1917-1950
6
Income Tax Returns
Other materials, such as correspondence and bank deposit slips, are included with the income tax returns. Dates on the folders reflect all the materials in that folder, not simply the particular tax year.
1931-1944
7
Income Tax Returns
Other materials, such as correspondence and bank deposit slips, are included with the income tax returns. Dates on the folders reflect all the materials in that folder, not simply the particular tax year.
1938-1953
8
Income Tax Returns
Other materials, such as correspondence and bank deposit slips, are included with the income tax returns. Dates on the folders reflect all the materials in that folder, not simply the particular tax year.
1948-1954
9
Income Tax Returns
Other materials, such as correspondence and bank deposit slips, are included with the income tax returns. Dates on the folders reflect all the materials in that folder, not simply the particular tax year. McCarthy's Canadian income tax returns are also included in this box.
1941-1956
Banking Materials
This subseries contains bank statements for the banks listed. Sample checks, correspondence, and bank books may also be included.
1932-1956
Box Folder
10 1
Bank of American
 1933-1935
10 2
Bank of Montreal
 1944-1948
10 3
California Bank
 1937-1948
10 4
Denver National Bank
 1943-1956
10 5
First Federal Savings and Loans
 1934-1956
10 6-8
First National Bank
For Salt Lake City and Denver.
1932-1944
11 1-2
First National Bank
For Denver.
1944-1956
11 3
First Security Bank of Utah
 1946-1956
11 4
Pacific Coast Joint Stock Land Bank
 1935-1946
11 5
Riggs National Bank
 1932-1940
12 1-4
United States National Bank
 1939-1950
12 5
Wells Fargo Bank and Union Trust Co.
 1944-1955
12 6-7
Bank Deposit Slips
 1930-1950
12 8
Miscellaneous

III:  Business FilesReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
13 1
Allen B. DuMont Laboratories, Inc.
 1949-1951
13 2
American Natural Gas Co.
 1948-1956
13 3
Canadian North-West Irrigation Co.
13 4
Canadian West Board
 1950
13 5
Cedar Point Field Trust
 1951-1952
13 6
Chicago City Railway Co.
 1945-1953
13 7
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
 1947-1955
13 8
Conservative Investment Co.
 1947-1950
13 9
Deere and Co.
 1948-1952
13 10
Denver Club
 1954
13 11-12
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.
 1947-1956
13 13
Denver and Salt Lake Railway Co.
 1935-1948
13 14
Detroit Edison Co.
 1941-1949
13 15
Eaton Manufacturing Co.
 1949
13 16
Engineers Public Service Co.
 1946-1954
14 1
First National Bank of Denver
 1936-1954
14 2-3
First Security Corp.
 1933-1951
14 4
Florida East Coast Railway Co.
 1954-1955
14 5
Frame, McFadyen and Co., Ltd.
 1954-1956
14 6
Garrett-Bromfield and Co.
 1936-1938
14 7
General Aviation Equipment Co.
 1947-1952
14 8
Glen L. Martin Co.
 1954-1955
14 9
Gulf State Utilities Co.
 1947-1953
14 10
Haile Mines, Inc.
 1951-1955
14 11
Holly Sugar Corp.
 1953-1954
14 12
Hotel Utah Co.
 1948-1955
14 13
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Co.
 1955
14 14
Ideal Cement Co.
 1938-1955
14 15-16
International Trust Co.
 1939-1957
14 17
Kaiser Steel Corp.
 1953
14 18
Kansas Power and Light Co.
 1952
14 19
Kennecott Copper Corp.
 1938-1949
14 20
Laborador Mining and Exploration Co.
 1950-1952
15 1
Lone Jack Molybdenum Co.
 1938-1947
15 2
Mack Trucks Inc.
 1955
15 3
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane
 1945-1951
15 4
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
 1947-1955
15 5
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co.
 1935-1955
15 6
Nevada Sheep Co.
 1941
15 7
New York Cental Railroad Co.
 1951-1955
15 8-9
North American Co.
 1939-1954
15 10
Northeast Capital Corp.
 1954-1955
15 11
Northern New England Co.
 1946-1950
15 12
Northwestern Terminal Railroad Co.
 1950-1955
16 1
Ohio Oil Co.
 1949, 1955
16 2
P. W. M. Co.
 1950-1951
16 3
Pacific Coast Mortgage Co.
 1935-1956
16 4
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
 1943-1954
16 5
Peters, Writer and Christensen, Inc.
 1937-1939
16 6
Potomac Electric Power Co.
 1939-1955
16 7
Public Service Co. of New Mexico and Pubco Development
 1951-1954
16 8-9
Ralph H. Pitchforth Co.
 1936-1951
16 1-2
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
 1930, 1951
17 3
Rocky Mountain Empire Sports Inc.
 1948, 1952
17 4
Salt Lake and Utah Railroad Corp.
 1937-1948
17 5
San Antonio Joint Stock Land Bank
 1943
17 6
Securities and Exchange Commission
 1935-1956
17 7
Southeastern Greyhound Lines Co.
 1945-1949
17 8
Spacarb, Inc.
 1951-1956
17 9
Struthers Wells Corp.
 1949-1954
17 10
Temco Aircraft Corp.
 1954
17 11
Texas Uranium Corp.
 1954
17 12
Tokyo Electric Light Co.
 1952-1954
17 13
Union Electric Company of Missouri
 1953-1955
17 14-15
United Light and Railway Co.
 1947-1950
17 16
United States Fishing Co.
 1945-1948
17 17
Utah-Colorado Oil Corp.
 1951-1954
17 18
Utah Power and Light Co.
 1954
17 19
Vasconcells, Hicks and Co.
 1938
17 20
Venezuelan Petroleum Co.
 1954-1955
17 21
Virginia Electric and Power Co.
 1948-1954
18 1
West Kentucky Coal Co.
 1949, 1956
18 2
Western Maryland Railway Co.
 1955
18 3
Western Savings and Loan Co.
 1946-1956
18 4
Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
 1948-1954
18 5-7
Yosemite Valley Railroad Co.
 1940-1950
19 1-2
Yosemite Valley Railroad Co.
Includes information on McCarthy's "joint venture" with this company.
1940-1950
19 3
Miscellaneous Business Files
 1946-1955

IV:  General MaterialsReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
20
Scrapbooks
Included in the scrapbooks are programs, correspondence, resolutions, telegrams, and contribution and condolence cards concerning the death of McCarthy.
1956

V:  AddendumReturn to Top

Container(s) Description Dates
Box Folder
21 1
Correspondence and Articles
 1955-1956
21 2
News Clippings
 1950s

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Businessmen--Utah--Salt Lake City

Personal Names

  • McCarthy, Wilson--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Financial records
  • Scrapbooks

Finding aid created by Lisa Demille
2002 (Last modified: 2016)

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