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Lex Hemphill papers, 1976-2006
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hemphill, Lex
- Title
- Lex Hemphill papers
- Dates
- 1976-2006 (inclusive)19762006
- Quantity
- 24 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2252
- Summary
- The Lex Hemphill papers (1924-2004) contain documents and research relating to his twenty-five-year career as a sports columnist with the Salt Lake Tribune. His papers consist of documents, research files, interview notes, and legal research pertaining to the controversial issues in Utah, the Olympics, professional and collegiate sports, and environmental and wilderness issues.
- Repository
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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
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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
Lex Hemphill (1949- ), was a sports columnist for the Salt Lake Tribune. He first started with the Salt Lake Tribune in 1976 and retired in 2002. Throughout his career he has been recognized with many awards and honors. His career is notable for his extensive coverage of the Utah Jazz (as the Salt Lake Tribune's first Utah Jazz beat writer) and for his coverage of the Olympic Games. From 1991-2000 he was an editorial writer focusing on environmental and public-land issues for the Salt Lake Tribune. His editorials described the Utah wilderness debate extensively, especially the formation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by President Clinton. From 2000-2002 he became a full-time Olympic beat writer for the Salt Lake Tribune in preparation for and culmination with the Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games of 2002.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Lex Hemphill papers (1924-2004), document the various stages of Hemphill's career with the Salt Lake Tribune. The bulk of his papers contain his Olympic Games research and notes. Included are many media guides from each of the Olympic Games held between 1988 and 2002. Also included in his papers is a complete set of the Sydney Herald from the 2000 Summer Games held in Sydney. The collection also includes complete sets of on-site dailies newspapers published during the Atlanta, Sydney, and Salt Lake City Olympics
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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Olympic Games PublicationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Lake Placid Olympic Games Publications |
1980 |
| 1 | 2 | Seoul Olympic Games Souvenir Program |
1988 |
| 1 | 3 | Calgary Olympic Games Publications |
1988 |
| 1 | 4 | Lillehammer Olympic Games Publications |
1994 |
| 1 | 5 | Lillehammer Media Guide |
1994 |
| 1 | 6 | Atlanta Olympic Games Publications |
1996 |
| 1 | 7 | Nagano Olympic Games Publications |
1998 |
| 1 | 8 | Nagano Olympics Media Guide |
1998 |
| 2 | 1 | Australian Government and the Sydney Games |
2000 |
| 2 | 2 | Olympic Souvenir Program Sydney |
2000 |
| 2 | 3-6 | Sydney Olympic Games Media Guides |
2000 |
| 2 | 7 | Sydney Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies |
2000 |
| 2 | 8 | Darling Harbour [Australia] Media Guide |
2000 |
| 2 | 9 | Sydney Press Guide |
2000 |
| 2 | 10 | Sydney Paralympic Games Facts and Contracts |
2000 |
| 2 | 11 | Salt Lake Olympic Games Program |
2002 |
Olympic Games Research FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 | Barcelona Games Notes and Research |
1992 |
| 3 | 2 | Barcelona Press Guides |
1992 |
| 3 | 3 | Lillehammer With Arenas for All Seasons
|
1994 |
| 3 | 4-5 | Lillehammer Notes and Research |
1994 |
| 3 | 6 | Atlanta--Results of the Games |
1996 |
| 3 | 7 | Atlanta--US Olympic Team Roster |
1996 |
| 3 | 8-9 | Atlanta Games Notes and Research |
1996 |
| 3 | 10 | Atlanta Games News Releases |
1996 |
| 3 | 11 | Hockey at the Nagano Games |
1998 |
| 3 | 12 | Nagano Olympics News Clippings |
1998 |
| 4 | 1-2 | Nagano Games |
1998 |
| 4 | 3-8 | Sydney Games |
2000 |
Olympics News CoverageReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 5 | 1 |
Salt Lake Tribune Pre-Salt Lake Winter Games Editorials |
1992-2000 |
| 5 | 2 |
Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Winter Games Articles |
2001-2002 |
| 5 | 3 | Olympics Editorials from Various Newspapers |
1991-1996 |
| 5 | 4-5 | Olympics Articles- Unrelated to Sports |
1995-2002 |
| 6 | 1 |
Salt Lake Tribune "Road to the Games" series |
2001-2002 |
| 6 | 2 |
Salt Lake Tribune Olympic Sports Clippings |
2001-2002 |
| 6 | 3-4 |
Salt Lake Tribune Articles Written by Lex Hemphill |
2000-2001 |
| 6 | 5 | Lex Hemphill's Olympics Columns |
2000-2002 |
Olympics Research Subject FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 1 | Lex Hemphill Articles, "Utah's Winter Olympians" |
2001-2002 |
| 7 | 2 | Lane Beatti |
|
| 7 | 3-4 | Legislature amd the Olympics |
|
| 7 | 5 | One Year Out from the Olympics |
2001 |
| 7 | 6 | Cathy Prestner Allinger |
|
| 7 | 7 | Randy Dryer |
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| 7 | 8 | Bill Marolt |
|
| 7 | 9 | Steve Pace |
|
| 7 | 10 | Torch Relay |
Subject Files and NotesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 8 | 1 | Bob Bills |
| 8 | 2 | Ranch Kimball |
| 8 | 3 | Mitt Romney |
| 8 | 4 | Interview Notes |
| 8 | 5 | Story Notes |
Olympic History MaterialsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 9 | Olympic History Research |
1924-1964 |
| 10 | Olympic History Research |
1964-2002 |
Utah's OlympiansReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 11 | 1-2 | Utah's Olympians |
| 11 | 3-4 | Olympic Lectures |
| 11 | 5 | Utah Ski Archives |
| 11 | 6 | Winter Sports Hall of Fame |
Salt Lake Winter OlympicsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 12 | Events and Venues |
2002 | |
| 13 | Events and Venues |
2002 | |
| 14 | Events and Venues |
2002 | |
| 15 | Hockey |
2002 | |
| 16 | Official Results of the XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City |
2002 | |
| 17 | Media Guides, Paralympic Games |
2002 | |
| Folder | |||
| 18 | 1 | Media Guides |
2000-2002 |
| 18 | 2 | State of the Environment |
2002 |
| 18 | 3 | Environmental Issues |
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| 18 | 4 | Utah Sports Authority |
1998 |
| 18 | 5 | Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) Meetings |
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| 18 | 6 | SLOC Economics |
|
| 18 | 7 | SLOC Research |
1999-2002 |
| 18 | 8 | SLOC: Language Policy and Planning |
|
| 18 | 9-10 | SLOC Olympic News |
1998-2000 |
| 18 | 10 | SLOC Progress Report to the International Olympic Committee |
1996 |
| 18 | 11 | SLOC Olympic Transportation Guide |
2002 |
| 19 | Research and Publications |
2000-2002 | |
| 20 | International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic Committee |
1999-2002 | |
| 21 | Olympics Press Coverage |
1988-2000 | |
| 22 | Olympics Press Coverage |
1996-2002 | |
| 23 | Salt Lake Olympics Coverage |
2002 | |
| 24 | Olympic Publications, Foreign Media Guides |
2000-2002 | |
| 25 | Salt Lake Media Guides |
2002 | |
| 26 | Olympics Media Guides |
1996-2000 | |
| 27 | Olympics Media Guides |
2002 | |
| 28 | USA v. Tom Welch--Olympic Scandal |
2002 | |
| 29 | USA v. Tom Welch--Olympic Scandal |
2002 | |
| 30 | Olympic Scandal Press Coverage |
2002 | |
| 31 | Olympics Scandal Press Coverage |
2002 | |
Sports CoverageReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 32 | Utah Jazz Coverage |
1980-1990 |
| 33 | Utah Jazz Clippings and Interviews |
1980-1989 |
| 34 | Lex Hemphill's Sports Columns |
1979-1989 |
| 35 | Lex Hemphill's Sports Columns |
1980-1999 |
| 36 | Baseball Coverage |
1950-1990 |
Editorials by Lex HemphillReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 37 | 1 | Welfare and Child Labor |
| 37 | 2 | Ethical Issues, Gay Rights, Capital Punishment |
| 37 | 3 | Gun Control |
| 37 | 4 | Local Politics |
| 37 | 5 | Miscellaneous |
| 37 | 6 | Sports |
| 37 | 7 | Term Limits |
| 38 | 1 | Environment and Public Lands |
| 38 | 2 | Foreign Affairs |
| 38 | 3 | National Politics |
| 38 | 4 | "The Air We Breathe" Salt Lake Tribune Series |
Various SubjectsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 39 | Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument |
1996-1997 |
| 40 | Wilderness Preservation and Environmental Issues |
1990-1999 |
| 41 | Court Cases: Wendy Weaver, Multi-use Stadium in Salt Lake |
1990-1997 |
Newspapers and PublicationsReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 42 |
Salt Lake Tribune
This box contains issues of the Salt Lake Tribune's about the Nagano and Sydney Olympics.
|
1998-2000 |
| 43 |
Salt Lake Tribune
This box contains a complete set of the Salt Lake Tribune covering the Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games.
|
2002 |
| 44 | Oversize Salt Lake Olympics Publications |
2002 |
| 45 | Lake Placid Olympics Newspapers |
1980 |
| 46 | Atlanta Olympics Newspapers
This box contains copies of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution covering the Atlanta Olympic Games.
|
1996 |
| 47 | Sydney Olympics Newspapers
This box contains issues of the Sydney Morning Herald covering the Sydney Olympic Summer Games.
|
2000 |
| 48 | Salt Lake Olympics Newspapers
This box contains issues of national newspapers covering the Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games.
|
2002 |
| 49 |
Deseret News Coverage of the Salt Lake Winter Olympics |
2002 |
| 50 | Athens Olympics Newspapers
This box contains issues of the New York Times covering the Olympic Summer Games held in Athens.
|
2004 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Sports--Utah--History--Sources
- Sportswriters--Utah--Salt Lake City
Personal Names
- Hemphill, Lex--Archives
Finding aid created by Samuel J. Passey.
2006 (last modified: 2020)
