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Louise Degn Broadcast Archive, 1968-2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Degn, Louise.
Title
Louise Degn Broadcast Archive
Dates
1968-2007 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 Boxes, (1.25 Linear Feet)
Collection Number
UUS_COLL MSS 437
Summary
This collection consists largely of DVDs of news broadcasts produced by Louise Degn from 1969 to 1990.
Repository
Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives Division
Special Collections & Archives
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
Logan, UT
84322-3000
Telephone: 4357978248
Fax: 4357972880
scweb@usu.edu
Access Restrictions

No restrictions on use.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Louise Degn was born in Logan, Utah, but grew up in Ogden where she graduated from Ogden High in 1964. She earned a B.A. in political science from Utah State University in 1968 before completing an M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University in 1970. In 1969 KSL hired her as a news reporter making her the second female television journalist in Utah. During her 40-year career, Degn worked at KSL, WBBM in Chicago, KBYU in Provo, and the Communication Department at the University of Utah, winning 13 awards for her work. One of her most popular and controversial programs was “Mormon Women and Depression,” which was cancelled due to pressure from leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Relief Society. A very respected and well-known journalist, Degn worked as the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Communication at the University of Utah as of 2012.

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Content Description

This collection consists largely of DVDs of news broadcasts produced by Louise Degn from 1969 to 1990. The topics covered on each disc have been listed on the inventory. The last box contains Degn’s autobiography and vita, as well as an index of her news stories and transcripts of “Utah Women Considered” and “Let the Women Vote!” This box also contains a transcript of “Mormon Women and Depression" and a summary of the reaction to its cancellation.

The DVDs are arranged in the order they were received from Degn, which is roughly chronological.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Louise Degn Broadcast Archive must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: Louise Degn Broadcast Archive USU_COLL MSS 437, Box #, Fd # or DVD #. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 437, USUSCA.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The DVDs are arranged in the order they were received from Degn, which is roughly chronological.

Processing Note

Processed in October of 2012

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to Utah State University Special Collections and Archives by Louise Degn in 2010.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • DVDs, 1969-2007

    • Description: DVD #1

      About Early TV News, Zoo, McKinley School, Autumn, Thanksgiving Mass, Christmas lights, Bear Lake, Old Autos, Salt Lake City Streets, Family Planning, Survival Expedition, Roller Coaster, Golden Eagle, Women’s Liberation, Women’s Liberation Day, Phosphates, Brigham Young Cemetery, Unit Pricing, Old Lyric Repertory Company, Shamrocks, Mental Health.

      Dates: 1969-1991
      Container: Box 1, DVD 1
    • Description: DVD #2

      About Early TV News, Mansion #1, Mansion #2, Mansion #3, Sesame Street, Nutcracker, Salvation Army, Student Tutor, Coalville Tabernacle #1-Feature, Coalville Tabernacle #2- Demonstration, Coalville Tabernacle #3- Court Hearing, Coalville Tabernacle #4-Demolition, Coalville Tabernacle #5-Aftermath, Wurlitzer Wigwam, Weight Watchers, Hitchhiking, Spiral Jetty, Renaissance Fair, H. L. Hunt- Interview.

      Dates: 1970-1971
      Container: Box 1, DVD 2
    • Description: DVD #3

      News Documentary, “In Whose Land?”, The Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

      Dates: 1970
      Container: Box 1, DVD 3
    • Description: DVD #4

      Housewares, Chicago Blues Musicians, Cowboys in Daniels Canyon, Body Painting-May Fest, Navajo Rug Weaver, Crickets and Seagulls, Capitol Organ, Melvin Dummar, Ice Capade Skater, Allred Murders, Piano Festival-Lili Krause, Park City Arts Festival

      Dates: 1972-1977
      Container: Box 1, DVD 4
    • Description: DVD #5

      Capital Punishment, Great Salt Lake Flooding, TV Violence, Migrant Workers

      Dates: 1976-1977
      Container: Box 1, DVD 5
    • Description: DVD #6

      Teton Dam Breaks-Special Report, Follow ups, 6-month Follow ups, Year Ender, 2-year Follow-up

      Dates: 1976-1978
      Container: Box 1, DVD 6
    • Description: DVD #7

      Utah Symphony Recordings, Beverly Sills with Utah Symphony, Acoustics of New Symphony Hall, The Maestro, Utah Symphony Rehearsal, Utah Symphony Concert

      Dates: 1970-1978
      Container: Box 1, DVD 7
    • Description: DVD #8

      Lark Ascending, Inside the Turning Point, Ballet West Backstage

      Dates: 1978-1982
      Container: Box 1, DVD 8
    • Description: DVD #9

      My Brother the Magician, Bubble House IWY- International Women’s year, T-Bone on the Rocks, Soldier Summit Linesman, Mick Boyle, Bloopers, Opera House in the Desert, Ice Skater, Ice Skater – Unedited Film

      Dates: 1977-1978
      Container: Box 1, DVD 9
    • Description: DVD #10

      Juanita Brooks, Death Valley Burros, Tina Gunn, Untaming the Wild, Anthon Transcript, Dimension Five Promo

      Dates: 1979-1980
      Container: Box 1, DVD 10
    • Description: DVD #11

      Original Cancellation, Iris Award, Mormon Women and Depression

      Dates: 1978
      Container: Box 1, DVD 11
    • Description: DVD #12

      Bedroom Births

      Dates: 1979
      Container: Box 1, DVD 12
    • Description: DVD #13

      Manti Temple, Violin School Mural, Gypsy Nuns, Montreaux, Harriet Tubman, Liz Story, I Cried, Pioneer Day Parade

      Dates: 1983-1991
      Container: Box 1, DVD 13
    • Description: DVD #14

      Maggie Smith Obituary, Boyfriends Forgotten, Baxter Jones, Gluttony, Bread-cooking, Cracking Eggs, Fried Bananas- cooking, Happy Marriage, Cheese Cake- cooking, Cinnamon Rolls-cooking, Red Shoes, Kid’s Drawings, Three-faced Doll, mashed Potatoes-cooking Vase, Refrigerator, Three Chins, grandfather’s Barn, Shyness, Jerry Steinblek, Stung by a Bee, Being Single, Mrs. Tremelo

      Dates: 1984
      Container: Box 1, DVD 14
    • Description: DVD #15

      Maggie Smith Essays: Lillie Mae’s Husbands, Temperance Lee, Brucie and His Dog, Advice for Eric, Mother’s Habit, Nice to Kids, Lilac Bushes, Getting Good Help, Strawberry Pie-cooking Elouise Bell Essays: Hospital Tests, Operation, Zucchini #1, Zucchini #2, Family Reunion, Trivia, Color Coding, Student Writing, Traveling in Utah, Disappearing Things, Visitors Check List, Food Exercises, house Guests, Family Fights, TV Chefs, Habits, Bikers, Therapists, Extra Zucchini, Homework

      Dates: 1984-1985
      Container: Box 1, DVD 15
    • Description: DVD #16

      MTV Effect on Children- Promo, MTV Effect on Children, Disciplining Children, Family Series

      Dates: 1985-1986
      Container: Box 1, DVD 16
    • Description: DVD #17

      Carol Lynn Pearson, Carlfred Broderick

      Dates: 1986
      Container: Box 1, DVD 17
    • Description: DVD #18

      Dimension Five, Final Show, Show Opens and Sets, Interview with Ed Yeates, Bedroom Gold Miner, Bloopers

      Dates: 1986
      Container: Box 1, DVD 18
    • Description: DVD #19

      Arches national Park, Moab Jeep Safari, Moab Dump, Ancient Pack Rats in Canyonlands, How Arches Are Formed, Delicate Arch marriage

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, DVD 19
    • Description: DVD #20

      Monument Valley, John Ford Movie Director, Navajo Marina, Navajo High School, Green Mask at Grand Gulch, Anasazi Cave

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, DVD 20
    • Description: DVD #21

      Lake Powell, Water Skier Richard Briggs, Glen Canyon Dam Economics, Perry Lodge in Kanab

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, DVD 21
    • Description: DVD #22

      Bryce Canyon, Burr Trail Commuter, Kodachrome Basin State Park, The Donut Priest, Mysterious Loa Bulge

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, DVD 22
    • Description: DVD #23

      Great Basin National Park, Lehman cave, Baker Nevada, One-room School in Callao, Utah, Small Town Museums and Shops

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, DVD 23
    • Description: DVD #24

      Idaho, Airborne Mail Carrier, Nurse/Western Locales, Fishing Rod Maker, Show Close

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, DVD 24
    • Description: DVD #25

      Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Mountain Climbing School, Gerry Spence Defense Attorney, Wolves in Yellowstone

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, DVD 25
    • Description: DVD #26

      Bear Lake, Raspberries, Post Offices at St. Charles, Bear Lake Development, Rural Landscape

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, DVD 26
    • Description: DVD #27

      Heber Valley, Homestead Resort, Hot Pots, Jordanelle Dam Controversy, Cascade Springs

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, DVD 27
    • Description: DVD #28

      Flaming Gorge, Trout Fishing, Fire Lookout Tower, Fontenelle Dam Repairs, Bloopers

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, DVD 28
    • Description: DVD #29

      No Home for the Holidays, Who are the Homeless?, Police Patrolman, Homeless Woman, Homeless Shelter, Show Close/ Public Service Announcement

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 1, DVD 29
    • Description: DVD #30

      Hawaii #1, Winter Vacations, TV shows Filmed in Hawaii, Volcanoes, Show Close

      Dates: 1988
      Container: Box 1, DVD 30
    • Description: DVD #31

      Hawaii #2, Polynesian Cultural Center, Iosepa (Joseph), Utah, Mormon Pioneer Town, Rain Forests, Show Close

      Dates: 1988
      Container: Box 2, DVD 31
    • Description: DVD #32

      Hawaii #3, Cookie Kahuna, Movies Filmed in Hawaii, Mauna Kea Observatory, Utah Pineapple Pickers

      Dates: 1988
      Container: Box 2, DVD 32
    • Description: DVD #33

      Lost Love, Divorce, “I Cried” music video, Death of a Child

      Dates: 1988
      Container: Box 2, DVD 33
    • Description: DVD #34

      Idaho Border Thru Ogden, Smithfield Implement, Bluebird/ Dr. Pierce Sign/ Wellsville, Mantua, Ogden Cop

      Dates: 1988
      Container: Box 2, DVD 34
    • Description: DVD #35

      Davis County thru Utah County, Kaysville/Slim Olson’s/ State Street, Lehi/Timpanogos, Drive-in Movies

      Dates: 1988
      Container: Box 2, DVD 35
    • Description: DVD #36

      Mona thru Kanosh, Mona Bee Keeper/ Kay’s Market, Dan Valentines/ Nephi Death Strip/ Levan Name, Scipio Bus Driver, Fillmore Statehouse/ Kanosh baseball

      Dates: 1988
      Container: Box 2, DVD 36
    • Description: DVD #37

      Cove Fort thru Parowan, Cove Fort/Volcanoes, Beaver High Radio/ Beaver Press, Beaver Bakery/Laspina Arts Group, Paragonah General Store/Parowan Café

      Dates: 1988
      Container: Box 2, DVD 37
    • Description: DVD #38

      Cedar City to Arizona Border, Cedar City/Kolob/Leeds Cookbook/Silver Reef, Quail Creek/Washington Cotton Festival/St. George/Snow Canyon Fitness, Santa Clara/Tortoise Rescue, ’57 Chevy Owner/Show Close

      Dates: 1988
      Container: Box 2, DVD 38
    • Description: DVD #39

      PTA Goodbye, First Show/Candy Dish 5, Reporters Memories, Bloopers, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” music video

      Dates: 1988
      Container: Box 2, DVD 39
    • Description: DVD #40

      Promo for “Lowell Bennion”, Lowell Bennion: A Life That Matters, General Conference Talk, Howard Bennion #1, Ben Bennion, Doug Bennion, Ellen Bennion Stone, Steve Bennion, Howard Bennion, Mary Bradford

      Dates: 1968-1992
      Container: Box 2, DVD 40
    • Description: DVD #41

      Utah Women Considered: Changing Lives, Changing Times

      Dates: 1995
      Container: Box 2, DVD 41
    • Description: DVD #42

      Let the Women Vote!

      Dates: 1997
      Container: Box 2, DVD 42
    • Description: DVD #43

      Volunteer Summit

      Dates: 1997
      Container: Box 2, DVD 43
    • Description: DVD #44

      School of the Natural Order, Mormon History Assoc. in Denmark, Spiritual Directors, Crones Counsel, Yard Sale Music

      Dates: 2000
      Container: Box 2, DVD 44
    • Description: DVD #45

      Holly Near Interview, Jim Scott Interview, Hunter Davis Interview

      Dates: 1982-1986
      Container: Box 2, DVD 45
    • Description: DVD #46

      Station Move, Paul James Retires, Bob Welti Retires, Shelley Thomas Retires, Stations Switch, Mark Eubank Retires

      Dates: 1984-2006
      Container: Box 2, DVD 46
    • Description: DVD #47

      KSL-TV Turns 40

      Dates: 1989
      Container: Box 2, DVD 47
    • Description: DVD #48

      KSL-TV turns 50, part 1 of 2

      Dates: 1999
      Container: Box 2, DVD 48
    • Description: DVD #49

      KSL-TV turns 50, Part 2 of 2

      Dates: 1999
      Container: Box 2, DVD 49
    • Description: DVD #50

      Dick Nourse

      Dates: 2007
      Container: Box 2, DVD 50
    • Description: DVD #51

      Gunwoman Attacks Station, Anne Sleater

      Dates: 1999
      Container: Box 2, DVD 51
    • Description: DVD #52

      Gunwoman Attacks Station, De Keiu Duy

      Dates: 1999
      Container: Box 2, DVD 52
    • Description: DVD #53

      Newhouse hotel Demolition, Great Salt Lake Rising, Temple Square Christmas Lights, Yellowstone Fires, San Francisco Earthquake, Alta View Hostage Siege Wagon Train Accident, KTVX, Wagon Train Accident, KSL

      Dates: 1983-1997
      Container: Box 2, DVD 53
    • Description: DVD #54

      KTVX, KUTV, KSL

      Dates: 1987
      Container: Box 2, DVD 54
    • Description: DVD #55

      Utah Athletes in Olso Olympics, Salt Lake City Awarded 2002 Olympics

      Dates: 1994-1995
      Container: Box 2, DVD 55
    • Description: DVD #56

      Garn Baum v. Mormon Church, Rebuttal to CBS Story on Garn Baum v. Mormon Church, AIDS

      Dates: 1979-1987
      Container: Box 2, DVD 56
    • Description: DVD #57

      Sonja Johnson on ERA, Mormon Church Rebuttal to Sonja Johnson

      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box 2, DVD 57
    • Description: DVD #58

      Skiing in Utah

      Dates: 1973
      Container: Box 2, DVD 58
  • Vita, Transcripts, and DVD index, 1964-2012

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Subject Terms

  • Broadcast journalism--Utah.
  • Mormon women--Utah--Biography--Sources.
  • Television broadcasting of news--Utah.
  • Television feature stories--Utah.
  • Television journalists--Utah--Biography--Sources.
  • Women--Utah--Biography--Sources.

Personal Names

  • Degn, Louise.

Corporate Names

  • KSL (Television station: Salt Lake City, Utah)
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