Mehdi Heravi photograph and memorabilia collection, 1958-2024
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Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Mehdi Heravi photograph and memorabilia collection
- Dates
- 1958-2024 (inclusive)19582024
- Quantity
- .5 linear feet, (1 letter box)
- Collection Number
- UUS_P0735
- Summary
- This collection consists of images taken and collected by Dr. Mehdi Heravi. The photographs document his education at Logan High School and Utah State University, his career as an academic and philanthropist, and his numerous friendships with high-ranking politicians.
- Repository
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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
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No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
- Languages
- English
Content Description
This collection consists of images taken and collected by Dr. Mehdi Heravi as well as letters, maps, newspaper clippings, thank you letters, and numerous awards and certificates. The collection documents his education at Logan High School and Utah State University, his career as an academic and philanthropist, and his numerous friendships with high-ranking officials and politicians. Of particular note are his USU images and letters from 1959 to 1965 and photographs that document his close relationship with Senator Frank Moss, Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi, and another USU alum, Harry Reid.
Historical Note
Mehdi Heravi was raised by a prominent family in Tehran, Iran. His father, A. A. Hervavi, was a professor of agriculture at the University of Tehran. Heravi attended English boarding schools at a young age, and came to Logan, Utah to finish high school at age 16. After Logan High, he attended Utah State University, graduating in 1963 with a degree in Business and Social Science and a master's in political science in 1964. He received a Ph.D. from American University's School of International Service in 1967. After teaching at Tennessee Technological University for six years, he returned to Iran where he was the Vice President at the National University of Iran. After the fall of the Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and the start of the Islamic Republic, he returned to America where he became a provost at American University. Heravi has been very active with various philanthropic endeavors. He has funded an orphanage in Iran, as well as Cerebral Palsy research. At USU he has funded numerous scholarships, the A. A. Heravi Atrium, and the Mehdi Heravi Faculty Seminar Room in the Merrill-Cazier Library. Most recently he funded the construction of a new building on campus, the Mehdi Heravi Global Teaching and Learner Center. Heravi has received numerous accolades over the years. He was the 2015 American University Alumnus of the year, and he received an honorary degree from USU in 2019.
Dr. Heravi has published five books: Concise Encyclopedia of the Middle East; Dynamics of International Relations; Iranian-American Diplomacy; Marxism, The Tudeh Party and the Left in Iran; and The Qajars (Qajarieh).
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 Mehdi Heravi photograph collection must be obtained from the Photographs Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Mehdi Heravi photograph and memorabilia collection USU_P0735. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_P0735, USUSCA.
Administrative Information
Return to TopDetailed Description of the Collection
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Mehdi Heravi photographs, 1959-2024
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Description: Photographs of notables with inscriptions
Individuals include: Harry Reid, George H.W. Bush, Al Gore, George W. and Laura Bush, Ed Madigan, Frank E. Moss, Calvin Rampton
Dates: 1961-2023Container: Box 1, Folder 1 -
Description: Photographs with Adeshir Zahedi, Iranian ambassador to USDates: 1960, 2016Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Black and white snapshots
Images include Salt Lake airport, car, palm-lined street, Logan High party, high school in California, house after high school, librarian Aunt Bessie, in cricket uniform
Dates: 1959Container: Box 1, Folder 3 -
Description: Images in regalia with the Shah, TehranDates: 1975Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: Photos in Cuba, on cruise shipDates: 2017Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: Book signing of "Marxism, the Tudeh Party, and the Left in Iran"Dates: circa 2011Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Award from American University in Washington, D.C., reception held at the home of the Indian ambassador to the USDates: 2015Container: Box 1, Folder 7
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Description: Black and white snapshots with groups of students, likely at Logan High School and/or USUDates: circa 1960Container: Box 1, Folder 8
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Description: Photos at USU
Images include Heravi as a freshman/sophomore, student groups, Dr. and Mrs. Boston, USU International Days, Ed Madigan, Bruce Gardner, Ann, Agricultural Science building, Bob Gross, John Allen and wife, the Ardeshir Zahedi Atrium
Dates: 1960-2021Container: Box 1, Folder 9 -
Description: Logan High School class of 1959's 40 year reunion
Individuals include: Tom McCloughlin, Ed Madigan, Barry McIntyre, Ted Roziska, Julie Seers Eyre, Harmon Eyre
Dates: 1999Container: Box 1, Folder 10 -
Description: Assorted photos
Individuals include: Alexander Kerentsky, George Myer, Eleanor Roosevelt, Daryl Chase, Milton R. Merrill, Ed Madigan, Dr. Peterson
Dates: 1956-1998Container: Box 1, Folder 11 -
Description: Assorted photos
Subjects include: Valentina (first female astronaut), Mrs. Boston, last Iranian foreign minister in CHaSS, Soviet official, Frank Moss, Dr. Harmon, Ed Madigan, Utah State Capital, mother of John McCain, staff of School of International Service at the American University, Stacey Abrams, Ed Madigan, Barry McIntyre
Dates: 1973-2020Container: Box 1, Folder 12 -
Description: Assorted photos
Subjects include: Bob and Deanne Feldman, Gary E. Stevenson, Quinton L. Cook, Orrin G. Hatch, Noelle Cockett, John Ferry, Kent Alder, Sylvia.
Also inlcudes signed photos of former United States President, George W. Bush and former USU President, Elizabeth Cantwell
Dates: 1990s to 2022Container: Box 1, Folder 13 -
Description: Photos with the Heravi Peace Institute plaqueDates: 2023Container: Box 1, Folder 14
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Other memorabilia, 1960
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Description: Awards and certificatesDates: 1963-2015Container: Box 1, Folder 15
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Description: US Congressional bills: S. 2815, S. 68, H.R. 9436
These bills appear to grant permanent residence (U.S.) to Heravi
Dates: 1964, 1965Container: Box 1, Folder 16 -
Description: Map of Tehran, news article about appointment to Melli UniversityDates: 1977Container: Box 1, Folder 17
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Description: International Days letter, contest programDates: 1961Container: Box 1, Folder 18
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Description: Smoking petition, editorialDates: circa 1962Container: Box 1, Folder 19
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Description: News articles about HeraviDates: 1962-2019Container: Box 1, Folder 20
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Description: Correspondence
Correspondents include: Hubert H. Humphrey, Glen L. Taggart, Frank E. Moss, Harry S. Reid, Jauad T. Khazeni, Jae, CAPSA, Robert and DeAnn Fehlman
Dates: 1968-2023Container: Box 1, Folder 21 -
Description: Letters of Recommendation
Include: Paul G. Stephenson, M. Judd Harmon, Calvin L. Rampton, Ross LaJeunesse, John Hilley, James W. Symington, Bahman Amini
Dates: 1992-2000Container: Box 1, Folder 22 -
Description: Thank you cards, letters from Heravi Peace Scholars
Include: Smoot family, Mary Wall, Teya Porter, Krista Phillips, Henry Hallock, Ta'Mariah Jenkins
Dates: 2024Container: Box 1, Folder 23 -
Description: Commencement program of the American UniversityDates: 2023Container: Box 1, Folder 24
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 2024Container: Box 1, Folder 25
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Description: Gift agreements and pledge formsDates: 2022-2023Container: Box 1, Folder 26
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Description: Oversize awardsDates: undatedContainer: Box 2
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Description: Oversize photographsDates: undatedContainer: Box 3
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Subject Terms
- Colleges and Universities
