Briant H. Stringham papers

Briant H. Stringham papers, 1940-1980

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Stringham, B. H. (Briant H.), 1889-1983
Title: Briant H. Stringham papers
Dates: 1940-1980 (inclusive)
19401980
Quantity: 23 boxes, 6 scrapbooks, 14 framed items, (14 linear ft. )
Collection Number: UUS_COLL MSS 48
Summary: Primarily correspondence and subject files. Includes materials relating to Stringham's political career as a Utah legislator and mayor of Vernal, Utah; material concerning water conservationist issues and projects, including the Central Utah Project, Colorado River Storage Project, and the Echo Park Dam controversy; political speeches; meeting minutes from the Uintah Water Conservancy District Board of Directors meetings; and materials concerning the Wool Growers Association. Also includes diaries, sheep business materials, and memorabilia.
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: Restrictions
Open to public research.
Languages: English.
Sponsor: Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Stockman, conservationist, and reclamation advocate, B. H. "Bry" Stringham was born in the Ashley Valley (Vernal) of Utah Territory on April , 1889 to Philip and Caroline Crouch Stringham. As biographer L. Don LeFerve remarked, "though his birth went all but unnoticed" by those outside his immediate family, Bry's life-time accomplishments and leadership would one day "leave a significant mark on the community, the valley, and the state" in which he lived.

B. H. Stringham received his early education from the LDS Church operated Uinta Stake Academy at Vernal. Afterward he attended Brigham Young University in Provo. There he trained for a teaching position and, graduating in 1912, accepted a post in Storrs, Utah. He spent three years in this small Carbon County mining town. At the end of this tenure, he returned to the Ashley Valley to join his brother in the sheep business. Vernal became his permanent residence and stock raising his life-long career.

His chosen vocation did not restrict his other interests, however. He devoted much of his life to public service. His political achievement include four terms as a legislator in the Utah House of Representatives, two terms as state senator and four terms as mayor of Vernal.

Stringham's civic contributions were not limited to elected offices. He was a member of the Board of Trustees for Utah State University; a member of the Board of Regents for the University of Utah; a member of the Board of Directors for the Utah State University Development Fund; and a member of the Vernal Lions Club and the Vernal Rod and Gun Club.

In addition, he was President, Vice-President, and Director of the Utah Wool Grower's Association; Chairman of the Bureau of Land Management's State Advisory Board; a member of the Bureau of Land Management's National Advisory Board; and a member of the Board of Directors, Central Utah Water Conservancy District.

As a conservationist, B. H. Stringham aided in the passage of the Taylor Grazing Act legislation and other national grazing laws. His cooperation with the Bureau of Land Management facilitated the construction of fourteen stock-watering reservoirs on the range land of northeastern Utah. Overall his contribution to range improvement programs in Utah merited him the Bridger Award, an honor bestowed by Utah State University for outstanding work in the field of conservation.

As an advocate of reclamation in the West; B. H. Stringham was instrumental in the development of the monumental Colorado River Storage Project. He also played a significant role in the development of the Central Utah Project, and offered his assistance to the plans of such groups as the Colorado River Development Association, the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, the Upper Colorado River Commission, the Colorado River Water Users Association, the Uinta Water Conservancy District, and the Utah Water and Power Board.

On March 30, 1908, B. H. Stringham married Delpha Rolfe, but the marriage quickly ended in divorce. He later married Catherine Chipman of American Fork, Utah, in 1912. Their marriage of fifty-three years ended with her sudden death in 1965. In 1966, he remarried to Lottie Ward Hickenlooper. He passed away on July 13, 1983 at the age of ninety-four.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Brian H. Stringham Collection is contained in twenty-five boxes. Processing of the papers was undertaken in large part by Jeff Smith. In organizing the material a topical arrangement was chosen to provide easy access to its information. All correspondence not directly related to a topical category was compiled as a separate category titled "General Correspondence." As with the topical arrangement, the correspondence is organized alphabetically and chronologically.

Photographs, other than those permanently attached in scrapbooks, were removed from the manuscript collection and can be found in collection P0365.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.

Permission to publish material from the Briant H. Stringham papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.

Preferred Citation

Briant H. Stringham papers, 1940-1980. (COLL MSS 48). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Subject files have a topical arrangement; the correspondence is organized alphabetically and chronologically.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Briant H. Stringham, 1979.

Related Materials

Briant H. Stringham photograph collectionP0365

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

General CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Aagard - Allred	undated
1	2	Ambassador Athletic Club - Augason	undated
1	3	Bacon - Barnes	undated
1	4	Barnett - Bennett, Joseph F	undated
1	5	Bennett, Wallace F	undated
1	6	Bennett, W. H. - Blood	undated
1	7	Booth - Bukin	undated
1	8	Bracken - Browning	undated
1	9	Buck - Butler	undated
1	10	Calder - Casella	undated
1	11	Chapman - Chivers	undated
1	12	Christensen - Clyde, Grace	undated
1	13	Clyde, George D	undated
1	14	Clyde, Ora - Colton, Grace	undated
1	15	Colton, Hugh - Consolidated Royalty Oil Company	undated
1	16	Cooper - Cornet & Zeilieg, Inc	undated
1	17	Cornet, Henry L	undated
1	18	Cory - Cummings	undated
1	19	Darley - Derrick	undated
1	20	Despain - Dykstra (For Echo Park Dam see Water - Echo Park Dam)	undated
1	21	Eagleston - Ellis	undated
1	22	Engineering, Road Commision - Evans	undated
2	1	Fabian - Fox	undated
2	2	Francis - Fulton	undated
2	3	Gage - Gurr	undated
2	4	Hacking - Halliday	undated
2	5	Hallowell, Jones & David	undated
2	6	Hamblin - Hanson	undated
2	7	Harding - Hayward	undated
2	8	Henderson - Hislop	undated
2	9	Hodson - Howell	undated
2	10	Hubbard - Hyde	undated
2	11	Irvine - Isaacson	undated
2	12	Jackson - Johnson, Lamont	undated
2	13	Johnson, Lutz	undated
2	14	Jolley - Justice	undated
2	15	Kay - Krummes	undated
2	16	Lamb - Lewis	undated
2	17	Libory - Lukins	undated
2	18	Mabey - McQuire	undated
2	19	Madden - Maw	undated
2	20	Meagen - Moon	undated
2	21	Moore, Frank - Moore, Roy	undated
2	22	Morgan - Murray	undated
2	23	National - Nelson	undated
2	24	New - Nygaard	undated
3	1	Oaks - Owen	undated
3	2	Pacific - Peterson	undated
3	3	Pfost - Quilnlin	undated
3	4	Rampton - Rex	undated
3	5	Rhoades - Russell	undated
3	6	Sam - Shuford	undated
3	7	Siddoway, John - Siddoway, Wallace	undated
3	8	Sieger - Squire	undated
3	9	Stanton - Stoddard	undated
3	10	Stringfellow - Swalberg	undated
3	11	Taggart - Tyzack	undated
3	12	Uinta Basin Telephone Association - Ute Indian Trading Post	undated
3	13	Varley - Vest	undated
3	14	Walker - Wharburton	undated
3	15	Ward, Frank	undated
3	16	Watkins, Arthur V	undated
3	17	Watson - Wilks	undated
3	18	Will, John Geoffry	undated
3	19	Wilson - Wright	undated
3	20	Yorty - Young	undated
3	21	Miscellaneous	undated

Biographical Data , undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
4	1	Draft for unpublished biography of BHS by L. Don Leferve of Salt Lake City	undated
4	2	Recollection by various people concerning BHS, other autobiographical material	undated
4	3	Papers of Phillip Stringham, Agreements, mortgages, and leases	undated
4	4	Papers of Phillip Stringham, Certificates	undated
4	5	Papers of Phillip Stringham, Deeds and patents	undated
4	6	Papers of Phillip Stringham, Receipts and statements	undated
4	7	Miscellaneous family papers	undated

Subject Files, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
5	1	Boy Scouts of America, Correspondence	1948
5	2	Brigham Young University Emeritus Club Correspondence	1962-1980
5	3	"Bry" Stringham Day, Memorabilia	1966 April 2
5	4	Bureau of Land Management (BLM), General Correspondence	1954-1970
5	5	BLM, Federal Range Code	undated
5	6	BLM, Maps	undated
5	7	BLM, Memoranda	1941-1964
5	8	BLM, Public Lands Policy	undated
5	9	BLM, Public Lands Reports	undated
5	10	BLM, State Advisory Board Meetings	1954
5	11	BLM, State Advisory Board Meetings	1957
5	12	BLM, State Advisory Board Meetings	1960
5	13	BLM, State Advisory Board Meetings	1961
5	14	BLM, Miscellaneous	undated
5	15	Citations	undated
6	1	Grazing leases	undated
6	2	Grazing licenses	undated
6	3	Grazing permits	undated
6	4	Grazing service, correspondence	1938-1955
6	5	Hotel Vernal, Annual Reports	1948-1959
6	6	Hotel Vernal, Annual Reports	1960-1964
6	7	Hotel Vernal, Financial Statements	1949-1959
6	8	Hotel Vernal, Financial Statements	1960-1965
6	9	Hotel Vernal, Miscellaneous	undated
6	10	Land and Grazing, speeches	undated
6	11	Leal Papers: Agreements, leases, permits	undated
6	12	Legislative correspondence	1946-1948
6	13	Legislative correspondence	1949 January - 1949 May
6	14	Legislative correspondence	1949 June - 1949 December
6	15	Legislative correspondence	1953-1954
6	16	Legislative correspondence	1955 January - 1955 February
6	17	Legislative correspondence	1955 November - 1955 December
6	18	Legislative correspondence	1956
6	19	Legislative correspondence	1957-1958
6	20	Letters of Recommendation	undated
7	1	Mailing Lists	undated
7	2	Mayoral correspondence, Vernal Utah	1946 June - 1946 October
7	3	Mayoral correspondence, Vernal Utah	1946 November - 1946 December
7	4	Mayoral correspondence, Vernal Utah	1947 January - 1947 March
7	5	Mayoral correspondence, Vernal Utah	1947 April - 1947 June
7	6	Mayoral correspondence, Vernal Utah	1947 July - 1947 October
7	7	Mayoral correspondence, Vernal Utah	1947 November - 1947 December
7	8	Mayoral correspondence, Vernal Utah	1948 January - 1948 March
7	9	Mayoral correspondence, Vernal Utah	1948 April - 1948 June
7	10	Mayoral correspondence, Vernal Utah	1948 July - 1948 December
7	11	Mayoral correspondence, Vernal Utah	1949
7	12	Oil Leases, Agreements	undated
7	13	Oil Leases, Division orders	undated
7	14	Oil Leases, Pooling agreements	undated
7	15	Oil Leases, miscellaneous	undated
8	1	Personal Finances: Account books, bank statements, etc	undated
8	2	Political campaign addresses	1940
8	3	Political campaign addresses	1942, 1944
8	4	Political campaign addresses	1950, 1953
8	5	Political campaign addresses	1957
8	6	Political campaign addresses	1960-1961
8	7	Predator Animal Control, reports and statements	undated
8	8	Production Credit Association, correspondence	1964 - 1972
8	9	Production Credit Association, meetings	1974 - 1975
8	10	Production Credit Association, Policy manual	undated
8	11	Production Credit Association, Speeches	undated
8	12	Production Credit Association, Miscellaneous	undated
8	13	Rural Areas Development Committee, correspondence	1963
9	1	Speeches by Stringham: Agriculture	undated
9	2	Speeches by Stringham: Cattle Industry	undated
9	3	Speeches by Stringham: Community Development - Uinta Basin	undated
9	4	Speeches by Stringham: Community Development - Utah Municipal	undated
9	5	Speeches by Stringham: Community Development - Vernal City	undated
9	6	Speeches by Stringham: Community Development - Miscellaneous	undated
9	7	Speeches by Stringham: Patriotic	undated
9	8	Speeches by Stringham: Political	undated
9	9	Speeches by Stringham: Range Management	undated
9	10	Speeches by Stringham: Sheep Industry	undated
9	11	Speeches by Stringham: Miscellaneous	undated
9	12	Speeches collected by Stringham	undated
9	13	Taxes	1940 - 1970
9	14	Taylor Grazing Act (For Uinta Water Conservancy District, see Water - Uinta Water etc; for Upper Colorado River Storage Projects see Water - Upper Colorado etc.)	undated
9	15	Utah Municipal League, Minutes	1948
9	16	Vernal City, Utah; Annual Reports	1948, 1952
9	17	Vernal City, Utah; Miscellaneous	undated
9	18	Vernal Lion's Club, Addresses by Stringham	undated
9	19	Vernal Lion's Club, Correspondence	1943-1944, 1963, 1977
9	20	Vernal Lion's Club, Minutes of Meetings	1943 - 1977 (incomplete)
9	21	Vernal Lion's Club, Miscellaneous	undated
10	1	Water - Central Utah Project, Bonneville Unit, Correspondence	undated
10	2	Water - Central Utah Project, Bonneville Unit, 1972 Reports	1972
10	3	Water - Central Utah Project, Jensen Unit, Correspondence	1975
10	4	Water - Central Utah Project, Jensen Unit, Reports	1967-1972
10	5	Water - Central Utah Project, Maps	undated
10	6	Water - Central Utah Project, News Releases	1966-1971
10	7	Water - Central Utah Project, Statements	1970 - 1979
10	8	Water - Central Utah Project, Uinta Unit Reports	1975
10	9	Water - Central Utah Project, Upalco Unit, Reports	1975
10	10	Water - Central Utah Project, Vernal Unit, Reports	1958-1971
10	11	Water - Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Agreements	undated
10	12	Water - Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Annual Reports	1968-1975
10	13	Water - Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Annual Reports	1976-1977
10	14	Water - Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Board of Directors	1964-1974
10	15	Water - Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Correspondence	1964-1979
11		Water - Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Directors Meetings	1967 - 1976
	Folder
12	1	Water - Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Financial Statements	undated
12	2	Water - Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Policy Bulletins	undated
12	3	Water - Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Miscellaneous	undated
12	4	Water - Colorado River Development Association, Correspondence	1950-1951
12	5	Water - Colorado River Development Association, Correspondence	1952-1960
12	6	Water - Colorado River Development Association, Finances	undated
12	7	Water - Colorado River Development Association, Meetings	1950-1952
12	8	Water - Colorado River Development Association, Meetings	1953-1958
12	9	Water - Colorado River Development Association, Statements	undated
12	10	Water - Colorado River Development Association, Tours	undated
13	1	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Legislative materials	1953-1954
13	2	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Legislative materials	1955
13	3	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Maps	undated
13	4	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Minutes	undated
13	5	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Resolutions	undated
13	6	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Statements	1950-1951
13	7	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Statements	1954
13	8	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Upper Colorado River Commission	1951-1952
13	9	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Upper Colorado River Commission	1954
13	10	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Upper Colorado River Commission	1955
13	11	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Upper Colorado River Commission	1976-1977
13	12	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Upper Colorado River Commission	1978-1979
13	13	Water - Colorado River Storage Project, Upper Colorado River Grass Roots, Inc	undated
14	1	Water - Colorado River Water Users Association, Reports	1955-1976
14	2	Water - Echo Park Dam Controversy, Correspondence	1946-1955
14	3	Water - Echo Park Dam Controversy, Statements	1950-1951
14	4	Water - Echo Park Dam Controversy, Statements	1954-1955
14	5	Water - Echo Park Dam Controversy, Statements	undated
14	6	Water - Echo Park Dam Controversy, Secretary of the Interior	1950
14	7	Water - Echo Park Dam Controversy, Miscellaneous	undated
14	8	Water - Linke, Harold A., Correspondence	1949
15	1	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Annual Meetings	1969, 1971
15	2	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Annual Report	1961
15	3	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Board of Directors Meetings	1960-1961
15	4	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Board of Directors Meetings	1969-1970
15	5	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Board of Directors Meetings	1971
15	6	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Board of Directors Meetings	1974
15	7	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Board of Directors Meetings	1975
15	8	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Board of Directors Meetings	1976
15	9	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Board of Directors Meetings	1977
15	10	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Board of Directors Meetings	1978
15	11	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Board of Directors Meetings	1979
15	12	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Board of Directors Meetings	1980
15	13	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Contracts	undated
15	14	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Correspondence	1959-1976
15	15	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Correspondence	1977-1978
15	16	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Correspondence	1979-1980
15	17	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Dry Fork Project	1961
15	18	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Dry Fork Project	1971
15	19	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Financial Statements	1963
15	20	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Memoranda	1979-1980
15	21	Water - Uinta Water Conservancy District, Miscellaneous	undated
15	22	Water - Utah Water and Power Board, Reports	1950 - 1959
15	23	Water - Utah Water and Power Board, Reports	1960 - 1969
15	24	Water - Miscellaneous	undated
16	1	Wool Growers Association, Correspondence	1938-1963
16	2	Wool Growers Association, Correspondence	1964
16	3	Wool Growers Association, Correspondence	1965-1972
16	4	Wool Growers Association, Miscellaneous	undated
16	5	Wool Growers Association, National Conventions	undated
16	6	Wool Growers Association, Speeches	1961-1963
16	7	Wool Growers Association, Speeches	1964-1968
16	8	Wool Growers Association, Speeches	1969-1971
16	9	Wool Growers Association, American Sheep Producers Council Workshop	1970
16	10	Wool Growers Association, American Wool Council, Reports	1961
16	11	Wool Growers Association, American Wool Council, Reports	1970-1971
16	12	Wool Growers Association, Stringham Sheep Company	undated
16	13	Wool Growers Association, Utah Meetings	undated
16	14	Wool Growers Association, "The Utah Wool Grower"	1964
16	15	Wool Growers Association, "The Utah Wool Grower"	1965
16	16	Wool Growers Association, "The Utah Wool Grower"	1967-1971
16	17	Wool Growers Association, "The Utah Wool Grower"	1972-1976

Diaries and Memoranda Books, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
17	Diaries and Memoranda Books	undated

Utah Senate Journals and Directories, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
18	Utah Senate Journals	1943-1955
18	Directories	1941-1957

Stringham Sheep Business, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
19	Financial statements and receipts	undated

Memorabilia, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
20	"Key to the City," Vernal Utah	undated
20	1882 Whiskey Bottle from Fort Thornburg	undated
20	Embosser for Stringham Sheep Business	undated
20	Ceremonial Leg Hook from Utah Wool Grower's Association	undated
20	Desk Blotter	undated
20	Book End, Salt Lake City Vocational School medallion	undated
20	"Fence gate" modeled on those from Stringham Sheep farms	undated

Plaques, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
21	Thirty Years Service Award, Utah Wool Grower's Association	undated
21	The Bridger Award	1965
21	Utah Municipal League, Appreciation Award	(1966)
21	Community Leadership and Noteworthy Americans Award	(1976)
21	Lion's Club Plaque	undated
21	Outstanding Service Award, BLM	undated
21	President's Club, Brigham Young University	undated
21	1971 Sheepman of the Year	undated
21	President of Knife and Fork Club	(1971)
21	Also includes advertisements from senatorial campaign, name tags, licenses, notebooks, lapel pins, tie tacks, Pen from US Secretary of the Interior, and original casting from Geneva Steel	(1944 December)
21	Emeritus Club Award, Brigham Young University	1981
22	USU Alumni Association Distinguished Service Award	1976
22	Grateful Recognition for Service as Member of Emeritus Club Board of Directors	c.1981

Certificates and Posters , undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
22	Support "Bry" Stringham Day	undated
22	Appreciation For Meritorious Service, Utah American Revolution Bicentennial Commission	undated
22	US Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management Appreciation Award	(1965)
22	National Water Resources Association Lifetime Membership Award	undated
22	BLM National Advisory Board Council Appreciation Award	undated
22	University of Utah Board of Regents Certificate of Appreciation	undated
22	Resolution of Appreciation, Central Utah Water Conservancy District	1981
22	Membership for Life, National Water Resources Association	1978

Miscellaneous , undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
23	Yearbooks, calendars, etc	undated

Scrapbooks, undatedReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
24	Scrapbook 1: Echo Park Dam Controversy	undated
24	Scrapbook 2: Personal, Volume 1	undated
24	Scrapbook 3: Personal, Volume 2	undated
25	Scrapbook 4: Cards and Notes	undated
25	Scrapbook 5: "Bry" Stringham Day Commerative	undated
25	Scrapbook 6: Stringham Sheep Business	undated

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Mayors--Utah--Vernal--Archives.
Politicians--Utah--Archives.
Sheep industry--Utah.
Water resources development--Utah.

Personal Names

Stringham, B. H. (Briant H.), 1889-1983.

Corporate Names

Central Utah Project.
Colorado River Storage Project (U.S.)
National Wool Growers Association (U.S.)
Utah Wool Growers Association.

Geographical Names

Central Utah Water Conservancy District (Utah)
Echo Park Dam (Colo.)
Uintah Water Conservancy District (Utah)
Utah--Politics and government.
Vernal (Utah)--Politics and government.

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