UUS_3p1s2.xml Guide to the President Joshua H. Paul papers 1895 Paul, (Joshua H.) papers 1895 Finding aid/Register created by Sara Skindelien; updated by Kelly Rovegno and Abbie Chesley Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives ©2019; 2025
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-06-24. Finding aid encoded in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition) 2009 Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines. 2025 Updated collection number to match the rest of the presidential papers and added a bibliography Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives President Joshua H. Paul papers Paul, J. H. UUS_3.1/2 .25 linear feet 1 box 1894-1971, predominantly 1894-1895 This collection contains correspondence belonging to Joshua H. Pauls, second President of Utah State University. Material in English

This collection is arranged in chronological order.

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Initial Citation: President Joshua H. Paul papers USU_3.1/2. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.

Following Citations:UUS_3.1/2, USUSCA.

This collection was created by J. H. Paul.

Processed in December of 2019.

Throughout most of Joshua Hughes Paul life he was involved in Utah Education. He served predominately as a professor at the University of Utah (formerly known at University of Deseret) from 1881-1938. However, Paul took leave for the University of Utah to also served as the fourth principle of the Brigham Young College in Logan from 1892-1894, the second president of Utah State University (formerly known as the Agricultural College of Utah) from 1894-1896, and was the head of the Latter-day Saints University from 1899-1906. Paul was also a democratic congress nominee. Paul died March 7th 1939 in Salt Lake City, Utah from health complications.

The President Joshua H. Paul papers document Pauls time as the second president of Utah Agricultural College (UAC), now known as Utah State University. This collection includes correspondence sent and recieved from the office of the president with local and federal politicans, John R. (Jack) Edwards, A.L. Marlatt, and others about the operation of the Utah Agricultural College.

 Colleges and Universities Correspondence 1894 July 1 1 Correspondence 1894 August 1 2 Correspondence 1894 September 1 3 Correspondence 1894 October 1 4 Correspondence 1894 November 1 5 Correspondence 1894 December 1 6

Includes Statement of the President to the Board of Trustees

 Correspondence 1895 January 1 7 Correspondence 1895 April 1 8 Correspondence 1895 May 1 9 Articles and correspondence about President Paul 1939, 1979 1 10