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Dean L. May papers, 1848-2003

Overview of the Collection

Creator
May, Dean L.
Title
Dean L. May papers
Dates
1848-2003 (inclusive)
Quantity
54.5 linear feet
Collection Number
MS 0422
Summary
The Dean L. May papers (1848-2003) consist of materials relating to May's teaching and writing careers. Included are writings, correspondence, diaries, pamphlets, reports, minutes, legal papers, news articles, notes, syllabi, maps, and coding papers related to demography studies, among other papers. Dean L. May was a professor of history at the University of Utah. His studies and teaching and writing interests centered around the social history of the United States, the American West in particular.
Repository
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

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
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Content Description

The Dean L. May papers (1848-2003) consist of materials relating to May's teaching and writing careers. Includes correspondence, diaries, pamphlets, reports, minutes, legal papers, news articles, notes, syllabi, maps, coding papers relating to demography studies, research materials, and scripts for a television series titled "A Peoples' History of Utah" (1978-1980). Includes a paper given at a meeting of the Mormon History Association in 1975 titled "The Mormon Community in Historical Perspective."

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Separated Materials

Photographs and audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0553 and A0766).

Acquisition Information

Boxes 1-3 were donated by Dean L. May in 1994.

Boxes 4-104 were donated by Cheryll May in 2003.

Boxes 105-108 were donated by Cheryll May in 2003.

Processing Note

Processed by Lisa DeMille in 2003.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Latter Day Saints--West (U.S.)--History

Personal Names

  • May, Dean L.--Archives

Geographical Names

  • Utah--History

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Essays
  • Scripts (documents)
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