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Richmond history papers, 1880-2009
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Richmond (Utah)
- Title
- Richmond history papers
- Dates
- 1880-2009 (inclusive)00000000
- Quantity
- 17 boxes, (9.5 linear feet)
- Collection Number
- UUS_COLL MSS 434
- Summary
- The collection consists of 17 boxes of materials from Richmond’s history, dating from 1880 to 2009. It is divided into five categories: Richmond Preservation Society Papers; Family and Oral Histories; Richmond and Cache Valley History; Newspaper Clippings; Ephemera and Oversize Items.
- 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
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Agrippa Cooper first settled Richmond, Utah, in 1859 and residents incorporated it as a city on February 26, 1868. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has maintained a significant presence in Richmond since the creation of the town ward in the spring of 1860, though the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Presbyterian Church were active as well, particularly in the late 19th century.
Dairy farming has long been central to the Richmond economy. The city was home to the Sego Milk Plant beginning in 1904, which sold its operations to Western General Dairies, Inc. before its eventual closure. Richmond celebrates this important aspect of its heritage with the Black and White Days festival, held annually since 1913.
On August 30, 1962, at 6:35 a.m., a magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook Richmond. The temblor caused extensive damage to the community, knocking cans off the grocery store shelves, crumbling the parapet walls of the 1914 Carnegie Library, and destroying the front of the 1903 Benson Stake Tabernacle. The Church razed the condemned tabernacle and built a new Benson Stake Center, dedicating it in 1964.
In 1974 Pepperidge Farm opened a plant in Richmond, which produced over 1 million cases of Goldfish crackers a year and employed more than 400 workers as of 2011. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the community boasted a population of 2,470.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The collection consists of 17 boxes of materials from Richmond’s history, dating from 1880 to 2009. The collection is divided into five categories: Richmond Preservation Society papers; Family and Oral Histories; Richmond and Cache Valley history; Newspaper Clippings; Ephemera and Oversize Items.
The first category (boxes 1-3) contains documentation and correspondence from the Richmond Preservation Society. These materials include census data, photographs, registration forms, proposals, surveys, and other documents pertaining to the preservation of the city's historic buildings and sites. Most of the materials in this category were already organized in the current folders by the City of Richmond prior to donation.
The second category (boxes 4-9) contains family histories, genealogical essays, family records, and oral history interviews (transcripts and tapes). Box 4 and 5 contain seven large family history books while boxes 6 and 7 contain dozens of folders organized alphabetically by last name. Boxes 8 and 9 contain oral history interview tapes (organized alphabetically by last name) that correspond with some of the oral history transcripts in box 7.
The third category (boxes 10-11) contains Richmond history essays and documents (box 10), as well as subject files that cover significant aspects and events of Richmond (box 11). The content of these boxes is organized by general subject (which is indicated by the title of each folder).
The fourth category (boxes 12-14) contains newspaper clippings from various local newspapers (mostly the Herald Journal). Box 12 contains folders of anniversaries, birthday announcements, weddings, and obituaries, all of which are organized alphabetically by last name. Boxes 13 and 14 contain articles published in the Herald Journal that pertain to Richmond or Cache Valley. These are organized chronologically by the date they were published.
The fifth category (boxes 15-17) contains ephemera from around the country, as well as a few oversize items. The ephemera have little to do with Richmond, but belonged to a Richmond resident, Ariel Benson. Box 15 is full of ephemera from around the United States, organized in alphabetical order by location. Box 16 contains various items about World War II and scouting jamborees. Box 17 has a few posters from Black and White Days festivals and a few folders that are organized by subjects such as maps, family trees, and newspaper clippings.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Richmond history papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Richmond history papers USU_COLL MSS 434, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. Utah State University Merrill-Cazier Library. Logan, Utah.
Following Citations:USU_COLL MSS 434, USUSCA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The collection is divided into five categories: Richmond Preservation Society papers; Family and Oral Histories; Richmond and Cache Valley history; Newspaper Clippings; Ephemera and Oversize Items.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Richmond Preservation Society, 1859-2005Return to Top
The first category (boxes 1-3) contains documentation and correspondence from the Richmond Preservation Society. These materials include census data, photographs, registration forms, proposals, surveys, and other documents pertaining to the preservation of the city's historic buildings and sites. Most of the materials in this category were already organized in the current folders by the City of Richmond prior to donation..
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Census data and family records of previous historical site residents |
1880-1930 |
| 1 | 2 | Historic and Architectural Resources of Richmond, Utah |
1859-1955 |
| 1 | 3 | Photo slides of historical sites |
undated |
| 1 | 4 | A.A. Thomas Drugs building |
2002 May |
| 1 | 5 | Newell and Anna S. Bullen House |
2002 May |
| 1 | 6 | James L. and Amy B. Burnham House |
2002 May |
| 1 | 7 | Carl F. and Sophia Christensen House |
2002 |
| 1 | 8 | George E. and Elizabeth M. Doty House |
2002 May |
| 1 | 9 | Albert C. and Emma H. Fisher Farmstead |
2002 May |
| 1 | 10 | Harriet H. Fisher House |
2002 May |
| 1 | 11 | Hendricks Confectionary Building |
2002 May |
| 1 | 12 | Lafayette and Elizabeth W. Hendricks House |
2002 May |
| 1 | 13 | Samuel W. and Esther Jane Hendricks House |
2002 May |
| 1 | 14 | William S. and Margaret Hendricks House |
2003 |
| 1 | 15 | Jesse Hobson House |
2002 May |
| 1 | 16 | Heber J. and Jocosa Jane Johnson House |
2002 May |
| 1 | 17 | Morgan A. and Clarissa R. Knapp House |
2002 May |
| 1 | 18 | Almira J. Bainbridge Merrill House |
2003 |
| 1 | 19 | Lewis Edgar and Clara H. Merrill House |
2002 May |
| 1 | 20 | Hattie Merrill Morrison House |
2003 |
| 1 | 21 | Plant Auto Company Building |
2003 |
| 1 | 22 | Richmond City Grandstand |
2003 |
| 1 | 23 | and Hortense V. and Anna Maria O. Shepard House |
2002 May |
| 1 | 24 | State Bank of Richmond |
2002 May |
| 1 | 25 | S. Milton and Alba C. Webb House |
2003 |
| 2 | 1 | UDOT correspondence and notes |
2000 August-October |
| 2 | 2 | UDOT SR-91 proposal |
2002 January 10 |
| 2 | 3 | UDOT project files |
2000-2002 |
| 2 | 4 | Landscape architecture planning booklets |
2003 |
| 2 | 5 | Preservation education and training information |
undated |
| 2 | 6 | Utah State Historical Society correspondence |
1999-2001 |
| 2 | 7 | Historical Site plaques |
2005 September - October |
| 2 | 8 | Grant and proposal applications and associated paperwork |
1997-2000 |
| 2 | 9 | Main Street Program—Richmond |
2003-2004 |
| 3 | 1 | Richmond Preservation Commission minutes |
2000 February-2003 February |
| 3 | 2 | Reconnaissance Level Survey |
2000 October |
| 3 | 3 | Reconnaissance Level Survey photos and historical society documents |
undated |
| 3 | 4 | Registration forms and Historic Site documentation folder #1 |
2004 |
| 3 | 5 | Registration forms and Historic Site documentation folder #2 |
2003-2004 |
| 3 | 6 | Richmond Relief Society Building renovation |
undated |
| 3 | 7 | Warrantee Deed Records |
undated |
| 3 | 8 | Richmond Bell Tower renovation |
2000-2003 |
| 3 | 9 | Bear River Heritage Area Barn Preservation Project |
2003-2004 |
| 3 | 10 | Richmond Carnegie Library Folder #1 |
2003-2005 |
| 3 | 11 | Richmond Carnegie Library Folder #2 |
2003-2005 |
Family and Oral Histories, 1937-2001Return to Top
The second category (boxes 4-9) contains family histories, genealogical essays, family records, and oral history interviews (transcripts and tapes). Box 4 and 5 contain seven large family history books while boxes 6 and 7 contain dozens of folders organized alphabetically by last name. Boxes 8 and 9 contain oral history interview tapes (organized alphabetically by last name) that correspond with some of the oral history transcripts in box 7..
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | |||
| 4 | Item 1: Life and Times of Delis Lamb and Oral Lynn Ballam |
1901 July-1993 January | |
| 4 | Item 2: Marriner Wood Merrill and His Family |
1937-1938 | |
| 4 | Item 3: Richmond Family Histories, Vol. 1 |
2001 March | |
| 4 | Item 4: Richmond Family Histories, Vol. 2: C- F |
2001 | |
| 5 | Item 1: Richmond Family Histories, Vol. 3: G- H |
2001 July | |
| 5 | Item 2: Richmond Family Histories, Vol. 4: I-P |
2002 July | |
| 5 | Item 3: Richmond Family Histories, Vol. 5: Q-Z |
2002 July | |
| Folder | |||
| 5 | 1 | Family history correspondence |
2001 March and 2005 June |
| 5 | 2 | Richmond Family Histories |
1987 |
| 5 | 3 | Pioneer women family history |
undated |
| 5 | 4 | Van Noy, Stewart, Hendry family histories |
undated |
| 5 | 5 | Adair, Atkin, Barnett, Brower, Caine family histories |
undated |
| 6 | 1 | Bair Family history |
undated |
| 6 | 2 | Autobiography of Richard John Moxey Bee |
undated |
| 6 | 3 | Roy Bullen and Herschel Bullen family history |
undated |
| 6 | 4 | James Lewis Burnham and Wallace Clinton Burnham biographical sketches |
undated |
| 6 | 5 | Eliza Sophia Nelson Cahoon family history |
undated |
| 6 | 6 | Milo Andrew and Abigail Jane Daley family history |
undated |
| 6 | 7 | Cyril Reed Funk and Hazel Marie Jensen family history |
undated |
| 6 | 8 | Lars Christian Johnson biography |
undated |
| 6 | 9 | Louise Victoria Corless Mendenhall biography |
2006 April 3 |
| 6 | 10 | Rulon Thompson biography |
1991 |
| 6 | 11 | Doyle Corbett Webb autobiography |
undated |
| 6 | 12 | Webb and Thompson family history |
undated |
| 5 | Item 1: Richmond Family Histories, Vol. 3: G- H |
2001 July | |
| 5 | Item 2: Richmond Family Histories, Vol. 4: I-P |
2002 July | |
| 5 | Item 3: Richmond Family Histories, Vol. 5: Q-Z |
2002 July | |
| Folder | |||
| 7 | 1 | Oral history interview questionnaire |
undated |
| 7 | 2 | Oral history interview agreement forms |
undated |
| 7 | 3 | Richard Bagley interview transcripts
(Recording: Box 8 Tape 2)
|
2004 January 19 |
| 7 | 4 | Amos Bair interview transcript |
1973 May 16 |
| 7 | 5 | Dee and Marlene Bair interview transcript
(Recording: Box 8 Tape 3)
|
2003 June 24 |
| 7 | 6 | Laura Benson interview transcript |
2004 January 22 |
| 7 | 7 | L.D. Bowcutt interview transcript
(Recording: Box 8 Tapes 4-5)
|
2003 April 2 |
| 7 | 8 | Clyde Hendricks interview transcript
(Recording: Box 8 Tape 8)
|
undated |
| 7 | 9 | Joy and Ed Merrill interview transcript
(Recording: Box 8 Tape 9)
|
2004 May 24 |
| 7 | 10 | Terry Nivison interview transcript
(Recording: Box 8 Tape 13-14)
|
2003 November 7 |
| 7 | 11 | Favell Plant interview transcript
(Recording: Box 8 Tape 15-16)
|
2003 October 8 |
| 7 | 12 | Helen Robinson interview transcript
(Recording: Box 8 Tape 17)
|
2004 June 30 |
| 7 | 13 | Lamar and Janice Spackman int. transcript
(Recording: Box 9 Tape 1-2)
|
2004 March 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Marv Traveller interview transcript
(Recording: Box 9 Tape 3)
|
2004 January 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Luann Tripp and Mardene Harris Traveller int. transcript
(Recording: Box 9 Tape 4)
|
2003 March 15 |
| tape | |||
| 8 | 1 | Nellie Bagley |
undated |
| 8 | 2 | G. Richard Bagley
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 3)
|
2004 January 19 |
| 8 | 3 | Dee Bair
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 5)
|
2003 June 24 |
| 8 | 4 | L.D. Bowcutt tape 1
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 7)
|
2003 April 2 |
| 8 | 5 | L.D. Bowcutt tape 2
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 7)
|
2003 April 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Lynn and Vivian Christensen |
undated |
| 8 | 7 | Virginia Fleming |
2003 May 23 |
| 8 | 8 | Clyde Hendricks
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 8)
|
2003 October 6 |
| 8 | 9 | Joy and Ed Merrill
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 9)
|
2004 May 24 |
| 8 | 10 | Merrill Murray #1 |
2003 February 19 |
| 8 | 11 | Merrill Murray #2 |
2003 February 19 |
| 8 | 12 | Merrill Murray |
2003 March 26 |
| 8 | 13 | Terry Nivison #1
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 10)
|
2003 November 7 |
| 8 | 14 | Terry Nivison #2
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 10)
|
2003 November 7 |
| 8 | 15 | Favell Plant
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 11)
|
2003 October 9 |
| 8 | 16 | Favell Plant (copy)
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 11)
|
undated |
| 8 | 17 | Helen Robinson
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 12)
|
2004 June 30 |
| 8 | 18 | Earl Smith |
undated |
| 9 | 1 | Lamar Spackman #1
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 13).
|
2004 March 1 |
| 9 | 2 | Lamar Spackman #2
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 13)
|
2004 March 1 |
| 9 | 3 | Marvin Traveller
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 14)
|
2004 January 15 |
| 9 | 4 | Luann Tripp and Mother
(Transcript: Box 7 Fd 15)
|
undated |
| 9 | 5 | Champ and Theda Webb |
undated |
Richmond and Cache Valley History Document and Subject Files, 1999-2003Return to Top
The third category (boxes 10-11) contains Richmond history essays and documents (box 10), as well as subject files that cover significant aspects and events of Richmond (box 11). The content of these boxes is organized by general subject (which is indicated by the title of each folder).
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 10 | 1 | Richmond history book documents |
2003 |
| 10 | 2 | Richmond bibliography papers |
undated |
| 10 | 3 | Richmond history—articles and essays |
undated |
| 10 | 4 | Miscellaneous historical documents about Richmond |
undated |
| 10 | 5 | Richmond Riding Club history |
undated |
| 10 | 6 | History of the Richmond Irrigation Company |
undated |
| 10 | 7 | The Development of Irrigation in Richmond |
undated |
| 10 | 8 | Early Richmond History |
undated |
| 10 | 9 | Richmond City Ordinances |
undated |
| 10 | 10 | Richmond City General Plan |
1999 |
| 11 | 1 | LDS Church in Cache Valley |
undated |
| 11 | 2 | North Cache High School 50th class reunion of North Cache High School yearbook, 1916 North Cache High School handbook, newspaper clipping, English in Action Practice book |
undated |
| 11 | 3 | Cache Valley Earthquake—Pictures, stories |
1962 |
| 11 | 4 | Cache Valley Earthquake photo essay |
1962 |
| 11 | 5 | Cache Valley Earthquake photos |
1962 |
| 11 | 6 | Richmond Black and White Days—fliers, articles, programs |
1950-2002 |
| 11 | 7 | Dairy charts, magazines, information booklets |
1946-1967 |
| 11 | 8 | Happy Valley Products |
undated |
| 11 | 9 | Miscellaneous ephemera from Cache Valley |
undated |
Newspaper Clippings, 1956-2007Return to Top
The fourth category (boxes 12-14) contains newspaper clippings from various local newspapers (mostly the Herald Journal). Box 12 contains folders of anniversaries, birthday announcements, weddings, and obituaries, all of which are organized alphabetically by last name. Boxes 13 and 14 contain articles published in the Herald Journal that pertain to Richmond or Cache Valley. These are organized chronologically by the date they were published.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 1 | Anniversaries |
2002-2007 |
| 12 | 2 | Birthdays |
2000-2005 |
| 12 | 3 | Special interest articles |
1956-1962 |
| 12 | 4 | Weddings |
undated |
| 12 | 5 | Funeral services transcripts |
undated |
| 12 | 6 | Richmond burial list |
undated |
| 12 | 7 | Obituaries A-F |
undated |
| 12 | 8 | Obituaries G-P |
undated |
| 12 | 9 | Obituaries Q-Z |
undated |
| 12 | 10 | Multiple obituaries |
undated |
| 13 | 1 | Misc. newspaper clippings 1950s-60s |
1950-1969 |
| 13 | 2 | Newspaper clippings 1997 |
1997 |
| 13 | 3 | Newspaper clippings 2001 |
2001 |
| 13 | 4 | Newspaper clippings 2002 |
2002 |
| 13 | 5 | Newspaper clippings 2003 |
2003 |
| 14 | 1 | Newspaper clippings 2004 |
2004 |
| 14 | 2 | Newspaper clippings 2005 Jan-Apr 27 |
2005 January-April 27 |
| 14 | 3 | Newspaper clippings 2005 Apr 28-Dec |
2005 April 28-December |
| 14 | 4 | Newspaper clippings 2006 |
2006 |
| 14 | 5 | Newspaper clippings 2007 |
2007 |
| 14 | 6 | Newspaper clippings 2008 |
2008 |
| 14 | 7 | Richmond Record |
undated |
Ephemera and Oversize Items, 1939-2004Return to Top
The fifth category (boxes 15-17) contains ephemera from around the country, as well as a few oversize items. The ephemera have little to do with Richmond, but belonged to a Richmond resident, Ariel Benson. Box 15 is full of ephemera from around the United States, organized in alphabetical order by location. Box 16 contains various items about World War II and scouting jamborees. Box 17 has a few posters from Black and White Days festivals and a few folders that are organized by subjects such as maps, family trees, and newspaper clippings.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 15 | 1 | California |
undated |
| 15 | 2 | Great Basin, Kennecott mine, Thiokol, Grand Teton and Utah National |
undated |
| 15 | 3 | Michigan |
undated |
| 15 | 4 | Missouri |
undated |
| 15 | 5 | Mount Vernon |
undated |
| 15 | 6 | New York |
undated |
| 15 | 7 | Union Pacific |
undated |
| 15 | 8 | Valley Forge and Pennsylvania |
undated |
| 15 | 9 | Washington D.C. |
undated |
| 15 | 10 | Yellowstone |
undated |
| 15 | 11 | Boys Town |
undated |
| 15 | 12 | Miscellaneous Ephemera |
undated |
| 16 | 1 | World War II ephemera |
undated |
| 16 | 2 | Scouting and Jamboree ephemera |
1950-1953 |
| 16 | 3 | Scouting and Jamboree ephemera |
1950-1953 |
| 17 | 1 | Newspaper articles 1939-82 |
1939-1982 |
| 17 | 2 | Fathers’ Day |
1961 |
| 17 | 3 | William Thomas Van Noy family tree |
undated |
| 17 | 4 | Cache Valley maps |
undated |
| 17 | 5 | Richmond South Ward photograph |
1971 December 12 |
| 17 | 6 | History of Richmond, Utah |
undated |
| 17 | Item 1: Answering the Call, Herald Journal Veterans Day, 2004 insert |
2004 | |
| 17 | Item 2: 81st Black and White Days poster |
1996 | |
| 17 | Item 3: 84th Black and White Days poster |
1999 | |
| 17 | Item 4: 85th Black and White Days poster |
2000 | |
| 17 | Item 5: 87th Black and White Days poster |
2002 | |
| 17 | Item 6: 88th Black and White Days poster |
2003 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- City dwellers--Utah--Richmond--Biography.
- City dwellers--Utah--Richmond--Interviews.
- Condensed milk--Utah--Richmond--History.
- Earthquakes--Utah--Richmond.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Utah--Richmond.
- Mormon tabernacles--Earthquake effects--Utah--Richmond.
- Oral history--Utah--Richmond.
- Dairying--Utah--Richmond--History.
- Mormon tabernacles--Earthquake effects--Utah--Richmond--Pictoral works.
- Mormon Church--Utah--Richmond--History.
- Dairy farming--Utah--Richmond--History.
- Dairy products industry--Utah--Richmond--History.
- Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Utah--Richmond.
Corporate Names
- Benson Stake Tabernacle (Richmond, Utah).
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Utah--Richmond--History.
- North Cache High School (Richmond, Utah).
- Richmond Preservation Society (Utah)--Records and correspondence.
- Sego Milk Products Company.
Geographical Names
- Cache Valley (Utah and Idaho)--History.
- Richmond (Utah)--Biography.
- Richmond (Utah)--Genealogy.
- Richmond (Utah)--History.
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Finding aid/Register created by Keaton Reed and Clint Pumphrey
2013
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