UUM_Accn0370 Inventory of the Utah Westerners records, 1967-2010 Utah Westerners records Finding aid created by Julie Hunsaker, Elizabeth Rogers, Lisa DeMille and Kelsie Flack Manuscripts Division, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
295 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860 801-581-8864 http://www.lib.utah.edu/collections/manuscripts.php
© 2015 (last modified: 2018) Finding aid encoded by Lisa DeMille 2004 Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard, 2nd Edition) 2015 Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Halle Fiderlick J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah Manuscripts Division
Special Collections 295 South 1500 East Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860 801-581-8864 http://www.lib.utah.edu/collections/manuscripts.php
ACCN 0370 Utah Westerners records 1967-2009 Westerners. Utah Westerners 14 linear feet The Utah Westerners records (1967-2009) includes the organization's bylaws and constitution, a calendar of events, lecture transcripts, correspondence, membership rosters, meeting minutes, field trip itineraries, completed questionnaires, membership applications, speech transcripts, and other documents. This collection also contains files kept by the Utah Westerners for two other organizations: the Fort Douglas Museum Association and Westerner's International. The Utah Westerners was organized in 1967. The major events of this all-male club are monthly lectures and annual field trips. These lectures and field trips allow club members to increase their knowledge of Western American history by addressing topics such as early Utah politics, Native Americans and westward expansion, Mormonism in the nineteenth century, and transportation, colonization, exploration, and communication in the West. The Utah Westerners holds its monthly lectures at the Alta Club in Salt Lake City. Collection materials are in English.

The Utah Westerners records (1967-2009) includes the organization's bylaws and constitution, a calendar of events, lecture transcripts, correspondence, membership rosters, meeting minutes, field trip itineraries, completed questionnaires, membership applications, speech transcripts, and other documents. This collection also contains files kept by the Utah Westerners for two other organizations: the Fort Douglas Museum Association and Westerner's International. The Utah Westerners was organized in 1967, holding its first meeting in December of that year. The major events of this all-male club are monthly lectures and annual field trips. These lectures and field trips allow club members to increase their knowledge of Western American history by addressing topics such as early Utah politics, Native Americans and westward expansion, Mormonism in the nineteenth century, and transportation, colonization, exploration, and communication in the West. The Utah Westerners holds its monthly lectures at the Alta Club in Salt Lake City.

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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Boxes 1-3 were donated by Greg Thompson, the Utah Westerners, and Peter DeLafosse in 1974-1997 (1.5 linear feet).

Boxes 4-6 were donated by Oscar Olsen in 2001 (1.5 linear feet).

Boxes 7-10 were donated by Greg Thompson, Vernon Gorzitze, and unrecorded donors in 2002-2004 (1.75 linear feet).

Boxes 11-24 were donated by Vernon Gorzitze, Walter Jones, Paul Mogren, and unrecorded donors in 2002-2004 (1.75 linear feet).

Photographs and audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0621 and A0142).

Processed by Julie Hunsaker, Liz Rogers, Lisa DeMille, and Halle Fiderlick in 1997-2015.

 Westerners. Utah Westerners--Archives Fort Douglas Museum Association Fort Douglas Military Museum West (U.S.)--History West (U.S.)--Description and travel Utah--History Utah--Description and travel Literature Clubs and Societies Transcripts Bylaws Correspondence Financial records Announcements Minutes Membership lists Transcripts and Miscellaneous Files 1 1 Calendar of Events for Utah Westerners 1967-1990

Draft and published calendar.

 1 2 Fort Douglas Museum Association File 1974-1975 1981-1985

A newsletter, an issue of "Headquarters Heliogram," a membership application, a photocopy of the Certificate of Incorporation, a brochure, tour information, a tax notice, a financial report, Historic Park correspondence and budget, a biography of Patrick Edward Connor, and U.S. Army Pioneers: Black Soldiers in Nineteenth-Century Utah, by Michael J. Clark. Also included in this folder are a brochure, "Historic Forts of the Old West," and an issue of Periodical: Journal of the Council on America's Military Past (12:3).

 1 3 Westerners International File 1975-1989

Correspondence, issues of the "Buckskin Bulletin," awards entry forms, and the 1981 Tally Sheet.

 1 4 Floyd O'Neil, "The Lynching of Robert Marshall" 1969 1 5 O. N. Malmquist, "The Life and Times of the Salt Lake Tribune" 1969 1 6 T. Edgar Lyon, "Nauvoo: History and Restoration" 1970 1 7 Samuel W. Taylor, "The Hanging of the Hodge Brothers" 1970 1 8 Mark Leone, "An Evolution in Mormon Culture" 1970 1 9 Brigham D. Madsen, "When Jehus Ruled the Road" 1971 1 10 William J. Petersen, "Ho! For the Mountains! Ho! For the Gold Mines!" 1971 1 11 Bishop Robert Joseph Dwyer, "A New Look at Father Pierre DeSmet" 1971 1 12 Sam Weller, "Booksellers in Salt Lake City, Their Trials and Tribulations" and "Books as Investments" 1972 1 13 Nelson Wadsworth, "Through Camera Eyes: A Photographic History of Utah and the Mormons" 1972 1 14 Dean Larson, "The Discovery and Exploration of Yellowstone" 1972 1 15 Sam Arnold, "Frying Pans West" 1973 1 16 Unknown, "If You Want to Have a Good Time, Don't Jine the Cavalry" 1 17 Mary Lee Spence, "The Fremonts and Utah" 1975 1 18 W. Turrentine Jackson, "Salt Lake City: Transportation Depot During the Stagecoach Era" 1984 Organizational Records 2 Organizational Records 1968-1984 3 1-14 Organizational Records 1985-1996 3 15 Miscellaneous

Correspondence, meeting minutes, an officers list, a membership attendance list, a ballot, programs and announcements, a dinner attendance list, a biographical sketch for H. Rush Spedden and an unknown person, a bibliography of works by William Rozelle Christensen, recipes, articles, photocopies of photographs, and other items.

 4 Bank Records 1991-1999 Trips and Activities 5 1 Yellowstone Trip 1991 5 2 Donner Lake, Carson City Trip 1992 5 3 Montana Trip 1993 5 4 Wyoming Trip 1994 5 5 Arizona Trip 1995 5 6 Great Salt Lake Boat Trip 1995 5 7 Southern Utah and Arizona Trip 1996 5 8-10 Club Activities 1997-1999

Includes information on northern New Mexico trip; Pocatello, Idaho, trip; and Fort Benton, Montana, trip.

 Organizational Records 6 1-4 Attendance 1991-1996 6 5 30th Anniversary Brochures 1996 6 6 Alta Club Notices 1997-1999 6 7-9 Minutes and Newsletters 1995-1997 6 10-12 Receipts 1992-1999 7 1 Correspondence 1986-2003 7 2-3 Fur Trade Talks 1984-1993

Given by Fred A. Gowans and Warren A. Ferris.

 7 4 Field Expedition, Encampment at Chamber's Hole 1974 7 5 Field Expedition, Indian Wars 1866-1876 1975 7 6 Field Expedition, Oregon Trail 1977 7 7 Field Expedition, Great Salt Lake and Great American Desert 1978 7 8 Field Expedition, Cody, Wyoming 1979 7 9 Field Expedition, The Anasazi 1981 7 10 Field Expedition, Great Salt Lake and Points North 1982 8 1 Field Expedition, We Are Called to Dixie! 1983 8 2 Field Expedition, Return to Chamber's Bay on Fremont Lake 1984 8 3 Field Expedition, South to the Spanish Settlements 1987 8 4 Field Expedition, Westward Ho! For the State of Nevada 1988 8 5 Field Expedition, Ho! Indian Fights, Ho! Cattle Wars, and Other Historic Landmarks 1989 8 6 Field Expedition, Ho! For the State of Colorado 1990 8 7 Field Expedition, Thar Be "Hos and Beaver" in Yellowstone Country 1991 8 8 Field Expedition, History A'Plenty in Northern Nevada 1992 9 1 Field Expedition, To the Greasy Grass 1993 9 2 Field Expedition, Yippee Ti Yi! 1994 9 3 Field Expedition, Southeast Arizona 1995 9 4-5 Field Expedition, Ho! for Southern Utah 1996 9 6 Field Expedition, Montana 1999 9 7 Field Expedition, North by Northwest 2001 9 8 Field Expedition, Black Hills of South Dakota 2002 10 1 By-law Revisions 2002-2003 10 2 Meeting Minutes and Agendas 2000-2003 10 3 Name Lists 1996-2002 10 4 Newsletters 1993-2003 10 5 30th Anniversary Booklet 1998 10 6 Miscellaneous Administration and General Materials 11 1 Correspondence 1995-2006 11 2 General Materials, Awards, and Field Trip Information 1979-1999 11 3-4 General Materials 1995-2007 11 5 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws 1968-2004 11 6 Bylaws 1997-2008 11 7 Tax Information 1987-1991 11 8 Pinhook Battle: Rusty Salmon 2001 11 9 Westerners Foundation 2002-2003 11 10 Sterling Sessions Resignation 2007 11 11 Annual Business Renewal 2007 11 12 Administration 11 13 Women in the Utah Westerners 11 14 Campbell, Eugene E: Brigham Young: Paradoxical Prophet 11 15 Iron-On Decals 11 16 Name Cards Membership and Attendance 12 1 Old Membership Records 1968-1983 12 2 Membership and General Documents 1972 12 3 Attendance and Dues Records 1978-1985 12 4 Membership Lists 1995-1996 12 5 Rosters, Membership Lists, Directories 1985-2002 12 6 Membership Committee Applications 2005-2006 12 7 Directory 2009 12 8 Membership 2010 12 9 Memorial Roll Programs and Meeting Minutes 13 1-2 Monthly Programs 1985-2012 13 3-4 Board of Directors Minutes 1995-2009 13 5 Westerners Meetings 1997-2004 13 6 Off the Press: Books of Western and Regional Interest Field Trips and Expeditions 14 1 Trip Information and Materials 1997 14 2 Pocatello Trip 1998 14 3 Field Trip: Ho! For Fort Hall 1998 14 4 Idaho and Montana Information 1983-2000 14 5 Rendezvous in Brown's Hole, Colorado 2000 14 6 Field Trip: Guide and Photos 2001 14 7 Field Trip 2001 15 1 South Dakota "The Black Hills" Field Expedition 2002 15 2 Eastern Utah Field Expedition 2003 15 3 Field Trip: Southern Utah and Arizona 2004 15 4 Field Trip: Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska 2006 15 5 Field Trip: Camp Floyd 2007 15 6 Field Trip: the Loneliest Road in America 2009 15 7 Field Expedition: Northern Arizona 2010 15 8 Trips and Maps 2008 Dinners 16 1 January Dinner 2008 16 2 February Dinner 2008 16 3 March Dinner 2008 16 4 April Dinner 2008 16 5 May Dinner 2008 16 5 May Dinner 2008 16 6 July Dinner 2008 16 7 August Dinner 2008 16 8 September Dinner 2008 16 9 October Dinner 2008 16 10 November Dinner 2008 16 11 December Dinner 2008 Financial Records 17 1-4 Financial Records 2002-2005 Correspondence and Expeditions 18 1 General Correspondence and Westerner's International Newsletters 2005-2008 18 2 Dues: Records and Correspondence 2006-2009 18 3 Membership Rosters, Correspondence, and Misc. 2005-2009 18 4 Field Expedition 2006 18 5 Field Expedition: Utah War 2007 18 6 Field Expedition: In the Footsteps of the Anasazi 2008 18 7 Field Expedition: Ho for the Loneliest Road in America 2009 2005 Dinners 19 1 Membership Payments and Dinner Bills Jan-Oct 2005 19 2 Monthly Financial Report, Dinner, and Board Minutes for October 2005 19 3 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for November 2005 19 4 December Monthly Dinner 2005 19 5 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for December 2005 2006 Dinners 20 1 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for January 2006 20 2 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for February 2006 20 3 Monthly Dinner for March 2006 20 4 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for April 2006 20 5 Monthly Dinner for May 2006 20 6 Monthly Dinner for July 2006 20 7 Monthly Dinner for August 2006 20 8 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for September 2006 20 9 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for October 2006 20 10 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for November 2006 20 11 Monthly Dinner for December 2006 2007 Dinners 21 1 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for January 2007 21 2 Monthly Dinner for February 2007 21 3 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for March 2007 21 4 Annual Financial Report and Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for April 2007 21 5 Monthly Dinner for May 2007 21 6 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for July 2007 21 7 Monthly Dinner for August 2007 21 8 Monthly Dinner for September 2007 21 9 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for October 2007 21 10 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for November 2007 2009 Dinners 22 1 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for January 2009 22 2 Monthly Dinner for February 2009 22 3 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for March 2009 22 4 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for April 2009 22 5 Monthly Dinner for May 2009 22 6 Monthly Dinner for July 2009 22 7 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for August 2009 22 8 Monthly Dinner for September 2009 22 9 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for October 2009 22 10 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for November 2009 22 11 Monthly Financial Report and Dinner for December 2009 Meeting Minutes and Financial Records 23 1 Membership Directories 2005-2009 23 2 Membership Certificates 2008 23 3-6 Board Minutes 2005-2010 23 7 Misc. Receipts 2005-2009 23 8 Monthly Financial Reports 2005-2009 23 9 Annual Financial Reports 2005-2009 23 10 David Westley Fund Donations 2007 23 11 Alta Club Bills 2005-2009 General Materials 24 1 Poem 2009 24 2 Utah Westerner Notices 1982-2005 24 3 Publications 1974-2002 24 4 Historical Research Materials 24 5 Electronic Files 2004 25 Membership Badges 26 1 Membership Records 1989-2011 26 2 Utah Westerners Monthly Dinners 1985-2010 26 3 History of the Founding of Utah Westerners 26 4 Utah Westerners By-Laws 26 5 Utah Westerners Member Information and Photos 26 6 Utah Westerners Board Meeting Minutes 1978-2009 26 7 Buckskin Bulletin 1989-2004 Field Trips 27 1 Anasazi Field Trip 1981 27 2 Great Salt Lake and Points North Field Trip 1982 27 3 Dixie Field Trip 1983 27 4 Goldfields and Sacramento Field Trip 1985 27 5 Nevada Field Trip 1988 27 6 Wyoming Field Trip 1989 27 7 Colorad Field Trip 1990 27 8 Nevada Field Trip 1992 27 9 Oregon Trail Field Trip 1993 28 1 South Pass Wyoming Field Trip 1994 28 2 Arizona Field Trip 1995 28 3 Southern Utah Field Trip 1996 28 4 Salt Lake Cutoff Field Trip 1998 28 5 Fort Bennion Montana Field Trip 1999 29 1 Brown's Hole Colorado Field Trip 2000 29 2 North by Northwest Field Trip 2001 29 3 Black Hills South Dakota Field Trip 2002 29 4 Uintah Basin Field Trip 2003 29 5 Monument Valley Field Trip 2004 29 6-7 Nebraska Field Trip 2006 30 1 Colorado Field Trip 2008 30 2 Idaho Field Trip 2006 30 3 Benchmark Books with Will Bagley and David Bigler 30 4 Correspondence 1984-2002 30 5 Expenses 1989,1999 30 6 Harold M. Schindler Obituary 1998 30 7 Martin's Cove Papers 30 8 Maps 30 9 Miscellaneous Articles 30 10 Newspaper Articles on Catholicism 30 11 Statue Photos 30 12 Utah Westerners Stationary and Applications 30 13 Virginia Dale Articles 30 14 Women in the Utah Westerners