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Donated by Ruth Hart in 1984.
Newell Hart papers, 1860-1983. (CAINE COLL MSS 3). Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Department.
Newell Hart (1913-1983) was a Preston native and local historian. He served an LDS mission in Minnesota and Montana and founded the Hart Music Company in Preston in 1939. He edited and published the Cache Valley Newsletter and was a frequent contributor to the The Preston Citizen. His books include Home Town Album, Bear River Massacre, Cache Valley Dance Halls, and Hometown Sketchbook. He was instrumental in the restoration of the Oneida Stake Academy in the 1970s. In 1977 he was awarded a certificate of Commendation for his outstanding contributions to the history of Southeastern Idaho and Northern Utah.
In 1938 he married Ruth Cuttler and the couple would have four children.
The Newell Hart collection represents the most comprehensive collection of secondary and primary source materials available about Franklin County, Idaho. Hart, born in Preston Idaho, February 21, 1913, had a lifelong interest in the history and in the people of Cache Valley. During his lifetime he authored three major books on Franklin County history - -
Of Hart's many interests on Cache Valley history, one of his most fervent pursuits was the history of the Battle of Bear River. Hart spent over 25 years compiling the details of that battle. Nearly 25% of the collection relates to this topic in one way or another. Hart collected first hand accounts from published sources and descendants of battle participants, as well as collecting the stories and legends that exist about the famous battle. Another major topic that is found in the collection is historical material on the Oneida Stake Academy. When Hart discovered plans to tear down the historic Preston building he started an organized movement to preserve and restore the school. In doing so he also compiled many items of historical interest from the days when the Academy was a going concern. Included here are letters and stories from former O.S.A. students.
The remainder of the collection is split between many different subjects. As editor of the Cache Valley Newsletter Hart corresponded with many former and present Franklin County residents. This contact brought many stories, historical items and photographs to his attention and many have ended up in his personal papers. In addition to the Franklin County material, a small amount of Bear Lake, Idaho history is found in the papers as well as some Cache County, Utah material. The collection has been organized into three major series. First are Hart's subject files. These cover a broad spectrum of topics. Each file can include correspondence, interviews, published articles and documents about the particular subject. These files have been arranged alphabetically.
The next series contains the files from the Cache Valley Newsletter. Included here are letters, published articles, obituaries, and submissions to the Newsletter. These files have been arranged chronologically by publication date.
The final series are the research files for his book The Bear River Massacre. Included here are first hand accounts that Hart collected about the battle, his correspondence to battle descendants and other materials pertaining to the battle. One of Hart's major contributions in his book, is the section about the battle from the viewpoint of the Shoshoni Indians. This material is contained in this section. The last two boxes contain miscellaneous publications and family histories concerning the same subject area.
The photographs found in the collection have been removed and added to the Special Collections photograph collection. A note has been placed into the file where the item was removed. Correspondents are listed in the register by name and date. Outgoing correspondence from Hart is listed by Newell Hart to the persons name. An index to the collection accompanies the register. The index includes the names of all of the correspondents as well as the names found in the obituary files from the Cache Valley Newsletter. Obituaries are indicated by an asterisk next to the box and folder where they can be found.
Organized into three series: I. Subject files; II. Cache Valley Newsletter files; III. Bear River Massacre files. Arrangement: Subject files have been arranged alphabetically; Cache Valley Newsletter files have been arranged chronologically by publication date; Bear River Massacre materials have been arranged topically.
Newell Hart photograph collection (P0251)
Includes correspondence to Newell Hart; photos of Annettie (Clifford) Wilson, rooms in the Central School in Preston
Articles on Preston resident
Simmonds, A.J., "Straightening Out the 1860 Census for Cache Valley, Idaho."
Includes correspondence between F.B. Parkinson, Clifford Warr, William O. Darley, and Frank W. Simmonds
Includes correspondence between Heber E. Winn, Newell Hart, Earl McClurg, and information about Battlecreek School, Fairview School, Rushville School/church house, and Riverdale's first school from James Wolfe and Lillian Perkins.
Notes taken from Church Records 1877-1911, (See also Howell section).
History of Clifton , Continued, by Lillian Viehwieg Perkins.
Evadyna Laurence to Newell Hart, August 22, 1975. Notes taken by El. Laurence from A.D.Henderson's papers
Lillian and Ray Perkins to Newell Hart, August 4, 1975. Includes one sheet from the Clifton Sunday School record, March - 1877
Copy of Parley Howell's daybook, 1912 - 1917. Form 1, from the Clifton Ward, May 1, 1909, concerns accusations against members of the Oneida Irrigation District by John E. Taylor. Joseph S. Geddes and James Johnson to Bishop Erastus G. Farmer, Preston, March 7, 1911 Erastus G. Farmer, John E. Taylor, and E. Vernon and Howell Clerk to Joseph S. Geddes and counselors, Clifton, Idaho, March 11, 1941 Goaslind, C.D., Preston Idaho to E.G. Farmer, Clifton, Idaho, August 15, 1905 Listing of the families in the Clifton Ward over eight years of age. W.K. Burton, Preston , Idaho, to Erastus G. Farmer, Clifton, Idaho, September 21, 1910.Series of letters written from Clifton to Parley Howell at the L.D.S. Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Principal Oneida stake Academy, 1893-1896. Biographical sketch "John Edward Dalley." "The Migration of the Dalley's," by Susannah Mae Clark. Transcript of letter from Susannah Dalley Clark to her mother (Mrs. Ann Dalley). "Sketch of the Life of Emma Wright Dalley."
Biography of Davis written by his daughter Dora (Davis).
Day, Minnie S. to Ruth and Newell Hart, June 5, 1981. Discusses funeral of Dr. Cutler of Preston.
Correspondence concerns Newell Hart's search for the Van Ordman boy and Francis Farmer, former movie star.
Includes correspondence between Newell Hart and Ellen Swann, Grace Marsden, and Scott Kearney, with Kerney's article "E.E. Ericksen Loyal Heretic,"
Also includes
Includes correspondence between Newell Hart and Mattie Lewis and a family history of William and Sarah Fjelsted family.
"History of the Franklin County Canning Center Now Known As the L.D.S. Area Canning Center." "Canning Center Officials Put Together History,"
1979 County Fair Program and Livestock Show
(includes a copy of 1918 F.C. Citizen) (Material dates to around 1916 from F.C. Citizen) "A.W. Hart County Attorney, Farmer and Stock Raiser," 1916?, photos of corn patch, A.W. hart, and jersey herd. Clipping with photos from Main Street Preston includes, Main Street looking north toward the Oneida Stake Academy Main Street, Preston, looking south from bank corner Sugar City, Idaho. First silo and silo filler on John McQueen farm (1916?)Contains articles by and about B.C. Mecham, Frank T.Merrill, Nephi Larsen, James Johnson, H.R. Bingham,Edwin Crockett, Ezra Monson, J.A. Carver, Clyde Packer.
Perry D. Whittle to Becky Frew, pstmk June 29, 1979. Earl J. McClurg to Becky Frew, pstmk June 8, 1979, includes essay entitled "The Day We Discovered Patrick." List of Winners.
Hart, Newell. "And It Wasn't Built By The Germans Either: Dugway Has Fascinating History," Supplement to the
"Riding the Trans-Siberian Rails,"
Burrup, Jay G. To Newell Hart, December 2, 1979 "Thomas C. Greaves,"
*See File MS 92
Vestal Press 1974 Catalog of Books and Records and Supplement, Newell Hart to Rosanna, March 15, 1975 Concerns whereabouts of Franklin County Presbyterian Church.
Reed Hart to Newell Hart, June 22, 1970, Essay by Newell about Wendell Doney [?] Schoebert Hart.
Copy of Praeben Hansen's homestead application
Bob Foss Hansen to N. Hart, January 9, 1980
Neavoll, George. "Henry: 'The Place Where Time Stood Still,'" Enjoy,
"Easter Is Here, and Downata Hot Springs Is Open!" Hartvigsen, Fern.
Newell Hart to Bob Merrill, April 22, 1980. Copy of "My Childhood Memories of 'over home,'" By Gladys Hopkins Eckersley
Linda Kirkbride to N. Hart, May 30, 1974. Sketch of Thomas C.D. Howell
Edward Clayton - notes about his home built in 1883, and a map of the original homesteads of Egypt, Idaho. Gloria Jensen to Newell Hart, undated.
Notes taken by Newell Hart
Merrill, Robert, "Junno,"
The following documents and letters concern the construction of the Central School in Preston, Idaho.
Phil Langdon to Newell and Ruth Hart, July 9, 1981. Columns by Phil Langdon from the Buffalo Evening News
Photographs pulled - see listing
Article about Anne Lowe in the
Brigham Madsen to Newell Hart, August 19, 1980
Stories by Elnora N. Merrill
Poem,
Keller, Elmer W.,
Newell Hart to Lloyd Neuffer, March 3, 1972.
"Cache Memories," history series in
Clippings and Pamphlets
Thurber, Marley (investigation) Evaluation of academy building and recommendation for renovation.
News clipping, 1973-1974
Notes and Measurements
Oneida Stake Academy and Preston High School Song.
"The Life of James Packer,"
Correspondence regarding the Oneida Irrigation Company
Handwritten article entitled "Settlements of Our Yesterdays In Northern Cache Valley, Now Mostly Ghost Towns," April 1978
"History of Joseph Thomas Perkins."
List of postmasters in Franklin County, compiled by Newell Hart.
Introduction to the Record of Appointment of Postmasters, National Archives, 1973.
The 1923 directory covers the area from Ogden to Idaho Falls, Idaho; and to the Bear Lake, Idaho area. Also included is a photocopy of 1908-1909 Preston Business Directory.
Contains notes from a 1913 issue, that contains some Bear River Massacre material.
Chronological files from the
Chronological files from the
"Work is Life: A Record of the Achievements of the Graduation Class of Preston High School."
High School reunion programs, 1967 & 1977
Article about the consolidation of the Cub River and Worm Creek Canal Companies.
Articles by and about Newell Hart
Agreement between Preston City and Green Engineering and Construction Company, 1918.
Notes taken by Newell Hart
History of Rallison by Margaret Finlayson Maxwell, 35 pages.
Inventory to the Ricks collection held at U.S.U.
see also U.S.U. Manuscript Collection no. 65.
"The First Hanging in Idaho: The Story of Mooney and Barnes,"
Photocopy of Shafer's homestead application in Oxford, Idaho.
An account of my Life by William P. Shumway, recorded on tape by Newell Hart.
History of by Hulda Crodelia Smith
Articles by Chester Snow
Notes on political biographies by A.W. Hart, 1914
(See Jay Burrup to Newell Hart, box 2, fd 1)
News clippings in the
Frances Taylor to Newell Hart, August 7, 1978 (received) enclosed an article about Mary A. Taylor.
This essay was used in the 1976 revised section of the trailblazer. a 1930 historical publication, about Franklin County, Idaho produced by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. In 1976 as part of the bicentennial celebration, Newell Hart reissued the 1930 Trailblazer, and added an updated section.
Series of early Utah photographic reproductions Logan, Utah; Salt Lake Tabernacle construction; Ogden, Utah; Street Scene in Provo, Utah; Deseret Store and Tithing Office, 182, Salt Lake City, Utah; First Catholic Church in Utah; America's First Department Store; State Capitol at Fillmore; Cove Fort.
Newspaper articles about the railroad by David J. England.
Handwritten sketch of Carl Viehweg by Lillian Viehweg Perkins.
John A. Wallis to Newell Hart, August 13, 1972 includes biographies of Samuel L. Raddone and James H. Wallis.
Farm records, and miscellaneous materials from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
Minutes from the Preston 5th Ward, 1917
boxes 17-27 are files from the Cache valley newsletter, a monthly publication primarily about Franklin County's past and present. The folders are arranged numerically to coordinate with the Newsletter number.
folders 1-32 contain obituaries that appeared in Newsletters 11-44.
folders 1-9 contain obituaries that appeared in Newsletters 45-53.
Newsletter from the Pioneer Manor nursing home in Gillette, Wyoming.
boxes 28 - 33 contain material pertaining to Newell Hart's book entitled the
This letter contains a review of the Bear River Massacre.
This letter contains an interview with his grandfather Elliot Butterworth
This letter contains about the town of Battle Creek, Idaho.
The letter asks permission to use the Aitken map of the Bear River battle. Aitken was the Franklin County Surveyor During the 1920s.
Discusses children that were alive after the Battle was over.
These letters were an attempt by Newell Hart to sell a story about the Battle of Bear River.
These letters were an attempt by Newell Hart to sell a story about the Battle of Bear River.
This Correspondence concerns Ida Ann Rice. Apparently Rice was an infant when the Battle of Bear River occurred, and was found alive by freighter William Rose a few days after the battle was fought. Rose brought the girl back to Farmington, Utah, where she was raised as Ida Ann Rice. Also included is an historical sketch entitled "A Sketch of the Life of Ida Ann Rice," by Emma Rice.
This letter includes a bibliography of articles written about the Battle of Bear River.
This letter includes a bibliography of articles written about the Battle of Bear River.
This letter includes the following articles and excerpts: "Sylvanus Collett,"
Letter is primarily personal, but Newell does mention some of the material that he has found at the Bancroft Library.
Letter is primarily personal, but Newell does mention some of the material that he has found at the Bancroft Library.
letters contain an excerpt from the
letters contain an excerpt from the
letters contain an excerpt from the
The A.B. Dick Co. produced the electronic stencils for Newell's
The A.B. Dick Co. produced the electronic stencils for Newell's
Letters contain a first hand account of the Battle Creek massacre by William G. Hull, an Indian Girl who survived the battle and was raised by the Hull's, information about Mrs. Moroni Timbimboo, and some history of the Cub River.
Letters contain a first hand account of the Battle Creek massacre by William G. Hull, an Indian Girl who survived the battle and was raised by the Hull's, information about Mrs. Moroni Timbimboo, and some history of the Cub River.
Letters contain a first hand account of the Battle Creek massacre by William G. Hull, an Indian Girl who survived the battle and was raised by the Hull's, information about Mrs. Moroni Timbimboo, and some history of the Cub River.
Letters contain a first hand account of the Battle Creek massacre by William G. Hull, an Indian Girl who survived the battle and was raised by the Hull's, information about Mrs. Moroni Timbimboo, and some history of the Cub River.
Letters contain a first hand account of the Battle Creek massacre by William G. Hull, an Indian Girl who survived the battle and was raised by the Hull's, information about Mrs. Moroni Timbimboo, and some history of the Cub River.
Letters concern Jones' father, who was a member of Company K that fought in the battle of Bear River.
Letters concern Jones' father, who was a member of Company K that fought in the battle of Bear River.
This letter was an inquiry about the whereabouts of a manuscript written by Hiram Tuttle.
This letter discusses possible physical changes in the battlefield due to periodic flooding of the site.
Excerpt from Joshua t. Evans' M.S. Thesis on the "The Northwestern Tribe of Shoshone Indians."
This letter discusses the dedication of the Bear River monument.
This letter discusses the presence of John Winn at the Bear River battlefield the day after the military action.
This correspondence contains photographs of survivors and their descendants of the Battle of Bear River.
Discusses Rogers' work
Discusses Rogers' work
Discusses Rogers' work
Discusses Rogers' work
These letters were enquiries made by Hart of Ronfeld, who worked at the Owyhes Historical Society, about the VanOrman Family.
Thees letters are an attempt by Newell Hart to locate a photograph of Chief Sagwitch.
This letter includes an interview with Moroni Timbimboo, conducted by Sweeten.
Concern Newell's attempt to receive permission from the Thompson's to quote from their book about Beaver Dick.
Concern Newell's attempt to receive permission from the Thompson's to quote from their book about Beaver Dick.
Concern Newell's attempt to receive permission from the Thompson's to quote from their book about Beaver Dick.
Concern Newell's attempt to receive permission from the Thompson's to quote from their book about Beaver Dick.
Concern Newell's attempt to receive permission from the Thompson's to quote from their book about Beaver Dick.
This letter concerns Newell's attempt to locate the Hiram Tuttle manuscript.
The preceding set of correspondence concerns Newell's publication of an article in the
This Correspondence concerns the involvement to Whittle's grandfather in the Battle of Bear River.
Excerpt from a February 4, 1863
Discusses a battle site tour that Winn, a one time resident of Battle Creek, gave Hart.
Levon Hansen to Newell Hart, December 9, 1982.
Story from Earl Daines of Hyde Park, Utah, about Indian troubles.
Excerpt from the above.
Eyewitness accounts as given to Taylor Nelson, former Stake President, Oneida Stake, Preston Idaho.
The article tells of Matthew's role in the Battle of Bear River.
A newspaper scrapbook from frontier times and some 1961 notes taken at the Bancroft library.
A biographical sketch of William Lobark Skidmore, a settler of Richmond, Utah.
Newell Hart to A.J. Simmonds, April 10, 1979.
Ira J. Lund, "The History of Mogen Hans Lund."