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Milton Holmes Welling papers, 1910-1920
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Welling, Milton H.
- Title
- Milton Holmes Welling papers
- Dates
- 1910-1920 (inclusive)19101920
- Quantity
- 1.25 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 2302
- Summary
- The Milton Holmes Welling papers (1910-1920) consist of diaries and correspondence on the life and works of Milton Welling, the Utah Representative who lived in Box Elder County.
- Repository
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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
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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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Milton Holmes Welling (1876-1947) was born 25 January 1876 in Farmington, Utah. He attended local schools in Davis County, later entered the Latter-day Saints College, and completed his education at the University of Utah. Welling was elected a member of the board of trustees of Brigham Young College in Logan in 1906. From 1910 to 1912 he was a member of the Utah State Legislature. In 1916 he was elected on the Democratic ticket to serve as the Utah Representative to the U.S. House of Representatives, and he served two terms until 1920, having been reelected in 1918. His first vote as a member of Congress was for the Declaration of War against Germany. Later, in 1918, he made an inspection trip to the battlefields of Europe as a member of a congressional committee. He was a close adherent to the policies of President Woodrow Wilson to win and preserve the peace. From 1925 to 1928 he served as director of registration for Utah and was elected secretary of state of Utah in 1928. He served in this position until 1 January 1937. During this time he supervised the landscaping of the Utah State Capitol grounds. He was appointed by Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes to make a survey of public grazing lands in 1937 and 1938. Following this, he resumed his agricultural and mining pursuits. On January 1943 he accepted a war service appointment as auditor with the Army Air Corps and also served with the War Assets Administration in Salt Lake City until his death on 28 May 1947. Mr. Welling was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as president of the Malad Stake and later as president of the Bear River Stake. He also belonged to the Sons of Utah Pioneers. He was a great believer in the preservation of historical records, and after his passing his family presented to Utah State University more than four hundred volumes, many of which covered the critical events during the World War I period. He was twice married. He first married Sarah Brackett Richards on 26 December 1900 and they had two children. Following Sarah's death, he married Alice Sylvia Ward in 1906 and they were the parents of three children. Milton H. Welling was buried in the cemetery at Fielding, Utah.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Milton Holmes Welling papers contains three boxes of diaries and correspondence on the life and works of Milton Welling, the Utah Representative who lived in Box Elder County. Box 1 contains correspondence written during Milton's government tenure. Box 2 contains work related files other than correspondence. Box 3 contain letter Milton wrote on his LDS mission to Tennessee. Box 3 alos contains two letters of significance. One, from LDS President Heber J. Grant, and the other a letter from the noted lawyer, and 1924 presidential candidate, John W. Davis. The substance the Biography of Milton H. Welling was written by Doris F. Salmon.
Originally the collection was titled the John Wesley Horsley papers, named for a relative of the donors. It was changed to Milton Holmes Welling (father-in-law of John W. Horsley) because of a content of the material.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
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.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal CorrespondenceReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Correspondence |
1897-1910 |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence |
1910-1917 |
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence |
1918-1919 |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence |
1919 |
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence |
1920 |
| 1 | 6 | Correspondence |
1920 |
| 1 | 7 | Correspondence |
1920 |
| 1 | 8 | Correspondence |
1920 |
| 1 | 9 | Correspondence |
1921 |
| 1 | 10 | Correspondence |
1921 |
| 1 | 11 | Correspondence |
1921 |
| 1 | 12 | Correspondence |
1922-1923 |
| 1 | 13 | Correspondence |
1925-1930 |
| 1 | 14 | Correspondence |
1930-1936 |
| 1 | 15 | Correspondence |
1940-1943 |
| 1 | 16 | Correspondence |
1947-1948 |
Work Related FilesReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | Note Cards |
1938 |
| 2 | 2 | Biographical Information |
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| 2 | 3 | Certificates |
1890s-1920s |
| 2 | 4 | Speeches with Index and Pamphlet |
1924-1934 |
| 2 | 5 | Speeches |
1916-1931 |
| 2 | 6 | Journal: Congressional Trip to Europe |
1918 |
| 2 | 7 | Poem |
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| 2 | 8 | Postcard: Scotland |
1918 |
| 2 | 9 | Newspaper Articles: Fraud Charges/ Death |
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| 2 | 10 | Other Newspaper Articles |
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| 2 | 11 | Other Correspondence |
1920s-1940s |
| 2 | 12 | Plat Blueprints |
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| 2 | 13 | Map of Utah |
Mission Letters, Will, and Noted Correspondence.Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 | Mission Letters |
1896 |
| 3 | 2 | Mission Letters |
1896 |
| 3 | 3 | Mission Letters |
1897 |
| 3 | 4 | Mission Letters |
1897 |
| 3 | 5 | Mission Letter |
1897 |
| 3 | 6 | Mission Letters |
1897 |
| 3 | 7 | Mission Letters |
1897 |
| 3 | 8 | Mission Letters |
1898 |
| 3 | 9 | Other Mission Letters |
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| Folder | |||
| 10 | Mission Letters |
1896-1897 | |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 11 | Will and Related Legal Documents |
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| 3 | 12 | Mission Letters |
1896-1898 |
| 3 | 13 | Washington Monument Dedication Pamphlet |
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| 3 | 14 | Significant Correspondence
This folder contians two letters from people of noted historical significance: Heber J. Grant, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and John W. Davis, a noted lawyer in American history and 1924 presidential candidate.
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Legislators--Utah
Personal Names
- Welling, Milton H.--Archives
Corporate Names
- United States. Congress. House
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Diaries
Finding aid created by Andrew J. Lengyel
2006 (last modified: 2018)
