University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
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 1972
Wilson McCarthy papers
1917-1957
McCarthy, Wilson
10.25 linear feet
The Wilson McCarthy papers (1917-1957) contain personal and business materials concerning McCarthy (1884-1956), a prominent business man in Salt Lake City and Denver. Wilson McCarthy began his career in Utah as an attorney, judge, and state senator. He also served as a regent of the University of Utah and the western director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He is primarily known as an officer in various railroads, particularly the Denver and Rio Grande Western.
Collection materials are in
English.
Biographical Note
Although ultimately known as the president of the Denver and Salt Lake Railway Company and co-trustee of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company, McCarthy started out his career as a lawyer, graduating from Columbia University in 1913. Six years later he was appointed district judge of the Third Judicial District. He went on to become a senator in Salt Lake County, a regent for the University of Utah, and the western director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, among many other things.
The Wilson McCarthy papers (1917-1957) contain personal and business materials concerning McCarthy (1884-1956), a prominent business man in Salt Lake City and Denver. The collection reflects McCarthy's organization of personal finances and dealings with various businesses, especially in matters of stocks and other securities. Included are legal papers, correspondence, programs, biographical papers, news clippings, insurance documents, tax documents, bank statements, scrapbooks, and other materials.
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.
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.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Geri Clark in 2002 and 2009.
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1053).
Processed by Lisa Demille in 2002.
Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2016.
McCarthy, Wilson--Archives
Businessmen--Utah--Salt Lake City
Economics and Banking
Correspondence
Financial records
Scrapbooks
I
Personal Materials
1
1-6
Correspondence
1936-1957
1
7
Biographical Information
1
8
American Fork City Cemetery
1949-1956
2
1
Bar and Club Association Memberships
1950
2
2
Democratic National Committee, Correspondence
1937
2
3
District of Columbia Courthouse, Program
1950
2
4
Retirement, Correspondence and Legal papers
1938-1940
2
5
Emma Adams Empey, Funeral Service Program
1953
2
6
C. C. Pyle Estate, Correspondence
1939-1940
2
7
Ashby O. Stewart, Correspondence and Court Documents
1935-1948
2
8-9
Speeches
1928-1954
2
10
Receipts and Invoices
1945-1956
2
11
Sketch of McCarthy
1946
2
12
Event Medals and Buttons
1937-1956
2
13
News Articles
1940-1950
2
14
Miscellaneous
II
Financial Materials
3
Insurance Documents
1930-1940
This box contains insurance policy documents, correspondence, checks, and receipts concerning the various types of insurance McCarthy had for his family from various companies.
4
Securities Documents
1930-1950
This box contains securities documents, correspondence, and confirmation notices, concerning securities held by McCarthy and his family.
5
Real Estate Materials
1917-1950
Correspondence, receipts, tax documents, and other materials relating to farm property and a home in Raymond, Alberta, Canada, as well as McCarthy's home in Salt Lake City, can be found in this box.
6
Income Tax Returns
1931-1944
Other materials, such as correspondence and bank deposit slips, are included with the income tax returns. Dates on the folders reflect all the materials in that folder, not simply the particular tax year.
7
Income Tax Returns
1938-1953
Other materials, such as correspondence and bank deposit slips, are included with the income tax returns. Dates on the folders reflect all the materials in that folder, not simply the particular tax year.
8
Income Tax Returns
1948-1954
Other materials, such as correspondence and bank deposit slips, are included with the income tax returns. Dates on the folders reflect all the materials in that folder, not simply the particular tax year.
9
Income Tax Returns
1941-1956
Other materials, such as correspondence and bank deposit slips, are included with the income tax returns. Dates on the folders reflect all the materials in that folder, not simply the particular tax year. McCarthy's Canadian income tax returns are also included in this box.
Banking Materials
1932-1956
This subseries contains bank statements for the banks listed. Sample checks, correspondence, and bank books may also be included.
10
1
Bank of American
1933-1935
10
2
Bank of Montreal
1944-1948
10
3
California Bank
1937-1948
10
4
Denver National Bank
1943-1956
10
5
First Federal Savings and Loans
1934-1956
10
6-8
First National Bank
1932-1944
For Salt Lake City and Denver.
11
1-2
First National Bank
1944-1956
For Denver.
11
3
First Security Bank of Utah
1946-1956
11
4
Pacific Coast Joint Stock Land Bank
1935-1946
11
5
Riggs National Bank
1932-1940
12
1-4
United States National Bank
1939-1950
12
5
Wells Fargo Bank and Union Trust Co.
1944-1955
12
6-7
Bank Deposit Slips
1930-1950
12
8
Miscellaneous
III
Business Files
13
1
Allen B. DuMont Laboratories, Inc.
1949-1951
13
2
American Natural Gas Co.
1948-1956
13
3
Canadian North-West Irrigation Co.
13
4
Canadian West Board
1950
13
5
Cedar Point Field Trust
1951-1952
13
6
Chicago City Railway Co.
1945-1953
13
7
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.
1947-1955
13
8
Conservative Investment Co.
1947-1950
13
9
Deere and Co.
1948-1952
13
10
Denver Club
1954
13
11-12
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Co.
1947-1956
13
13
Denver and Salt Lake Railway Co.
1935-1948
13
14
Detroit Edison Co.
1941-1949
13
15
Eaton Manufacturing Co.
1949
13
16
Engineers Public Service Co.
1946-1954
14
1
First National Bank of Denver
1936-1954
14
2-3
First Security Corp.
1933-1951
14
4
Florida East Coast Railway Co.
1954-1955
14
5
Frame, McFadyen and Co., Ltd.
1954-1956
14
6
Garrett-Bromfield and Co.
1936-1938
14
7
General Aviation Equipment Co.
1947-1952
14
8
Glen L. Martin Co.
1954-1955
14
9
Gulf State Utilities Co.
1947-1953
14
10
Haile Mines, Inc.
1951-1955
14
11
Holly Sugar Corp.
1953-1954
14
12
Hotel Utah Co.
1948-1955
14
13
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Co.
1955
14
14
Ideal Cement Co.
1938-1955
14
15-16
International Trust Co.
1939-1957
14
17
Kaiser Steel Corp.
1953
14
18
Kansas Power and Light Co.
1952
14
19
Kennecott Copper Corp.
1938-1949
14
20
Laborador Mining and Exploration Co.
1950-1952
15
1
Lone Jack Molybdenum Co.
1938-1947
15
2
Mack Trucks Inc.
1955
15
3
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane
1945-1951
15
4
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co.
1947-1955
15
5
Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co.
1935-1955
15
6
Nevada Sheep Co.
1941
15
7
New York Cental Railroad Co.
1951-1955
15
8-9
North American Co.
1939-1954
15
10
Northeast Capital Corp.
1954-1955
15
11
Northern New England Co.
1946-1950
15
12
Northwestern Terminal Railroad Co.
1950-1955
16
1
Ohio Oil Co.
1949, 1955
16
2
P. W. M. Co.
1950-1951
16
3
Pacific Coast Mortgage Co.
1935-1956
16
4
Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
1943-1954
16
5
Peters, Writer and Christensen, Inc.
1937-1939
16
6
Potomac Electric Power Co.
1939-1955
16
7
Public Service Co. of New Mexico and Pubco Development
1951-1954
16
8-9
Ralph H. Pitchforth Co.
1936-1951
16
1-2
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
1930, 1951
17
3
Rocky Mountain Empire Sports Inc.
1948, 1952
17
4
Salt Lake and Utah Railroad Corp.
1937-1948
17
5
San Antonio Joint Stock Land Bank
1943
17
6
Securities and Exchange Commission
1935-1956
17
7
Southeastern Greyhound Lines Co.
1945-1949
17
8
Spacarb, Inc.
1951-1956
17
9
Struthers Wells Corp.
1949-1954
17
10
Temco Aircraft Corp.
1954
17
11
Texas Uranium Corp.
1954
17
12
Tokyo Electric Light Co.
1952-1954
17
13
Union Electric Company of Missouri
1953-1955
17
14-15
United Light and Railway Co.
1947-1950
17
16
United States Fishing Co.
1945-1948
17
17
Utah-Colorado Oil Corp.
1951-1954
17
18
Utah Power and Light Co.
1954
17
19
Vasconcells, Hicks and Co.
1938
17
20
Venezuelan Petroleum Co.
1954-1955
17
21
Virginia Electric and Power Co.
1948-1954
18
1
West Kentucky Coal Co.
1949, 1956
18
2
Western Maryland Railway Co.
1955
18
3
Western Savings and Loan Co.
1946-1956
18
4
Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
1948-1954
18
5-7
Yosemite Valley Railroad Co.
1940-1950
19
1-2
Yosemite Valley Railroad Co.
1940-1950
Includes information on McCarthy's "joint venture" with this company.
19
3
Miscellaneous Business Files
1946-1955
IV
General Materials
20
Scrapbooks
1956
Included in the scrapbooks are programs, correspondence, resolutions, telegrams, and contribution and condolence cards concerning the death of McCarthy.
V
Addendum
21
1
Correspondence and Articles
1955-1956
21
2
News Clippings
1950s