John McChrystal Wallace and William Ross Wallace papers, 1880-1989
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Wallace, John McChrystal, 1893-1989
- Title
- John McChrystal Wallace and William Ross Wallace papers
- Dates
- 1880-1989 (inclusive)18801989
- Quantity
- 36.10 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1140
- Summary
- The John McChrystal Wallace and William Ross Wallace papers (1880-1989) consist of personal, financial, and business materials relating to the lives of John (1893-1989) and William (1865-1957) Wallace.
- 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 Note
John McChrystal Wallace (1893-1989) was the son of William Ross and Annie McChrystal Wallace. A prominent banker and philanthropist, Wallace was also a Salt Lake City mayor and Utah senator. He graduated from the University of Utah in 1916 and received his master of business administration from Harvard Graduate School in 1921. He served with distinction as a commissioned lieutenant in World War I and later was a civilian aide to the U.S. Secretary of the Army. He was president and chairman of Walker Bank and founder of the organization that became First Interstate Bank. He was also a long-time board member of Westminster College and Western Airlines. In 1986, he was honored by Harvard for his 65 years as a entrepreneur. Wallace was a Shriner, a member of the Rotary Club, Amercian Legion, Wasatch Lodge, Chamber of Commerce, Sigma Chi Fraternity, and the Salt Lake Country Club. Among the charities that Wallace and his wife, Glenn Walker Wallace, supported were Holy Cross Hospital, Ballet West, the Utah Symphony, United Way, and the Salt Lake Homeless Shelter. In 1926, Wallace co-founded the Salt Lake Community Chest. In 1963, he was inducted into the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem. In 1987, John was honored as a "United Way Exemplar," and he and Glenn were honored by the Catholic Community Service Council.
William Wallace (1865-1957) was the son of Henry and Elen Harper Wallace. He attended the University of Deseret and received a normal degree in May 1880. He went into business with his father and achieved early success. He married Annie McChrystal, a daughter of John and Sarah Ann McChrystal, on 7 March 1890. Wallace was honored many times for his devoted years of service in reclamation work, especially on irrigation and water projects. He was appointed to a committee which promoted the use of waste water by Governor William Spry in 1910. Wallace was named chairman of the Utah Water Storage Commission in 1923. He also served as a member of the Colorado River Commission and was for many years the president of the Utah Water Users Association. William also represented Utah on the board of directors of the National Reclamation Association. In 1934, he was named "First Citizen of Utah" by the Salt Lake Advertising Club. He was a member of the Olds Folks Central Committee, the Salt Lake Rotary Club, the Alta Club, and the Country Club. He received honorary doctorate degrees from the University of Utah and the Utah State Agriculture College. Wallace was active in the Democratic Party, serving as state chairman and as Democratic national committee man.
Content Description
The John McChrystal Wallace and William Ross Wallace papers (1880-1989) consist of personal, financial, and business materials relating to the lives of John (1893-1989) and William (1865-1957) Wallace. Included are histories, notebooks, biographies, correspondence, writings, news clippings, business and legal documents, plaques, and materials on mining interests.
Use of the Collection
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 Information
Acquisition Information
Gift of Walker Wallace in 1989.
Processing Note
Processed by Garner Wood and Heather Harkness in 1999.
Separated Materials
Photographs have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (PO354).
Related Materials
The Manuscripts Division also holds the Glenn Walker Wallace papers (Accn 1141), the Walker Brothers Company papers (Ms 80), and the Walker family papers (Ms 463).
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Personal Documents and Histories
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Description: Certificates of CompletionDates: 1880-1956Container: Box 1, Folder 1
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Description: "History of Henry Wallace and His Family"Container: Box 1, Folder 2
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Description: Will and Estate PapersDates: 1898-1955Container: Box 1, Folder 3
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Description: PassportsDates: 1936; 1948Container: Box 1, Folder 4
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Description: SpeechesDates: 1933-1956Container: Box 1, Folder 5
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Description: ProgramsDates: 1932-1955Container: Box 1, Folder 6
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Description: Notebooks and TraveloguesDates: 1895-1955Container: Box 1, Folder 7-9
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Description: Personal CorrespondenceDates: 1885-1888Container: Box 2, Folder 1-3
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Description: Political Correspondence
Correspondence from Woodrow Wilson, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the embassy of the U.S.S.R. are included in this folder.
Dates: 1917-1942Container: Box 2, Folder 4 -
Description: Correspondence of CondolencesDates: 1957Container: Box 2, Folder 5
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Description: Miscellaneous CorrespondenceDates: 1933-1954Container: Box 2, Folder 6
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Description: Newspaper ClippingsDates: 1938-1957Container: Box 2, Folder 7
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Description: "John Wallace--Banker and Businessman"Container: Box 2, Folder 8
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Description: "John Wallace--A Short Biography"Container: Box 2, Folder 9
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Description: Various Biographical Sketches and ResumesDates: 1970-1989Container: Box 2, Folder 10
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Description: A Case Study concerning Business ExperienceDates: 1986Container: Box 2, Folder 11
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Description: Harvard Business School BulletinDates: 1986Container: Box 2, Folder 12
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Description: Notebook--Harvard Graduate School of Business AdministrationDates: circa 1920Container: Box 2, Folder 13
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Description: Poetry by John M. WallaceContainer: Box 2, Folder 14
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Description: Walker Bank and Trust Co.
"Four Brothers and a Old Iron Safe...100 Years Ago," "An Iron Safe and Four Men," and "Banks of Early Years" are included in this folder.
Dates: 1951-1967Container: Box 2, Folder 15 -
Description: Passports and Savings Account RecordsDates: 1930-1971Container: Box 2, Folder 16
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Description: Memos and SpeechesDates: 1951-1981Container: Box 2, Folder 17
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Economical, Financial, and Miscellaneous Papers
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Description: "Utah Water and Power Board"Dates: 1947-1967Container: Box 3, Folder 1
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Description: Third Biennial Report of the Utah State Planning BoardDates: 1940Container: Box 3, Folder 2
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Description: "Meeting of the Colorado Drainage Basin Committee;" Memorandum, 77th Congress, 1st Session, H.R. 1823Dates: 1940Container: Box 3, Folder 3
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Description: Irrigation and the Conservation of the Range; Rehabilitation of the Great Plains and Water ConservationDates: 1937Container: Box 3, Folder 4
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Description: "Reconnaissance of the Community Life in Typical Mormon Irrigation Communities in Utah"Dates: 1934Container: Box 3, Folder 5
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Description: Estate of William Ross Wallace Declaration of TrustDates: 1948-1957Container: Box 3, Folder 6
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Description: Miscellaneous Stock CertificatesDates: 1892-1930Container: Box 3, Folder 7
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Description: Elen Harper Wallace, "Religious Poems"Dates: 1907Container: Box 3, Folder 8
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Description: Dairy; Date Book; Transaction RecordDates: 1913-1931Container: Box 3, Folder 9
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Description: "Official Program and Souvenir of the National Democratic Convention"Dates: 1912Container: Box 3, Folder 10
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Description: Hearings-Reclamation Repayment CommissionDates: 1937-1938Container: Box 4
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Newspaper Clippings and Legal Documents
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Description: Newspaper ClippingsDates: 1932-1989Container: Box 5, Folder 1
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Description: Agreement, Supplemental Agreement, Removal of Trustee and Appointment of Successor TrusteeDates: 1934-1960Container: Box 5, Folder 2
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Description: Last Will and Testament of John M. WallaceDates: 1971-1986Container: Box 5, Folder 3
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Description: Legal PapersDates: 1987-1988Container: Box 5, Folder 4
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Description: The American Society of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Correspondence, pamphlets, "A Short History--Order of St. John," and a photocopy of a photo of William R. Wallace are included in this folder.
Dates: 1963-1982Container: Box 5, Folder 5 -
Description: Masonic Order
"Freemasonry in Utah--Early History," pamphlets, and correspondence are included in this folder.
Dates: 1967-1979Container: Box 5, Folder 6 -
Description: Honorary Colonels Corps of Utah
This folder includes pamphlets, bulletins, correspondence, bylaws, booklets, and special orders.
Dates: 1958-1984Container: Box 5, Folder 7
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Public Service Records, Senator John M. Wallace
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Description: Public Service Records, Utah State SenatorDates: 1933-1935Container: Box 6, Folder 1
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Description: Public Service Records, Utah State Senator
This folder includes legislation, correspondence, and a list of abstracts.
Dates: 1935Container: Box 6, Folder 2 -
Description: Public Service Records, Utah State Senator
"Message of Governor Henry H. Blood," "Proposed Metropolitan Water District Act," "Nineteenth Biennial Report of the State Land Board," and "Biennial Budget" are included.
Dates: 1932-1935Container: Box 6, Folder 3 -
Description: Public Service Records, Utah State Senator
This folder includes Directory and Rules of the Twenty-first Session of the Legislature, "Economic and Tax Survey of Utah" by Rolland A. Vandegrift, "Second Biennial Report of the State Tax Commission of Utah," and "Data Presented by Metal Mine Operators of Utah at the Public Hearing on Mine Tax Bills."
Dates: 1929-1935Container: Box 6, Folder 4 -
Description: Public Service Records, Utah State Senator
Included are First Biennial Report of the State Tax Commission of Utah and State of Utah Report of the Investigating Committee of Utah Governmental Units.
Dates: 1931-1934Container: Box 6, Folder 5 -
Description: Public Service Records, Utah State Senator
House Journal.
Dates: 1933Container: Box 6, Folder 6 -
Description: Public Service Records, Utah State Senator
Senate Journal.
Dates: 1933Container: Box 6, Folder 7
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Correspondence, Business and Financial
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Description: CorrespondenceDates: 1950-1951Container: Box 7, Folder 1-3
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Description: Correspondence
Included is the annual report of the country club.
Dates: 1954-1955Container: Box 7, Folder 4 -
Description: Correspondence
A copy of Harvard Business School Newspaper is included.
Dates: 1955Container: Box 7, Folder 5 -
Description: Correspondence
Included are a book list in German, Message to Shareholders, and other pamphlets.
Dates: 1955-1957Container: Box 7, Folder 6 -
Description: Correspondence
Pamphlets and articles are also included.
Dates: 1956-1957Container: Box 7, Folder 7 -
Description: Correspondence
Folder 1 includes pamphlets on Lake Mead and Las Vegas. Folder 8 includes contracts, agreements, leases, options and a copy of "The Bank's Relation to New Business."
Dates: 1956-1983Container: Box 8, Folder 1-9 -
Description: Correspondence, Business and FinancialDates: 1971-1977Container: Box 9
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Walker Bank and Trust Company; Redwood Investment Company
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Description: Walker Bank and Trust CompanyDates: 1956-1974Container: Box 10, Folder 1-3
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Description: Redwood Investment CompanyDates: 1961-1973Container: Box 10, Folder 4
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Western Air Lines Documents
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Description: Western Air Lines Papers
Annual Reports, news releases, memos, financial documents, proxy
statements, and correspondence are included in this folder.
Container: Box 11, Folder 1-3 -
Description: Western Air Lines, Board of Director Meetings
Included in this folder are financial graphs and a financial report to the stockholders.
Dates: 1950-1957Container: Box 11, Folder 4 -
Description: Western Air Lines, Board of Director Meetings
Included in this folder are Red Man Uranium Co. documents, Uranium stock reports, and comparative balance sheets.
Dates: 1954-1955Container: Box 11, Folder 5 -
Description: Western Air Lines, Board of Directors Meeting
Included in this folder are news releases and comparative balance sheets.
Dates: 1958-1959Container: Box 12, Folder 1 -
Description: Western Air Lines, Board of Directors Meeting
This folder contains news releases, comparative balance sheets, trans-Pacific Route Case, and a statement of T. C. Drinkwater.
Dates: 1959-1960Container: Box 12, Folder 2 -
Description: Western Air Lines, Inc., Subsidiary Inland Airlines, Inc.
Consolidated balance sheet, operating statement, and operating statistics are held in this folder.
Dates: 1951Container: Box 12, Folder 3 -
Description: Western Air Lines, Inc., Subsidiary Inland Airlines, Inc.
Consolidated balance sheet, statement of profit and loss, operating statement, and operating statistics are included in this folder.
Dates: 1951Container: Box 12, Folder 4 -
Description: Western Air Lines, Inc., Subsidiary Inland Airlines, Inc.
Included in this folder are financial statements, balance sheets, operating statistics, and statements of profit and loss.
Dates: 1950-1957Container: Box 12, Folder 5 -
Description: Western Air Lines, Inc.
Included in this folder are meeting minutes--board of directors, an accountants report, a proposed retirement plan, a financial report, and revenues and expenses graphs.
Dates: 1951-1956Container: Box 13, Folder 1 -
Description: Western Air Lines, Inc.
Contained in this folder are a financial report, miscellaneous brochures, a copy of "Wings over the West--The Story of America's Oldest Airline," and annual reports.
Dates: 1950-1959Container: Box 13, Folder 2 -
Description: Court Documents
Included are copies of Brief and Exhibits of the Utah State Aeronautics Commission, Salt Lake City Corporation and the Salt Lake City Chambers of Commerce, and Direct Testimony of Utah State Aeronautics Commission, Salt Lake City Corporation, Salt Lake City Chamber of Commerce.
Dates: 1954; 1959Container: Box 14, Folder 1 -
Description: Brief of Western Air Lines, Inc., to the Civil Aeronautics BoardDates: 1960Container: Box 14, Folder 2-3
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Description: Brief of Western Air Lines, Inc., to Examiner William J. MaddenDates: 1960Container: Box 14, Folder 4
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Description: Material Submitted by Western Air Lines, Inc. at the Oral Argument Before the Civil Aeronautics BoardDates: 1960Container: Box 14, Folder 5
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Description: Balance Sheets, Operating Statement and Operating StatisticsDates: 1954-1955Container: Box 14, Folder 6
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Description: Business Correspondence, Press ReleasesDates: 1960Container: Box 14, Folder 7
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Description: Company OrganizationContainer: Box 14, Folder 8
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Description: Financial StatementsDates: 1957-1960Container: Box 14, Folder 9
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Description: The Organization and Executive Personal of Western Air Lines; Notice of Annual Meeting of ShareholdersDates: 1955Container: Box 14, Folder 10
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Business Endeavors
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Description: Big Delta Ranch PapersDates: 1959-1968Container: Box 15, Folder 1-2
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Description: United Park City Mines Company PapersDates: 1957Container: Box 15, Folder 3
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Description: Banner Mining Company and American Metal Climax Incorporated PapersDates: 1963-1975Container: Box 15, Folder 4-6
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Description: Arizona Ranch and Metals Company Papers
This box also contains a bound volume concerning a real estate transaction between Arizona Ranch and Metals Company and the city of Scottsdale.
Dates: 1961-1971Container: Box 16 -
Description: Enercor Papers
This box also contains Feasibility Studies for Alternative Fuels Production from Utah Tar Sands, Volumes 1 and 2.
Dates: 1978-1984Container: Box 17 -
Description: Enercor PapersDates: 1979-1983Container: Box 18
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Public Service Records
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Description: U.S. Treasury Victory Fund CommitteeDates: 1942-1943Container: Box 19, Folder 1
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Description: Army Information DigestDates: 1954-1955Container: Box 19, Folder 2
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Description: U.S. Army Advisory Committee and Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the ArmyDates: 1954-1955Container: Box 19, Folder 3-4
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Description: Navy Relief Society, State of UtahDates: 1942Container: Box 19, Folder 5
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Description: University of Utah TreasurerDates: 1954-1957Container: Box 19, Folder 6
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Description: Bonneville Knife and Folk ClubDates: 1942-1943Container: Box 19, Folder 7
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Correspondence
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Description: Personal and Business CorrespondenceDates: 1949-1957Container: Box 20
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Walker Bank Records
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Description: Annual Reports and MiscellaneousContainer: Box 21, Folder 1
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Description: Annual ReportsDates: 1965-1977Container: Box 21, Folder 2
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Description: Newspaper Clippings and PapersDates: 1943-1974Container: Box 21, Folder 3
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Description: Miscellaneous Bank-related DocumentsDates: 1911-1959Container: Box 21, Folder 4
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Political Materials
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Description: House and SenateDates: 1921; 1933Container: Box 22
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Description: House and Senate BillsDates: 1935Container: Box 23
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John M. and Glenn Wallace Miscellaneous Recognitions
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Description: CertificatesContainer: Box 24, Folder 1
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Description: News Clippings, Recognitions, Biography, Honors, Notable Mention, Tribute and Original DocumentsContainer: Box 24, Folder 2
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Description: Venerable Order of St. John of JerusalemContainer: Box 24, Folder 3
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Description: Medal, The Supreme Council, First Sovereign Grand Commander, John Mitchell AwardDates: 1965Container: Box 24, Folder 4
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Description: Military Commission, DischargeContainer: Box 24, Folder 5
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Description: 'Testimonial Resolution"Dates: 1969Container: Box 24, Folder 6
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Description: Beehive Hall of FameDates: 1985Container: Box 24, Folder 7
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Description: Token of Appreciation from Utah SymphonyContainer: Box 24, Folder 8
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Description: Notable Americans AwardDates: 1978-1979Container: Box 24, Folder 9
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Description: Grand Cross of the Knightly Order of St. BrigitteDates: 1967-1977Container: Box 24, Folder 10
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Description: Glenn Walker Wallace's Miscellaneous AwardsDates: 1948-1983Container: Box 24, Folder 11
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Godiva Mining Company Documents
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Description: Deseret National StatementsDates: 1917-1918Container: Box 25, Folder 1-5
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Description: Stock CorrespondenceContainer: Box 25, Folder 6
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Description: Basis of Exchange of StockContainer: Box 25, Folder 7
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Description: Stockholders MeetingsDates: 1901-1925Container: Box 25, Folder 8-9
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Description: ExpensesDates: 1909Container: Box 25, Folder 10
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Description: Contract and LeaseContainer: Box 26, Folder 1
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Description: GarnisheeContainer: Box 26, Folder 2
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Description: TaxesDates: 1925-1927Container: Box 26, Folder 3
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Description: InventoryDates: 1914; 1916Container: Box 26, Folder 4
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Description: AssessmentDates: 1921-1929Container: Box 26, Folder 5
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Description: E. W. Packard Correspondence and MapDates: 1925Container: Box 26, Folder 6
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Description: Special Stockholders MeetingsDates: 1925Container: Box 26, Folder 7-8
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Description: Ore SupplementsDates: 1908-1925Container: Box 26, Folder 9-11
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Description: Walker Brothers StatementsDates: 1917-1918Container: Box 26, Folder 12-15
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Description: Hospital Dues from LesseesDates: 1915Container: Box 27, Folder 1
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Description: Hospital Dues from Lessees, Salary and Wage StatementsDates: 1916Container: Box 27, Folder 2
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Description: Expenses and PayrollDates: 1911-1913Container: Box 27, Folder 3
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Description: Statement and VouchersDates: 1914Container: Box 27, Folder 4
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Description: Ore Smelting ContractDates: 1924Container: Box 27, Folder 5
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Description: LotsDates: 1913Container: Box 27, Folder 6
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Description: Silver Lead OreDates: 1914-1916Container: Box 27, Folder 7
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Description: Miscellaneous ReceiptsDates: 1928Container: Box 27, Folder 8
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Description: ExpensesDates: 1909-1917Container: Box 28
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Description: ExpensesDates: 1918-1919Container: Box 29
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Description: ExpensesDates: 1919-1925Container: Box 30
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Description: ExpensesDates: 1925-1927Container: Box 31
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Gemini Mining Company
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Description: General DocumentsDates: 1909Container: Box 32
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Description: General DocumentsDates: 1923Container: Box 33
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Oversize Materials
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Description: Godiva Mining Company FiguresDates: 1913-1919Container: Box 34, Volume 1
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Description: Godiva Mining Company Cash BookDates: 1908-1918Container: Box 34, Volume 2
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Description: Gemini Mining Company LedgerDates: 1920Container: Box 35
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Description: Gemini Mining Company Cash BookDates: 1920-1922Container: Box 36
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Description: ScrapbookContainer: Box 37
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Description: Medals of St. John of Jerusalem OrderContainer: Box 38
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Description: Certificates, Awards, and HonorsContainer: Box 39
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Description: Plaques
This box contains John and Glenn Wallace's award of appreciation for contributions to the University of Utah Health Sciences Center, and John Wallace's award of appreciation for contributions to Air Transportation West from board of directors Western Air Lines.
Dates: 1966; 1988Container: Box 40 -
Description: Plaques
Contained in this box are various awards of John Wallace. Included among them are the distinguished alumni award from University of Utah Alumni Association recognizing his voluntarism and philanthropy, and the 'United Way Exemplar,' from the United Way, for co-founding the Salt Lake Community Chest and being a lifelong United Way benefactor and friend.
Dates: 1970; 1987Container: Box 41 -
Description: Plaques
This box contains Glenn Wallace's award of appreciation from Salt Lake Ballet Guild, John Wallace's award of appreciation for services rendered to Holy Cross Hospital as a member of the Lay Advisory Board, and the Business Man of the Year Award from the Harvard Business School Club of Utah.
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Description: Plaques
This box contains an award to Glenn Wallace from Westminster College for distinguished service in supporting the school's educational mission.
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Description: Plaques
This box contains an award (framed plate inscribed WB-Walker Bank and Trust Company) from First Interstate Bank of Utah to John and Glenn Wallace, and a document entitled "Resolution of Commendation and Appreciation for Service to the Bank."
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Description: Plaques
This box holds John and Glenn Wallace's award from the National Jewish Hospital and Research Center, National Asthma Center, for distinguished humanitarian activities.
Container: Box 45
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Personal Names
- Wallace, John McChrystal, 1893-1989--Archives
- Wallace, William R. (William Ross), 1865-1957--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Certificates
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Correspondence
- Speeches (documents)
