UUM_Acc0544 Guide to the Hinckley Institute of Politics records 1937-2002 Hinckley Institute of Politics records Finding aid created by Tad Garland University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
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Acc0544 Hinckley Institute of Politics Hinckley Institute of Politics records 1937-2002 1965-2002 3.50 Linear Feet The Hinckley Institue of Politics was established in 1965 as a research agency of the University of Utah to promote political and civic involvement and to engage students in the political process. The first series of this collection contains correspondence, financial reports, minutes, and miscellaneous records pertaining to the Institute's administration, educational programs, internships, and scholarships. The second series of this collection consists of the correspondence of Ted L. Wilson who served as director of the Hinckley Intsitute from 1985 to 2003. Material in English. Historical Note

The Hinckley Institute of Politics was established on May 10, 1965 through a bequest by Robert H. Hinckley and the Edward J. Noble Foundation in order to implement Hinckley's conviction that college students should be instilled with respect for politicians and the political process and that they should be involved in practical politics. Robert H. Hinckley's political career included representing Sanpete County in the Utah State Legislature; serving as mayor of Mount Pleasant, Utah; and being Chairman of the Civil Aereonautics Authority, Assistant Secretary of Commerce, and Director of Contract Settlement in the Franklin D. Roosevelt Administration. The Hinckley Institute of Politics fulfilled its mission by engaging students in the political process through courses; political forums; internships on local, national, and international levels; and scholarships.

J.D. Williams served as the first director of the Institute from 1965 until 1975. Williams had a distinguished career as a professor of political science, from 1952 until his retirement in 1992, which included being named University Professor for the academic year 1985-1986. He was a liberal fire-brand in conservative Utah who ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate in 1968, lost a campaign for the Utah State House of Representatives in 1976, and advocated for the impeachments of both Presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan.

The second director of the Institute was R. J. Snow, associate professor of political science, who served simultaneously as the director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics and as Vice President for University Relations From 1975 until he left the latter position in 1984. He formally resigned as director of the Hinckley Institute in 1985.

Ted L. Wilson served as the third director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics from 1985 until 2003. Prior to becoming director, he was appointed as an administrative assistant to Congressman Wayne Owens (D-Utah) in 1973, appointed as the director of the Department of Social Services in Salt Lake County in 1975, and was the mayor of Salt Lake City from 1976 to 1985. He also ran unsuccessfully against Orrin Hatch for United States Senate in 1982. He accepted the position of the director of the Hinckley Institute in 1985. In 1988 he took a leave of absence to run for Governor of Utah, but lost to Norm Bangerter. Ted Wilson retired from the directorship in 2003 and was awarded emeritus status in political science.

The first series of this collection consists of 2.25 linear feet of correspondence, financial reports, intern lists, meeting minutes, newsclippings, newsletters, and pamphlets pertaining to the Hinckley Institute's administration and educational programs. The majority of the material covers the administration of R.J. Snow. Two files of correspondence are from Robert H. Hinckley including correspondence with Ben D. Wood, director of the Bureau of Collegiate Educational Research at Columbia University, who was his longtime friend and colleague. One file of correspondence is from Bae Gardner who acted as the assistant director of the Hinckley Institute from 1976 to 1990. Other records in this series include agendas, minutes, and reports from the Institute's Advisory Board, Board of Directors, and Governing Committee; programs sponsored by the Hinckley Institute such as Coffee and Politics and Books and Banter. The internships and scholarship programs covered by the collection include the Abrelia Clarissa Hinckley Graduate Scholarship, the Brockbank Enrichment Grant, the Robert A. Taft Institute of Government Seminar, the Truman Scholarship, Winter Winterim, and the William H. Lawrence Scholarship.

The second series of this collection consists of 1.25 linear feet of correspondence from Ted L. Wilson covering his years as the director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics. This correspondence documents Wilson's interactions with national, state, and local politicians; colleagues; community organizations, private businesses, former and current students, members of the community, as well as more personal relationships with friends and acquaintences. Highlights of this correspondence include Ted Wilson's unsuccessful campaign for Utah State Governor in 1988, his pursuit of mountaineering, environmental activism, and his interactions with the Clinton Administration.

This collection is arranged into the following two series: Administrative Records and Ted L. Wilson Correspondence. The first series is arranged alphabetically; the second series is arranged chronologically.

Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

The bulk of the collection came from Records Center accessions 90-073, 90-419, 91-452, and 93-399. An additional two cubic feet of Ted Wilson's mixed correspondence was picked up from the Hinckley Institute in August 2003 as he was leaving as Director of the Institute.

Four photographs were taken to photo-archives

Processed by Tad Garland in 2014.

Acc0077: Hinckley Institute of Politics meeting minutes and agendas 1965-1975

Acc0359: Hinckley Institute of Politics records 1965-1980

Initial Citation: Hinckley Institute of Politics records, Acc. 544, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 544

 Wilson, Ted--Correspondence Hinckley Institute of Politics University of Utah--Archives Utah--Politics and government Political participation--Utah--History--Sources Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources Colleges and Universities Civic Activism Correspondence Minutes 1 Administrative Records 1 Abrelia Clarissa Hinckley Graduate Scholarship to Coffee and Politics 1 Abrelia Clarissa Hinckley Graduate Scholarship 1977-1987 2 Advisory Board Meetings 1974-1987 3 Board of Directors Meetings 1965-1985 4-6 Books and Banter 1974-1987 7 Brockbank Enrichment Grant 1979-1980 8-10 Coffee and Politics 1974-1981 2 Coffee and Politics to Correspondence 1-6 Coffee and Politics 1982-1987 7 Correspondence - Gardner, Bae 1977-1987 3 Correspondence to Intern Lists 1 Correspondence - Hinckley, Robert H. 1965-1978 2-3 Correspondence - Snow, R.J. 1975-1985 4 Correspondence - Thank You Letters 1978-1984 5 Correspondence - Williams, J.D. 1966-1977 6-9 Correspondence - Wood, Ben D. 1937-1977 1983-1986 10 Finiancial Reports 1970-1984 11 Forums/Press Conferences 1980-1985 12 Governing Committee Meetings 1981-1984 13 Intern Alumni 1979-1985 undated 14 Intern Lists 1965-1986 4 Newsclippings to Robert A. Taft Institute of Government Seminar 1-2 Newsclippings 1969-1988 3 Newsletters 1977-1987 4 Pamphlets 1967-1976 5-7 Robert A. Taft Institute of Government Seminar 1970-1983 5 Robert A. Taft to William H. Lawrence Scholarship 1 Robert A. Taft Institute of Government Seminar 1984-1988 2 Truman Scholarship 1977-1988 3 Washington Winterim 1978-1983 4 William H. Lawrence Scholarship 1977-1987 2 Ted L. Wilson Correspondence 1984-2002 undated