J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Lex Hemphill papers
Hemphill, Lex
ACCN 2252
24 linear feet
1976-2006
The Lex Hemphill papers (1924-2004) contain documents and research relating to his twenty-five-year career as a sports columnist with the Salt Lake Tribune. His papers consist of documents, research files, interview notes, and legal research pertaining to the controversial issues in Utah, the Olympics, professional and collegiate sports, and environmental and wilderness issues.
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Lex Hemphill (1949- ), was a sports columnist for the
Salt Lake Tribune. He first started with the Salt Lake Tribune in 1976 and retired in 2002. Throughout his career he has been recognized with many awards and honors. His career is notable for his extensive coverage of the Utah Jazz (as the Salt Lake Tribune's first Utah Jazz beat writer) and for his coverage of the Olympic Games. From 1991-2000 he was an editorial writer focusing on environmental and public-land issues for the Salt Lake Tribune. His editorials described the Utah wilderness debate extensively, especially the formation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by President Clinton. From 2000-2002 he became a full-time Olympic beat writer for the Salt Lake Tribune in preparation for and culmination with the Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games of 2002.
The Lex Hemphill papers (1924-2004), document the various stages of Hemphill's career with the
Salt Lake Tribune. The bulk of his papers contain his Olympic Games research and notes. Included are many media guides from each of the Olympic Games held between 1988 and 2002. Also included in his papers is a complete set of the Sydney Herald from the 2000 Summer Games held in Sydney. The collection also includes complete sets of on-site dailies newspapers published during the Atlanta, Sydney, and Salt Lake City Olympics
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Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of Lex Hemphill in 2006.
Processed by Samuel J. Passey in 2006.
Forms part of the Ski and Snow Sports Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).
Hemphill, Lex--Archives
Sports--Utah--History--Sources
Sportswriters--Utah--Salt Lake City
Sports and Recreation
Olympic Games Publications
Lake Placid Olympic Games Publications
1980
1
1
Seoul Olympic Games Souvenir Program
1988
1
2
Calgary Olympic Games Publications
1988
1
3
Lillehammer Olympic Games Publications
1994
1
4
Lillehammer Media Guide
1994
1
5
Atlanta Olympic Games Publications
1996
1
6
Nagano Olympic Games Publications
1998
1
7
Nagano Olympics Media Guide
1998
1
8
Australian Government and the Sydney Games
2000
2
1
Olympic Souvenir Program Sydney
2000
2
2
Sydney Olympic Games Media Guides
2000
2
3-6
Sydney Olympic Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies
2000
2
7
Darling Harbour [Australia] Media Guide
2000
2
8
Sydney Press Guide
2000
2
9
Sydney Paralympic Games Facts and Contracts
2000
2
10
Salt Lake Olympic Games Program
2002
2
11
Olympic Games Research Files
Barcelona Games Notes and Research
1992
3
1
Barcelona Press Guides
1992
3
2
Lillehammer With Arenas for All Seasons
1994
3
3
Lillehammer Notes and Research
1994
3
4-5
Atlanta--Results of the Games
1996
3
6
Atlanta--US Olympic Team Roster
1996
3
7
Atlanta Games Notes and Research
1996
3
8-9
Atlanta Games News Releases
1996
3
10
Hockey at the Nagano Games
1998
3
11
Nagano Olympics News Clippings
1998
3
12
Nagano Games
1998
4
1-2
Sydney Games
2000
4
3-8
Olympics News Coverage
Salt Lake Tribune Pre-Salt Lake Winter Games Editorials
1992-2000
5
1
Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake Winter Games Articles
2001-2002
5
2
Olympics Editorials from Various Newspapers
1991-1996
5
3
Olympics Articles- Unrelated to Sports
1995-2002
5
4-5
Salt Lake Tribune "Road to the Games" series
2001-2002
6
1
Salt Lake Tribune Olympic Sports Clippings
2001-2002
6
2
Salt Lake Tribune Articles Written by Lex Hemphill
2000-2001
6
3-4
Lex Hemphill's Olympics Columns
2000-2002
6
5
Olympics Research Subject Files
Lex Hemphill Articles, "Utah's Winter Olympians"
2001-2002
7
1
Lane Beatti
7
2
Legislature amd the Olympics
7
3-4
One Year Out from the Olympics
2001
7
5
Cathy Prestner Allinger
7
6
Randy Dryer
7
7
Bill Marolt
7
8
Steve Pace
7
9
Torch Relay
7
10
Subject Files and Notes
Bob Bills
8
1
Ranch Kimball
8
2
Mitt Romney
8
3
Interview Notes
8
4
Story Notes
8
5
Olympic History Materials
Olympic History Research
1924-1964
9
Olympic History Research
1964-2002
10
Utah's Olympians
Utah's Olympians
11
1-2
Olympic Lectures
11
3-4
Utah Ski Archives
11
5
Winter Sports Hall of Fame
11
6
Salt Lake Winter Olympics
Events and Venues
2002
12
Events and Venues
2002
13
Events and Venues
2002
14
Hockey
2002
15
Official Results of the XIX Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City
2002
16
Media Guides, Paralympic Games
2002
17
Media Guides
2000-2002
18
1
State of the Environment
2002
18
2
Environmental Issues
18
3
Utah Sports Authority
1998
18
4
Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC) Meetings
18
5
SLOC Economics
18
6
SLOC Research
1999-2002
18
7
SLOC: Language Policy and Planning
18
8
SLOC Olympic News
1998-2000
18
9-10
SLOC Progress Report to the International Olympic Committee
1996
18
10
SLOC Olympic Transportation Guide
2002
18
11
Research and Publications
2000-2002
19
International Olympic Committee, United States Olympic Committee
1999-2002
20
Olympics Press Coverage
1988-2000
21
Olympics Press Coverage
1996-2002
22
Salt Lake Olympics Coverage
2002
23
Olympic Publications, Foreign Media Guides
2000-2002
24
Salt Lake Media Guides
2002
25
Olympics Media Guides
1996-2000
26
Olympics Media Guides
2002
27
USA v. Tom Welch--Olympic Scandal
2002
28
USA v. Tom Welch--Olympic Scandal
2002
29
Olympic Scandal Press Coverage
2002
30
Olympics Scandal Press Coverage
2002
31
Sports Coverage
Utah Jazz Coverage
1980-1990
32
Utah Jazz Clippings and Interviews
1980-1989
33
Lex Hemphill's Sports Columns
1979-1989
34
Lex Hemphill's Sports Columns
1980-1999
35
Baseball Coverage
1950-1990
36
Editorials by Lex Hemphill
Welfare and Child Labor
37
1
Ethical Issues, Gay Rights, Capital Punishment
37
2
Gun Control
37
3
Local Politics
37
4
Miscellaneous
37
5
Sports
37
6
Term Limits
37
7
Environment and Public Lands
38
1
Foreign Affairs
38
2
National Politics
38
3
"The Air We Breathe" Salt Lake Tribune Series
38
4
Various Subjects
Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
1996-1997
39
Wilderness Preservation and Environmental Issues
1990-1999
40
Court Cases: Wendy Weaver, Multi-use Stadium in Salt Lake
1990-1997
41
Newspapers and Publications
Salt Lake Tribune
1998-2000
42
This box contains issues of the Salt Lake Tribune's about the Nagano and Sydney Olympics.
Salt Lake Tribune
2002
43
This box contains a complete set of the Salt Lake Tribune covering the Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games.
Oversize Salt Lake Olympics Publications
2002
44
Lake Placid Olympics Newspapers
1980
45
Atlanta Olympics Newspapers
1996
46
This box contains copies of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution covering the Atlanta Olympic Games.
Sydney Olympics Newspapers
2000
47
This box contains issues of the Sydney Morning Herald covering the Sydney Olympic Summer Games.
Salt Lake Olympics Newspapers
2002
48
This box contains issues of national newspapers covering the Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games.
Deseret News Coverage of the Salt Lake Winter Olympics
2002
49
Athens Olympics Newspapers
2004
50
This box contains issues of the New York Times covering the Olympic Summer Games held in Athens.