b0063 Alvin Charles Emerson Papers, 1887-1925 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 63 Emerson, Alvin Charles, 1859-1926 Alvin Charles Emerson Papers, 1887-1925 0.25 lin. ft. (1 box) Businessman from Odgen, Utah, Freemason. Son of Judge Philip H. Emerson. Correspondence relating to Masonic activities, biographical material, letter book from Acme Printing Company. Acme, which Emerson ran during the 1890s, supplied books to the Ogden schools. Topics: Freemasons -- Utah. Printing, Practical. Schools -- Furniture, equipment, etc. Secret societies -- Utah. Places: Ogden (Utah) -- Schools. Ogden (Utah). Weber County (Utah). Background Biographical Note

Alvin Charles Emerson (1859-1926) was a son of Judge Philip H. Emerson, who was active in the Liberal Party. Alvin was born in Vermont, but moved to Utah in 1880 and worked as a clerk in the 1st District Court. He married Mary Martindale in 1882.

During the 1890s, Emerson ran the Acme Printing Company, which did job printing but also dealt in textbooks for Ogden schools, and was a member of the Ogden School Board. From 1900-1916 he was chief clerk for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Ogden. After that time, he was in the insurance business.

Scope and Content

Correspondence relating to Masonic activities, biographical material, letter book from Acme Printing Company. Acme, which Emerson ran during the 1890s, supplied books to the Ogden schools.

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Alvin Charles Emerson Papers, 1887-1925, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Hugh F. O'Neil.

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Processing Information: Collection processed by staff Finding aid compiled by staff Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A120). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 1999. Container list Box Folder Contents Papers 1 1 Biographical material 1 2 Correspondence, mainly regarding his Masonic activities 1 3 Letter book, 1887-1902 includes letters contained in this book document Emerson's business career with Acme Printing, including his sales of books to the Ogden schools, his service on the Ogden School Board, some political matters, and his career with the Southern Pacific Railroad