b0222 Miriam B. Murphy Papers, 1970-1988 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 222 Murphy, Miriam B. Miriam B. Murphy Papers, 1970-1988 6.5 lin. ft. (13 boxes) Writer, member of Utah State Historical Society Publications staff. Notes on poet Sarah E. Carmichael and a television script on Salt Lake City's Kearns Mansion. Topics: American poetry -- Women Authors. Historic buildings -- Salt Lake City. Kearns Mansion (Salt Lake City, Utah). Persons: Carmichael, Sarah Elizabeth 1838-1901. Background Biographical Note

Writer, member of Utah State Historical Society Publications staff.

 Scope and Content

Notes on poet Sarah E. Carmichael and a television script on Salt Lake City's Kearns Mansion.

Series Descriptions

Manuscripts, papers and notes

Miscellaneous materials relating to Working Women in Utah

Miscellaneous materials relating to the Governors of Utah

Maud Fitch materials

Wayne County materials

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Miriam B. Murphy Papers, 1970-1988, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Donated by Miriam B. Murphy

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The Miriam B. Murphy Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information: Collection processed by Stephen D. Youngkin Finding aid compiled by Stephen D. Youngkin Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A240). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 1999. Container list Box Folder Contents Manuscripts, papers and notes 1 1-2 Correspondence, 1974-1997, undated 1 3-4 Biographies of Wives of (Episcopal) Bishops of Utah; miscellaneous research materials 1 5 "Black Baseball Heroes of 1909," by Miriam B. Murphy, Beehive History, 7, handwritten notes, cassette tape, ""The Occidentals--All Black Baseball Team," KEUR/Public Radio Broadcast, Fall 1992 1 6 "Sarah Elizabeth Carmichael: Poetic Genius of Pioneer Utah," by Miriam B. Murphy, Utah Historical Quarterly, Winter 1975 1 7 Companies and institutions; correspondence,1922-23; handwritten research materials 1 8 Arthur W. Davis (Grabeteria); diary entries, 1939-1947; obituary, 1949; newspaper clippings, 1949, 1977 1 9 "Dear Governor: Letters from Women to Henry H. Blood in 1933"; paper presented at Utah Humanities Council, letter from Mrs. Myrtle Janson, Democratic Chairwoman to Governor Henry H. Blood, 15 February 1933, handwritten research notes 1 10-11 Elected State Officials; biographical sketches, newspaper clipping, 1988; note cards 1 12 Fine Arts Advisory Panel; correspondence, 1979-1986; Literary Arts Panel, 1985-1989 1 13-14 "An Intimate Portrait of Utah's Governors," paper presented by Miriam B. Murphy at the Sevier Valley Chapter of the Utah State Historical Society, funded by the Utah Endowment of the Humanities Speakers Bureau, 1 October 1988; application and confirmation forms, correspondence, Proposed lecture topics, "The Challenges of Governing Utah: A Historic Overview," "Electing Utah's Governor," "Utah's Governors--An Intimate Portrait," "Dark Horses, Mavericks, and Split-ticket Victors: A Look at How We Elect Utah's Governors (manuscript), unidentified manuscripts, The 1988-89 Guide to Community Humanities Programs, UEH Speakers Bureau 1988, miscellaneous materials, 1987-1988 1 15 Kearns Mansion Television Tour; correspondence, 1971-1974; press release, outline of proposed 1-hour tour of the Kearns Mansion on KUED, rough draft of script, miscellaneous materials from Salt Lake Tribune, 1899-1903 1 16 Ken Maxfield/Josie Ellen Maxfield Reenders; printed copies of poems by Ken Maxfield, 1990); personal reminiscences of Miriam B. Murphy, handwritten notes, clippings 1 17-19 "Memories of Thinning and Harvesting Sugar Beets," Beehive History 23; "Beet Vacation" by Miriam B. Murphy, oral histories, 1997; research notes, excerpted materials, clipping 2 1-2 "Memories of Thinning and Harvesting Sugar Beets," Beehive History 23; "Beet Vacation" by Miriam B. Murphy, oral histories, 1997; research notes, excerpted materials, clipping 2 3 "Helen Zeese Papanikolas, the Writer: A Unique Voice in America," by Miriam B. Murphy, in Colleen Whitley, ed. Worth Their Salt: Notable but often Unnoted Women of Utah (Utah State Univ. Press; Logan, Utah, 1996); paper delivered at Utah Women's History Association conference, "Women in the West: Discovering Our Past, Creating Our Future," 6-8 March 1986; correspondence, 1984, 1986; draft, biographical sketch, vita, miscellaneous research materials 2 4 "Petticoats with Paychecks: Women in the Utah Work Force from Statehood to World War II," paper presented by Miriam B. Murphy for Utah Historical Perspectives: Women and Their role in Utah Society, funded by the Utah Endowment for the Humanities, 7 June 1979 2 5 Charles Popper (Jewish pioneer butcher); miscellaneous research materials and notes, government documents, ca. 1968-1881 2 6-8 Sugarhouse (history); Pioneer Map: First Pioneer Owners in Five-Acre Plat "A," Sugar House Centennial Banquet, 1954; newspaper clippings, 1986-1987; Bernice Grant Casper, "Growing Up Near the East Jordan and Salt Lake City Canals," talk given 8-10-91 at Sugarhouse Plaza at dedication of "Jordan and Salt Lake City Canal" Monument, excerpted materials, handwritten research materials, notes, note cards 2 9-12 (Utah Women in World War I); miscellaneous research materials for Miriam B. Murphy, "If Only I Shall Have the Right Stuff; Utah Women in World War I," Utah Historical Quarterly, Fall, 1990; drafts of articles, correspondence, 1989; research notes, excerpted materials 2 13-15 "Utah's Black Legacy: A History of the Black Experience in Utah," 18 February 1987, correspondence (1986), outline for viewer's guide, viewer's guide, synopsis, study guide, "A Few Milestones in the Recent History of Blacks in Utah" by Miriam B. Murphy, handwritten notes, research materials 3 1 Utah Women's History Association; Patricia Lyn Scott and Linda Thatcher, eds., "Paradigm or Paradox: Women in Utah History; A Prospectus," Guidelines/Specifications for Book, addresses of participants, Univ. of Utah Press for Authors 3 2 Vita; correspondence, 1979, 1988; vitae, newspaper clipping, 1978 3 3-4 "Women in the Utah Work Force from Statehood to World War II," Utah Historical Quarterly, Spring 1982; correspondence, 1979; abstract, drafts of manuscript, research note cards, Salt Lake Minute Women, World War II, Minutes...War Production Board, 1942-1946, newspaper clippings, 1979 3 5 "Working Women in Utah," paper presented by Miriam B. Murphy at Governor's Media Awards on Women's Issues, 3 April 1990, program, correspondence, 1990 3 6-7 "The Working Women of Utah, 1896-1950" by Miriam B. Murphy, paper presented for Women in Utah History: Lecture Series, 8 May 1986, manuscript copies, miscellaneous materials 3 8 Seymour B. Young; transcript of diary, 22 February - 22 April 1876 3 9 Young Woman's Journal in Improvement Era, ca. 1890-1920s; miscellaneous research materials 3 10 Miscellaneous materials; review of Elouise Bell, Only When I Laugh,1990 by Miriam B. Murphy, from Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, program for Employee Recognition Luncheon, State of Utah, 1992 Miscellaneous Materials relating to Working Women in Utah 3 11 Bibliographies 3 12-13 Census; ca. 1900-1950, miscellaneous materials, handwritten notes 3 14 Ethnics; excerpts, handwritten materials 3 15 Gazetteers, Directories; 1855, handwritten materials 3 16 General works; miscellaneous handwritten materials 3 17 Government reports; 1910-1948, handwritten research materials 3 18 Great Depression; miscellaneous research materials, interviews, notes 4 1 Individuals; biographical sketches, clippings, handwritten notes 4 2 Newspaper Notes; clippings, handwritten materials, 1950-1963 4 3 Photocopies, illustrations; notes, clippings 4 4-5 Questionnaires (Working Women 1900-1940); correspondence, 1978-1979; forms, clippings 4 6-7 Utah communities and histories; miscellaneous handwritten research materials 4 8 Utah Women: A Profile: Governor's Commission on the Status of Women, June 1978, notes, program 4 9-10 Working Women/1984; manuscript drafts 4 11-12 Miscellaneous materials; excerpts, handwritten notes, clippings, National Women's History Project, 1983-1984 Resource Catalog, "Utah Women Artists: A Retrospective Exhibition," 1985, Andrew Hacker, "Women at Work," The New York Review, 14 August 1986 Miscellaneous Materials relating to the Governors of Utah 4 13-17 Miriam B. Murphy, The Governors of Utah, manuscript, 184 pp. 5 1-4 Miriam B. Murphy, Politics and Personalities: The Governors of Utah, manuscript, unpaginated 5 5-9 Miriam B. Murphy, contents, Politics and Personalities: The Governors of Utah, manuscript, Introduction, 1. The Beginning of State Government under Heber Manning Wells 2. Power Politics and the Forgotten Administration of John Christopher Cutler 3. Conflicts and Controversies 4. Simon Bamberger Ushers in a Progressive Era in State Affairs 5. Spending and the Sevens Bring down the Charles Rendell Mabey Administration 6. Tax Reform and Control of State Resources under George Henry Dern 7. Henry Hooper Blood Leads Utah Through the Great Depression 8. The World War II Years under Herbert Brown Maw 9. The Colorful Administration of a Maverick--Joseph Bracken Lee 10. The Paradoxical Years of Conservative George Dewey Clyde 11. The Democrats Begin a Long Reign with Calvin Lewellyn Rampton 12. Federal-State Issues Come to a Head Under Scott Milne Matheson 13. Major State Problems Plague Republican Norman Howard Bangerter, bibliography, appendix, 208 pp. 5 10-14 Miriam B. Murphy (governors of Utah); contents, manuscript chapters, 1. The Beginning of State Government under Heber Manning Wells 2. Power Politics and the Forgotten: Administration of John Christopher Cutler 3. Conflicts and Controversies During the William Spry Years 7. Henry Hooper Blood Leads Utah Through the Great Depression 8. The World War II Years under Herbert Brown Maw 9. The Colorful Administration of a Maverick--Joseph Bracken Lee 10. The Paradoxical Years of Conservative George Dewey Clyde 11. The Democrats Begin a Long Reign with Calvin Lewellyn Rampton 12. Federal-State Issues Come to a Head under Scott Milne Matheson 13. Major State Problems Plague Republican Norman Howard Bangerter, Bibliography 5 15-17 Miriam B. Murphy (governors of Utah); manuscript chapters, 5. Spending and the Sevens Bring Down the Charles Rendell Mabey Administration 6. Tax Reform and Control of State Resources under George Henry Dern 7. Henry Hooper Blood Leads Utah Through the Great Depression 8. The World War II Years under Herbert Brown Maw 9. The Colorful Administration of a Maverick--Joseph Bracken Lee 10. The Paradoxical Years of Conservative George Dewey Clyde 11. The Democrats Begin a Long Reign with Calvin Lewellyn Rampton 12. Federal-State Issues Come to a Head under Scott Milne Matheson 13. Major State Problems Plague Republican Norman Howard Bangerter 6 1-2 Miriam B. Murphy (governors of Utah); manuscript chapters, Contents 1. The Beginning of State Government under Heber Manning Wells 2. Power Politics and the Forgotten Administration of Joseph Christopher Cutler 3. Conflicts and Controversies during the William Spry Years 4. Simon Bamberger Ushers in a Progressive Era in State Affairs 5. Spending and the Sevens Bring Down the Charles Rendell Mabey Administration 6. Tax Reform and Control of State Resources under George Henry Dern 6 3 Miriam B. Murphy (governors of Utah); 13. Major State Problems Plague Republican Norman Howard Bangerter 6 4 Miriam B. Murphy (governors of Utah); manuscript, contents, preface, biographical reference, bibliography 6 5-6 Miriam B. Murphy (governors of Utah); manuscript, bibliographical note, appendix, biographical reference 6 7 Miriam B. Murphy (governors of Utah); miscellaneous manuscript pages 6 8 Simon Bamberger; biography manuscript pages, excerpted materials, research notes 6 9-10 Norman H. Bangerter; letter, 1987; biographical sketches, biography manuscript pages, research notes, newspaper clippings 6 11 Henry Hooper Blood; biography manuscript pages, bibliography, research notes 6 12 John C. Cutler; biography manuscript pages, bibliography. biographical sketch, research notes 6 13 George Dewey Clyde; biography manuscript pages, bibliography, research notes 6 14 George H. Dern; biography manuscript pages, research notes 6 15 Joseph Bracken Lee; biography manuscript pages, biographical sketches, research notes 6 16 Charles Rendell Mabey; biography manuscript pages, bibliography, research notes 6 17 Scott Milne Matheson; correspondence, 1986; biography manuscript pages, biographical sketches, research notes 7 1 Herbert B. Maw; biography manuscript pages, bibliography, research notes 7 2-3 Calvin L. Rampton; biography manuscript pages, biographical materials, bibliography, research notes 7 4 William Spry; letter, 1988; biography manuscript pages, bibliography, research notes 7 5 Heber Manning Wells; biography manuscript pages, biographical sketch, excerpted materials, research notes 7 6-8 Miscellaneous materials; correspondence, 1976, 1988; "The Governors of Utah: A Rationale," biographical sketches, Biographical Sketches of Utah's First Ladies, excerpted materials, bibliography, research notes, clippings, research notes, note cards 7 9-13 Photocopies of photos, illustrations Maud Fitch materials 7 14-17 Maud Fitch; correspondence, receipts, programs, miscellaneous materials, 1918-1919 8 1-9 Maud Fitch; correspondence, receipts, programs, miscellaneous materials, 1918-1919 Wayne County materials 9 1-8 Material copied from Ephraim P. Pectol Collection: correspondence, 1910, 1935, 1947; Wayne County (Chapters 2-3, miscellaneous materials), Spirit of Conquest, Aldridge, Wayne County: Caineville Bridge, Blue Valley (Burgess, Giles Ward), Torrey, letter, 1935; Grover, Teasdale, History of Thurber, History of Lyman, Loa, Manti, Fremont, The Civilian Conservation Corp, Early Stockmen in Wayne County, newspaper clippings, 1900 9 9-11 Agriculture/ranching; "Early Stock Men in Wayne," "History of Jack Tappan," Lavar Huntsman, "The Round Hood Cabin," "George Durfey 1919-1948," "Memories of Durfey Children," "Frank Durfey 1919-1925," "Golden Durfey 1936-1984," Charles S. Peterson, "Grazing in Utah: A Historical Perspective" ( Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 57, 1989), Kam Brian, "Gettin' By 1997, handwritten, excerpted materials, National Register of Historic Sites, newspaper clippings, 1925-1998 9 12-13 Archaeology/Indians; letter, 1999, Cultural Resources Existing Data Inventory, 1980, David Madsen and Steven R. Simms, "The Fremont Complex: A Behavioral Perspective, 1997, National Register of Historic Places, newspaper clippings, 1919-1994 10 1-6 Archaeology/Indians; letter, 1999; Cultural Resources Existing Data Inventory, 1980; David Madsen and Steven R. Simms, "The Fremont Complex: A Behavioral Perspective, 1997; National Register of Historic Places, newspaper clippings, 1919-1994 10 7 Business/tourism; newspaper clippings, 1925- 1998 10 8-9 Capitol Reef/Wayne Wonderland; handwritten materials, newspaper clippings, 1924-1998; promotional materials, National register of historic Places, Wilderness Haring Alert, 1974 10 10-12 Communities/recreation/dance/celebrities, etc.; Charles S. Peterson, "Touch of the Mountain Sod": How Land United and Divided Utahns 1947-1985," 1998, Album A. Brown, "Notes on the Early History of Fremont Valley, Wayne County, State of Utah," 1936; handwritten, excerpted materials, newspaper clippings 1918-1998; promotional materials 10 13 County records and county-wide issues (dump, etc.); handwritten, excerpted materials 10 14 Explore; handwritten, excerpted materials 10 15 Federal/NPS/BLM/USFS/CCC; handwritten, excerpted materials; newspaper clippings, 1934-1943 10 16-17 Geology/geography resources, weather, wildlife, fish and game, etc.; handwritten materials; newspaper clippings 1942-1998; excerpted materials; maps 11 1 Individuals/local color/clubs, etc.; handwritten, excerpted materials; newspaper clippings, 1913-1998 11 2 Law and outlaws; handwritten materials; newspaper clippings, 1919-1959 11 3 Medical/social services; newspaper clippings (1919, 1941), excerpted materials 11 4 Mining and mills; Alan Pratt, "Heavy Metal Mania: Remembering the Uranium Boom of the 1950s, correspondence, 1974, 1998; handwritten materials, newspaper clippings, 1913; National Register of Historic Places, promotional materials 11 5-6 Religion and politics/polygamy; "Thurber Relief Society Hall," "A Record of the Tabernacle Ward of the Sevier Stake of Zion Containing a brief historical Sketch of the Settlement of the Ward Organization, Minutes of Meetings, etc., 1938, handwritten, excerpted materials, newspaper clippings, 1924-1997; National Register of Historic Places 11 7 Place names; handwritten notes, excerpts from Utah Place Names 11 8 Roads/transportation/postal/phone/mail/television/fire fighting; newspaper clippings, 1919, 1973; excerpted materials 11 9-11 Schools: "Notes Pertaining to this Building," 1936; Howard Christensen, "Wayne High School Building History," 1984; handwritten materials, oral histories, antiquities site inventory, excerpted materials, newspaper clippings, 1914-1980 11 12 Water and power: handwritten notes, oral history (Clay M. Robinson), miscellaneous biographical materials relating to George Teasdale Eckersley, newspaper clippings, 1917-1998 11 13 World War I / World War II: handwritten materials, newspaper clippings, 1918-1945; excerpted materials 11 14-18 Bradford J. Frye, From Barrier to Crossroads: An Administrative History of Capitol Reed National park, Utah, prepared for the National Park Service, Capitol Reef National Park, Torrey, Utah; Table of contents, Volume I. Background and History of Capitol Reef, list of figures, list of tables, chronology of important events, introduction, Chapter 1. Deposition, Uplift, and Erosion: The Geologic Story of Capitol Reef, Chapter 2. Early Human Presence at Capitol Reef, Chapter 3. Exploration, Chapter 4. Mormon Settlement, Chapter 5. A Monument in Name Only: 1037 to 1950, Chapter 6. Uranium, Roads, Water, and Other Problems: 1950-1955, Chapter 7. Mission 66: Capitol Reef, Chapter 8. The Creation of Capitol Reef National Monument, Chapter 9. 1950s Expansion Proposals and Boundary Adjustments, Chapter 10. Park, Wilderness, and Monument Expansion Proposals: 1961 to 1969, Chapter 11. From Monument Expansion to Park Creation: 1969 to 1971, bibliography, appendix I. A. Legislation Pertaining to Capitol Reef, 1937 to 1971; Volume II. Special Issues, Chapter 12. Grazing Issues, Chapter 13. Water Rights, Chapter 14. Fruita Management History, Chapter 15. Mining and Related Encroachments, Chapter 16. Roads, Trails, and Utility Rights-of-way, Chapter 17. State and Post-Park Private Lands, Chapter 18. Summary of Planning Documents, Appendix II. A. Proclamations and Legislation, Appendix II. B. Maps and Documents, Denver Service Center Technical Information Center, Appendix II. C. Capitol Reef Personnel, 1997, typescript, 687 pp. 12 1-12 (continued from above) 12 13 Barbara J. Ekker, "The Centennial History of Wayne County, Utah"; miscellaneous drafts, typescript 12 14-18 Miscellaneous materials; A Brief History of Uranium Mining on the Colorado Plateau (V.E. Reinhardt), Cainville, Wayne County, Utah (Amy Cedenia Carrell Webster), County Organizations: Senior Citizens (Rhea Jackson), Exploring the Water Pocket Fold (Joyce Muench), The First Electric Power for People in Wayne County (George Teasdale Eckersly), Into the Maze (Philip Hyde), Man of Courage (James Russell), Memories of Mother Minnie (Melia Brown), Mining at Capitol Reef Monument Begins (Evangeline Tappan), Mining Operations in and around Wayne County (Nell Maxfield Ekker), miscellaneous news notes (Barbara Ekker), Pioneer Histories (Dee Hatch), Place Names in Wayne County, Preliminary Engineering Report for Hanksville Culinary Water System (Trevor and Hughes, Consulting Engineers), Recollections of Carl Mathis and William Potter (Interviews by Migon Potter and Hillred Cobia), Register of the Willis E. Robison Collection (compiled by David J. Whittaker and Duane H. Zobrist), The Sebron Johnson Golding Story: The Story of Mesa (also known as Elephant) Wayne County, Utah (George Goulding), Sprinklers Transform Wayne County Farms (Grant Taylor) Wayne County Mini Histories, Wayne County Pioneer Histories, Wile Horse Chase by Wayne Club (Barbara J. Ekker), ca. 1960s-1990s 13 1-2 Miscellaneous excerpts from Utah newspapers; In the 60s (Hanksville), Wild Horse Chase by Wayne Club (Salt Lake Tribune), $600,000 Appropriated by State to Complete Highway 24 in Wayne County, Utah (Richfield), Pershing Missles being Launched North of Hanksville, Wayne County, Utah, Arthur H. Lee Resigns as Wayne County School Chief, Wayne County Area is Site for New Power Plant (Moab), Rep. Dan Marriott Poll Shows Millard County Favors IPP Power Plant, Wayne Bank Sold to Provo Group, Large Coal Mining Operation Near Hanskville May Get Going Again (Moab), Torrey Catholic Church Near Completion (Richfield), Several Enjoy Dedication, Open House at New St. Anthonys of the Desert Catholic Church in Torrey, Utah (St. George), Plans for Wayne Dam Put on Hold (Richfield), Utah's First Family ...The Leavitt's...Have Roots in Wayne, Wayne County Buys BLM Land (Richfield), Fremont's Last Expedition Chronicles in New Find (Richfield), Bighorn Sheep Returned to Capitol Reef, Fremont Valley Catholics Ready for Church of their own (Bicknell), 1960s-1996