b0413 Ward Jay Roylance Papers, 1950-1982 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 413 Roylance, Ward Jay, 1920- Ward Jay Roylance Papers, 1950-1982 12 lin. ft. (12 boxes) Writer and tourism promoter for Utah. Promotional literature and research material for his 1982 revision of the WPA's "Utah: A Guide to the State." Topics: Tourist trade -- Utah. Persons: Remington family. Roylance family. Places: Utah -- Description and Travel. Background Biographical Note

Ward Jay Roylance (1920- ) is a retired writer. He has two residences, Torrey and Salt Lake City, Utah. Over many years with the Utah Travel Council and other agencies involved in promotion of travel and tourism, he produced many publications some of which were ephemeral in nature, but others were of major scope and significance. Perhaps his most ambitious project was the expansion and revision of the WPA Utah: A Guide to the State, which appeared in 1982.

 Scope and Content

This collection includes a complete set of his own writings as well as an extensive file of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, pamphlets, brochures, booklets, flyers and other materials pertaining to Utah.

 Series Descriptions

Published Material

Publications

Papers

Tourist information

Miscellaneous Post-Guide Material

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Ward Jay Roylance Papers, 1950-1982, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Ward and Gloria Roylance

 Restrictions on Use

The Ward Jay Roylance 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 staff Finding aid compiled by staff Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A278). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 1999. Finding aids note:

Inventory available.

 Separations

Photographs have been removed to Mss C 413.

 Container list Box Folder Contents Published Material 1 1 Photographs 1 2 Press Releases 1 3 Utahns, Inc. and Parks Agencies 1 4 Regional Brochure, Utah Tourist and Publicity Council 1 5 Miscellaneous Literature 1 6 Miscellaneous Informational Publications 1 7 Natural History, Inc. and Enchanted Wilderness Association 1 8 Four Corners West 1 9 Enchanted Wilderness Travel Series and Rainbow Roads Travel Series 1 10 Utah State Industrial Commission 1 11 Supporters of Southern Utah and International Genealogical Society 1 12 Films and Slide Shows 1 13 Correspondence, Family 1 14 Utah Teaching Materials 1 15 Rainbow Roads 1 16 Utah Motel Association 1 17 Genealogy, Roylance and Remington Families 1 18 Utah Trails Advertising 1 19 Cottonwood Canyons Association 1 20 Pro-Utah 1 21 Miscellaneous Projects Publications 2 1 Utah Trails 2 2 Filmstrip Narration Scripts 2 3 Books 2 3 Utah: A Guide to the State 2 3 Utah: The Incredible Land 2 3 Seeing Capitol Reef National Park 2 3 The Enchanted Wilderness Papers 3 1 Roylance, W. J., "A Study of the Need for and Desirable Characteristics of a Textbook on Utah" (MS Thesis, University of Utah, 1957) 3 2 Family Research, Roylance and Remington families and photographs 3 3 Files on Utah: A Guide to the State Tourist information 4 1 Natural Scene 4 2 Historical Scene 4 3 Economic Scene 4 4 Cultural Scene 5 1 Cultural Scene 5 2 Tour 1--Bridgerland 5 3 Tour 2--Golden Spike Empire 6 1 Golden Spike Empire 6 3 Tour 3--Salt Lake Valley 7 1 Salt Lake Valley 7 2 Tour 4--Western Utah 8 1 Tour 5--Mountainland 8 2 Tour 6--Dinosaurland 9 1 Tour 7--Panoramaland 9 2 Tour 8--Dixie-Cedar-Beaver-Zion 10 1 Dixie-Cedar-Beaver-Zion 10 2 Tour 9--Color Country 10 3 Tour 10--Castle Country 11 1 Tour 11--Canyonlands Miscellaneous Post-Guide Material 12 1 Travel and Recreation 12 2 Government