b0903 Fort Douglas (Utah) Collection, 1995 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 903 Fort Douglas (Utah) Collection, 1995 .5 lin. ft. (1 box) Fort Douglas, was built in the late-nineteenth century by the federal government to keep "The Mormon Threat" under control. After Young decided to dissolve the State of Deseret and join the union in order to prevent a civil war, the military base remained, functioning mostly as housing for military families. The base was in use until the mid-1990s when it was closed. This collection was created by a architecture class at the University of Utah and contains 19 essays on various aspects of the architecture of the Fort. Topics: Military architecture -- Utah -- Fort Douglas. Places: Fort Dougals (Utah). Background History

Fort Douglas, was built in the late-nineteenth century by the federal government to keep "The Mormon Threat" under control. After Young decided to dissolve the State of Deseret and join the union in order to prevent a civil war, the military base remained, functioning mostly as housing for military families. The base was in use until the mid-1990s when it was closed.

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This collection was created by a architecture class at the University of Utah and contains 19 essays on various aspects of the architecture of the Fort.

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Fort Douglas (Utah) Collection, 1995, Utah State Historical Society.

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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 Linda Thatcher, 1999 (RLIN ID: UTSX99-A186) Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 1999. Container list Box Folder Contents Fort Douglas Study 1 1 Overlays of History: The Architecture of Fort Douglas, Utah, 1862-1995, ed. by Jody R. Stock, Graduate School of Architecture, University of Utah, 1996 1 2 Boozing to Bowling: Recreation at Fort Douglas, by Jody Stock, Architecture 581, 7 March 1995 1 3 Urban Planning in the Military During the Last Half of the Nineteenth Century, by Michael Orlando, Architecture 581, 7 March 1995 1 4 Pondering the Picturesque: Fort Douglas and Salt Lake City, by Arrin A. Holt, Architecture 581, 7 March 1995 1 5 Fort Douglas: Second Half of the Nineteenth Century, Sanitation and the Army, by Yana Ivanov, Architecture 581, March 1995 1 6 Interior Architecture: A Comparative Study at Fort Douglas, by Kathryn Steensma, Architecture 581, 7 March 1995 1 7 Soap Suds Row: Laundress Quarters at Fort Douglas, Utah, by Stephanie Turner, Architecture 581, Winter 1995 1 8 The Fort Douglas Noncommissioned Officers Quarters: Symbols of Historical Change, by Russell H. Newbold, Architecture 581, 7 March 1995 1 9 Integration and the 24th Infantry Regiment 1886- 1900, by Sharen Hauri, Architecture 559, 7 March 1995 1 10 The Remodeling of Buildings 18, 19 & 20 at Fort Douglas, by Susan Holt, Architecture 581, 2 March 1995 1 11 The Colonial Revival in Salt Lake City, by Kris Wilde, Architecture 581 1 12 Fort Douglas: Architecture and Class in the Military, by Liza C. Julien, Architecture 581, 7 March 1995 1 13 Colonial Revival - An Architectural Style for the Military, by Christine M. McKenna, Architecture 581 1 14 Construction Techniques at Camp Douglas, 1862- 1873, by Adam Diehl, Architecture 581, 7 March 1995 1 15 The Golden Age of Fort Douglas, by Carrie Richter, Architecture 560, Winter Quarter 1995 1 16 Military Women at Fort Douglas, by Carla Black, Architecture 581, 7 March 1995 1 17 A Suit for Women in the Men's Army: The Fort Douglas Post Library During World War II, by Mary Troutman, Architecture 581, Winter Quarter 1995 1 18 The Barracks of Fort Douglas: Synthesis of Histories, Keri-Kathryn Fowles, Architecture 581, Winter Quarter 1995 1 19 A Historic Context of Fort Douglas, Utah: A Comparative Study of Camp Douglas and Fort Bridger in the 1860s, by Robyn Taylor-Power, Architecture 581