b0916 Fort Douglas Military Museum Monographs and Records, 1977-1983 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 916 Fort Douglas Military Museum Monographs and Records, 1977-1983 .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 Brigham 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 fort was in operation until the mid-1990s when it was closed. Collection contains monographs published by the Fort Douglas Military Museum and other miscellaneous items. Places: Fort Douglas (Utah) -- History. Background Background Note

Fort Douglas was built in the late-nineteenth century by the federal government to keep "The Mormon Threat" under control. After Brigham 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 fort was in operation until the mid-1990s when it was closed.

 Scope and Content

Collection contains monographs published by the Fort Douglas Military Museum and other miscellaneous items.

Series Descriptions

Monographs published by Fort Douglas Military Museum

General materials

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Fort Douglas Military Museum Monographs and Records, 1977-1983, Utah State Historical Society.

Restrictions on Use

The Fort Douglas Military Museum Monographs and Records 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 Linda Thatcher, 1999 (RLIN ID: UTSX99-A189). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents Monographs published by Fort Douglas Military Museum 1 1 Clark, Michael J., U.S. Army Pioneers: Black Soldiers in Nineteenth-Century Utah, 1981 1 2 Clark, Michael J., U.S. Army Pioneers: Black Soldiers in Nineteenth-Century Utah, undated [typescript] 1 3 Clark, Michael J., U.S. Army Pioneers: Fort Douglas and Fort Duchesne, Utah, 1981 1 4 MacKay, Kathryn L., The Strawberry Valley Reclamation Project and the Opening of the Uintah Indian Reservation, 1982 1 5 McCarthy, Colonel M.R. (U.S. Army, Retired), Patrick Edward Connor, 1820-1891: An Interpretive History, undated 1 6 Rathofer, Ruth G., Stephen Arnold Douglas, 1813-1861, undated 1 7 Cunningham, Jr., Raymond K., Prisoners at Fort Douglas: War Barracks Three and the Enemy Aliens, 1917-1920, 1983 1 8 Van Jeperen, R.H., Utah and the Air Force Connection, undated General materials 1 9 Amendments, provision for, 1977 1 10 Annual elections, 1977-1980 1 11 Annual dinner meetings; programs, 1977-1983 1 12 Correspondence, 1978-1982 1 13 Fort Douglas Memorial Library; dedication ceremony, undated 1 14 Military Citizen of the Year; Captain Le Roi B. Blaylock, Reverend France A. Davis, Major General Michael B. Kauffman, Major General J. Wallace West, Colonel Nathan H. Mazer, Brig. Gen. George W. Latimer 1 15 Museum Professional Advisory Board; statement of purpose, 24 February 1977 1 16 Miscellaneous materials; handwritten notes, poem