c0413 Ward Jay Roylance Photograph Collection, ca. 1950-1982 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2004 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 2004. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss C 413 Ward Jay Roylance Ward Jay Roylance Photograph Collection, ca. 1950-1982 3 lin. ft. (14 boxes) Writer and tourism promoter for Utah. Promotional filmstrips with audio tapes and slide masters documenting Utah tourism for his revision of the WPA's Utah: A Guide to the State (1982). Topics: Art Mines and mineral resources--Utah Tourist industry--Utah Parades Native Americans Transportation Utah--Description and travel Places: Utah Form or Genre: Audiotapes, Display Prints, Filmstrips, and Slides 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 (1982).

 Scope and Content

Contains display prints of historical subjects, filmstrips with audiotapes, master slides of the filmstrips, and miscellaneous slides of Utah.

 Series Descriptions

Display Prints

Slides

Filmstrip Programs, 1969

Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

Ward Jay Roylance Photograph Collection, ca. 1950-1982, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Ward and Gloria Roylance

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The Ward Jay Roylance Photograph Collection is 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 Susan Whetstone, 2005 Finding aid compiled by Susan Whetstone, 2005 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2005 Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 2005 Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2005 Related collections

The photographs in this collection were separated from Mss B 413.

 Container list Box Folder Contents Display Prints 1 1 Series A: Trailbreakers, Trappers and Explorers 1 2 Series B: Indians of Pioneer Days and Before 1 3 Series C: Early Builders of Utah 1 4 Series D: Pioneer Life in Utah 1 5 Series E: Architecture of Early Utah 1 6 Series F: Pioneer Transportation and Communication 1 7 Misc. slides of Utah Slides 2 Subjects 2 1-7 Days of '47 Parade, 1969 2 1-30 Maps 2 1-47 Mining, Smelting and Processing, 1960s 2 1-37 Native Americans (Four Corners), 1960s 2 1-35 Pioneer Mural by Lynn Fausett, 1960s 2 1-29 Transportation and Communication, 1969 2 1-19 Utah Government, Legislature, Capitol Building, 1969 3 3 1-113 C: Central Utah, Sevier, Sanpete Counties, Skyline Drive 3 1-39 CE: Carbon, Emery Counties; Castle Valley, San Rafael 3 1-11 CE: Cedar City area, Cedar Breaks, Cedar Mountain 4 Utah Views (cont.) 1-30 D: Dixie, Zion N.P., St. George, Virgin Valley, Hurricane 4 1-12 EC: East-Central; Wayne Co., Capitol Reef, Henry Mountains. 4 1-36 N: Northern Utah; north of Salt Lake 4 1-6 NE: Uinta Basin Area; Dinosaur N.P., Flaming Gorge 4 1-6 S: South-Central Utah; Garfield, Kane Counties, Bryce 4 1-5 SE: SE Utah: Grand and San Juan Counties 4 1-50 SL: Salt Lake Valley; Salt Lake City, Wasatch Mountains 4 1-81 NC: North-Central Utah; Utah and Wasatch Counties 4 1-101 W: Western-SW Utah; Tooele, Juab, Millard, Beaver Co. Filmstrip Programs, 1969 Master Slides 5 1-62 A: Trailbreakers and Explorers of Utah 5 1-47 B: Mormon Pioneers, Illinois to Utah, 1846-1847 5 1-76 C: Settlement of Utah, 1847-1877 6 1-75 D: Indians of Utah, Pioneer Days and Before 6 1-61 E: Early Builders of Utah 6 1-70 F: Pioneer Trails of the West 7 1-69 G: Climates of Utah and Nearby 7 1-67 H: Transportation & Communication-Utah and the Nation 7 1-79 I: Natural Face of Utah (many missing) 8 1-109 J: Geology of Utah 8 1-75 K: Utah's Water and Mineral Resources 8 1-55 L: Utah's Native Plant Life 9 9 56-73 L: Utah's Native Plant Life 9 1-58 M: Utah's Fish and Wildlife 1-79 N: Living in Utah 10 1-67 O: Utah's People and Their Work 10 1-65 P: Agriculture in Utah 10 1-73 Q: Manufacturing in Utah 11 1-80 R: Mining in Utah 11 1-72 S: Trade, Service & Miscellaneous Industry in Utah 11 1-76 T: Government in Utah Filmstrips and Audiotapes 12 1 A: Trailbreakers and Explorers of Utah B: Mormon Pioneers, Illinois to Utah, 1846-1847 Audiotape for both filmstrips 12 2 C: Settlement of Utah, 1846-1877 D: Indians of Utah, Pioneer Days and Before Audiotape for both filmstrips 12 3 E: Early Builders of Utah F: Pioneer Trails of the West Audiotape for both filmstrips 12 4 G: Climate of Utah H: Transportation & Communication-Utah and the Nation Audiotape for both filmstrips 13 1 I: Natural Face of Utah J: Geology of Utah Audiotape for both filmstrips 13 2 K: Utah's Water and Mineral Resources L: Utah's Native Plant Life Audiotape for both filmstrips 13 3 M: Utah's Fish and Wildlife N: Living in Utah Audiotape for both filmstrips 14 1 O: Utah's People and Their Work P: Agriculture in Utah (missing) Audiotape for both filmstrips 14 2 Q: Manufacturing in Utah R: Mining in Utah Audiotape for both filmstrips 14 3 S: Utah's Trade, Service and Misc. Industries (missing) T: Government in Utah Audiotape for both filmstrips