b1907 U.S.S. Utah - Stan Sanders Collection, 1908-2000 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 2011 Finding aid encode in EAD by Melissa Ferguson using oXygen 9.3, 2011. Finding aid written in English.

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 Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 1927 Sanders, Stan Inventory of The U.S.S. Utah - Stan Sanders Collection, 1908-2000 .5 lin. ft. (1 box)

The item descriptions identify originals and photocopies.

 The collection includes miscellaneous ephemera about the Battleship U.S.S. Utah. Original items include certificates, pamphlets, postcards, and dinner menus; photocopied materials include postcards, articles, and pamphlets. Topics Utah (Battleship). Politics, Government, and Law Military Form or Genre: Pamphlets, postcards, menus, logs, articles, newspaper clippings Background Historical Note

The U.S.S. Utah (AG-16) (ex BB-31) was launched 23 December 1909, and was placed in commission at Philadelphia Navy Yard 31 August 1911. It was assigned to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet March 1912, and protected American interests off Veracruz (Mexico) from February to June 1914. During World War I the U.S.S. Utah served as a training ship for gunnery crews and new engineering recruits in the Chesapeake Bay. The ship sailed for Europe August 1918, protecting convoys in Bantry Bay (Ireland) until the Armistice. It arrived in Boston 25 December 1918.

In 1932 the U.S.S. Utah was commissioned as a mobile target ship. It joined the Pacific Fleet in 1935, arriving in Pearl Harbor and ports along the West coast through the early 1940s.

The ship had recently returned to Hawaii from a six-week anti-aircraft training cruise when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941. The U.S.S. Utah took two torpedo hits in the first five minutes of the attack. Thirty officers and 431 men survived, while six officers and 52 men either drowned when trapped onboard, or were killed by the strafing attacks while they swam for shore. The ship was declared "out of commission, not in service," in 1944. The U.S.S. Utah was deemed unsalvageable. The ship earned one battle star for participation in the Pearl Harbor attack. The partially submerged hulk remains at Pearl Harbor.

 Scope and Content

The collection is divided into three series: Dated Materials, Menus, and Undated Materials. Each series is arranged chronologically.

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

The U.S.S. Utah - Stan Sanders Collection, 1908-2000, Utah State Historical Society.

 Acquisition Information:

Donated by Eleanor Sanders, 2010.

 Restrictions

Open to public research.

 Copyright

The U.S.S. Utah - Stan Sanders Collection, is physical property of the Utah State 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 Melissa Ferguson, 2011. Finding aid compiled by Melissa Ferguson, 2011. Finding aid edited by Doug Misner, 2011. Finding aid cataloged by Michele Elnicky, 2011. Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Melissa Ferguson, 2011. Separated Material

Photographs are classified as Mss C 1927.

Artifacts have been separated and cataloged.

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 Container list Box Folder Contents Dated Materials 1 1 Naval postmarks (photocopy), 1908-1940s. 1 2 Silver Service certificate for Ruth Stephenson (original), ca. 1909-1917. 1 3 Pamphlet: "Programme [sic] of Fleet While at Charleston, S.C.," 17-23 November 1912. 1 4 Postcard, caption reads "A happy [sic] New Year." Addressed to Mr. Herbert Wimmer (U.S.S. Utah) with the following note: "Dear Sir: Rec'd your postal, and was glad to hear from you. & hoping you are well, [illegible]. From Milton." (original) 30 December 1914. 1 5 "Cruise of the U.S.S. Utah Ending December 31, 1921," listing ports visited and arrival and departure times (photocopy), 1921. 1 6 "Chronicle of the European Cruise of the U.S.S. Utah" (photocopy), 1921-1922. 1 7 Pamphlet, "South American Cruise - Special Mission of the United States of America to South America" (original), November 1924 - March 1925. 1 8 Boxing roster (original), 7 August 1925. 1 9 Pamphlet, "Welcome to Rio de Janeiro" (original), ca. 1925 or 1928. 1 10 Certificate, "Permanent Petty Officer's Appointment for Harian Edward Woodward" (original), 5 May 1926. 1 11 Ship's daily log (photocopy), 15 April 1939 - 31 October 1941. 1 12 Typescript, "The Ships of Utah: Naval Reserve Center - Salt Lake City - Utah" (photocopy), 1963. 1 13 Eldredge, Michael S. "Silver Service for the Battleship Utah: A Naval Tradition under Governor Spry." Utah Historical Quarterly 78, no. 3, 302-18 (photocopy), (Summer 1978). 1 14 Universal Ship Cancellation Society Log articles, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990. 1 15 Newspaper clippings (originals and photocopies), 1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2000. 1 16 Reunion Memory Book (photocopy), 1989. Menus 1 17 Christmas dinners (originals), 1911, 1913, 1914, 1916. 1 18 Thanksgiving dinner (original), 27 November 1913. 1 19 Independence Day dinners (originals), 1913, 1914. 1 20 New Year's dinner (original), 1914. 1 21 Preparedness luncheon (original), 3 June 1916. Undated Materials 1 22 Abbreviations used on ship (photocopy), undated. 1 23 Miscellaneous background information from various unidentified sources (photocopy), undated. 1 24 Pamphlet for stay in Portsmouth, England (photocopy), undated. 1 25 Postcards (photocopies), undated. 1 26 Pamphlet, sightseeing tours for Paris, Berlin, Trossachs, Edinburgh, London, Oslo, June - July, undated.