The Utah State Historical Society announces the focus of its 69th annual conference to be held September 20-24, 2021. Beginning January 1 we are accepting proposals for papers, sessions, and panels to be presented at the conference. This year Utah and the world have been gripped by a deadly pandemic. …
The Architecture of Hunkering Down in the 1950s & ‘60s
We have all experienced our own “hunkering down” during this pandemic year of 2020. Some 60 years ago, other Utahns were preparing to hunker down, but for a very different reason—a potential nuclear war. During the early years of the Cold War, many American families created underground bomb shelters fitted …
UPDATED – 2020 Call for Papers
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Utah State Historical Society invites proposals for papers, sessions, and panels for its 68th annual conference to be held on September 25, 2020. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the conference will be held virtually. Speakers should be willing to prerecord their presentations or to participate via …