The Utah Division of State History is conducting a review of the descriptions and terminology of our artifact catalog. We are working to update biased, outdated, and/or problematic descriptions and headings of works within the collections to better represent the diverse peoples of Utah. The review includes content used to …
Unshelving Our History
For the past academic year, Cathy Gilmore has served as the Editorial Fellow for Utah Historical Quarterly. Cathy is a graduate student of History at Utah State University. By Cathy Gilmore In Utah, the dead are everywhere. Archives, libraries, temples, and even granite vaults infuse our landscape with an architecture …
History and Geology: Q&A with Rasoul Sorkhabi
Rasoul Sorkhabi is author of “From Edinburgh to Salt Lake City: Archibald Geikie’s Travels in the American West, 1879,” Utah Historical Quarterly 89 (Summer 2021) Introduce readers to your background and work as a geologist. What are the main questions or issues that animate your research? All my education has …
The River Voyage of William Lewis Manly: Q&A with Michael D. Kane
Michael D. Kane is coauthor (with Nathan N. Waite) of “Avoiding Mormons, Running Rapids, Encountering Western Utes: William Lewis Manly’s Voyage Down the Green River and Across Utah in 1849,” Utah Historical Quarterly 89 (Summer 2021) How did you come into contact with the story of William Manly as a …
Top 5 Reasons to Attend the 69th Annual USHS Conference
Looking for a reason to spend some time with us at our annual history conference? Here are our top 5: 5. Free, virtual, and lives online. Despite Zoom fatigue, we recognize the benefits of online programming. We can reach folks outside the Salt Lake City area, and our content is …
“I Have Shot My Betrayer”: Q&A with Lisa Tait
Editors’ Note: The SPRING 2021 UHQ opens with the story of Amanda Olson, the working-class daughter of Swedish immigrants whose story dominated local news in 1891. After Olson was either raped or seduced–the language was intentionally vague–she “shot [her] betrayer.” We asked Lisa Tait, the article’s author, a few questions about Olson’s …
Current Issue
Summer 2021 Utah Historical Quarterly To receive your copy, BECOME A MEMBER of the Utah State Historical Society The struggle to vote is a dominant thread in American—and Utah—history. Last year we paused to commemorate a celebrated centennial benchmark in that struggle: passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, extending suffrage to …
Sugar Beets and Religion: Q&A with Matthew C. Godfrey
Editors’ note: The winter 2021 edition of Utah Historical Quarterly features an article on the sugar beet industry, labor organizing, and business interests of LDS officials. We asked the author, Matthew C. Godfrey, a General Editor of the Joseph Smith Papers Project, a few questions about the sugar industry and …
Statement on Socially Conscious Cataloging and Archival Descriptions
The Utah Division of State History is conducting a review of the descriptions and terminology of our archives and catalog. We are working to update biased, outdated, and/or problematic descriptions and headings of works within the collections to better represent the diverse peoples of Utah. The review includes content used …
Blog Series on Historical Memorials
The Utah State Historical Society is launching a blog series on historical memorials in Utah. We seek proposals for short historical essays that place historical markers, monuments, and place names in historical and contemporary perspective. Given the divergent ways the public commemorates and remembers history, contributors to the series are …
Manuscripts Collection
Researchers wishing to cite a collection should include the following information :(title of work), Utah State Historical Society. For example : The Allan Kent Powell Research Collection, circa 1850-2012, Utah State Historical Society. Rights Statement Unless otherwise specified, the manuscript collections are the physical property of the Utah State Historical Society, …
Architectural Drawings Collection
Researchers wishing to cite a collection should include the following information :(title of work), Utah State Historical Society. For example : Sullivan-Tallon House, Restoration and Remodel, Utah State Historical Society. Rights Statement Unless otherwise specified, the architectural drawings collections are the physical property of the Utah State Historical Society, Salt Lake …
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