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 …
“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 …
Current Issue
Spring 2023 Utah Historical Quarterly To receive your copy, BECOME A MEMBER of the Utah State Historical Society Within the pages of this issue, women …
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 …
Descriptive Updates Statement
The Utah Historical Society is conducting a review of the descriptions and terminology of our archives and special collections catalog. We are working to update outdated …
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 …
Manuscripts Collection
Researchers wishing to cite a collection should include the following information :(title of work), Utah Historical Society. For example : The Allan Kent Powell Research Collection, …
Architectural Drawings Collection
Researchers wishing to cite a collection should include the following information :(title of work), Utah Historical Society. For example : Sullivan-Tallon House, Restoration and Remodel, Utah …
Audio Visual Collection
Researchers wishing to cite a collection should include the following information :(title of work), Utah Historical Society. For example : The Shiplers Commercial Photographers Collection, 1903-1980, …
Utah at 125: A Bibliography
In January 4, 1896, after decades of struggle, Utah became the 45th state to enter the Union. Utah’s path to statehood was complicated and often …
Call for Papers: Revisiting The Peoples of Utah
In anticipation of the 250th anniversary of 1776, the Utah State Historical Society is revisiting The Peoples of Utah, published in 1976. The original Peoples …
“Race Riot” Fears in Salt Lake City: September 1965
By Christopher James Blythe In September 1965, many people in northern Utah were convinced that the NAACP had planned a “riot” for the following month’s …