The Ward Jay Roylance Papers, 1950-1982

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Summary Description
Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss B 413
Creator: Roylance, Ward Jay, 1920-
Title:Ward Jay Roylance Papers, 1950-1982
Quantity:12 lin. ft. (12 boxes)
Abstract:Writer and tourism promoter for Utah. Promotional literature and research material for his 1982 revision of the WPA's "Utah: A Guide to the State."

Topics:
Tourist trade -- Utah.

Persons:
Remington family.
Roylance family.

Places:
Utah -- Description and Travel.
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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, which appeared in 1982.
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Scope and Content

This collection includes a complete set of his own writings as well as an extensive file of newspaper clippings, magazine articles, pamphlets, brochures, booklets, flyers and other materials pertaining to Utah.

Series Descriptions

Published Material
Publications
Papers
Tourist information
Miscellaneous Post-Guide Material
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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:

Ward Jay Roylance Papers, 1950-1982, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Ward and Gloria Roylance

Restrictions on Use

The Ward Jay Roylance Papers, are 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 staff

Finding aid compiled by staff

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000

Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A278).

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 1999.

Finding aids note:

Inventory available.

Separations

Photographs have been removed to Mss C 413.

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Container list

Box

Folder

Contents

Published Material

1

1

Photographs

1

2

Press Releases

1

3

Utahns, Inc. and Parks Agencies

1

4

Regional Brochure, Utah Tourist and Publicity Council

1

5

Miscellaneous Literature

1

6

Miscellaneous Informational Publications

1

7

Natural History, Inc. and Enchanted Wilderness Association

1

8

Four Corners West

1

9

Enchanted Wilderness Travel Series and Rainbow Roads Travel Series

1

10

Utah State Industrial Commission

1

11

Supporters of Southern Utah and International Genealogical Society

1

12

Films and Slide Shows

1

13

Correspondence, Family

1

14

Utah Teaching Materials

1

15

Rainbow Roads

1

16

Utah Motel Association

1

17

Genealogy, Roylance and Remington Families

1

18

Utah Trails Advertising

1

19

Cottonwood Canyons Association

1

20

Pro-Utah

1

21

Miscellaneous Projects

Publications

2

1

Utah Trails

2

2

Filmstrip Narration Scripts

2

3

Books
1. Utah: A Guide to the State
2. Utah: The Incredible Land
3. Seeing Capitol Reef National Park
4. The Enchanted Wilderness

Papers

3

1

Roylance, W. J., "A Study of the Need for and Desirable Characteristics of a Textbook on Utah" (MS Thesis, University of Utah, 1957)

3

2

Family Research, Roylance and Remington families and photographs

3

3

Files on Utah: A Guide to the State

Tourist information

4

1

Natural Scene

4

2

Historical Scene

4

3

Economic Scene

4

4

Cultural Scene

5

1

Cultural Scene

5

2

Tour 1--Bridgerland

5

3

Tour 2--Golden Spike Empire

6

1

Golden Spike Empire

6

3

Tour 3--Salt Lake Valley

7

1

Salt Lake Valley

7

2

Tour 4--Western Utah

8

1

Tour 5--Mountainland

8

2

Tour 6--Dinosaurland

9

1

Tour 7--Panoramaland

9

2

Tour 8--Dixie-Cedar-Beaver-Zion

10

1

Dixie-Cedar-Beaver-Zion

10

2

Tour 9--Color Country

10

3

Tour 10--Castle Country

11

1

Tour 11--Canyonlands

Miscellaneous Post-Guide Material

12

1

Travel and Recreation

12

2

Government