
Extractions from the Land: Mining and Mineral History in Utah
Extractions from the Land: Mining and Mineral History in Utah is a combination of smaller collections from the Utah Historical Society collections. Utah has a rich history of mining from silver to salt; mineral extraction has shaped the Utah landscape over the decades from boom to bust.

Utah-Colorado Railroad Map Collection
Explore Utah and the Rockies' rail heritage with this digital collection of railroad blueprints curated by the Utah Historical Society. This collection features meticulous plans from local rail companies like the Oregon Short Line, the Denver and Rio Grande Company, and the Salt Lake and Garfield Western Company. These artifacts offer professional and exclusive insight into the strategic development of the most important form of transportation in the 19th and 20th centuries and shed light on a bygone era of Utah and the Rockies' history.

Utah Historical Society Oral History Collection
Utah Historical Society Oral History Collection is a collection of oral histories from the Utah Historical Society Collection division. Many of the oral histories were funded by Utah Humanities grants. The oral histories were gathered over the decades and from around the state of Utah. These oral histories represent unique histories and different communities from around Utah.

Peoples of Utah Revisited Collection

Utah City Directories Collection

Utah K-12 COVID-19 Memory Project

Marilyn Warenski Interviews

George Montgomery Scott papers

Sanborn Fire Insurance maps from 1898 to 1969

The Elias Hicks Blackburn Papers, 1848-1908

Utah Postcards Collection, 1880s-1924

Eugene Jelesnik Video Collection

Juanita Brooks Papers
The papers of Juanita Brooks constitute an extraordinarily rich collection, the accumulation of correspondence, manuscripts and collected sources from a long, busy, and distinguished career as a historian. Her research opened new areas of inquiry into Utah's past, as she was not afraid to ask profound questions about difficult historical issues. Brooks' research, methodologies, and her warm personal and professional relationships are represented in this collection.

The Civilian Conservation Corps Newsletters Collection, 1935-1941

Antelope Island Buffalo Hunt

Salt Lake Tribune Negatives

Afton Watkins Gardner

Al Morton Photographs and Films

C.R. Savage Portraits

Carbon County Cookbook

Cartoons and Caricatures of Men in Utah

Charles Raymond Varley Slides, 1868-1986

Civilian Conservation Corps in Utah

Classified Photographs

Clifton Bray Photographs

Denver & Rio Grande Western Railway Payroll Ledgers, 1889-1919

Ellis Reynolds Shipp Papers

Fredrick and Nellie Hill Salt Lake Photographs

General Refractories Company Photographs

George M. Ottinger Photographs

John Peter Simonson Photographs

Juanita Brooks Photographs

Kent Day Family, 1917-1919

KUED Topaz Residents

Larson Studio Negatives

Movies Made in Utah

Peoples of Utah

Philo T. Farnsworth Television Tubes

Ray King

Rural Utah

Salt Lake City Engineers

Schools of the Salt Lake Valley

Shipler Commercial Photographs

Taylor Woolley Photographs

Theater Programs

Topaz- Our Daily Diary

Utah 2002 Olympic Legacy

Utah Governor's Olympics

Utah State Legislators

Utah Power and Light

William Edward Hook Glass Negatives

We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe: Latinos in Utah Exhibit

Work Progress Administration Biographical Sketches

Connell O'Donovan LGBT Utah History Collection
The Connell O'Donovan LGBT Utah History digital collection is a research collection pertaining to LGBTQ+ history in Utah, particularly from pre-Utah territory to the early 1990s. The collection includes various materials such as photographs, newspaper clippings, research notes, personal accounts, biographies, and other documents related to events, activism, and key figures in the movement. Connell O'Donovan uses this collection for historical research, aiming to illuminate the enduring presence of LGBTQ+ communities in Utah. His research also encompasses social and cultural studies, educational purposes, genealogical research, and archival preservation. The Connell O'Donovan LGBT Utah History research collection highlights the contributions of the Utah LGBTQ+ community to the Gay Rights movement, including those who faced prosecution for their sexuality.

Utah Humanities at Fifty: An Oral History Project, 1975-2025
Utah Humanities (UH) is a non-profit organization with a longstanding statewide mission to promote the humanities in every corner of the Beehive State. In 2025, UH turned fifty! As part of the organization's golden anniversary, UH undertook an oral history effort to preserve its history and the heritage of its partnerships in Utah communities. Utah Humanities at Fifty: An Oral History Project, 1975-2025 (hereafter UH@50) is presented here as a digital collection of fifty conversations with former UH partners, board members, and former staff members that speaks to the organization's impact and relevance in Utah. The collection includes interview audio, vetted transcripts, and images of interview participants. A signed UH Interview Agreement and Deed of Gift form for each interviewee is housed at UHS. To learn more about Utah Humanities, read Golden: Fifty Years of Utah Humanities (1975-2025), an essay that explores the organization's fifty-year history, including the founding of the National Endowment for the Humanities and genesis of U.S. state and territory humanities' organizations. The essay draws from UH@50 interviews. This digital collection is a partnership with the Utah Historical Society.