American West Center Research Projects
Occasional papers and syllabi from the University of Utah's American West Center.

Humanities In Focus
The collection includes more than 35 documentary films from students at the University of Utah and Greater Salt Lake City community. Since 2006, the students of HIF have covered subjects dealing with pressing issues that include addiction, abuse, immigration, politics, and family.

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 organizations 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.

Utah Humanities Research Foundation
The bulk of the collection consists of historical materials collected by the Foundation. Included are letters, articles, family histories, town and county histories, biographies, and miscellaneous materials on Utah cultural history. Business correspondence relates to the publication of the Utah (later Western) Humanities Review, including Dale Morgan's bibliographies of the lesser Mormon churches. Correspondents also include Bernard De Voto and Wallace Stegner.Also included are a small quantity of business records of the Foundation, a manuscript and galley proofs of the first issue of the "Utah Humanities Review," and records of the Warshaw Essay Contest.