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Register of the Samuel George Ellsworth Papers,

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Title: Samuel George Ellsworth Papers
Dates: 1941-1972 (inclusive)
Collection Number: Mss B 27
Summary: Historian. Miscellaneous typescripts and photocopies of papers on topics in Utah history, including the "Dear Ellen" correspondence, bibliographies, and drafts of articles for the Utah Historical Quarterly.
Repository: Utah State Historical Society

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Box Folder Contents
box , folder : Miscellaneous papers and bibliographies
box 1, folder 1 : Miscellaneous papers including speech delivered on Statehood Day, 3 January 1963; list of territorial records relating to Utah in National Archives, deed of gift for Alfred Cumming Papers; vitae.
box 1, folder 2 : Working bibliography of diaries and autobiographies to be included in Davis Bitton's Guide to Mormon Diaries and Autobiographies, 1971
box 1, folder 3 : Bibliographies of sources and literature in Utah History; and "Planning for Successful Teaching and Learning with Utah's Heritage"
box , folder : Correspondence
box 1, folder 4 : Correspondence relating to articles published and collections donated to the Utah State Historical Society, 4 September 1957 - 12 May 1970.
box 1, folder 5 : Correspondence surrounding acquisition and use of Ellen Pratt McGary and Ellen Curtis Spencer Clawson letters. (Includes photostats of the original letters), 20 December 1957 - 29 March 1964
box , folder : Galley proofs
box 1, folder 6 : Book reviews appearing the issues of the Utah Historical Quarterly "Mormonism and American Politics"; "Diary of James J. Strang, Arizona Pioneer Mormon"; "David King Udall: His Story and Family, 1851-58".
box 1, folder 7 : Book reviews appearing in the Utah Historical Quarterly : "Overland in 1846"; "On the Mormon Frontier: the Diary of Hosea Stout, 1844-46"; "Classified Bibliography of Periodical Literature in the Trans-Mississippi West--a Supplement, 1957-67"; Letters of Brigham Young to his Sons"; "Guide to Mormon Autobiographies and Diaries"
box 1, folder 8 : Galley proofs of article appearing in Utah Historical Quarterly, v.40, #3 (Summer, 1972): "Utah History; Restrospect and Prospect".

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Miscellaneous typescripts and photocopies of papers on topics in Utah history, including the "Dear Ellen" correspondence, bibliographies, and drafts of articles for the Utah Historical Quarterly.

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Arrangement:

Creator:

Ellsworth, Samuel George, 1916-

Language:

English.

Sponsor:

Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Quantity:

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written in Englishin Latin script

EAD Creation Date:

1999.