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Register of the Alvin Charles Emerson Papers,

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Title: Alvin Charles Emerson Papers
Dates: 1887-1925 (inclusive)
Collection Number: Mss B 63
Summary: Businessman from Odgen, Utah, Freemason. Son of Judge Philip H. Emerson. Correspondence relating to Masonic activities, biographical material, letter book from Acme Printing Company. Acme, which Emerson ran during the 1890s, supplied books to the Ogden schools.
Repository: Utah State Historical Society

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Box Folder Contents
box , folder : Papers
box 1, folder 1 : Biographical material
box 1, folder 2 : Correspondence, mainly regarding his Masonic activities
box 1, folder 3 : Letter book, 1887-1902 includes letters contained in this book document Emerson's business career with Acme Printing, including his sales of books to the Ogden schools, his service on the Ogden School Board, some political matters, and his career with the Southern Pacific Railroad

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Alvin Charles Emerson (1859-1926) was a son of Judge Philip H. Emerson, who was active in the Liberal Party. Alvin was born in Vermont, but moved to Utah in 1880 and worked as a clerk in the 1st District Court. He married Mary Martindale in 1882.

During the 1890s, Emerson ran the Acme Printing Company, which did job printing but also dealt in textbooks for Ogden schools, and was a member of the Ogden School Board. From 1900-1916 he was chief clerk for the Southern Pacific Railroad in Ogden. After that time, he was in the insurance business.

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Correspondence relating to Masonic activities, biographical material, letter book from Acme Printing Company. Acme, which Emerson ran during the 1890s, supplied books to the Ogden schools.

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Creator:

Emerson, Alvin Charles, 1859-1926

Language:

English.

Sponsor:

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

Quantity:

1 box (0.25 linear ft.)

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written in Englishin Latin script

EAD Creation Date:

1999.