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Show HISTORICAL NOTES During the past year high honors have been bestowed upon several members of the Historical Society's board of control. In June a year ago Mr. William R. Palmer, of Cedar City, was the recipient of an honorary doctor of philosophy degree from the Utah State Agricultural College. Two months later the then vice-president of the society, the Monsignor Robert J. Dwyer, was consecrated Bishop of Reno in the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City. At the June, 1953, commencement of the University of Utah, another distinguished member of the board of control received a signal honor. A former governor of his state, poet, banker, and soldier, Charles R. Mabey received an honorary degree of doctor of laws in recognition of his distinguished service to state and country. On the 24th of April, Dr. Joel E. Ricks, president of this society, professor of history, and chairman of the department of history of the Utah State Agricultural College, was honored at a banquet of the Faculty Association in Logan. A highlight of the evening was the lecture given by Dr. Ricks on "The Beginnings of Settlement in Cache Valley." The paper constituted the Twelfth Annual Faculty Research Lecture, and was printed by the Faculty Association of the college. A large group of faculty members and friends participated in the festivities of the evening in honor of Dr. Ricks who has completed thirty years on the staff of the Utah State Agricultural College. The Utah State Historical Society has accumulated and published much material concerning the Colorado River and John Wesley Powell and his companions. Historians, geologists, government officials, and all who are interested in the Colorado River turn to our collections for information. Recent additions to this collection are the maps and journals of Captain Francis Marion Bishop, deposited with the society by his son, Dr. W. D. Bishop. Included in this material are six maps by Captain Bishop, the only known existing original manuscript maps of the expedition down the Colorado River in 1871, and three journals, one 282 UTAH HISTORICAL QUARTERLY covering his participation in the Civil War and what seems to be a trip overland in 1865. The two journals covering the period August 15, 1870 to June 3, 1872, relating to his experiences on the Colorado River, were published in Volume XV of the Utah Historical Quarterly. The society is proud to be the final repository for these valuable manuscripts. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Emery, of South Berwick, Maine, have deposited with the society the gavel of Albion Emery, Speaker of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Utah Territory, the last session of the territorial legislature prior to Utah becoming a state. The gavel was presented to Speaker Emery on March 3, 1894, by the members of the assembly, whose names are all engraved on the gold bands around the gavel. During the spring the society received invitations to participate in several events of historical significance. On May the 10th, the re-enactment of the driving of the Golden Spike was held at Promontory Summit, Box Elder County, Utah. Because this site is of national importance and the centennial of the event is only a few years distant, the sponsors of this annual ceremony hope to promote interest looking toward making this site a national monument in the near future. On Friday, May 15th, at the corner of Fifth South and Wasatch Boulevard, Camp 33 of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers held a dedication ceremony of a bronze memorial commemorating the establishment of Fort Douglas and its significance in the settlement of Salt Lake Valley. An event of great significance to Utah and Mormon pioneer history was the dedication and celebration of the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge on the site of the old Mormon Ferry on the Missouri River at Omaha, Nebraska. On Sunday, May the 31st, a pageant was presented which depicted the history of the area, including Winter Quarters, Council Bluffs, the mustering of the Mormon Battalion, the establishment of the Mormon Ferry at the site of the Memorial Bridge, and other events concerned with Mormon pioneer history. The formal dedication services took place Monday, June 1st, with President David O. McKay delivering the dedicatory prayer and address. Participants in the two-day celebration included the general authorities of the Latter- HISTORICAL NOTES 283 day Saint Church and hundreds of citizens from the Intermountain area. Participating in the pageant, the parade, and Mormon Battalion activities were several hundred members of the Sons of Utah Pioneers, who traveled to Omaha in a bus caravan visiting many historic spots on the old Mormon Trail. The area in and around Council Bluffs and Winter Quarters has special significance in the history of the Mormon pioneers, for it was here they paused for a season between the expulsion from Nauvoo and the final settlement in the valleys of the Rocky Mountains. Scenic Utah has been the subject of several articles in nationally- known magazines in the past months. Life magazine, April 13, 1953, featured a picture of Arches National Monument on its cover, together with other pictures and explanation of its geological formation in an article by Lincoln Barnett, entitled "The Face of the Land." The April, 1953, issue of Sunset magazine contained an article on Monument Valley, with a picture of that area featured on the cover. An exchange arrangement recently has been made with the Quivira Society, whereby the Utah Historical Society has acquired a complete set of that organization's publications. At the present time a set of these books is valued at over three hundred dollars, so the society feels very fortunate at having obtained a complete file for the library. The volumes contain much significant material on the Southwest, The Spanish Southwest, 1542-1794, an annotated bibliography by Henry R. Wagner (Volume VII, Parts 1 and 2), being one of the more valuable contributions. Friends and members of the society continue to contribute to the growth of its library and archives. The family of Rulon S. Wells has deposited bound copies of the Contributor, Improvement Era, and other L.D.S. Church publications. Mrs. Zora S. Jarvis has furnished the society with a manuscript copy of the "Biography of Jesse Bigler Martin," and Mrs. Olive Branch Mill-burn has contributed a copy of A History, Diary, and Genealogy of William Henry Branch, Sr. Mr. Ray Nilson very kindly has allowed the society to type from his photostats copies of "The 284 UTAH HISTORICAL QUARTERLY Martyrdom," by Dr. Thomas Barnes, the physician who administered to John Taylor after the killing of Joseph and Hyrum Smith. We are especially grateful to Mr. Dale L. Morgan, who from time to time deposits with the society miscellaneous newspapers, articles, microfilms, and photostats of material significant to the history of Utah and the West. Among the recent distinguished visitors to Utah and the State Historical Society was Dr. George P. Hammond, prominent writer and editor of Western history, and Director of the Bancroft Library at Berkeley, California. Dr. Hammond spent several days visiting the various institutions and libraries in Utah, and while here presented to the Historical Society an article written in memoriam to the late Herbert E. Bolton. Readers of this magazine will remember that Dr. Bolton was the author of our recent publication Pageant in the Wilderness (Volume XVIII, Utah Historical Quarterly), which is the story of Father Escalante and the first white expedition into Utah in 1776. Like his late distinguished colleague, Dr. Hammond also is interested in the Spanish and Indian cultures of the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest. PUBLICATIONS FOR SALE VOLUMES 1-6. By many authors. Detailed list of contents sent free on request. 500 single issues. Bound in one volume, fabrikoid, $18.50. VOLUME 7. Nos. 1-2-3, Diary of Almon Harris Thompson, paper $1.50. No. 4; The Orderville United Order, paper, $1.00. Nos. 1-4 combined, fabrikoid, $4.50. VOLUME 8. No. 1, Journal of Leonard E. Harrington, paper, 50tf. Nos. 2-3-4, History of the State of Deseret, paper, $2.50. Nos. 1-4 combined, fabrikoid, $4.50. VOLUME 9. By many authors. Nos. 1-2, paper, $2.00. Nos. 3-4, paper, $1.00. Nos. 1-4 combined, fabrikoid, $4.50. VOLUME 10. Journal of Priddy Meeks, together with many articles relating to the history of medicine in early-day Utah. Paper, $2.75. Fabrikoid, $4.50. VOLUME 11. Father Escalante s Journal, 1776-77, edited by Herbert S. Auerbach. OUT OF PRINT. See Volume 18. VOLUME 12. Nos. 1-2, by many authors, paper, $1.50. Nos. 3-4, A History of Southern Utah and Its National Parks, paper, $2.00, edition limited. Nos. 1-4 combined, fabrikoid, $4.50. VOLUME 13. The Utah War-Journal of Captain Albert Tracy. Paper, $2.00. Fabrikoid, $3.00. VOLUME 14. Spirit of the Pioneers-Biography and Diary of Lorenzo Dow Young. Paper, $2.00. Fabrikoid, $3.00. VOLUME 15. The Exploration of the Colorado River in 1869. Paper, $2.75. Fabrikoid, $4.50. VOLUMES 16-17. The Exploration of the Colorado River and the High Plateaus of Utah in 1871-72. Paper, $4.00. Fabrikoid, $6.00. VOLUME 18. Pageant in the Wilderness, journal of Father Escalante as edited by Herbert fi. Bolton. Paper, $3.75. Fabrikoid, $5.00. Deluxe red cloth edition, $5.50. Escalante maps, 50(* each. VOLUME 19. West From Fort Bridger, the pioneering of the immigrant trails across Utah, 1846-50, by J. Roderic Korns. Paper, $3.00. Fabrikoid, $4.50. VOLUME 20. Nos. 1-4. By many authors. 754 single issues. Bound in one volume, fabrikoid, $6.00. Early Utah Journalism, by J. Cecil Alter. Paper, $2.50. Fabrikoid, $350. Indexes to William Clayton's Journal; Howard Egan, Pioneering the West; Peter Gottfredson, Indian Depredations, 50<t each. DETAILED LIST OF CONTENTS SENT FREE ON REQUEST ESCALANTE DIARY In 1776 the government of New Spain projected an expedition to Monterey with the hope of opening a line of communication between that point and Santa Fe, New Mexico. The expedition was led by two Franciscan fathers, Silvestrje., Velez de Escalante and Atanasio Dominguez. Although they never reached California, the expedition did make a magnificent tour of the Interior Basin, including portions of Utah, Colorado, and northern Arizona, traveling in parts of the country until then unknown. This remarkable exploration of North America is told in Volume XVIII of the Utah Historical Quarterly, published under the title Pageant in the Wilderness, the Story of the Escalante Expedition to the Interior Basin, 1776, edited by Dr. Herbert E. Bolton, scholar and historian. Dr. Bolton has given a new and accurate translation of the Escalante diary with a minimum of annotation. Each campsite has been identified in relation to present-day geographical locations, making it easy to retrace Escalante's route step-by-step. In addition to the diary itself, the volume contains a 127-page historical introduction by Dr. Bolton, and an 8-page report to the King of Spain by Miera, who acted as cartographer for the expedition. Two fine maps, one drawn by Miera in 1778, the other prepared by Dr. Bolton, add immeasurably to the value of the book. Attractively bound and well illustrated, the volume also boasts an extraordinary full-color frontispiece of Escalante viewing Utah Valley. If you already have a copy of this volume in your; library* may we suggest that it makes an excellent gift for your historic-* ally-minded friends. Copies are available in three bindings! red cloth, $5.50; maroon fabrikoid, $5.00; and paper, $3,75. ,' |
