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Show HISTORICAL NOTES RECORDS CENTER A Records Center has recently been opened in the basement of the Capitol under the supervision of Mr. F. T. Johnson, records manager of the Society. For the first time, Utah is providing facilities for the orderly control and retirement of her non-current records. And die services of the records manager are much in demand. A special vote of thanks is due to the Secretary of State Mr. Lamont F. Toronto and his Deputy, Mr. Wendell L. Cotterell, for their splendid cooperation in making space available for the Records Center. GIFTS TO THE SOCIETY In the past few years, the Society has won a place in the minds and hearts of many Utahns and ex-Utahns. Their love and respect for the work their Society is doing has prompted them to present to the institution gifts of considerable value. One of the foremost donors has been Mr. Nicholas G. Morgan, Sr., who> has presented his library, a photograph collection, works of art, and special funds to assist in the cause of history. Several other persons have made significant contributions to the Society Library - Mr. Charles Kelly, Mr. Hugh F. O'Neil, the Hosea Stout Family, the John and Samuel Bennion Families, the Hamilton Gardner Family, Mr. M. Wilford Poulson, Pro-fesssor Levi E. Young, Mr. A. C. Lambert, the Rulon S. Wells Family, Dr. William Mulder, and Mr. J. Cecil Alter whose gifts of books formed the nucleus around which the Library has grown. The memory of Governor Charles R. Mabey evokes a feeling of gratitude in our hearts for a step he took several years ago in making an annual donation to the Society to be placed in a Trust Fund for the purchase of "special" items for the Library. We appreciate his thought-fulness and encourage other individuals to follow his example. Since the Society's move to the Mansion, some members have been most generous in donating pieces of art work, furniture, and money in order that the Mansion might be preserved and shown to its best advantage. 100 UTAH HISTORICAL QUARTERLY We have received paintings from Mr. Nicholas G. Morgan, Sr., Mr. Raymond Nilson, Mr. Cornelius Salisbury, and Mrs. James H. Durgin. Dr. Leon Watters, besides gifts to the Library, has presented to us a noteworthy photograph collection and a lovely old Brussel's tapestry, which now graces a wall of the Mansion. Within the past few weeks another significant gift came to the Society to add to our growing collection of art. Mrs. James A. (May Cooley) Eldredge presented to us a Lee Greene Richards oil painting, valuable French Empire vases, a lovely china cabinet, and other porcelain pieces. The Board of Trustees of the Society accepted these gifts at their October meeting and voted an expression of thanks. The names mentioned above do not constitute a complete list of our generous members and friends who have made gifts to the Society. They are just a few who come readily to mind. RECENT GIFTS TO THE LIBRARY Of special interest to Utah scholars is an addition to the manuscript collection of the Society. Miss Helen Laws, of Murray, Utah, representing the John Tidwell Family, presented to the Library a "Journal of the Emigration Company of Council Point Pottawatamie County, Iowa, From the Time of Their Organization Untill Their Arrival into The Great Salt Lake Valley In the Summer of 1852." John Tidwell was captain of the company, and the clerk of the company was George Bowering, who wrote the Journal, a notebook 7/4 by 9 inches and 72 pages in length. The Journal has been in die Tidwell Family until its presentation to the Society on October 13, 1961. We are deeply indebted to Miss Laws and the other descendents of John Tidwell for this gift. Another item of significance was the loan of the Levi W. Hancock Autobiography, 1803-1836. It covers a period of his life in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, and Missouri. This autobiography was brought into the Society by Mrs. Clara Lloyd, of Taft, California. We were permitted to microfilm it, before its return to the Hancock Family. Dr. Russell G. Frazier has made a significant gift to the Society of some thirty letters (1933-35) of Frederick S. Dellenbaugh. These added to the ones we have already received from Mr. Charles Kelly and Mrs. R. T. Stites (Research Librarian in the Society) offer a rich source of information on Dellenbaugh and the Colorado River. It is the plan of the Society to edit and publish the letters in the Quarterly. UTAH STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY (Terms Expiring April 1, 1965) LELAND H. CREEK, Salt Lake City DELLO u. DAYTON, Ogden JACK GOODMAN, Salt Lake City NICHOLAS G. MORGAN, SR.. Salt Lake City JOEL E. RICKS, Logan (Ex-Officio Member) LAMONT F. TORONTO, Salt Lake City (Honorary Life Member) LEVI EDGAR YOUNG, Salt Lake City BOARD OF TRUSTEES (Terms Expiring April 1, 1963) J. STERLING ANDERSON, Grantsville RICHARD E. GILLIES. Cedar City j . GRANT IVERSON. Salt Lake City MRS. A. c. JENSEN, Sandy L. GLEN SNARR, Salt Lake City OFFICERS 1961-63 j . GRANT IVERSON. President DELLO G. DAYTON, Vice-President EVERETT L. COOLEY, Secretary ADMINISTRATION EVERETT L. COOLEY, Director JOHN JAMES, JR., Librarian F. T. JOHNSON. Records Manager, Archives MARGERY W. WARD. Associate Editor ROEERT w. INSCORE, Registrar, Military Records Section EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS: The Society was organized essentially to collect, disseminate, and preserve important material pertaining to the history of the state. To effect this end, contributions of historical items are solicited, such as diaries, journals, letters, and other writings by Utahns; also original manuscripts by present-day writers on any phase of Utah history. Treasured papers or manuscripts may be printed in faithful detail in the Quarterly without harm to diem, and without permanently removing them from their possessors. Contributions for the consideration of the Publications Committee, and correspondence relating thereto, should be addressed to the Editor, Utah State Historical Society, 603 East South Temple, Salt Lake City 2, Utah. The Editor assumes no responsibility for die return of unsolicited manuscripts unaccompanied by return postage. The Utah State Historical Society assumes no responsibility for statements made by contributors to this publication. MEMBERSHIP: Membership in the Society, which includes receipt of the Utah Historical Quarterly, is $4.00 per year. Life membership is $100.00, and a student membership is available at $2.00 per year. Membership is open to all. Current issues of the Quarterly are available to non-members at $1.25 per copy. Checks should be made payable to the Utah State Historical Society and mailed to the Editor, 603 East South Temple, Salt Lake City 2, Utah. SPECIAL MEMBERSHIPS On January 30, 1960, the Board of Trustees of the Utah State Historical Society created three special categories of membership. The purpose of these memberships was to permit business firms or individuals to make donations, in the form of memberships, to further the cause of history. The Society is always hampered by an insufficiency of funds - particularly in carrying out special projects such as the editing and publishing of noteworthy diaries and manuscripts. For those individuals and business firms who wish to support the special projects of the Society, they may do so through making tax-exempt donations on the following basis: Sustaining membership $ 250.00 Patron membership f 500.00 Benefactor membership $1,000.00 These persons making contributions will be recognized at the Annual Dinner Meeting of the Society and will have their names listed annually on this page of the Quarterly. We invite you to give consideration to this means of furthering Utah history. U T A H S T A T E H I S T O R I C A L S O C I E TY i . .. «4fc-j;.iSai «» m *mSi'm -J a H ^ ^ ^ i i , t i , I lfel== . f ef ; j §• Fx^H iSSli "- s , r**T^?l="" *? r p „,„,._.. _^-».**.->*^*- grjf •'• fj "«*fe ^ j i i i f l t HSMM»--- . /USX |
