Abstract The Hiram B. Clawson papers consists of family correspondence from the Clawsons and Spencers, including letters from Hiram Clawson to his wife, Ellen Spencer Clawson, and letters from Orson Spencer to his children. Included are party invitations to Hiram Clawson and a few playbills from the Salt Lake Theatre. Some materials have been digitized and are available online.

Abstract The Orson Spencer letter (1852) is from Spencer to his son-in-law, Hiram B. Clawson and concerns the estate of Samuel A. Curtis, the father-in-law of Orson Spencer, and how that estate might affect Spencer's children.