Chestnut, W. Clarence - Fruita Property, January 1947-December 1949

File — Box: 14, Folder: 23-27

Identifier: II

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Dean R. Brimhall papers (1886-1980) are arranged in ten major subject categories: Personal Material; General Correspondence; American Men of Science; Psychological Corporation; Utah Pacific Airways; Works Progress Administration; Civil Aeronautics Administration; Subjects Files; and Lila Eccles Brimhall.

The personal material is contained in Boxes 1-11. The first part is Brimhall's personal correspondence, most of which is with his wife Lila and immediate family. The family correspondence is arranged chronologically starting in 1924 and ending in 1972. There is also correspondence between Brimhall and other relatives, including a considerable amount with his brother Wells Brimhall. The rest of the personal material includes biographical material, diaries and day books (arranged by date), Brimhall family records, personal records and momentos, Fruita property, David Eccles Estate, income tax returns, financial records, George H. Brimhall Diary, and miscellany.

The second major category, general correspondence (Boxes 12-21), is arranged alphabetically. If a person has more than one letter in the collection the letters are arranged chronologically under the name. For example, Robert H. Hinckley's correspondence is found under "H" and arranged chronologically starting with the earliest date. Letters from important people and about significant events in Brimhall's life are paraphrased and cited in the register. There is also correspondence contained in other subject categories.

The third category, American Men of Science, is in Boxes 22-23. Dean Brimhall was co-editor of American Men of Science, a book containing short biographical sketches of important men in science. Box 22 contains the edition published in 1921 and a later edition published in 1944 is in Box 23.

The Psychological Corporation materials in Box 24 comprise correspondence (arranged alphabetically), charter and by-laws, James McKeen Cattell Fund, shareholders meetings, interim and annual reports, and articles and publications.

Utah Pacific Airways material (Box 25) includes correspondence and business records. The correspondence is arranged chronologically.

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) materials in Boxes 26-39 contain Brimhall's papers dealing with this organization. Dean Brim-hall was an advisor on labor relations for the WPA from 1935-39. There are other materials in this section that do not fall within these years. Correspondence, the first part of the WPA material, is arranged alphabetically. The next section concerns the Mormon Church Relief Program. Brimhall collected a large amount of material on the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints welfare and relief programs. The material is primarily newspaper clippings arranged chronologically. The last portion deals with Dr. Louis Wirth, a sociology professor at the University of Chicago, and his study of relief in Utah. The WPA materials also include speeches by Brimhall and others. Brimhall's speeches are arranged chronologically and those by other people alphabetically. There are news stories, articles, and Hoover administration material on relief and statistics that Brimhall collected. One section contains the WPA handbook Our Job With the WPA and the materials that went into its creation. There is also material on the WPA Writers Project and WPA published reports which are arranged chronologically.

The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) materials are contained in Boxes 40-51. Brimhall served as assistant to the chairman 1939-40 and as director of research in the CAA 1940-51. Correspondence is arranged by subject and then chronologically within the subject. The speeches given by Brimhall are arranged chronologically, those given by other people are arranged alphabetically by surname. Also in the CAA materials are the records of the accident study conducted on aviation during World War I and CAA medical research records. The rest of the Civil Aeronautics Administration material includes research by the Educational Research Council, Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, and The National Research Council. Also there are publications of the CAA Division of Research, CAA research projects, newspaper clippings, articles, publications, proposed book on aviation psychology, and records concerned with the Civilian Pilot Training Program, Psycho-technique Conference, and the Royal Canadian Institute.

Boxes 52-70 contain materials under various names and subject titles that were collected by Brimhall. The article written by Brimhall and Arthur S. Otis entitled "Consistency of Voting by Our Congressmen," published in the Journal of Applied Psychology, volume 32 (February 1948), is in Box 52. Research materials and correspondence concerning the article are also in this box.

The Lila Eccles Brimhall papers are in Boxes 71-75. Lila, Dean's wife, was an accomplished actress in local theatre productions and a professor in the Speech and Theater Department at the University of Utah. The Lila Brimhall materials include correspondence, awards, speeches, theater scripts, newsclippings, and theater scrapbooks.

Dates

January 1947-December 1949

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.