The Frank E. Moss papers (1931-1992) represent the largest manuscript collection in the Special Collections Department. The material in the Moss Papers includes correspondence, printed matter, diaries, photographs, tapes, films and scrapbooks. The largest portion of the collection is concerned with constituent opinions and problems involving military transfers, veteran pensions, grazing rights, industrial growth, the Vietnam War, the Nixon impeachment, abortion, gun control, and the right-to-work issue.

One of the most important sections of the collection deals with Senator Moss's special interests. Discussion of the usage and the conservation of natural and energy resources appears in materials focusing upon the planning and utilization policies affecting federal lands and parks. Moss's concerns with national health issues are manifested in his campaign to ban TV cigarette advertising and in his investigations of nursing home conditions and Medicare-Medicaid fraud.

Other significant materials in the collection are unpublished and published congressional committee and governmental hearing reports. Several travel diaries contain commentary on the political, economic, social and cultural conditions of countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. Communications with federal, state and local officials and congressional colleagues also can be found in these papers. Informal office staff reports relating to contemporary problems and proposed policy positions in addition to office notes and memoranda have been preserved.

Hundreds of photographs, tapes and films serve as an important visual and aural component of the Moss collection. Some photos were taken for political publicity purposes while others depict Utah scenic attractions. These materials are located in the Photograph Collection division of Special Collections. Recordings of Senator Moss's speeches are housed in the library's Audio-Visual Department as are the senator's 1964 campaign film and numerous documentary films.

Information and correspondence concerning Moss's professional and political activities prior to his election to the Senate in 1958 can be found in boxes 1 through 3. The bulk of the Moss Collection, which pertains to congressional materials embracing the years of 1959-1976, are located in boxes 4 through 577. Numerous projects of Utah state, western regional and national significance, which caught the attention of Senator Moss, can be accessed in boxes 578 through 651. Copies of speeches delivered before a variety of audiences and statements prepared for Senate floor debate and committee discussion appear in boxes 652 through 693. Transcripts of radio tapes and issues of the senator's newsletters have been placed in boxes 694 and 685 while the voting records of Moss and of his Utah Republican colleaugues are contained in boxes 696 and 697. Papers related to the appointment of federal postmaster positions are situated in boxes 698 through 707. Boxes 708 and 709 include the Senate's legslative calendars and lists of bills which Senator Moss introduced in the Senate. Office records dealing with case work, schedules and memoranda can be seen in boxes 710 and 711. Biographical sketches of Moss and his correspondence as Salt Lake City Judge and Salt Lake County Attorney have been stored in box 712 while materials about his military service are available in box 713. Personal correspondence encompassing years of 1934-1977 has been filed in boxes 714 and 715. Logs of Senator Moss's daily activities during the years of 1957-1992 can be viewed in boxes 716 and 717. Box 718 contains diaries of travel to countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Materials and correspondence linked to the election campaigns of 1964, 1970, and 1976 have been deposited in boxes 719 and 720. Letters written in 1971-1973 from and to constituents concerning Utah problems and issues can be read in box 721. Copies of the senator's speeches (1973-1992) and a manuscript of Richard R. Hart's biography of Senator Moss have been placed in box 722. Boxes 723 through 726 are replete with a myriad of applications to enroll in U.S. military and naval academies. The U.S. Senate's voting history and Moss's legislative record during the 91st-94th Congresses appear in box 727 and numerous certificates and plaques of honor and appreciation can be found in box 728. Nineteen scrapbooks detailing events from 1958-1976 are located in boxes 729 through 747.

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