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Herbert B. Maw biographical collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0532

Scope and Contents

The Herbert B. Maw Herbert B. Maw biographical collection (1981-1982) consist of biographical information on this former Utah governor. This information, along with an interview with Maw, was used as a source for Dean L. May's Utah: A People's History.

Dates

  • 1981-1982

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

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.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Herbert B. Maw was born in Ogden, Utah, in 1893. He earned a law degree from the University of Utah in 1916, and a bachelor's degree in 1923. He went on to get his master's degree, and in 1927, received a doctorate in law from Northwestern University. Shortly after Maw and his colleagues began their law practice, war was declared and he enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He served as L.D.S. Chaplain in France until 1919. In 1923, he joined the University of Utah faculty as a speech teacher and became a full professor in 1931. He was in the Utah Senate from 1928 to 1938, and won the Democratic nomination and the governorship in 1940. Herbert B. Maw was Utah's eighth governor, holding office for two terms, from 1941 to 1949. His ideas for Utah's economy as well as his ideas for living an active life led him to success.

Extent

1 Folder (0.25 linear feet)

Abstract

The Herbert B. Maw biographical collection (1981-1982) consist of biographical information on this former Utah governor. This information, along with an interview with Maw, was used as a source for Dean L. May's Utah: A People's History.

Processing Information

Processed by Lora Crouch in 1990.
Title
Inventory of the Herbert B. Maw biographical collection, 1981-1982
Author
Finding aid created by Lora Crouch
Date
© 1990 (last modified: 2019)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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