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.
Creator
- 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
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu