Utah Humanities Research Foundation records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0044
Scope and Contents
The Utah Humanities Research Foundation records (1944-1954) contain information on cultural materials throughout Utah and neighboring regions. The first seven boxes of the collection, called the Bibliography of the Archives of the Utah Humanities Research Foundation, consist of studies resulting from various fellowships in the humanities. This bibliography was created and organized by the Foundation before being donated to the Marriott Library. It remains in its original order, although several documents were removed before being donated. The rest of the collection was created after the bibliography's publication. Thus, it is arranged separately, although the order mimics that of the previous boxes.
Dates
- 1944-1954
Creator
- Utah Humanities Research Foundation (Organization)
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.
Organizational History
The Utah Humanities Research Foundation was an organization begun in 1944 with a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation to collect and preserve cultural materials throughout Utah and neighboring regions. It began the publication of the Western Humanities Review. In 1950, Maurice Warshaw established an award for the most significant essay on the humanities to be submitted for publication to the Utah Humanities Research Foundation. The award was renewed until 1952. The Foundation also granted fellowships to qualified people for study in various areas of the humanities within the region.
Extent
8.5 Linear Feet (14 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Abstract
The Utah Humanities Research Foundation records (1944-1954) contain information on cultural materials throughout Utah and neighboring regions. The foundation, funded by a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation in 1944, attempted to preserve and collect cultural materials from the area. Fellowships were granted to qualified people for study in various areas of the humanities. The results from these studies are included in the collection. Subjects covered in the collection are autobiographies, biographies, dance, drama, education, folklore, history, Indians, industry, printed materials, photography, and correspondence. Some items from the collection have been digitized and are available online.
Arrangement
Organized in four series: I. Archives Listed in the Bibliography; II. Archives Not Listed in the Bibliography; III. Administrative Materials; IV. Oversized Materials
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Harold Bentley in 1972.
Separated Materials
See also the Utah Humanities Research Foundation photograph collection (P0044) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Della Dye and Aaron Curtis in 1973 and 2010.
- Articles
- Biographies (literary works)
- Business records
- Correspondence
- De Voto, Bernard, 1897-1955
- Folklore -- Utah
- Galley proofs
- Histories (literary works)
- Latter Day Saint churches -- History -- Sources
- Literature
- Manuscripts for publication
- Morgan, Dale L. (Dale Lowell), 1914-1971
- Stegner, Wallace, 1909-1993
- Utah -- History -- Sources
- Utah -- Social life and customs -- Sources
- Western Humanities Review
Creator
- Utah Humanities Research Foundation (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Utah Humanities Research Foundation records, 1944-1954
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Della Dye
- Date
- © 1973 (last modified: 2010 and 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