Deseret Chemical Depot collection
Scope and Contents
The Deseret Chemical Depot collection contains a facility layout plan as well some reports and correspondence regarding the Depot.
Dates
- Creation: 1942-1943
Creator
- Deseret Chemical Depot (U.S.) (Organization)
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.
Historical Note
The Deseret Chemical Depot was a facility in Tooele, Utah that acted as storage for chemical weapons, chemical disposal and chemical weapon research and development. The facility was closed in April, 2013
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Deseret Chemical Depot collection (1942-1943) contains documents regarding the establishment and founding of the Depot.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Ken Sanders Rare Books in 2016.
Processing Information
Processed by Esabelle Khaosanga in 2016.
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Subject
- Deseret Chemical Depot (U.S.) -- Records and correspondence (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Deseret Chemical Depot collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Esabelle Khaosanga.
- Date
- 2016 (last modified: 2020)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu