Utah State Republican Central Committee records
Collection
Identifier: MS 0174
Scope and Contents
The Utah State Republican Central Committee records (1930, 1956-1997) consist of national, state, and county political materials. Included are correspondence, articles, news releases, campaign materials, financial papers, scrapbooks, and voting records. Candidates and/or officeholders represented in the collection include Senator Jake Garn, Senator Wallace Bennett, Senator Robert Bennett, Senator Orrin Hatch, Congressman Howard Nielson, Congressman Wayne Owens, Congresswoman Enid Greene Waldholtz, Governor Norm Bangerter, and many other state and county politicians.
Dates
- 1930
- 1956-1997
Creator
- Republican Party (Utah). Central Committee (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.
Organizational History
The State Central Committee (SCC) is the governing body of the party. The (SCC) has representatives from every county in Utah. Along with the automatic members, each county chair and vice-chair, counties are allocated representative based on the number of voting republicans in that county. These representatives are voted in by each county’s central committee which in turn is made up of precinct chairs and vice chairs elected at neighborhood caucuses.
Citation: https://utgop.org/scc/
Citation: https://utgop.org/scc/
Extent
34.75 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Utah State Republican Central Committee records (1930, 1956-1997) consist of national, state, and county political materials. Included are correspondence, articles, news releases, campaign materials, financial papers, scrapbooks, and voting materials.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Boxes 1-12 were donated in the 1970s-1980s.
Boxes 13-34 were donated in the 1980s.
Boxes 35-70 were donated in 1997.
Box 71, folder 1 was purchased from Ken Sanders Rare Books.
Boxes 13-34 were donated in the 1980s.
Boxes 35-70 were donated in 1997.
Box 71, folder 1 was purchased from Ken Sanders Rare Books.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0174).
Processing Information
Processed by Susan M. Neel 1979.
Processed by Xan Morris in 1997.
Box 71, folder 1 was processed by Betsey Welland in 2024.
Processed by Xan Morris in 1997.
Box 71, folder 1 was processed by Betsey Welland in 2024.
Creator
- Republican Party (Utah). Central Committee (Organization)
- Title
- Inventory of the Utah State Republican Central Committee records
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Susan M. Neel.
- Date
- 1979 (last modified: 2019 and 2024)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2024: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Betsey Welland to include an addendum to the collection.
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