Milton Holmes Welling photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1296
Scope and Contents
The Milton Holmes Welling photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 36 items. Folder 1 contains 1 digital-only scan of a portrait of Welling and an unidentified woman after marriage. Folders 2-5 contain black-and-white photographs depicting Milton Welling, his family, and buildings.
Dates
- circa 1900-1930
Creator
- Clayton, Geraldine H. (Person)
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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Milton Holmes Welling photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Milton Holmes Welling photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Milton Holmes Welling (1876-1947) was born on January 25, 1876 in Farmington, Utah Territory. He attended local schools in Davis County, later entered the Latter-day Saints College, and completed his education at the University of Utah. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Welling served as a missionary in the Southern States Mission between 1896 and 1898. In 1900, he married Sarah Brackett Richards (1878-1905); together, they had two children. Sarah Richards Welling died in 1905, and Welling remarried to Alice Sylvia Ward (1879-1962) in 1962; together, they had three children.
Welling was elected a member of the board of trustees of Brigham Young College in Logan in 1906. From 1910 to 1912, Welling served as a member of the Utah State Legislature. In 1916 he was elected on the Democratic ticket to serve as the Utah Representative to the United States House of Representatives, and he served two terms until 1920, having been reelected in 1918. His first vote as a member of Congress was for the Declaration of War against Germany. Later, in 1918, Welling made an inspection trip to the battlefields of Europe as a member of a congressional committee. He was a close adherent to the policies of President Woodrow Wilson to win and preserve the peace.
From 1925 to 1928, Welling served as director of registration for Utah and was elected Secretary of State of Utah in 1928. He served in this position until January 1, 1937. During this time, he supervised the landscaping of the Utah State Capitol grounds. He was appointed by Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes to make a survey of public grazing lands in 1937 and 1938. Following this, he resumed his agricultural and mining pursuits. On January 1943, Welling accepted a war service appointment as auditor with the Army Air Corps and also served with the War Assets Administration in Salt Lake City until his death on 28 May 1947.
Throughout his life, Welling was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as president of the Malad Stake and later as president of the Bear River Stake. He also belonged to the Sons of Utah Pioneers. He was a great believer in the preservation of historical records, and after his passing his family presented to Utah State University more than four hundred volumes, many of which covered the critical events during World War I.
Milton H. Welling died on May 28, 1947 and was buried in the cemetery at Fielding, Utah.
Welling was elected a member of the board of trustees of Brigham Young College in Logan in 1906. From 1910 to 1912, Welling served as a member of the Utah State Legislature. In 1916 he was elected on the Democratic ticket to serve as the Utah Representative to the United States House of Representatives, and he served two terms until 1920, having been reelected in 1918. His first vote as a member of Congress was for the Declaration of War against Germany. Later, in 1918, Welling made an inspection trip to the battlefields of Europe as a member of a congressional committee. He was a close adherent to the policies of President Woodrow Wilson to win and preserve the peace.
From 1925 to 1928, Welling served as director of registration for Utah and was elected Secretary of State of Utah in 1928. He served in this position until January 1, 1937. During this time, he supervised the landscaping of the Utah State Capitol grounds. He was appointed by Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes to make a survey of public grazing lands in 1937 and 1938. Following this, he resumed his agricultural and mining pursuits. On January 1943, Welling accepted a war service appointment as auditor with the Army Air Corps and also served with the War Assets Administration in Salt Lake City until his death on 28 May 1947.
Throughout his life, Welling was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving as president of the Malad Stake and later as president of the Bear River Stake. He also belonged to the Sons of Utah Pioneers. He was a great believer in the preservation of historical records, and after his passing his family presented to Utah State University more than four hundred volumes, many of which covered the critical events during World War I.
Milton H. Welling died on May 28, 1947 and was buried in the cemetery at Fielding, Utah.
Extent
36 Items (1 box)
Abstract
Milton Holmes Welling (1876-1947) was a Utah politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from 1916 to 1920. This collection contains 36 images depicting Welling, his family, and unidentified buildings.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Geraldine H. Clayton in 2006.
Separated Materials
See also the Milton Holmes Welling papers (ACCN 2302) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Clayton, Geraldine H. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Milton Holmes Welling photograph collection, circa 1900-1930
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2023
- 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