USS Utah Log Album
Collection
Identifier: P2124
Scope and Contents
The USS Utah Log Album is a fragile photobook containing black-and-white photographs of people, places, and machinery related to the USS Utah from 1929 to 1931. Most of the photographs are fitted into the pages, while several are unattached. The photographs are accompanied by names, addresses, and comments, My Log and Diary, news clippings, photographs, photogrpahic postcards, and souvenir prints.
Dates
- 1929-1931
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 USS Utah Log Album must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the USS Utah Log Album must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Historical Note
The USS Utah (BB-31) was laid down in 1909 and commissioned in 1911. In 1914, along with sister ship USS Florida, Utah was the first ship to arrive in Veracruz during the United States occupation during the Mexican Revolution. During World War I, Utah was stationed off the coast of Ireland to patrol against German incursion. In the 1920s, the battleship was used in training and was used to transport dignitaries to South America. In 1931, Utah was redesignated as AG-16, demilitarized, and used in training. Utah was struck by two torpedoes during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Though the majority of the crew escaped, 58 men were killed as the ship rolled and sank. The wreck of the USS Utah remains in Pearl Harbor and is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places and designated as a National Historic Landmark.
Extent
289 Items (1 box)
Abstract
The USS Utah (BB-31) was a United States Navy battleship commissioned in 1911 and sunk at Pearl Harbor in 1941. The USS Utah Log Album contains black-and-white photographs of people, places, and machinery of the Utah dating from 1929 to 1931.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased, received from Acquisitions in 2010.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
- Title
- Guide to the USS Utah Log Album, 1929-1931
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2022
- 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