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Overview This collection contains the daily record for the 5 th Ward School from March 9, 1891 to May 15, 1891. Louis F. Moench was the teacher. The book lists the students, attendance, and scores for subjects. The subjects include Theology, Elocution, Grammar, Physical Geography, Reading and Arithmetic. It also has a Visitors' Register at the end. Students included David Eccles, Joseph Belnap, the Farr Children, Andrew and Walter Kerr, Joseph and Hyrum Pingree and the Moench Children.

Scope and Contents History seminar paper titled, “A History of Dry Cleaning in Ogden” by Wilson

Arlington Holmes, Weber State College, December 1, 1970. Photocopy.

Scope and Contents Letter from Ogden, Utah pioneer and prominent citizen, Aaron F. Farr to Brigham

Young, Heber C. Kimball, and Daniel H. Wells of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Saints, accepting their invitation to attend a festival in the New Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Letter is dated July 2, 1863. This letter includes a typewritten transcription. Located in the vault

room.

Scope and Contents Two letters to and from A.B. Johnson of Ogden, Utah, 1889. The first letter isfrom William Henry Smith of the Associated Press, May 13, 1889. This letter is about Mr.Johnson’s concern about receiving a timely news report from the Standard Examiner. Thesecond letter is from A.B. Johnson and is addressed to a “Mr. Hurd” and is dated December 15,1889 from Commercial Publishing Co., Ogden, Utah. It is concerned with negotiations on selling...

Scope and Contents Two brief letters from Ogden, Utah attorney, Abbot R.

Heywood to John M. Cannon dated January 25, 1902 and

February 11, 1902. Correspondence concerns Willard

Snider.

Overview Photograph of West Ogden taken by the Adams Brothers in the late 19th Century. The Adams Brothers owned and operated a studio on Main (Washington) Street in Ogden. The photograph is west of Ogden including farm land and the city skyline in the background.

Overview This collection contains invitations, brochures, programs, and ephemera from events in Ogden.

Of particular note is material related to the 1997 Sundance film Festival, the Utah musical

Theatre, and the Ogden Egyptian Center. Materials range in date from 1993 – 1997.