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Poem written by civil engineer, George R. Thenn, Jr., “Increasing Alameda, a

History 2005.” Included are explanatory endnotes about the poem in which one refers to a line in

the poem about the Utah Construction Company. Donated by George R. Thenn, Jr., 2005.

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This collection contains course information, student and faculty papers, newspaper and journal articles, books, cassette tapes, department notices, and lecture resources pertaining to the courses taught by Dr. Lee McKenzie throughout her career and specifically at Weber State College and Weber State University.

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Two booklets of poetry in celebration of Mother’s Day, compliments of the

Ogden Fourth Ward and the Ogden Fourth Ward Sunday School, Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints, 1941, 1947, Ogden, Utah. Includes poems from Mother—Heart of Gold by

Theodore E. Curtis.

Scope and Contents The Ron Wilcox collection was donated by Ron Wilcox. Ron was a writer specifically of poetry, which he incorporated into plays and epic poetry. He grew up in Holiday, Utah, attended BYU and received his master’s Degree from Baylor University. This collection is arranged in four main series, Correspondence, Writings, Audio Visual and Visual Arts. There is only one correspondence, and it is followed by his writings. This series begins with his memoirs which...

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This collection contains poetry from local poet Clinton F. Larson.

Abstract This collection was found in the attic of the Chapel of the Flowers Mortuary in Ogden, Utah. The papers were stuffed in an old leather satchel. The collection consists of numerous poems, a small number of articles, a number of news clippings, and two letters.The words “H. E. Prall, Prairie Poet” are handwritten on many of the manuscript items. There are also news clippings of a column of “Open Forum by H. E. Prall.” The clippings are undated; however, some of them are...

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Brochure of verse written June 23, 1932, and appeared in the Improvement Era,

February 1933. Four selections from Uncle Albert’s Poems by Albert W. Bell of Ogden, Utah.

Signed to “Ralph my dear friend Yours Bro. Bell.” Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

inspired verse. Included is a hand-written note to “Ralph” from “Bro. Bell.”

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This collection contains Utah State Poetry Society reception programs and announcements, poems, correspondence, and obituaries of Utah State Poetry Society Members. This collection was received in 2007.