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Federation of labor medal, “Fraternal 44 th Annual Convention Utah State

Federation of Labor, A.F. of L. 1948,” Ogden, Utah.

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This collection was donated by Edward Nusbaum in 2002. It consists of the minute book of the chapter from 1960-1968. Included among the minutes are the Constitution of the chapter, newspaper articles, programs, and notes on the speakers that presented during the meetings. People of interest involved in the society include Dr. Dello Dayton, Mrs. LaVon Carroll, and Richard Ulibarri. Lecturers included Leonard Arrington, Brigham Madsen, Joseph Dixon, and George Ellsworth.

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The National Committee for Peace was established in 1910. They were celebrating the century of peace between the United States and the United Kingdom. Utah created it’s own committee and was chaired by Governor William Spry. This collection contains materials leading up to the celebration in 1914. Included is a minute book and correspondence.

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This collection contains a bound ledger book with an alphabetical list of members for 1901-1902. Jesse M. Smith kept the record. Entry information includes: names, addresses, number of sheep, initiation fee, dues, assessments, and any remarks such as the moving of a member and a member going out of business. Membership ranges throughout the state of Utah with a few members from Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming.

Scope and Contents This collection contains personal correspondence and documents from Val Holley’s life, as well as materials related to some of Holley’s published works. The collection includes many copies of newspaper articles from the 19th and 20th centuries, which were used as research and source material for many of the works listed in this collection’s series. This collection contains extensive amounts of research about Ogden, Utah, and its 25th Street, as well as Weber County, which were used in the...

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Ogden, Utah Scenic Calendar for 2004 by photographer Valeria Taylor. Written

by Lisa “Chick” Barnes.

Scope and Contents Peery’s Egyptian Theater was born out of the worldwide “Egyptomania” sparked by the 1922 discovery of King Tutankhamen’s tomb. After their Arlington Hotel burned down in 1923, the Peery family rebuilt on the site, commissioning architects Leslie Hodgson and Myrl McClenahan to design a grand Egyptian-themed “Showplace of the West.” The theater opened in July 1924 with twinkling star lights, neon sunsets, and its first film, Wanderer of the Wasteland. Despite challenges through the Great...

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Letters and notes between author Vardis Fisher and Clarence Major of Omaha, Nebraska, November - December, 1963. Topics of the correspondence include Fisher’s comments on his personal favorite book which he has written and his views on the politics of several Idaho newspapers.

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Various business billheads and receipts dated 1897-1907