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Richards, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitney), 1824-1909. Collection of early Utah materials, 1850-1912.

Title: Collection of early Utah materials, 1850-1912.

Contains a variety of materials related to the early history of Utah. Materials include Samuel Richards's Utah Territorial tax book, 1850-1857; Samuel Richard Jewkes's sawmill account book, Emery County, Utah, 1879-1881; Giles Moses letter to Alonzo Moses, 18 March, 1865; bids for building the Utah State Prison, October 1907 and February 1908; letter from Joseph S. Roberson to Nathan Stein, an agent on the Overland Stage Line, 19 October, 1864; letter recommending a location for the building of the Price, Utah Courthouse, 21 August, 1907; a handwritten property contract for land in Salt Lake, between Sidney A. Knowlton and O.B. Huntington, 6 February, 1854; a Salt Lake City Theatre handbill announcing Julia Dean Hayne [Brigham Young's favorite actress], 31 March, 1866; a letter from the Hawkeye Steel Barb Fence Company to the Springville Cooperative Institution, advertising their products, 4 May, 1887; a holograph poem written by Louisa Lula Greene Richards in Smithfield, Utah 7 April, 1868, for her ten-year-old brother's birthday; a letter from Joseph F. Merrill to John M. Cannon, 6 June, 1912, and a letter from J.W. Summerhays to Joseph F. Merrill, 5 June, 1912, both regarding civil affairs and the water treatment system in Forest Dale, Utah.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/367484678 View

Stein, Nat. Nat Stein papers, 1864-1866.

Title: Nat Stein papers, 1864-1866.

Mostly incoming correspondence to Stein when he was stationed in Virginia City, Montana. Significant correspondents include Paul Coburn, W.L. Halsey, H.L. Merriman, and Joseph S. Roberson, and R.S. Thomas. Also includes some invoices, blank contracts, a short history of the Overland Stage Line, and published poetry by Nat and Aaron Stein.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45158236 View

Roberson, Joseph S. Statement from Joseph S. Roberson : taken in answer to question of Mrs. Victor : k ms., 1885 Oct. 6.

Title: Statement from Joseph S. Roberson : taken in answer to question of Mrs. Victor : k ms., 1885 Oct. 6.

Re overland mail routes prior to and after formation of Overland Mail Company. With this: transcript of an article written by Roberson on inauguration of the overland mail service (3 l.) and extracts of his articles on the Pony Express (10 l.).

ArchivalResource: Originals : 3 leaves ; 28 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel (13 exposures) : negative (Rich. 403:4) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26137989 View

Holladay Overland Mail and Express Company. Overland Stage Line Advertisement, 1864.

Title: Overland Stage Line Advertisement, 1864.

Illustrated announcement of the coach runs of the Overland Stage Line, which carried "the great through mails between the Atlantic and Pacific States." Made by Joseph S. Roberson, the piece has (mounted) a photograph of stagecoach, taken in Great Salt Lake City, and portraits of officers and agents of the Company (Ben Holladay, David Street, Paul Coburn, Nat Stein, and Roberson) Includes photograph of the original advertisement.

ArchivalResource: 1 leaf ; 40 x 34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26111027 View