Hotel Utah records 1909-1993

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Hotel Utah records 1909-1993

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The Hotel Utah records (1909-1993) consists of employee and company newsletters, room diagrams, certificates of award recieved by the hotel, advertising materials, and 1941 payroll records. Additionally, menus from the hotel's restaurants and an early wine list are preserved in the collection. Hotel Utah opened in Salt Lake City, Utah in June 8, 1911 and closed August 31, 1987. The building is now known as the Joseph Smith Memorial Building.

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J. Willard Marriott Library. University of Utah Manuscripts Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6373052

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Joseph Smith Memorial Building (Salt Lake City, Utah)

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On 17 April 1909, a group of prominent businessmen from varied religious and ethnic backgrounds met at the Deseret National Bank to discuss the need for a new hotel on Main Street in Salt Lake City. The new hotel was to become the city's show piece, a social gathering cernter, and a symbol of Mormon and non-Mormon cooperation in the city's development. Days later, the Mormon church president, Joseph F. Smith, lent his support to the endeavor and announced that the church would allow the new hote...