Brief History of Hotel Utah. 1974.

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Brief History of Hotel Utah. 1974.

Includes copies of primary supporting documents: journals, newspapers and speeches.

24 pp. : photocopy of typescript.

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Arrington, Leonard J.

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Leonard J. Arrington was historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1972 to 1982. The first professional historian and the first noncentral authority to occupy this position. Arrington opened archival resources and presided over an unprecedented era of enlightenment in Mormon scholarship. From the description of Leonard J. Arrington miscellaneous images, circa 1880-196u. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367935916 Leo Arrington is a black Mormon, a boxer,...

Hotel Utah (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...