Series 21963
Governor Dern Correspondence

Dates: 1920-1925.

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These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

An agency history is available.

Scope and Content

This series contains the correspondence of Governor Mabey on a variety of topics, including the Arrowhead trail, the Wendover Cutoff, an abduction case, prohibition, and soldier land settlement. It also contains correspondence within the Republican Party addressing speaking and campaigning commitments. Some general correspondence from constituents and other governmental officials is also part of this series. These records are a documentation of Governor Mabey and the State's involvement in events and occurrences during his term in office.

Arrangement

Alphabetical by subject, thereunder chronological.

Oversized maps were removed and stored separately; these are filmed and spliced to the beginning of the microfilm reel.

Related Records

Administrative records from the Governor Bamberger, Series 183, holds information on prohibition and soldier land settlement.

Minutes from the Board of Soldier Settlement, Series 1196, are minutes from the commission meetings regarding soldier land settlement.

Report from the Board of Soldier Settlement, Series 2384, contains information on soldier land settlement.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Processing Note

This series was processed by Wendy Checketts in 1999 and microfilmed in 2002.

Indexing Terms

  • Mabey, Charles Rendell, 1877-1959
  • Prohibition—Utah.
  • Roads—Design and construction—Wendover (Utah).
  • Utah—Land settlement.
  • Utah—Political campaigns.

Container List

REEL BOX FOLDER DESCRIPTION
1 1 1 Arrowhead Trail correpondence (oversized map removed)
1 1 2 Case of child stealing correspondence
1 1 3 General correspondence
1 1 4 Prohibition correpondence
1 1 5 Republican party correspondence
1 1 6 Republican party telegrams
1 1 7 Republican party telegrams
1 1 8 Soldier land settlement correspondence
1 1 9 Wendover Cutoff correspondence (2 oversized maps removed)
REEL MAP-CASE FOLDER DESCRIPTION
1 7 none Oversized Maps; See Arrowhead Trail correspondence and Wendover Cutoff Correpondence

Page Last Updated October 18, 2012.