The collection consists of typewritten transcripts of newspaper articles compiled by Dale L. Morgan for research on the Mormons and the Far West dating from 1809 to 1895.

Dale L. Morgan (1914-1971), Western historian, was born in Salt Lake City and educated at the University of Utah. He was state superintendent for the Utah Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration from 1940 until 1942 and information specialist with the Office of Price Administration during World War II. As a Guggenheim Fellow for the 1947-1948 year, Morgan did research on the subject of Mormonism throughout the United States. Morgan wrote books on many Western subjects, including Mormonism and Jedediah Smith.

1.25 Linear Feet (3 boxes)

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