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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Dale Lowell Morgan research files
Creator:
Morgan, Dale L.
(Dale Lowell), 1914-1971
Identifier/Call Number: mssMorgan
Physical Description:
1.25 Linear Feet
(3 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1809-1895
Abstract: 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.
Open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department.
For more information, contact Reader Services.
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from
or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The
responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining
necessary permissions rests with the researcher.
[Identification of item]. Dale Lowell Morgan research files, The Huntington Library, San
Marino, California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Dale L. Morgan, December 1949.
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.
The collection consists of typewritten transcripts of newspaper articles written by others
and compiled by Dale L. Morgan for his research on the Mormons and the Far West. The
articles also cover related Western subjects such as the opening, exploration, and
settlement of the West; the fur trade; Indians of the middle and southwestern states; the
Santa Fe trade; and the California Gold Rush.
Processed by Brooke M. Black in 2011. Charla DelaCuadra encoded the finding aid in
2019.
The articles are organized alphabetically by state of origin: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington
D.C., and Wisconsin.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
California -- Gold discoveries
Fur trade -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th
century -- Sources
Indians of North America -- Southwest, New -- History -- 19th century
-- Sources
Indians of North America -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century --
Sources
Land settlement -- West (U.S.) -- History
-- 19th century -- Sources
Mormon Church -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century --
Sources
Mormons -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Southwest, New -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848 -- Sources
West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Sources
Research (documents) -- United States
Transcripts -- United States