Utah State Historical Society
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The Utah State Historical Society encourages the research, study, and publication of Utah history.
The Utah State Historical Society was founded in 1897 by a group of prominent citizens who knew the importance of preserving the state’s history.
Later, the Historical Society became part of state government as part of Utah State History.
Today, the major responsibility of the Utah State Historical Society program is to edit and publish the venerable Utah Historical Quarterly and to make it available to members.
We invite you to join the Utah State Historical Society and become part of this long and valuable tradition.
Call For Papers, 60th Annual Utah State History Conference
The 2012 Utah State History/Utah State Historical Society Annual Conference will be held September 20-22, 2012, in Salt Lake City at historic Fort Douglas. This year’s theme is “Encounters,” and we encourage the submission of proposals that address the varied encounters with history in Utah including archaeology, historic preservation, archives, museums, biography, military, political, social, and cultural history.
Proposals for individual papers or sessions should be submitted by June 4, 2012. Proposals should include a one-page description of the topic and its significance, any audio visual needs, mailing address and telephone number, and a one or two paragraph biography of each participant. Program co-chairmen are Robert Voyles, Fort Douglas Military History Museum, and Kent Powell, Utah State Historical Society.
Mail or e-mail proposals to: Kent Powell, Utah State Historical Society, 300 Rio Grande, Salt Lake City, 84101-1182, kpowell@utah.gov. For further information please call (801) 533-3520.
Call for Book Award Nominations, 60th Annual State History Conference
Utah State History is now accepting nominations from book publishers for the Francis Armstrong Madsen Best Utah History Book Award and the Smith-Pettit Foundation Best Utah Documentary History Book Award, for books published in 2011. Awards will be presented at the 60th Annual Utah State History Conference, to be held September 20-22, 2012.
Francis Armstrong Madsen Best Utah History Book Award:
Awarded for the best book on Utah history or prehistory published during the preceding year. $1000.00 award to the author, funded in by the Madsen family in honor of Francis Armstrong Madsen. Award winner is selected by an awards committee made up of members of the Utah Historical Quarterly Advisory Board and the Board of State History.
Smith-Pettit Foundation Best Documentary History Book Award:
Awarded for the best documentary book on Utah history published during the preceding year. $1,000.00 award to the author, funded by the Smith-Pettit Foundation. Award winner is selected by an awards committee made up of members of the Utah Historical Quarterly Advisory Board and the Board of State History.
To nominate a book, please send a letter of nomination and six copies of the book by February 1, 2012 to: Utah State Historical Society, Attn: Lisa Buckmiller, 300 S. Rio Grande St., Salt Lake City, UT 84101.
For questions, please contact Lisa Buckmiller at 801-533-3517 or lbuckmiller@utah.gov, or Kent Powell at 801-533-3520 or kpowell@utah.gov.
Utah and the Civil War Reading List
Compiled by Craig Fuller, Historian, Utah State Historical Society.
Articles and books that deal with the Civil War in the West, including pertinent articles prior to, during, and after the Civil War in Utah; including Indian relations, Compromise of 1850, military activities, slavery, and states rights.