Utah State Historical Society

Nonprofit headquartered in Salt Lake City

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Utah Historical SocietyFormation| 1897

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Type| Government organization
Headquarters| 3760 South Highland Dr., Millcreek, UT 84106.

Region served

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Website| history.utah.gov

The Utah State Historical Society, founded in 1897, encourages the research, study, and publication of Utah history. From its modest beginnings, the Utah Historical Society has grown to several hundred members, developed a research collection of more than a million items, published more than 300 issues of the Utah Historical Quarterly, led the historic preservation movement in Utah for nearly fifty years, created antiquities and museums programs, and more.

The Society's collection of artifacts and materials related to Utah's history was known for years as The Utah State History Museum. Both the Society and the Museum were located at the Rio Grande Railroad Depot in downtown Salt Lake City beginning in 1980.[1]

The Utah Historical Society collects materials related to the history of Utah, assists communities, agencies, building owners, and consultants with historical resources, administers the ancient human remains program, makes historical resources available in a specialized research library, offers extensive online resources and grants, and assists in public policy and the promotion of Utah's history.

The Utah Historical Society is temporarily housed at 3760 South Highland Dr., Millcreek, UT 84106.

## Footnotes

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1. ^ Hague, Donald V. (1994), "MUSEUMS IN UTAH", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on October 7, 2024, retrieved June 5, 2025

## References

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* Evans, Max J. (2000). "Utah State Historical Society". In Garr, Arnold K.; Cannon, Donald Q.; Cowan, Richard O. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Latter-Day Saint History. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book. p. 1282\. ISBN 1-57345-822-8. OCLC 44634356..
* Fox, Ronald (April 17, 2011). "A peek into the Utah State Historical Society". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. Archived from the original on April 20, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012..
* Leonard, Glen M. (Fall 1972). "The Utah State Historical Society, 1987-1972". Utah Historical Quarterly. 40 (4): 300–334\. doi:10.2307/45059301. JSTOR 45059301. Retrieved January 12, 2012..
* Leonard, Glen M. (1994), "Utah State Historical Society", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on March 21, 2024, retrieved March 30, 2024.
* Topping, Gary (Summer 1997). "One Hundred Years at the Utah State Historical Society". Utah Historical Quarterly. 65 (3): 200–302\. doi:10.2307/45062362. JSTOR 45062362. Retrieved January 12, 2012..
* Topping, Gary (1995). "Mormon Manuscripts at the Utah State Historical Society". In Whittaker, David J. (ed.). Mormon Americana. Provo, UT: BYU Studies. pp. 205–15..
* "Utah State Historical Society: Sixty Years of Organized History". Utah Historical Quarterly. 25: 191–220\. July 1957. doi:10.2307/45057920. JSTOR 45057920. Retrieved October 15, 2014..

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