Everett L. Cooley Utah Historical Quarterly 27 July 1959 Symbols play a significant role in human relationships. Just as national and state flags have symbolic meaning to those living under a specially designated ensign, so too have capitols their special symbolism. Closely associated with the rise of nationalism and sovereignty is the adoption of symbols representing a nation’s dreams and …
Herbert S. Auerbach, Renaissance Man
Miriam B. Murphy History Blazer, March 1996 Herbert Samuel Auerbach was born in Salt Lake City on October 4, 1882, to Samuel H. and Eveline Brooks Auerbach. His father was a partner in the pioneer merchandising firm of F. Auerbach & Brother that became one of the city’s leading department stores, second in size only to ZCMI. Herbert received his …
From War to War
Thomas G. Alexander Utah, the Right Place Condensed by Brittany Nelson Utah men, to prove their loyalty to the nation, were particularly active in volunteering for both World War I and World War II. When World War I started, Utah’s citizens responded to the call for men and more than 21,000 were enlisted in the land troops and almost 3,500 …
Boys’ Potato Growing Clubs
Miriam B. Murphy History Blazer, May 1996 During the spring and summer of 1912 James C. Hogensen toured the state hoping to organize Boys Potato Growing Clubs in every county. This project of the Extension Division of the Utah State Agricultural College (USAC) helped to fulfill a requirement that the division “provide agricultural and home science information to anyone not …
Salt Lake Theatre
Ronald W. Walker Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 Public buildings often speak beyond themselves, suggesting the aspirations and activities of the people who occupied them, and few nineteenth-century Utah structures tell as important a story as the Salt Lake Theatre. Built in 1861 on the northwest corner of State Street and First South Street in Salt Lake City, it survived two-thirds …
The Development of Zion National Park
Wayne K. HintonUtah Historical Quarterly 68 (fall 2000) At the turn of the nineteenth century, a desire to protect areas of scenic grandeur from the ravages of commercial exploitation and a belief that scenic areas benefited the health and well-being of mankind led to a movement for a United States parks system. In 1900 Congressman John F. Lacey of Iowa …
Sheep Fueled 1920s Economy
Miriam B. Murphy History Blazer July 1996 During the 1920s Sanpete County’s sheep herds were the largest in Utah, and woolgrowers were the kings of the local economy. Quality as well as quantity brought economic rewards. In 1918 John H. Seely of Mount Pleasant had sold a two-year-old ram for a record $6,200 at the National Ram Sale in Salt …
Ballet West
Cherie N. Willis Utah History Encyclopedia, 1994 From its rudimentary beginnings as a university dance school, Ballet West has grown into one of the world’s leading regional ballet companies. The dance company’s foundation is the result of the drive, expertise, and vision of Willam F. Christensen, who returned to his native Utah in 1949 to choreograph the summer festival productions …
Utah’s New Commonwealth Economy
Thomas G. Alexander Utah, The Right Place Utah suffered the stagflation (inflation and economic stagnation) and succeeding recession that began in 1979 during the Carter administration, which left the state with a rising unemployment rate that reached 9.2 percent in 1983. The Reagan reelection campaign undoubtedly benefited from the decline in unemployment to 6.5 percent in 1984. Thereafter, Utah’s unemployment …
Arches National Monument
Richard A. Firmage History of Grand County Aside from the hoped-for oil gusher or other major economic stimulus, there was one thing that farsighted boosters began to promote as a growth industry [in 1930]—tourism. The area’s scenic attractions were unparalleled, and in the decades just past they had begun to be more appreciated by Grand County residents and others in …