Manuscript Collections

The manuscript section of Special Collections & Archives contains correspondence, diaries, business and organizational records, professional papers, architectural drawings, unpublished works and ephemera documenting the history of Cache Valley, northern Utah, and the Intermountain West. Collections are of local, statewide, and national interest, ranging from records of area settlers and businesses to prominent Mormon historian Leonard J. Arrington and American author Jack London. New materials are acquired through purchases and generous donations, building upon the section’s historical strengths in topics like water development, agriculture, natural resources, environmentalism, and local and Mormon history.