Incoming correspondence, The State Department of Public Welfare Commission, 1957 March 12
Scope and Contents
This single-box collection contains the papers of Representative Reid E. Wangsgaard while he served in the Utah House of Representatives from 1953 to 1962. The materials in this collection consist of correspondence and political papers, which document Wangsgaard's work while serving as a representative and demonstrate how the residents of Cache Valley looked to him for political representation. Of special interest in this collection are the twenty-five telegrams sent by Cache Valley residents on December 16 and 17, 1953, asking Wangsgaard to veto Governor Lee's education bill, a bill which threatened funding for schools in Cache Valley (Folders 1 and 2). Much of the remaining correspondence in this collection also concerns educational issues. Another item of special interest in this collection is a petition containing the signatures of numerous members of the House of Representatives concerning House Bill 87 (anti-discrimination) being lifted from the Sifting Committee (Folder 18).
Folders 1—17 contain Wangsgaard's incoming correspondence.
Folders 18—23 contain papers concerning Wangsgaard's political activities.
Dates
- Creation: 1957 March 12
Language of Materials
Material in English
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on use, except: not available through interlibrary loan.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 box (.25 linear feet)
Repository Details
Part of the Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives Repository
Merrill-Cazier Library
Utah State University
3000 Old Main Hill
Logan Utah 84322-3000 United States
435 797-8248
435 797-2880 (Fax)
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