The Edmund Thomas Olson Papers, 1930-1960

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Summary Description
Repository:Utah State Historical Society
Call number:Mss B 695
Creator: Olson, Edmund Thomas, 1864-1954.
Title:Edmund Thomas Olson Papers, 1930-1960
Quantity:1 lin. ft. (3 boxes)
Abstract:Utah writer and pioneer of Fillmore, Utah. Collection includes unpublished book manuscripts and family history studies.

Topics:
Authors, American.

Persons:
King family.
Olson family.

Places:
Fillmore (Utah).
Millard County (Utah).
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Background

Background Note

Edmund Olson was a Utah writer and pioneer of Fillmore, Utah.
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Scope and Content

Collection includes unpublished book manuscripts and family history studies.

Series Descriptions

Book Manuscripts
Miscellaneous materials
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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:

Edmund Thomas Olson Papers, 1930-1960, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of Gloria Roylance.

Restrictions on Use

The Edmund Thomas Olson Papers are the physical property of the Utah Historical Society, Salt Lake City, Utah. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the Historical Society for information regarding specific use of this collection.

Processing Information:

Collection processed by Stephen D. Youngkin

Finding aid compiled by Stephen D. Youngkin

Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000

Collection cataloged by Linda Thatcher, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A52)

Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 1999.

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Container list

Box

Folder

Contents

Book Manuscripts

1

1-13

The Battle of Mind, typescript, 699 pages, contains editorial comments by Alfred Stiernotte, managing editor of The Humanist: A Quarterly, 1947

2

1-6

The Battle of Mind, incomplete carbon copy, approximately 400 pages

2

7

Dan and His Violin, prospectus

2

8-12

Dan and His Violin, photocopy of typescript, 229 pages, carbon copies of miscellaneous pages

2

13

Hell and Hallelujah, prospectus

2

14

Hell and Hallelujah, typescript, 70 pages, carbon copies of miscellaneous pages

2

15

Salona, prospectus

3

1-3

Salona, miscellaneous typescript drafts

3

4

Miscellaneous typescript and carbon drafts

3

5

Utah: A Romance in Pionner Days, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1931 [book]

Miscellaneous materials

3

6

Correspondence, 1942-1946

3

7

Genealogical materials relating to George Daniel Olson, Edmund T. Olson, John Robinson King (Fillmore, Utah)

3

8

Culbert T. Olson, miscellaneous materials regarding his incumbency as governor of California, 1939

3

9

Miscellaneous materials, clippings, poem, handwritten list, etc.