American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) vs. the Logan School District collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 1 box of documents pertaining to a law suit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union against the Logan City School District regarding the issue of the separation of church and state. This case was heard during the year 1978. The case brought into question the legality of giving school credit for Latter-Day Saint seminary courses that were taught at the Logan High School and the Logan Junior High School. The collection has two parts. First, are newspaper articles from the Logan Herald Journal and the Salt Lake Tribune that chronicle the trial. Second, are documents, press releases, memoranda, and correspondence concerning the trial. Included in this second part is the final opinion of the District judge.
Dates
- Creation: 1975
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Restrictions
Open to public research.
Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of copyright.
Permission to publish material from the American Civil Liberties Union versus the Logan School District collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator and/or the Special Collections Department Head.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 box)
Abstract
Contains photocopies of newspaper articles, correspondence, press releases, and court documents concerning a court case addressing the question of the separation of church and state, specifically the awarding of credit for Mormon seminary courses held during school time.
Arrangement
Organized into 4 folders.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The material in this collection was donated to Utah State University Special Collections and Archives by Dean F. Peterson in 1977. Additional materials were donated by the Logan LDS Institute of Religion in 2023.
- Title
- Guide to the American Civil Liberties Union versus the Logan School District collection 1975-1979
- Author
- Finding aid created by the Special Collections Department at Utah State University
- Date
- ©2008
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs (Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding guide is in English in Latin script.
- Sponsor
- Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008
Revision Statements
- 2009: Template information was updated to reflect Archives West best practice guidelines.
- 2025: Revised to add additional material
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)
scweb@usu.edu