Abstract

The personal and professional papers of Carlton Fordis Culmsee, dean of the College of Humanities and Arts at Utah State University for 25 years, consists mainly of his writings (including rough drafts), revisions, and published materials of his poetry, articles, and essays. The collection also contains publications and diaries from his trip to Taiwan (1955-1956). The papers in the collection date from 1897-1993, with the bulk of the papers ranging from the 1950s to the early 1970s.

Abstract The bulk of the collection is letterbooks (1880-1901), dealing primarily (after 1883) with the affairs of the Thatcher Brothers Banking Company; also includes materials concerning the L.D.S. Church in Cache Valley, the Logan L.D.S. Temple, the Utah and Northern Railroad, Logan City Government, and the Democratic Party. Personal materials include correspondence with plural wife, Fanny, and son, George, and provide information on the inner workings of the institution of plural marriage. The...