Contains the personal and professional papers of Utah State University history professor Joel E. Ricks. The bulk of the collection centers around Utah and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints settlement history. Also contains Ricks' lecture and class notes.

Records pertaining to Utah projects of the New Deal resettlement agencies. Included are records from Price River, Green River, Elberta, Blue Bench, Ashley Valley, La Sal, Ivins Bench, Price, and Midvale. The records were obtained from the National Archives.