William W. Flanigan Collection
Scope and Content
This collection contains photographs and documents from the life of William Flanigan. It also contains journals written by Flanigan between the years 1897-1946. Most of the documents and photographs pertain to the Zion Narrows and the construction of the Zion Cable and Saw Mill. In 2014 Dayle Flanigan, a great-grandson brought in a scrapbook of additional photographs from Zion Canyon to be added to the collection.
Dates
- Creation: 1877-1954
Access:
Unrestricted access.
Use:
The William W. Flanigan Collection is the physical property of the Gerald R. Sherratt Library, Southern Utah University. Literary rights, including copyright, may belong to the authors or their heirs and assigns. Please contact the library for information regarding specific use of this collection.
Biographical Information
William Wallace Flanigan was born February 17, 1877, in Rockville, Utah to Thomas Emmett Flanigan and Ida Johnson. He married Nellie H. Draper on March 15, 1898, in St. George, Utah. In 1900 Flanigan hiked the Zion Narrows alone as one of the first ever to attempt the trek. Later in 1901 William and his brother, David Flanigan, built the Zion Cable on Cable Mountain to bring lumber off the mountain to the sawmill below. Starting in 1910, Flanigan worked for 33 years as a landscaper for the Branch Normal School and Branch Agricultural College. Flanigan discovered an arch in 1916 that was later named Flanigan Arch in his honor. From January 1, 1899, to his death William Flanigan kept a day-to-day diary detailing the events of his life. He died on June 16, 1961, at the age of 84 and is buried in the Cedar City Cemetery.
Extent
1.25 linear feet : 3 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The William W. Flanigan Collection is organized in the following series: I. Journals, II. Photographs, III. Scrapbooks, IV. General
Accession Information:
This collection was donated by William W. Flanigan and Jackie R. Robinson on September 21, 1988. Scrapbook was donated by Dale Flanigan during the summer of 2014.
In 2014 Dayle Flanigan, a great-grandson brought in a scrapbook of additional photographs from Zion Canyon to be added to the collection.
Separated Materials
ON an unknown date, the following photographs were removed from the collection and added to the Branch Agricultural College photograph collection.
BAC-AG-10 First buggy team at BAC ,first cattle at BNS
BNS-AG-01 First Jersey cows at BNS
BAC-AG-51 Barn built fall of 1914
BAC-AG-35 Two bulls arriving at BAC
BAC-AG-07 Sheep shipped to BAC
BAC-AG-08 "Dick and his mother Poseh" cattle
BAC-AG-27 BAC barn and cattle
BAC-BE-94 Old heat plant before 1949
BAC-AG-12 Sheep
Processing Information:
This finding aid was created by the Special Collections Staff, Gerald R. Sherratt Library. If print, oversize or other materials have been removed to be stored separately it will be noted. This collection was reprocessed by Special Collections Staff in 2025.
- Title
- William W. Flanigan Collection
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository