College of Southern Utah Historic Papers Collection

Collection

Identifier: AR-080

Staff Only

Scope and Content

Items in this collection reflect the history and daily life of both students and employees at the College of Southern Utah. Types of items found in the collection are: news clippings, administrative records, correspondence and event programs

Dates

Creation: 1953-1969

Access:

Unrestricted access.

Use:

The College of Southern Utah 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.

Institutional History

At the Board of Trustees Meeting on May 23, 1953, Dr. Daryl Chase, then director of the Branch Normal School, and Edwin L. Peterson, representing students, faculty and civic groups, presented a formal petition requesting that the name of the college be changed to College of Southern Utah, a name that better reflected the history and mission of the institution.

On June 27, 1953, the trustees approved the measure calling for the name change, with only one dissenting vote. In making the announcement, they stated that the new name more clearly designated the service that the college rendered to the people in Southern Utah.

During the next twelve years the College of Southern Utah began to expand in anticipation of becoming a 4-year independent college. Dr. Royden Braithwaite was hired and began to work on the state legislature towards this end. In 1965, at the end of the legislative session, SB209 was passed 25 to 0 for the College of Southern Utah to become an independent four-year liberal arts college.

Extent

8.25 linear feet : 9 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

Items have been arranged reflecting the creating department or purpose. Followed by the type of materials.

Accession Information:

Items from this collection have been donated by various sources over an extended time frame.

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 2024.

On 11/04/2024 the following items were found in the Scrapbook Collection (Ms 162 and returned to the collection:

CSU. Student Historian’s Book, 1959-69 CSU Extramurals and Intramurals 1965-1969 Student Education Association: History Book News clippings scrapbook, 1954-1963

On 7/31/2025 the following items were found in the Scrapbook Collection (Ms 162 and returned to the collection:

Spureetes, 1968-1970