Show Elk Mountain Mission Issue Put in Library of Congress WASHINGTON D. D C c. Sen Wallace F. F Bennett Utah R-Utah Thursday June 14 presented a special edition of the Moab Times Times- Independent to the Library of Congress The issue was the special Elk Mountain Edition print printed d October 6 1955 The edition marked two anniversaries anniversaries anniversaries anni anni- the year since sinco the Elk Mountain Mission and the anniversary of the naming of Moab Included in the special edition was a special Elk Mountain sup sup- I printed on slick paper in several colors Research and writing for the section was done by Bob White who was commissioned by the Times-Independent Times especially for tor forthe forthe the project This edition is one of the finest finest finest fin fin- est special editions I have seen published by any weekly newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper Sen Bennett said The use of high quality paper and the attractive format sets this apart from many special editions which often represent only a minimum oi of research and a very small expenditure expenditure expenditure of funds Sen Bennett had requested a copy of the edition recently when he learned that the Library ol of Congress Congress' was building a file of ol special editions of weekly newspapers newspapers newspapers news news- papers which have Important historical historical historical his his- value Sen Bennett has a particular Interest interest in In- terest in preserving such materIals materials materials mater mater- since he is a member of the National Historical Publications commission The Library of Congress normally normally normally nor nor- mally does not keep files of weekly weekly weekly week week- ly newspapers but it does keep special editions which are are presented presented pre pre- pre presented to the Library and which are deemed to have sufficient historical historical historical his his- content to to justify their preservation I believe this program should be encouraged since the material contained in editions such as this is and often provides information which is unavailable to historians from any other source Sen Bennett said |