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Show c ' if 1 I j i t ... V - s ACCEPT COLLECTION. Representatives of the Southern Utah State College accept a collection of historical materials recently donated by the family of noted historian William L. Palmer. Present were, left to right, front row: Ada S. Palmer, William I. Palmer. Back row. Dr. Rodney I. Palmer, A. Thomas Challis, SUSC Historian; Inez Cooper, SUSC Special Collections Librarian and Richard I. Palmer. SU accepts Palmer collection A collection of historical materials collected by noted southern Utah historian William R. Palmer has been donated to Southern Utah State College by his family. The 33 boxes of manuscripts and books will eventually be housed in a special Palmer Utah History Room which will be located to the west of the SUSC Special Collections reading room. "The gift heralds a significant contribution in southern Utah historical resource materials," A Thomas Challis, SUSC Library Director and Historian, said. "William R. Palmer was a refered man; we are very honored to receive this collection for safekeeping." The collection was presented to SUSC officials by William I. Palmer, Boomington; Richard I. Palmer, Danville, Calif.; Dr. Rodney I. Palmer, Castro Valley Calif.; and Ada Stephenson Palmer, Cedar City, wife of Eugene I. Palmer, deceased. Included in the recent donation are letters, diaries, journals, copied public records, and other materials collected by Mr. Palmer during his 82-year lifetime. The cataloging of materials will probably take about a year to complete, Challis said. The majority of work will be completed by SUSC Special Collections Librarian Inez Cooper. Palmer, a Cedar City native who died in 1960, was well known for his appreciation ap-preciation of the southern Utah pioneer heritage and for the Indians in the area. Among the many articles and books he wrote was one about Paiute legends, first published as "Pahute Indian Legends" in 1946, then republished in 1957 and 1973 as "Why the North Star stands still." He was formally made a member of the Paiute Tribe in 1926. "Mr. Palmer is well known for his series of radio talks about southern Utah history," Challis said. "These original radio transcripts were donated to SUSC earlier. They are now at Utah State University where typescript copies are being made and copies being donated to each Utah college and university by the Palmer family." The radio transcripts will also be housed in the Palmer Utah History Room which will be dedicated to the southern Utah historian and his wife, Kate Vilate Isom Palmer, and will be decorated to reflect the interaction of pioneer and Indian life. |