Title |
2005-3 Building America's Defense Public Invitation |
Creator |
Weber State Univesity |
Contributors |
Utah Construction Company/Utah International |
Description |
The WSU Stewart Library Annual UC-UI Symposium took place from 2001-2007. The collection consists of memorabilia from the symposium including a yearly keepsake, posters, and presentations through panel discussions or individual lectures. |
Subject |
Cold War; Ogden (Utah); Utah Construction & Mining Company; Utah Construction Company; Utah International Inc.; World War, 1939-1945 |
Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
Date Original |
2005 |
Date |
2005 |
Date Digital |
2008 |
Temporal Coverage |
2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006; 2007 |
Item Size |
8.5 inch x 8 inch |
Medium |
card |
Item Description |
double sided half-fold card with text in green and gold and green tinted black and white photographs |
Type |
Text; Image/StillImage |
Conversion Specifications |
Archived TIFF images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000XL scanner. Digital images were reformatted in Photoshop. JPG and PDF files were then created for general use. |
Master Quality |
400 PPI |
Language |
eng |
Relation |
https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/212 |
Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit Special Collections Department, Stewart Library, Weber State University. |
Source |
Special Collections, Stewart Library, Weber State University |
OCR Text |
Show BUILDING AMERICA'S DEFENSE WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY'S PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND STEWART LIBRARY INVITE YOU TO THE UTAH CONSTRUCTION/ UTAH INTERNATIONAL UCC PROJECTS FIFTH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM 1939-1975 October 5&6, 2005 Wednesday, Oct. 5th 6 P.M. Ethel Wattis Kimball Visual Arts Center, Dumke Family Atrium RECEPTION 7 P.M. Ethel Wattis Kimball Visual Arts Center, Lindquist Hall LECTURE "The Boys of Pointe du Hoc: Ronald Reagan, D-Day, and the US Army 2nd Ranger Battalion." SPEAKER Dr. Douglas Brinkley Honors Eccles Visiting Professor, Distinguished Professor of History and Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Center for American Civilization at Tulane University Thursday, Oct. 6th Stewart Library Special Collections 9:00 - 9:45 A.M. LECTURE "Building America's Defense" SPEAKER Dr. Robert Berlin Professor and Director of Outreach, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 10 - 11:15 A.M. PANEL DISCUSSION Featuring members of the WSU History Department "World War II & the Cold War: America Comes of Age" PANELISTS Bill Allison - moderator Robert Berlin Susan Matt Gene Sessions Charles Snow Oct. 6th - Nov. 30 PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITS: MILITARY PROJECTS 1939-1975 located in Stewart Library's Special Collections PRISONERS OF WAR IN OGDEN 1943-1944 located in Stewart Library's Special Collections In 1958 Utah Construction completed a mill near Riverton, Wyoming, to process ores into uranium concentrate for the Atomic Energy Commission. FRONT PHOTO In 1942-1943 the Utah Construction Company helped to build the Alaska Highway, connecting the territory with the States. INSIDE PHOTO The company built airfields, drydocks, underground storage tanks, and other military facilities on the island of Oahu. WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY |
Format |
application/pdf |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6kcxjg5 |
Setname |
wsu_ucui_sym |
ID |
97615 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6kcxjg5 |