ESCA Collections

J. Bracken Lee Collection

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Any conversation about controversial Utah politicians must necessarily include J. Bracken Lee (1899-1996). View the collection in person in the Lee Family Reading Room (Room 108) or access select materials from the digital collection.

College of Eastern Utah Board of Trustees Meeting Minutes

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This collection contains CEU Board of Trustees minutes. Note that the library does not own these materials. Rather, the Board asked the library to store these records. Records are housed in archival boxes and folders

Utah State Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

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Utah State Board of Regents meeting minutes. These are meeting minutes from the Utah State Board of Regents. Various locations.

College of Eastern Utah Institutional Council Meeting Minutes

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These records contain meeting minutes, bylaws, and ephemera.

College of Eastern Utah Alumni Association Meeting Minutes

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These records contain meeting minutes, Memorandum of Understanding, Alumni Relations, and ephemera.

College of Eastern Utah Foundation Board Meeting Minutes

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Contains meeting minutes, agendas, bylaws, and ephemera.

CEU Development Office Goals

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Contains departmental goals, mailing lists, letters, and ephemera.

CEU Anniversary Celebrations

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Contains meeting agendas, meeting minutes, newspaper articles, programs, and ephemera.

CEU Alumni Member Files

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This collection contains CEU alumni member files. Files contain pictures, newspaper articles, donation lists, and ephemera.

Joe Peterson Pottery Collection

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Joe Petersen served as Chancellor of the USU Eastern campus from July 1, 2010, to December 31, 2018. Throughout his term, Joe took pottery classes as an opportunity to interact more directly with students. The pottery in this collection was created by Joe and kiln-fired on the Eastern campus. Many of his pieces have his personal trademark of an impression of his teeth on the item. This collection contains ceramic plates, teapots, vases, mugs, and cups.

Michael Ralphs Rangeland Management Collection

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This collection contains books, journals, and files from the personal collection of Dr. Michael Ralphs, of Ferron, Utah. Dr. Ralphs received a Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award at the Society for Range Management’s (SRM) 73^rd Annual Meeting in February 2020. The Sustained Lifetime Achievement Award is presented by the Society to members for long-term contributions to the art and science of range management and the Society for Range Management.

Don Adams Theatre Collection

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Don served as an actor, director, designer, and professor at the College of Eastern Utah, beginning in the early 90s until he retired in 1998. This collection contains costumes, costume plates, original patterns, commercial patterns, scrapbooks, and ephemera.

Carbon County Postcard Collection

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The postcard collection currently consists of approximately two dozen postcards highlighting the college campus and surrounding area. It contains original and reprint postcards. The collection was created to help preserve the history of Carbon County.

College of Eastern Utah Cheerleading Awards Collection

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This is a collection of ribbons and trophies that were awarded to the College of Eastern Utah Cheerleading squad at the UCA College Spirit Camps 1993-1995.

Henning Olsen Business Department Collection

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This collection consisted of equipment, photos, and ephemera that was used in the Business Department. It spans from 1940 to approx. 2024. The collection was donated to the Eastern Special Collections & Archives by Dr. Henning J. Olsen in the spring of 2025, upon his retirement.

College of Eastern Utah Alumni Office Scrapbook Collection

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This collection was donated by the College of Eastern Utah Alumni Office. They are a collection of newspaper articles, photos, programs, and other ephemera. They span from 1938 to 1999.

Utah State University Eastern Theatre Student Actors and Production Files

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The Theatre Program ran from Fall 1938 to Spring 2026. These files contain production information, programs, photos, actor information, and other ephemera.

College of Eastern Utah Mining Collection

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This collection contains miscellaneous equipment/tools that were used in the campus Mining Program.

College of Eastern Utah Theatre Plaque Collection

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This is a collection of plaques that were awarded to the Carbon College and College of Eastern Utah chapter of the Delta Psi Omega National Dramatic Fraternity from 1962 to 1969.

Miscellaneous Plaque Collection

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This is a collection of miscellaneous plaques that were given to the campus for various occasions/reasons. It contains, but is not limited to, the WWII Memorial Roll, College of Eastern Utah 50^th Jubilee Year, Student Council, etc.

Dr. Rachel Walton Memorabilia Collection

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Dr. Rachel Walton was a faculty member from 2007 to 2024. This collection contains memorabilia from her work as a California detective on a cold case that led to a posthumous pardon.

Eagle News Award Collection

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This collection contains certificates, plaques, negatives, and other ephemera related to the Eagle News and Journalism Department.

USU Eastern Welding Collection

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This collection contains miscellaneous equipment/tools that were used in the campus Welding Program.

USU Eastern Machine Shop Collection

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This collection contains miscellaneous equipment/tools that were used in the campus Machine Shop Program.

Carbon College and College of Eastern Utah Debate Scrapbook Collection

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This collection was donated by Neil Warren. They are a collection of newspaper articles, photos, programs, and other ephemera, documenting the award-winning debate program. There are 6 separate volumes that span from 1938 to 2002.

Castle Valley Community Theatre Scrapbook Collection

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This collection was donated by Neil Warren. They are a collection of newspaper articles, photos, programs, and other ephemera documenting the Castle Valley Community Theatre. There are 7 separate volumes that span from 1957 to 1997.