January 4th, 2021 marks the 125th anniversary of Utah being admitted as a state to the United States of America. Utah took a complicated journey en route to statehood. Check out ProQuest Congressional – Legislative & Executive Publications in the Law Library’s A-Z list for these interesting documents:
- A CRS Report, “Admission of States into the Union After the Original Thirteen: A Brief History and Analysis of the Statehood Process“
- Early maps of the territory of Utah published in the U.S. Serial Set (scrolling required)
- An 1889 House of Representatives report on the admission of Utah containing detailed information about conditions in Utah, including population, farm production, manufacturing, minerals, schools, and literacy, and objections to Utah’s admission (“[t]he existence of polygamy” and “[t]he power and the teachings of the Mormon church on that subject.”)
In our collections, we also have:
- Utah Prestatehood Legal Materials (HeinOnline)
- Political Deliverance: The Mormon Quest for Utah Statehood by Edward Leo Lyman, call no. F 826 .L95 1986
- Charter for Statehood: The Story of Utah’s State Constitution by Jean Bickmore White, call no. KFU 401 .W48 1996 and online
- Utah’s Road to Statehood, call no. F 826 .U93 1995