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This is a photograph of the Family Life Building, taken in 1977.
This is a photograph of Christine Clayton taken in 1933.
This is a photo of Ellen Huntington taken in 1911. She was the first female head of the College of Domestic Arts, an early form of the College of Family Life.
This is a photograph from the 1920's of women teaching an extension home economics class. USU Extension was established in 1911.
A google map of the 40 locations of the Extension Program throughout Utah.
This picture is an example of the cooking classes the Extension provided.
These two Malmberg brothers served together for some of their service during WW l.
This article in the newspaper talks about when the Extension organized the Home Economics Association. The event was supervised by Gertrude McCheyne who worked with the Extension as the first specialist in women's work in 1912. She was also put in…
Annual reports narrate the agricultural extension work carried out in Cache County, including reports on irrigation, weed control, community improvement projects, livestock, grazing, insect control, and seed certification programs.
The Extension contributed to publishing pamphlets and other things for instruction in agricultural and domestic work. This is an example of one.
The extension sent women throughout the state to do classes and demonstrations on cooking, sewing and other activities.
This picture is a good example of some of the things the Extension did for the community. They hoped to contribute in the agricultural and domestic spheres especially.
Men looking at the Farm Thrift Practice exhibit by the U.S.A.C Extension Service, Exhibit part of the Extension program.
Angled view of the Family Life building with a mountain in the background.
A thank you letter from the Administrator of Logan LDS Hospital to Phi Upsilon Omicron and the Family Life Department.
A scrapbook page commemorating a service project to benefit Logan LDS Hospital.
1914 Buzzer Yearbook Page describes the founding of the new Home Economics Club
A photograph from the 1948 Buzzer yearbook showing Phi Upsilon Omicron members baking fruitcake.
A scrapbook page with photographs commemorating a Fruitcake Bake from the 1970s.
Buzzer yearbook page with four photographs from a football rally hosted by the Home Economics Club.
A photo and caption from the 1969 Buzzer yearbook depicting members of Phi Upsilon Omicron.
Step-by-step instructions for initiates to make their own initiation robes for the Home Economics Club.
A group of new initiates to the Home Economics Club pose for a photo in their initiation robes.
Page from the 1950 Buzzer Yearbook describes and displays photographs from the annual Harvest Ball.
This is a collection of essays from an English class at Tule Lake, a relocation center in California. They discuss the students' experiences of evacuation and life at a relocation center. This particular collection is a part of University of Utah…
This is a letter from O. J. Jensen to Governor Herbert B. Maw discussing Japanese American relocation. Jensen discusses how his fear of what people will think of him if he hired a Japanese American man to work on his farm, but explains to Governor…
This is letter from N. H. Smith, a Californian, to Utah Governor Herbert B. Maw concerning Japanese American relocation. Smith uses strong anti-Japanese language and suggests that Governor Maw "change the constitution to deport every single one of…
This is a letter from the Midvale City Council to Utah Governor Herbert B. Maw, dated April 8, 1942. The letter describes a "colony of Japanese" in the Salt Lake area who the council deemed to be a "definite hazard" to the community. This letter is a…
These are the meeting minutes from Utah's County Commissioners on the subject of Japanese American relocation, held in the state capitol on March 16, 1942. The manuscript has a list of responses from various counties as to whether or not they would…
This photo was taken at Topaz in September of 2019 by Alyson Griggs. This barbed wire lettering is located next to the Topaz Monument at the Topaz Site.
This photo was taken at Topaz in September of 2019 by Alyson Griggs. All that remains at this site is some of the foundations of the hospital and other administrative buildings, pottery debris, and wood scraps. After the relocation centers were…
This photo was taken at Topaz in September of 2019 by Alyson Griggs. All that remains at this site is some of the foundations of the hospital and other administrative buildings, pottery debris, and wood scraps. After the relocation centers were…
This photo was taken at Topaz in September of 2019 by Alyson Griggs at the Topaz Museum in Delta, Utah. This is the interior of the refurbished recreation hall at the Topaz Museum. The recreation halls were built to house a variety of activities.…
This photo was taken at Topaz in September of 2019 by Alyson Griggs at the Topaz Museum in Delta, Utah. This is a refurbished recreation hall. The recreation halls were built to house a variety of activities. Some became cantinas, while others became…
This photo was taken at Topaz in September of 2019 by Alyson Griggs at the Topaz Museum in Delta, Utah. This is the interior of the barracks replica. All of the furniture—except the beds—were created by Japanese Americans at Topaz.
This is an excerpt of Minoru Kiyota's book "Beyond Loyalty: The Story of a Kibei." Originally, this book was published in Japan as "Nikkei Hangyaku" but was later translated into English. This excerpt describes Kiyota's memories of an FBI interview…
This is an excerpt from "A Fence Away From Freedom," edited by Ellen Levine. This item explores Kay Uno's memories of Pearl Harbor as a child on the West Coast. Kay Uno was later interred at the Granada Colorado relocation center.
This is an oral history with Donald Nakahata, who was 12 at the time of evacuation and 15 by the time he left Topaz. Nakahata discusses his impressions and recollections of his internment experience.
This copy of the "Tanforan Totalizer" Vol 1, No. 19 is the final issue of the magazine published on September 12, 1942. This issue includes a history of life at Tanforan and is by far the largest issue. It also includes an introduction to the Topaz…
This is a newsletter from L.G. Noble, the principle of Topaz High in 1942, to the parents of the high school and jr. high students. This document lists a number of expectations and goals that the high school staff hoped to accomplish. Topics include…
This is the first issue of the "Topaz Times Jr.," the Topaz High newspaper, published on December 23, 1944. Later, the name was changed to "The Topazette," and it included a section for the jr. high. This issue announces a school play as well as…