STEWART LIBRARY
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
2901 UNIVERSITY CIRCLE OGDEN UT 84408-2901
ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY
STEWART LIBRARY SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
presents A symposium celebrating the opening of the
UTAH CONSTRUCTION/UTAH INTERNATIONAL COLLECTION
In October 1999, the Utah Construction/ Utah International Collection was donated to the Stewart Library Special Collections by Edmund Wattis Littlefield, former company president and chairman of the board, and by Broken Hill Proprietary, Ltd. (BHP). A generous gift from the William H. & Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation assisted in processing and preserving this extensive collection, and in underwriting the symposium.
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The Utah Construction Company incorporated in Ogden in 1900, with Thomas D. Dee as presi¬dent and a principal stockholder, along with David Eccles, Edmund O. Wattis, William H. Wattis, Warren L. Wattis, and Marie D. Wattis. The company's early railway projects expanded into dam construction, including a major partnership with Six Companies to build the $55 million Hoover Dam. In 1944, Utah Construction acquired its first mine, and mining became a major enterprise. Projects further diversified to include residential and commercial construction and spread to 13 countries on five continents. In 1971, Utah Construction & Mining became Utah International, Inc., which merged with General Electric in 1976, but continued to operate as an individual entity until purchased in 1984 by BHP.
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To view selected photographs and documents from the Utah Construction/Utah International Collection, visit our website. http//: library.weber.edu/ucc
President Paul H. Thompson and
University Librarian Joan Hubbard with
John Sillito, Curator of Special Collections, and
The William H. and Mattie Wattis Harris Foundation Invite you to the
Utah Construction Utah International Symposium
Stewart Library Special Collections October 10-11, 2001
Conveyance between the parking lot and the Stewart Library will be available.
