Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 1952 History of Utah State Prison 1850-1952 James B. Hill Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the History Commons, and the Mormon Studies Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Hill, James B., "History of Utah State Prison 1850-1952" (1952). Theses and Dissertations. 4791. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4791 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. g 4 47 HISTORYOF 0 UTAH STATE PRISON 185019521850 1952 A thesis irePrepresentedseated to the faculty of the department of history brigham young university provo utah lain partial fulffulfillmentbulfillmentwillment of the requirements for the degree master of science in history 171833 by james B hill june 1952 PREFACEPHKPACE down through the ages men with the insatiable desire to know and record truths of the past have been responsible for the many historical volumes that we enjoy today only lovers of history can fully appreciate the thoughts that arise in the mind of a student of history as he stands and gazes upon relics and ruins of the past in 1943 the writer first visited the old sugarhouse prison iain salt lake city and was intrigued with the old build- ings surrounded by high stone walls two years