Simon Bamberger Family Papers (Ms 225)
The Simon Bamberger Family Papers (1874-1970) consists of
correspondence, mementos, and news and magazine clippings regarding Utah
Governor Simon Bamberger (1846?-1926), his family, and the Bamberger
Railroad. Bamberger was Governor during the war years of 1916-1920.
Included in the collection are business, political, and family
correspondence, including letters from Woodrow Wilson, fellow governors,
and prominent members of the Democratic Party; a selection of political
cartoons concerning the Bamberger administration; and letters, mementos,
news clippings, scrapbooks, and other documents regarding Julian Bamberger
and other family members. The Bamberger Railroad material is a collection
of news clippings and memorabilia, and a holograph history of the 1890s
beginnings of the Bamberger line. An indexed register is available.