Utah Historical Quarterly
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Published since 1928, Utah Historical Quarterly is the state's premier history journal.
Utah Historical Quarterly (UHQ) has been published on behalf of the Utah Historical Society since 1928. UHQ's mission, from its earliest issues to the present, is to publish articles on all aspects of Utah history and to present Utah in the larger context of the West. UHQ's editorial approach emphasizes scholarly credibility, accessible language, and variety. The journal is filled with articles, book reviews, and photographs, as well as field notes about documents, artifacts, historiography, oral history, and public history.
Indexes
America: History and Life, Brepols, Current Abstracts, Historical Abstracts (Online), MLA International Bibliography, Periodicals Index Online, PubMed, TOC Premier
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For individual and student memberships, please contact the Utah State Historical Society.
Institutions, click here to subscribe to the 'Print Only' format.
| Institutions: | 1 Year |
| Print Only | $75 |
| Online Only | $78* |
| Print + Online | $94* |
| *Institutional 'Online Only' and 'Print + Online' subscriptions must be purchased through the Scholarly Publishing Collective. | |
Non-U.S. Postage: $10 Canada/Mexico, $35 Other Non-U.S. Locations
Single Issue: $7 Individuals, $25 Institutions
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The print ad rates for all our titles can be found in the 2025 journals catalog/rate card.
Editors
Editor Assistant Editor Advisory Board of Editors
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Submissions
Utah Historical Quarterly
From 1928 to the present, Utah Historical Quarterly has published on all aspects of Utah history. Even as UHQ continues its commitment to themes traditionally associated with Utah history, it challenges readers and authors to think across state lines to the forces of history, physiography, and culture that link Utah to a host of people, places, experiences, and trends beyond its geopolitical boundaries.
UHQ's editorial style emphasizes scholarly credibility and accessible language. Manuscripts dealing with any aspect of Utah history will be considered. Submissions based on allied disciplines—such as archaeology, folklore, historic preservation, or ethnography—are also encouraged, so long as the focus is on the past. We welcome traditional research articles, as well as field notes about documents, artifacts, historiography, oral history, public history, and more.
Online Submission
Manuscript Formats
Manuscripts based on original research, organized around a central thesis. 6,000 to 8,000 words.
Field notes and departments:
Shorter research manuscripts: 3,000 to 5,000 words
Preservation: interpretation of historic buildings, built and natural landscapes, and preservation efforts.
Archaeology: field notes and case studies of interest to UHQ readers.
Research opportunities: primary document collections that invite research.
Primary documents: reproductions of previously unpublished documents, with commentary.
Objects: analysis of material objects.
Historiography: book review essays; commentary from historians on their craft.
Photographic essays: ten to fifteen illustrations, with context and interpretation.
Documentation
Manuscripts should be properly documented using endnotes that conform to the latest edition of Chicago Manual of Style. Be sure to cite all direct quotes. Place note numbers at the end of a sentence. Several references in the same paragraph may be listed, in order, under one note number at the end of the paragraph.
Illustrations
Usually several illustrations accompany each article. We encourage authors to identify photographs and secure permission for publication. Images should be at 300 DPI and in a TIFF format. Published maps should be treated as illustrations. If new maps are proposed, please include a sketch.
Publication Schedule
New manuscripts will be accepted at any time. Utah Historical Quarterly uses the following schedule: Number 1 (Winter), Number 2 (Spring), Number 3 (Summer), and Number 4 (Fall).
Peer Review Policy
Utah Historical Quarterly uses a double-blind peer review, first with internal review followed by external peer review.
Questions and Contact
Please direct questions regarding submissions and publication in UHQ to Dr. Holly George, (801) 245-7257, hollygeorge@utah.gov.
Our mailing address is:
Utah Historical Quarterly
300 S. Rio Grande Street
Salt Lake City UT 84101
Featured Articles
I Have Shot my Betrayer: The Trial of Amanda Olson, 1890
Lisa Olsen Tait
https://doi.org/10.5406/utahhistquar.89.2.0094
How Idealized Womanhood Saved Annie Bradley from the Gallows
Allison Edwards
https://doi.org/10.5406/utahhistquar.89.2.0112
Mountain Common Law, Redux: The Extralegal Punishment of Seducers in Early Utah
Kenneth L. Cannon II
https://doi.org/10.5406/utahhistquar.89.2.0124
Josie Kensler: Murder and Survival in Southern Idaho
Paula Huff Bryant
https://doi.org/10.5406/utahhistquar.89.2.0142
Deseret Hospital, Women, and the Perils of Modernization
Colleen McDannell
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article-abstract/91/2/92/351592/Deseret-Hospital-Women-and-the-Perils-of?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Utah's Women Homesteaders
Jill Thorley Warnick
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article-abstract/91/2/113/351591/Utah-s-Women-Homesteaders?redirectedFrom=fulltext
“I cannot shake off my grief”: Eliza Shelton Keeler and the Challenges of Frontier Life
Hovan Lawton
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article-abstract/91/2/130/351590/I-cannot-shake-off-my-grief-Eliza-Shelton-Keeler?redirectedFrom=fulltext
The Utah Women's History Initiative
Katherine Kitterman; Deidre M. Henderson
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article-abstract/91/2/146/351589/The-Utah-Women-s-History-Initiative?redirectedFrom=fulltext
“For the Advancement and Betterment of Humanity”: The Fight for Women's Suffrage at Utah's Constitutional Convention
Elsie Grow
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article-abstract/91/2/153/351585/For-the-Advancement-and-Betterment-of-Humanity-The?redirectedFrom=fulltext
The Lost Expedition: Charles Nettleton Strevell and the Utah State Museum Association, 1933–1938
James M. Aton; Jerry D. Spangler
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/91/3/173/381526/The-Lost-Expedition-Charles-Nettleton-Strevell-and
Intermountain Histories and the Promises and Perils of Collaborative Projects: A Public History Report from the Field
Brenden W. Rensink
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/91/3/239/381519/Intermountain-Histories-and-the-Promises-and
History in the Trenches . . . or Perhaps the Ditches?
Jami J. Van Huss
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/91/3/244/381523/History-in-the-Trenches-or-Perhaps-the-Ditches
Bringing War Home: Objects, Memories, and Stories from a Public Project
Susan R. Grayzel; Molly Boeka Cannon
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/91/3/222/381521/Bringing-War-Home-Objects-Memories-and-Stories
Thinking About Geographic Names in Utah
Arie W. Leeflang
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/91/3/228/381524/Thinking-About-Geographic-Names-in-Utah
The Power of Paint: Working Women in Utah's Art World, 1935–1955
Emily Larsen
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/91/4/269/383546/The-Power-of-Paint-Working-Women-in-Utah-s-Art
“How Far Can Art Go in Utah?”: The Progressivism of the Art Barn's Alta Rawlins Jensen
Heather Belnap
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/91/4/284/383579/How-Far-Can-Art-Go-in-Utah-The-Progressivism-of
“A Tyrannical Grace”: Mabel Frazer, the American West, and the Navigation of a Man's Space
James R. Swensen
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/91/4/302/383580/A-Tyrannical-Grace-Mabel-Frazer-the-American-West
Ruth Harwood: Utah's Spiritualist Prodigy
Elizabeth Egleston Giraud
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/91/4/315/383582/Ruth-Harwood-Utah-s-Spiritualist-Prodigy
To See and Be Seen: Miné Okubo's Graphic Novel Citizen 13660
Kenneth Hartvigsen
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/91/4/334/383581/To-See-and-Be-Seen-Mine-Okubo-s-Graphic-Novel
Economic Ties between Utah and Mexico: The Work of the Mexican Consulate in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1900–1940
Mariana Aparicio Ramírez; Zahid H. Zamudio Neme
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/1/8/386624/Economic-Ties-between-Utah-and-Mexico-The-Work-of
History through the Consuls: The Establishment of the Salt Lake City Consulate
Maricruz Amador Mora; Perla Mariel Castillo Pureco
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/1/20/386635/History-through-the-Consuls-The-Establishment-of
Lessons from the Past that Apply to the Present: On the 110th Anniversary of the Founding of the Mexican Consulate in Salt Lake City, Utah
Iván López Martínez; Axel Rodrigo Martínez Rodríguez
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/1/29/386636/Lessons-from-the-Past-that-Apply-to-the-Present-On
Cultural Diplomacy: Successes and Challenges of the Mexican Consulate in Salt Lake City, 2016–2022
Patricia Cortés Guadarrama; Sarahí Soriano Orozco; Axel Rodrigo Martínez Rodríguez
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/1/41/386634/Cultural-Diplomacy-Successes-and-Challenges-of-the
A Glance at the Historical Roots of Mexicans in Utah
Armando Solórzano
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/1/52/386626/A-Glance-at-the-Historical-Roots-of-Mexicans-in
“The Majestic Virgin Forgot Her Promise”: An Environmental History of Irrigating Southern Utah, 1849–1910
Michael L. Shamo
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/2/100/388245/The-Majestic-Virgin-Forgot-Her-Promise-An
The History of Bunkerville
Juanita Brooks
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/2/131/388237/The-History-of-Bunkerville
Fielding Opportunity: The History of the Ogden Assembly Club and the Legacy of African American Baseball Teams in Utah
Chris L. Hansen
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/2/140/388246/Fielding-Opportunity-The-History-of-the-Ogden
The Castle Gate Mine Disaster: Reflections on Its One Hundredth Anniversary
Allan Kent Powell
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/2/157/388247/The-Castle-Gate-Mine-Disaster-Reflections-on-Its
A Struggle for Survival and Identity: Families in the Aftermath of the Castle Gate Mine Disaster
Janeen Arnold Costa
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/2/166/388248/A-Struggle-for-Survival-and-Identity-Families-in
Mammy Chloe: Removing Fiction From Nonfictional Family Stories
Emily Marie Crumpton-Deason
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/3/196/391048/Mammy-Chloe-Removing-Fiction-From-Nonfictional
Changing Borders and the Changing Legal Landscape at the Forty-Second Parallel: The Idaho/Utah Border, Naturalization, and Suffrage
John Dinger
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/3/215/391049/Changing-Borders-and-the-Changing-Legal-Landscape
Across or Around the Lake? Utah's Inland Sea and the Railroad Surveys of 1868 and 1900
Noel A. Carmack
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/3/230/391052/Across-or-Around-the-Lake-Utah-s-Inland-Sea-and
“Here We Found Real America”: The 1987 USA/USSR Goodwill Gymnastics Tour in Cedar City, Utah
David Lunt
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/3/251/391050/Here-We-Found-Real-America-The-1987-USA-USSR
Ogden Union Station at One Hundred: Opportunities and Impacts
Hope Eggett; Sarah Langsdon
https://scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/uhq/article/92/3/267/391051/Ogden-Union-Station-at-One-Hundred-Opportunities
