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Stewart Library Special Collections and University Archives

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Stewart Library Special Collections and University Archives

Documents the history of Weber and Davis counties through manuscripts, photographs and books.

10/05/2026

October is Archives Month! We are showcasing homes in Ogden. Come view our exhibit on the second floor of the Stewart Library by the vending machines. Throughout the month we will be highlighting portions of the exhibit.

09/23/2026

Please enjoy some of the past year photos from Heritage Festival by Deniane Kartchner. Just a few examples of rich Hispanic heritage that lives within our community.

09/18/2026

It's Hispanic Heritage Month and we are highlighting local restauranteur Javier Chavez Sr. of Javier's Authentic Mexican Food.
While earning a degree in engineering at the University of Zacatecas, Javier discovered a talent and passion for the sport of Track and Field. He excelled and set records. Javier had a stellar track career competing internationally, in the World Championships and Pan American games. He went to the 1976 Olympic Trials in Canada where he raced the 1,500 meters missing the win by a split-second. Weber State took notice of Javier’s unique skills, and offered him a scholarship, leading to an impressive track career while earning a degree.
He came to the U.S. on an athletic scholarship in 1977 from Zacatecas, Mexico when he was 28 years old and didn’t know English. “It was very hard,” he recalls. “When you’re in another country, you’re dreaming of coming to the United States to live the American dream.”
Javier always loved the restaurant business, and dreamed of starting his own. After years of working as a dishwasher, cook, and managing restaurants for others his big moment came. Javier and his family saved enough money to rent a little building near the railroad tracks. Javier’s Authentic Mexican Food restaurant on 29th street in Ogden officially opened for business February 4, 1991. The original location is still open today.
Javier’s Mexican Restaurant is one of the oldest restaurants in the area and has been in operation for over 35 years.
Javier contributes his impact on his community and success to his parents. He said, "My parents taught us good values, hard work and to get an education," he said. "For me, nothing is impossible. Things might get tough, but perseverance is the way you do it."

09/16/2026

Once named Main Street, Washington Boulevard has been an icon of the evolution of Ogden. It was one of the first streets that had a variety of businesses even before it had decent streets.

We are fortunate to have a few different images of various times during our history that show how the street changed.

09/14/2026

Today in 1901 the corner stone of the Carnegie Library was laid in Ogden City after the city created the Ogden City Library Society what was formed to fundraise for the new library. The territory had always been pro-public libraries as early as 1864 when the territory formed the Ogden Library Board. In a letter to philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the community asked that he fund a library for the city. He offered the city $25,000 if " the city would arrange an annual maintenance fund of ten percent of that amount and furnish a suitable site."
It took a few years to finish the construction but on April 1, 1903 the library had its official grand opening. The Carnegie library was open until 1962 when the demand outgrew the space and the building needed extensive repairs. The community tried to just expand the building but it was never approved. The new library sits at Jefferson Ave and 25th

09/11/2026

September 11th is National Day of Service and Remembrance, Americans of all ages and backgrounds are again invited to join and lead community service projects to honor the lives and service of those we lost on September 11th. Cross divides, differences, and ideologies to serve with neighbors and strangers alike to build important bridges in your communities.

(photos are from the 9/11 museum and the DOJ.)

09/09/2026

Weber High School is turning 100 in 2027!

The location of the original Weber High School was between 11th and 12th Street on the east side of Washington Boulevard in Ogden (the site of a current VASA Fitness gym). In 1926, Weber County voters approved a bond for a county high school by a vote of 733 to 480. Construction of the building began in 1926 and was completed in 1927. Educators held school in the building in the fall of 1926, although the school was still under construction.

Today, we are working with Weber High to preserve and celebrate 100 years of education! The school has sent over many of the student scrapbooks to our department and we have either a physical or digital copy of every yearbook the school has in their collection. Working with schools in Davis and Weber County with the help from the school districts can help create a space where memorabilia can be stored for generations to come!

Check out what we have online so far!
https://digital.weber.edu/search?facet_setname_s=wsu_whs

09/07/2026

The library and campus may be closed but we have lots of digital collections anyone can browse. Check them out at https://dc.weber.edu/

09/04/2026

A year after member of the Weber Stake decided they needed a college, the Methodist church met to discuss building their own university. On March 6, 1889 the Utah University of the Methodist Episcopal Church board was created. Plans moved rapidly and 50 acres of land was donated. It would have sat at the foothills south east of where Ogden High School stands today, roughly 30th St. and Tyler Ave.

During the next few years construction progressed and the basement and the first story were erected. Then the crisis of 1893 hit. The funds dried up and the building and the entire project was abandoned. The walls stood for several more years until Matthew S. Browning and Joseph Clark purchased some of the sandstone to create their own homes. The land was broken up and sold thus ending the efforts to create another religious university in a region that was considered frontier at the time.
Photo of Matthew S. Browning's sandstone home (demolished)

09/02/2026

Calling all cooks. chefs, home bakers and everyone in between. We are still looking for recipes. If you owned a restaurant or were an employee of someplace that closed down and know the recipes we want to add them to a community created cookbook! If its a family favorite from Betty Crocker or Better Homes and Garden magazines we want to add it! Share your favorite drink, appetizer, main dish, side dish and desserts!
You can email us at [email protected] or send a message here. If its a photo of a recipe that works too!!!

Address

3921 Central Campus Drive
Ogden, UT
84408

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 3pm
Tuesday	10am - 3pm
Wednesday	10am - 3pm
Thursday	10am - 3pm

Website

https://library.weber.edu/collections/scua

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