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- "Church Alters Plans For Archives Facility", Deseret News , pp. A1, A7, 23 March 1962
- "Industry Journal Tells Story Of Church Vault", Deseret News, p. A6, 14 April 1962
- "A Cavern for Eternity: American Oil products are providing the energy for a unique vault being pushed into a mountainside near Salt Lake City", Torch and Oval, American Oil Company, 2 (4): 19–21, April 1962, OCLC 365938173
- "Inspection tours set for records vaults in canyon", Church News (Deseret News insert), p. 3, 30 November 1963
- "Church Invites Public To Visit Cottonwood Genealogy Vaults", Deseret News, p. B5, 2 December 1963
- "Vault Toured By Church, Civic Leaders", Deseret News, p. B12, 3 December 1963
