Correspondence, memoranda, reports, journals and other writings, research notes, and photographs relating primarily to Utley's tenure as Newberry Librarian. Utley's correspondence and administrative files document Newberry Library business (gifts, personnel, acquisitions, exhibitions, publications, trustees), ties with other research libraries, and active connections with library and book related organizations. Correspondents include A. E. Hamill, W. A. Craigie, and L. C. Wroth. Utley's American Library Association files reflect his association with that body from 1910 to 1914, and his personal files include a record of his many Chicago club memberships, a close friendship with cartoonist Frank King, and Utley family documentation.