Abstract This collection consists of the papers of David Pierpont Gardner, President of the University of Utah from 1973 to 1983. His papers include awards, correspondence, family materials, honorary degrees, reports, and news clippings. David Pierpont Gardner served as president of the University of Utah from 1973 to 1983 and as president of the University of California from 1983 to 1992. The Excellence in Education Commission was created in 1981 to study to design an alternative to what many felt was...