Abstract The Ariel S. Ballif, Jr. papers (1930s-1992) consists of original costume and set designs, production scripts, architectural designs, and personal and teaching materials. Ballif was a prominent stage designer and co-founder of Theater 138, Salt Lake City's first "alternative" theater. He was born in Rexburg, Idaho, raised in Utah, graduated from Brigham Young University, and received a M.F.A. from Yale University. He was with the theater faculty at the University of Utah and designed major...

Abstract Ariel Ballif was a stage designer and and co-founder of Theater 138 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Ariel Ballif photograph collection documents Ballif's career as a stage and costume designer, as well as family photographs and other images from his personal life.