Utahns For Responsible Public Spending records

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1548

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Utahns for Responsible Public Spending records (1988-1995) contains correspondence, articles, notes, petitions, Olympic committee information, venues information, Utah Sports Authority documents, government files, and other documents concerning Salt Lake City's bid for the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The organization was founded in the late 1980s and was against holding the Olympics in Salt Lake City. Correspondence and various documents written by the Utahns for Responsible Public Spending (URPS), including notes, press releases, speeches given by Stephen Pace, mailings, information concerning charitable solicitations, a winter Olympics survey, volunteer information, public comment and question sheets, and articles from Citizens, an opinion newspaper, are housed in box 1. Information concerning a URPS lawsuit, petitions, voting districts, and voter registration forms can be found in box 2. Information about Olympic bid committees, including the Salt Lake Olympic Bid Committee, the United States Olympic Bid Committee, and the International Olympic Bid Committee, as well as resolutions, contracts, and financial documents produced by these organizations, comprise box 3. Utah Sports Authority documents concerning the Olympics are contained in box 4. Venues information, including proposals and records concerning the Olympic speed skating oval, ice sheets, the winter sports park, and the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, is housed in box 5. Governmental files, including agreements, information about the Salt Palace renovation and expansion, and other documents concerning government affairs, proposed sales tax increases, and state budget information can be found in box 6. News articles from 1990 to 1995 comprise box 7, and an anti-Olympics T-shirt is housed in box 8. Finally, oversize documents, including the Spring 1992 Citizens for True Tax Reform newsletter and a poster, "Financing and the 2002 Olympic Winter Games," are located in the two oversize folders.

Dates

1988-1995

Creator

Utahns for Responsible Public Spending (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Extent

4.5 Linear Feet (7 boxes, 1 oversize box, and 2 oversize folders)

Additional Description

Abstract

The Utahns for Responsible Public Spending records (1988-1995) contains correspondence, clippings, press releases, notes, petitions, speeches, and memorabilia related to the activities of this organization in opposing the bid for the Winter Olympics. Included are materials produced by the Utah Sports Authority and various bid committees in support of Salt Lake City's bids for the Winter Olympics. Utahns for Responsible Public Spending was a group opposed to the Salt Lake City bid for the 1998 and 2002 Winter Olympic Games.