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Dead Goat Saloon records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2370

Scope and Contents

THIS COLLECTION IS RESTRICTED. The Dead Goat Saloon records (1991-2011) contain business records, financial records, legal documents, personnel records, and printed materials related to the business during the early 2000s. The legal documents primarily concern to two legal cases: Colony Insurance Company, Plaintiff vs. The Human Ensemble, LLC. and Property Reserve, Inc., Plaintiff vs. Salt Lake City Municipal Corporation, et al., Defendants. In addition, materials found throughout the records are represented in the Legal Documents series. Note: the files maintained by Daniel Darger contained numerous notes, printed materials, and other content related to the subject matter.

Approval to view this collection must come from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Dates

  • 1991-2011

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.

Biographical / Historical

The Dead Goat Saloon was a Salt Lake City bar and music club that opened in 1973. Located on Arrow Press Square, 165 S. West Temple, across from the former Salt Palace arena, in the 1970s and 1980s the Goat was frequented by athletes and sportswriters as well as students from the University of Utah. Around 1990, John Paul Brophy, a music reviewer for the Salt Lake Tribune, purchased an ownership stake in the bar. Partnering with Michael Ricks, Brophy developed the Dead Goat into a music venue, particularly for jazz and blues musicians. In 2003, attorney Daniel Darger purchased the business and changed its name to the Crazy Goat and shifted its focus from music to adult entertainment. In 2004, Darger and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sued each other over Darger’s right to offer adult entertainment so close to Temple Square. While Darger won the legal battle, the Crazy Goat Saloon, formerly the Dead Goat, closed in 2007.

Extent

17.70 Linear Feet (44 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

THIS COLLECTION IS RESTRICTED. The Dead Goat Saloon records (1991-2011) contain business records, financial records, legal documents, personnel records, and printed materials. The Dead Goat Saloon was a Salt Lake City bar and music club that opened in 1973 and closed in 2003.

Arrangement

Boxes 8-44 are arranged in the following series: 1. Business Records; 2. Financial Records; 3. Legal Documents; 4. Personnel Records; 5. Printed Materials; and 6. Subject Files.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Daniel Darger in 2007.

Separated Materials

See also the Dead Goat Saloon photograph collection (P1496) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

A microcassette was transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Information

Boxes 1-7 were processed by Emma Kruger in 2008.

Boxes 8-44 were processed by Gina C Giang in 2023.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Dead Goat Saloon records
Author
Finding aid written by Emma Kruger and Gina C Giang.
Date
2008 (last modified: 2023)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
The finding aid was written in English.

Revision Statements

  • 2023: Boxes 8-44 were processed by Gina C Giang in 2023.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

https://lib.utah.edu/collections/special-collections/index.php
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863

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