Dead Goat Saloon records
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.
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Dates
- Creation: 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
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.
Subject
- Dead Goat Saloon (Utah) (Organization)
- Utah. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (Organization)
- 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
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
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