Parks and Playgrounds
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
L. Clyde Anderson papers
The L. Clyde Anderson papers (1935-1959) contain newspaper clippings related to Anderson's interest in photography and sailboating on the Great Salt Lake. Included are Utah publicity booklets and an article relating to the history of Fremont Island. Anderson was a well-known photographer and cinematographer in Utah who also produced hundreds of commercial films.
Bonneville Shoreline Trail records
The Bonneville Shoreline Trail records(1982-2011) contains correspondence, maps, articles, environmental assessments, and committee information related to the proposal and construction of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
Capitol Reef National Park records [photocopies]
The Capitol Reef National Park records (1880-1999) consist of photocopies of material collected by Park Service employees at Capitol Reef National Park, and include correspondence, reports, articles, news clippings, notes, maps, biographies, and autobiographies relating to the establishment of Capitol Reef National Park and the development of the surrounding landscape.
Thomas Battersby Child audio-visual collection
The Thomas Battersby Child Audio-Visual Collection details Thomas B. Child's life through a tour of Gilgal Garden and his funeral. There is also a video of his son and nephew giving a walking tour of the garden with details on the garden's and Child's history and importance.
Thomas Battersby Child papers
The Thomas Battersby Child papers (1909-2000) consist of his collected writings, focusing on two aspects of his life, the LDS Church, and a park he created in his backyard, the Gilgal Sculpture Garden, now protected by Salt Lake City as a public park. Child was a mason, businessman, husband, and a bishop of the LDS Church.
William Dawson photograph collection
The William Dawson photograph collection contains photographs of himself while in office and also fellow congressmen and staff members. There are also several photographs of the proposed Glen Canyon Dam area in southern Utah.
Dinosaur National Monument records
The Dinosaur National Monument records (1925-1992) contain correspondence, wilderness studies, public hearing comments, a petition, maps, and charts.
Escalante National Monument proposal collection
The Escalante National Monument proposal collection (1934-1969) contain photocopies of correspondence, news clippings, reports and chronologies related to the first proposal to establish a monument in the Glen Canyon area in the 1930s and 1940s.
Harold P. Fabian photograph collection
The Harold P. Fabian photograph collection contains photographs of the Utah Parks and Recreation Commission.
Friends of Gilgal Garden audio-visual collection
The Friends of Gilgal Garden Audio-Visual Collection details the attempts to preserve and save Gilgal Garden by Friends of Gilgal Garden.
Friends of Gilgal Garden records
The Friends of Gilgal Garden records (1959-2010) consists of the administrative, fundraising, volunteer, conservation project plans, historical and general materials of this non-profit organization. The purpose of the Friends of Gilgal Garden is to restore, preserve, protect, and maintain the artifacts, sculptures, engraved stones, arrangements, facilities, and land known as Gilgal in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jack Goodman papers
Jack Goodman photograph collection
the Jack Goodman photograph colleciton contains personal family materials as well as materials related to his articles, reviews, and research Goodman is a Salt Lake City, Utah journalist and author whose primary interests include skiing, tourism, the development of national parks, and Utah architecture. He is the author of the weekly column "City View" in the Salt Lake Tribune.
Fred Harvey photograph collection
The Fred Harvey photograph collection contains photographs originally sold as tourist items in Fred Harvey stores. Photograph subjects include Grand Canyon National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and various scenes in Colorado.
Mark Lindsey photograph collection
John T. Orton paper
The John T. Orton paper (1966) was written for a political science class at the University of Utah dealing with the controversy over creation of Canyonlands National Park. Accompanied by a scrapbook containing photocopied news clippings documenting the paper, typescripts of Congressional testimony, and maps.
Chadwin H. Peirce essay
The Chadwin H. Peirce essay (1967) is titled "An Investigation of 'This is the Place' Monument Park." This essay was prepared for Mack Kesler's course on senior design at the University of Utah. It investigates the condemnation proceedings of the 177 acres of privately owned land east of the "This is the Place" Monument in Salt Lake City, Utah. Suggestions for future uses of the park are also discussed in the essay.
A. J. Peters photograph collection
The A. J. Peters photograph collection contains portraits of A. J. Peters, photographs of buildings in Salt Lake City and Murray, Utah. The collection also contains photographs of national parks, some hand colored.
Alfred A. Rordame scrapbooks
The Alfred A. Rordame scrapbooks (1933-1935) detail trips to various Utah state parks, early in the twentieth-century.
Timpanogos Cave National Monument records [photocopies]
The Timpanogos Cave National Monument records (1930-1978) consist of photocopies of materials that document the history of the Monument. Timpanogos Cave National Monument (established 1922) consists of three caves and a nature trail.