Parks and Playgrounds
Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:
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.