University of Utah Plant Operations Office records, 1949-1982

Overview of the Collection

Creator
University of Utah. Plant Operations Office
Title
University of Utah Plant Operations Office records
Dates
1949-1982 (inclusive)
1970-1977 (bulk)
Quantity
11.5 linear feet
Collection Number
Acc0452
Summary
The Plant Operations Office was created in 1973 by the merger of Architecture and Engineering, Physical Plant General Services, Physical Plant Operations and Construction, and the University Architect. Herschel E. (Ellie) Dunlap served as Director of Physical Plant Operations and Construction and then of Plant Operations, while V. Randall (Randy) Turpin became Director of Plant Operations in 1976. This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, budgets, and reports dealing with the administration of the Plant Operations Office and its predecessor constituents, especially Physical Plant Operations and Construction. In addition, the collection contains records of renovations, repairs, and maintenance of campus buildings.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains correspondence, memoranda, budgets, and reports dealing with the administration of the Plant Operations Office and its predecessor constituents, especially Physical Plant Operations and Construction. In addition, the collection contains records of renovations, repairs, and maintenance of campus buildings.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Preferred Citation

Initial Citation: University of Utah Plant Operations Office records, Acc. 452, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Acc. 452.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is organized in two series: 1. Admisistrative Files; 2. Building Files. Administrative files are arranged alphabetically; building files are arranged numerically by building number.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Administrative FilesReturn to Top

Container(s): Series 1

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
1
Affirmative Action to Building Numbers
Folder
1
Affirmative Action
1971-1977
2
Andersen, Dee F. - Administrative Vice President
1975-1977
3
Apprenticeship Program 1972-1977
1972-1977
4
Architectural Barrier Survey
1976
5-6
Atomic Energy Commission Maintenance Agreement and Reports
1971-1972
7
Beta Corner-First South and University Street
1974-1976
8
Bicycles
1971-1976
9
Billing Rates
1974-1975
10
Birds on Campus
1971-1975
11
Block "U"
1969-1976
12
Boilers
1973-1974
13-14
Budgets
1970-1979
15-16
Building Numbers
1972-1980
2
Building Numbers to Design & Construction Qualifications
Folder
1
Building Numbers
1964-1971
2
Campus Development
1974
3
Campus Graphics
1970-1975
4
Campus Parking Advisory Committee
1974-1975
5
Campus Planning Advisory Committee
1974-1975
6
Capital Equipment
1972-1977
7
Capital Facilities
1972-1977
8
Capital Facilities Advisory Committee
1974
9
Carpet
1971-1975
10
Central Campus Control System
1977
11
Central Communications
1971
12
Central Services Division
1972-1976
13
Central Services Division - Staff Meeting Minutes
1976-1979
14
Coal Shortage
1978-1982
15
Computer Center
1975
16
Contingency Fund
1977
17
Cost Savings
1972
18
Cost Study
1972-1973
19
Credit Union
1972
20
Data Processing
1972-1973
21
Deferred Maintenance
1974-1975
22
Design and Construction Qualifications
1977
3
Digging Permits to Elevators
Folder
1
Digging Permits
1972-1974
2-6
Director's Staff Meeting Minutes
1969-1977
7
Drainage
1973-1975
8
Drapery
1974
9-10
Electric Power
1971-1979
11
Elevators
1972-1979
4
Energy Conservation to Golf Course
Folder
1-2
Energy Conservation
1972-1979
3
Environment Oriented Site Development Guide
1976
4
Facilities Administration
1972-1976
5-6
Facilities Planning and Construction Memoranda and Minutes
1975-1977
7
Fire Protection
1970-1976
8
Fort Douglas
1966-1977
9
Fountains - South Campus
1970-1976
10
Fontains - Tanner
1971-1976
11
Fuel Costs
1975-1976
12
Gas
1977
13
General Services Division
1973
14
Walt Gnemi - Randy Turpin Meeting Minutes
1977-1978
15
Goals and Objectives
1973-1976
16
Golf Course
1970-1975
5
Handicapped Facilities to Maintenance
Folder
1
Handicapped Facilities
1977
2
Housing
1976
3-6
High Temperature Water Plant Operations
1972-1977
7
Hydrants
1972-1976
8
Inspections
1970-1976
9
Inventory Report
1974
10
Koolshades
1975
11
KUED-TV
1974-1977
12
Landscaping
1975-1976
13
Lighting
1974-1976
14-15
Maintenance
1972-1979
6
Maintenance to Memoranda
Folder
1
Maintenance
1968-1971
2
Maintenance Budgeting
1974
3-6
Maintenance Supervisors Meeting Minutes
1974-1980
7
Mall Utility Study
1970
8
Master Plan
1974-1975
9
Materials Shop
1977
10
Medical Center Electric Service
1977
11-14
Memoranda
1972-1978
7
Motor Pool to Organization
Folder
1
Motor Pool - Audit
1975-1976
2
Motor Pool - Budget
1978
3
Motor Pool - Original Loan
1971-1972
4
Motor Pool - Procedures
1979
5
Operations Division Staff Meeting Minutes
1973-1979
6-7
Organization
1966-1975
8
OSHA to Roofing
Folder
1
OSHA
1972-1977
2
Painting
1971
3
Parking
1977
4
Peripheral Road
1971-1974
5
Personnel
1973
6
Pilot Programs - Work Scheduling
1971-1972
7
Plumbing
1969-1970
8
Policies
undated
9
Preventive Maintenance
1971-1978
10
Procedures
1974-1977
11
Public Lands
1970
12
Remodeling
1972-1976
13-15
Reorganization
1971-1976
16
Research Institutes
1974-1976
17
Reservoirs
1973-1975
18
Roads
1971-1975
19
Roofing
1970-1977
9
Room Assignments to George Skroblus Case
Folder
1
Room Assignments
1979-1980
2
Safety
1970-1975
3
Safety Committee
1973-1976
4
Safety Committee Meeting Minutes
1970-1977
5-6
Safety Survey
1973; 1976
7-9
Sewer System
1967-1977
10
Shops and Utilities Division Staff Meeting Minutes
1971-1972
11
Sign Policy
1975
12
George Skroblus Case
(Restricted)
1976-1977
10
South Campus Entrance to Vehicles
Folder
1
South Campus Entrance
1972-1976
2
Square Footage of University Buildings
1970-1975
3
State Arboretum
1976-1977
4
State Building Board
1973-1976
5
Storage
1974-1976
6
Telephone System
1970-1977
7
Tennis Courts
1970-1976
8
Title IX
1975
9
Tree Replacement
1975
10
Trees
1973-1976
11
Tunnels
1972-1976
12-13
University Village Newsletter
1977-1979
14
University Village Reorganization
1974-1979
15
Utilities
1975-1976
16
Vehicles
1977
11
Wage and Salary to Water System
Folder
1
Wage and Salary
1971-1975
2
Water and Sewer
1973-1978
3-11
Water System
1949-1980
12
Water System to Work Planning
Folder
1
Water System - Contract Documents
1963
2
Water System - Pumphouse Manual
1965
3
Water System - Wells
1970-1975
4
Work Planning
1974-1976

Building FilesReturn to Top

Container(s): Series 2

Container(s) Description Dates
Box
13
Buildings: #001-011
Folder
1-3
001 Park Building
1966-1976
4-5
003 Music Hall
1959-1976
6-7
004 Kingsbury Hall
1966-1976
8
005 George Thomas Building
(Also known as Museum of Natural History)
1966-1976
9
006 Stewart Building
1972-1975
10
007 Life Science Building
1966-1975
11
008 Home Economics Building
1962-1975
12-13
009 Widtsoe Building
1954-1976
14
010 South Physics Building
1966-1975
15
011 Mineral Science Building
(Browning Building)
1973-1976
14
Buildings: #011-025
Folder
1
011 Mineral Science Building
(Browning Building)
1968-1972
2
013 Cowles Building
1972-1975
3
014 Talmage Building
1969-1975
4
015 Dance Building
1971-1975
5
016 Seismograph Building
1969-1975
6
017 Geology Building
1970-1976
7
018 Greenhouse 1973-1975
8
020 Fuel Technology Building
1968-1975
9
021 Applied Research Building
1968-1976
10
023 Military Science Building
1968-1975
11
024 Mines Building
1969-1976
12-13
025 Behavioral Science Tower
1968-1976
15
Buildings: #026-037
Folder
1
026 School of Social Work Building
1971-1974
2
029 Fieldhouse
1970-1976
3
030 Well #1
1974-1975
4
031 Carlson Hall
1971-1975
5-6
032/035 Stadium
1961-1966; 1971-1976
7
036 Museum of Fine Arts
1970-1976
8-9
037 Architecture Building
1967-1975
16
Buildings: #038-054
Folder
1
038 Art Building
1971-1975
2
039 Sculpture Building
1971-1975
3
040 Writing Skills
1970
4
041 Temporary Offices
1970-1974
5
042 Ore Dressing Laboratory
1965-1975
6
043 Naval Science Building
1966-1975
7-8
University Services Building
1968-1976
9
051 Sill Home Living Center
1958-1975
10-11
053 Union Building
1969-1976
12
054 Orson Spencer Hall
1969-1976
17
Buildings: #055-067
Folder
1
055 Ballif Hall
1961-1975
2
056 Plant Operations Shops
1966-1970
3
060 Pathology Incinerator
1974
4
061 Fire Station
1973-1975
5-6
064 Merrill Engineering Building
1971-1976
7
065 Milton Bennion Hall
1959-1976
8
066 Pioneer Memorial Theatre
1960-1976
9
067 Bookstore
1972-1976
18
Buildings: #068-088
Folder
1
068 Van Cott Hall
1970-1975
2
069 HTW Plant
1966-1971
3
073 Law Building
1962-1975
4
074/075/076 Business Complex
1963-1974
5
074 Business Classroom
1972-1975
6
075 Business Office Building
1970-1975
7
076 Business Lecture Building
1972-1973
8
081 Austin Hall
1966-1975
9
082 Skaggs Pharmacy Building
1967-1976
10
083 North Physics Building
1973-1975
11
084 South Biology Building
1972-1975
12
085 Chemistry Building
1969-1975
13
086 Marriott Library
1969-1975
14
086 Marriott Library - Fountain
1970-1971
15
087 Vivarium
1972-1975
16
088 Nursing Building
1967-1975
17
088 Nursing Building - Water Leak
1970
19
Buildings: #089-100
Folder
1
089 Medical Center Library
1971-1975
2-4
Special Events Center
1966-1975
5
091/092/094 HPER Buildings
1970-1975
6
093 Natatorium
1970-1976
7
091/092/093/094 HPER Complex Leaks
1970-1977
8
100 Family and Community Medicine
1970-1976
20
Buildings: #105-407
Folder
1
105 Annex
1971-1976
2
112 International House
1975
3
122 Communications Laboratory
1973-1974
4
124 Temporary Offices
1973-1975
5
126 Biology Shop
1973-1975
6
129 Math/Communications Laboratory
1973-1975
7
134 Alumni House
1973-1975
8
206 Key Shop/Electronics Shop
1971-1972
9
301 Alta Metereological Station
1969-1975
10
305 Custodial Offices
1970-1975
11
306 General Services Building
1969-1976
12
306 General Services/309 Motor Pool - Repairs
1974-1975
13
308/310 Demolished
1972
14
309 Motor Pool
1969-1975
15
316 Demolished
1970-1973
16
401 Tanner Dance Building
1972-1975
17
402 Gross Anatomy Building
1969-1974
18
403 Temporary Offices
1969-1973
19
404 Psychology Research Building
1969-1973
20
405 Medical Center Engineering Storage Building
1969-1973
21
406 College of Medicine Temporary Building
1969-1973
22
407 Plant Operations Storage Building
1969-1975
23
407 Kennecott Copper Research Building - Proposed
1967
21
Buildings: #410-504
Folder
1
410 Medical Center Research Temporary Building
1969-1970
2
413 Middle East Center
1971-1975
3
416 Parking Services Building
1963-1975
4
417 Plant Operations Storage Building
1969-1973
5
418 Warehouse Building
1969-1974
6
419 Surgery/Pathology Building
1961-1975
7
420 Recreation Equipment Storage Building
1973
8
424 Amphitheatre - Demolished
1970-1977
9
428 College of Medicine/Hospital Temporary Office Building
1969
10
430 Storage Building
1973-1975
11
435 Athletics/Marching Band Storage Building
1973
12
436 Medical Center Architect's Temporary Offices
1973-1975
13
437 Stores and Receiving/Property Redistribution Building
1969-1974
14
446 Demolished
1970-1974
15
463 Temporary Office Building
1962-1974
16
474 Plant Operations Office Building
1970-1972
17
501 Housing Shops
1975-1979
18
502 Radiological Health Building
1960
19
503 College of Medicine Storage Building
1969-1978
20
504 Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Health Building
1964-1973
22
Buildings: #507-701
Folder
1
507 Microbiology Research Laboratory
1969-1976
2
509 Repertory Dance Theatre Building
1974
3
511 Microbiology Building
1970-1974
4
512 Surgery Department Storage Building
1960-1963
5
514 Pharmacy Department Storage Building
1973-1975
6
518 Biomedical Engineering Building
1972-1975
7
519 Microbiology Research Building
1974-1975
8-9
521 Medical Center
1967-1976
10
522 Radiobiology Building
1956-1975
11
531 Cancer Research Building
1966-1974
12
594 Davis County Center
1975
13
595 Saint Mark's Hospital
1973
14
622 Public Safety Building
1974-1975
15
701 Medical Student Housing
1971-1974
23
Buildings: #721 to South Campus Fountain
Folder
1-2
721 Student Family Housing
1964-1968; 1970-1975
3
721 Student Family Housing - Electrical
1971-1975
4
721 Student Family Housing - Storm Drainage
1972-1975
5
South Campus Fountain
1970-1971
24
Blueprints: #001-082
Folder
1
001 Park Building
1966-1967
2
001 Park Building - Remodeling
1974-1975
3
003 Music Hall
1976
4
005 George Thomas Building
1964
5
009 Physical Science Building
1970
6
010 South Physics Building
1959
7
011 Mineral Science Building
undated
8
015 Dance Building
1965
9
025 Behavioral Science Building
1971
10
031 Carlson Hall
1963
11
050 University Services Building
1976
12
038 Art Building
1974
13
042 Ore Dressing Laboratory
1966-1974
14
053 Union Building
1971
15
054 Orson Spencer Hall
undated
16
055 Ballif Hall
1972-1973
17
056 Plant Operations Shops
1970
18
066 Pioneer Memorial Theatre
1964
19
068 Van Cott Hall
1961-1962
20
073 Law Building
1963
21
074 Business Complex
1963
22
081 Austin Hall
1961
23
082 Skaggs Pharmacy Building
1962
25
Blueprints: #086 to Water System
Folder
1
086 Marriott Library - Fountain
1970
2
088 Nursing Building
1966
3
090 Special Events Center
1970
4
091/092/094 HPER Buildings
1970
5
091-096 HPER Complex Leaks
1970-1977
6
100 Family and Community Medicine
1965-1966
7
105 Annex
1962
8
206 Key Shop/Electronic Shop
1969
9
305 Custodial Offices
1974
10
316 Demolished
1970
11
407 Storage Building
1964
12
416 Zoology Building
1969
13
419 Surgery/Pathology Building
1961
14
463 Temporary Offices
1962
15
474 Plant Operations Offices
1958
16
531 Cancer Research Building
1964-1971
17
721 Student Family Housing
1962
18
Campus Maps and Aerial Photographs
1964
19
Fort Douglas
1963-1977
20
Infrared Heat Loss Survey
1977
21
Reservoirs
1975
22
Sewer System
1954
23
State Board of Health Building
1970-1976
24
Water System
1963-1967
25
Water System - Pumphouse Manual
1965

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • College facilities--Utah--History--Sources
  • Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources

Personal Names

  • Dunlap, Herschel E.
  • Turpin, V. Randall

Corporate Names

  • University of Utah--Archives
  • University of Utah--Buildings

Form or Genre Terms

  • Blueprints
  • Budgets
  • Correspondence
  • Memorandums
  • Reports