University of Utah Plant Operations Office records

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)
19491982

1970-1977 (bulk)
19701977
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

Archives West Finding Aid

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