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Red Butte Garden and Arboretum records, 1968-2001
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Red Butte Garden and Arboretum
- Title
- Red Butte Garden and Arboretum records
- Dates
- 1968-2001 (inclusive)19682001
- Quantity
- 2.50 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Acc0528
- Summary
- Red Butte Garden and Arboretum was opened to the public in 1985 as an exhibition of plants, shrubs, trees, and flowers that grow well in Utah's mountain/desert climate. This collection contains correspondence, grant proposals, memoranda, minutes, newsclippings, newsletters, reports, and surveys from the offices of Directors W. Richard Hildreth (1977-1990) and Mary Patrice Matheson (1991-2002).
- Repository
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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
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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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
In 1961, the Utah State Legislature established the campus grounds of the University of Utah as the official State Arboretum. An Arboretum Advisory Board was than appointed, but a combination of deficient funds and a rapidly expanding campus hindered the creation of an effective program and daily operation of the arboretum was conferred upon the Department of Facilities Planning and Physical Plant and Operations.
A renewed commitment to the arboretum was made in 1977 with the hiring of W. Richard Hildreth as the first full-time Director. In 1980, a site encompassing 147 acres at the mouth of Red Butte Canyon was chosen as a permanent location for the arboretum and ground was officially broken in 1983. Red Butte Garden and Arboretum was opened to the public in 1985.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains correspondence, grant proposals, memoranda, minutes, newsclippings, newsletters, reports, and surveys from the offices of Directors W. Richard Hildreth (1977-1990) and Mary Patrice Matheson (1991-2002).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Red Butte Garden and Arboretum records, Acc. 528, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations:Acc. 528.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
The material in this collection is arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Advisory Board to Annual Gala Dinner and FundraiserReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Advisory Board |
1986-1995 |
| 2 | Advisory Board: Design and Consturction Committee
(Known as Planning Committee until 1991.)
|
1987-1998 |
| 3 | Advisory Board: Development Committee |
1988-1993 |
| 4 | Advisory Board: Executive Committee |
1986-1989 |
| 5 | Advisory Board: Financial Committee |
1987-1994 |
| 6 | Advisory Board: Nominating Committee |
1986-1995 |
| 7 | American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta |
1992-2000 |
| 8 | American Association of Museums |
1982-1996 |
| 9-12 | Annual Gala Dinner and Fundraiser |
1991-1995 |
Annual Gala Dinner and Fundraiser to CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 2
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1-3 | Annual Gala Dinner and Fundraiser |
1996-1998 |
| 4 | Brochures |
1995-2000 |
| 5 | Budget |
1985-1992 |
| 6 | Children's Garden |
1988-2000 |
| 7 | Christmas Cards |
1996 |
| 8-9 | Correspondence |
1987-1994 |
Correspondence to Design and ConstructionReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 3
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Correspondence |
1995-1999 |
| 2 | Cottam, Walter P. - Biography
(Why Hurry Through Heaven?)
|
1996 |
| 3 | Daylilly Donations |
1994 |
| 4-7 | Design and Construction |
1982-1983; 1985-1988 |
Design and Construction to Interdepartmental Land Use AgreementReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 4
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1-3 | Design and Construction |
1989-1995 |
| 4 | Diversity Survey |
1997 |
| 5 | Environmental Education Program |
1990-2000 |
| 6 |
" Garden after Dark"
|
2000 |
| 7 | Garden Rental |
1987-1999 |
| 8 |
Gardening the Intermountain West - Book File |
1985-1987 |
| 9 |
" History of Red Butte" - Gary Schwetz |
1996 |
| 10 |
" History of Red Butte Garden" - W. Dee Halverson |
1995 |
| 11 | Interdepartmental Land Use Agreement between the State Arboretum and Research Park |
1968-1988 |
Long-range Planning to Volunteer ProgramReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 5
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Folder | ||
| 1 | Long-range Planning |
1987 |
| 2 | Memoranda |
1987-2000 |
| 3 | Miscellaneous Records |
1987-2000 |
| 4 | Newsclippings |
1984-2000 |
| 5 | Newsletters |
1991-2001 |
| 6 | Outdoor Concert Series |
1990-2000 |
| 7 | Plant Sales |
1989-2000 |
| 8 |
" Red Butte Rising" - Fund Raising Campaign |
1992 |
| 9 | Strategic Planning |
1990-2000 |
| 10 | Sunflower Festival |
1999-2000 |
| 11 | Visitor Center Grand Opening |
1994 |
| 12 | Volunteer Program |
undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Arboretums--Utah--History--Sources
- Universities and colleges--Utah--Salt Lake City--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Hildreth, Richard W.
- Matheson, Mary Patrice
Corporate Names
- University of Utah--Archives
Form or Genre Terms
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Grant proposals
- Memorandums
- Minutes
- Newsletters
- Reports
Finding aid created by David Buhler
2008
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