Ruth Draper Crockatt papers

Ruth Draper Crockatt papers, 1899-2004

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Crockatt, Ruth Draper, 1923-
Title: Ruth Draper Crockatt papers
Dates: 1899-2004 (inclusive)
18992004
Quantity: 7.75 linear feet, (17 boxes)
Collection Number: ACCN 2837
Summary: The Ruth Draper Crockatt papers (1899-2004) consists of biographical materials, correspondence, news clippings, employment records, congressional funding requests and appropriations, reports, and projects she produced for the Utah Arts Council (UAC) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Ruth Draper Crockatt was born in Ririe, Idaho in 1923. She attended the University of Idaho, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with Honors in 1947 from the University of Utah. She married Delbert Draper Jr. in 1949. She was involved with, and later became the president, of the League of Women Voters of Utah in 1967. In 1972 Crockatt was appointed Field Director for the Utah Association of Mental Health. She later worked as the Director for the Utah Arts Council from 1974-1985. She was involved in several projects including "One Million Trees for One Million People". During her time with the U.A.C., she heavily involved in retaining funding from the Utah State Legislature. After leaving the UAC in 1985 she became the Representative for the Western Region for the National Endowment for the Arts from 1985-1991. She continued to be involved with Utah Art events after her departure from the NEA including the Abravanel Hall/Art Center 25th Anniversary Celebration in 2004.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Ruth Draper Crockatt papers (1899-2004) consists of biographical materials, correspondence, news clippings, employment records, congressional funding requests and appropriations, and reports and projects she produced for the Utah Arts Council (UAC) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

The collection is organized into 3 series: I. Personal/Professional materials; II. Utah Arts Council (UAC); III. National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Personal/Professional materials consist of biographical information about Ruth Draper and materials such as applications, news clippings, and correspondence regarding Ruth Draper Crockatt over the course of her professional career. The Utah Arts Council contains materials during Crockatt's time as the UAC director: application materials, correspondence, administrative materials, programs and projects, and involvement with outside art organizations. The third series, National Endowment for the Arts contains Crockatt's monthly and quarterly reports, projects, and correspondence while a Representative for the Western Region from 1985-1991. It also contains general information about the NEA.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Ruth Draper Crockatt in 2014.

Processing Note

Processed by Chelsea Olsen in 2015.

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Separated Materials

See also the Ruth Draper Crockatt photograph collection (P1943) and audio cassettes in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: Personal/professional materialsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1	Scrapbook	1923-1979
1	2	Interview of Ruth Draper by Everett L. Cooley	1992
1	3	News articles about Ruth Draper The majority of these articles pertain to her career with the Utah Arts Council.	1967-1986
1	4	Recognition	1984; 1992
1	5	Application materials for the Utah Association of Mental Health	1972
1	6	Common Carrier submissions	1975-1978
1	7	Published articles	1975-1982
1	8-10	Speeches, guest lectures, and associated news clippings	1976-1990s
1	11	Reference news articles for writings and speeches	1978-1979
1	12	Mary Jane Due eulogy
2	1	Correspondence with Jacqueline Rumley, organizational renewal	1984
2	2	Guide for the Centennial Trolley	1985
2	3	Abravanel Hall/Art Center 25th Anniversary Celebration	2003-2004

II: Utah Arts CouncilReturn to Top

Ruth Draper Crockatt was the Director of the Utah Arts Council from 1974-1985.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		A: Employment and correspondence
Box	Folder
3	1	Application and employee records to Utah State Division of Fine Arts	1974-1979
3	2	Director of the Utah Arts Council biography	circa 1981
3	3	Articles on Ruth Draper	1978-1979
3	4	Senator Snow correspondence	1984
3	5	General correspondence	1975-2000
3	6	NEA delegation to Germany	1979-1980
3	7	NEA Great Britain Federal State Fellowship	1978-1983
3	8	Retirement from the UAC This folder contains parting comments to the board, news clippings and materials related to the position posting.	1985
3	9	Retirement from UAC correspondence	1985; 1987; 1991
		B: Administrative materials
Box	Folder
4	1	Organization and working manual
4	2	Governor's Conference of the Arts	1970
4	3	Board members	1972-1973
4	4	Board duties	1975-1982
4	5	June Spencer workshop on groups
4	6	Park City retreat	1976
4	7	Board meetings and correspondence	1975-1977
4	8-9	Executive Committee meetings	1979-1982
4	10	Arts-Cap Project	1978-1980
4	11	"Utah Arts: Making Headlines" annual conference	1985
4	12	Ray Kingston, Chairman of the Board Recognition	1987-1992
4	13	Sample board thanks
		C: Congressional funding
Box	Folder
5	1	Legislative budget request	1974
5	2	Department of Community and Economic Development budget requests	circa 1975
5	3	Five Year Projections: Arts Programs and Budgets	1975-1980
5	4-7	Annual appropriations request	1975-1977
6	1	Basic state agency grants	1977-1978
6	2-3	Annual appropriations request	1978-1979
6	4	Budget allocations	1974-1986
6	5	Budget changes	1983-1986
6	6	Percent for Art Bill	1986
6	7	H.B. 290 Utah Arts Endowment	1985
6	8	Legislature correspondence	1985
6	9	Legislature presentation	1986
		D: History of the UAC
Box	Folder
7	1	"First in the Nation: The History of the Utah Arts Council" Manuscript of the history of the UAC with contributions by Ruth Draper.
7	2	Legislation	1937-1985
		Alice Merrill Horne research materials
Box	Folder
7	3	Autobiography
7	4	Tributes	1948; 1971-1972; 1984
7	5	News clippings	1901-1975
7	6	Writings	1910-1940
7	7	Art exhibits	1899-1948
7	8	Governor's Conference on the Arts	1967
7	9	Reenactment of speech to legislature	1989
		E: Projects and programs
Box	Folder
8	1	Brochures
8	2	Program pamphlets
8	3-4	One Million Trees for One Million People	1975-1989
8	5	Successful programs	4978-1979
8	6	Arts in Education	1976-1986
8	7	Arts in Education, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian	1989
8	8	Visual Arts: statewide annual competition	1976-1986
8	9	Visual Arts: traveling exhibitions
8	10	Visual Arts: Chase Home Contemporary Crafts Project	1984
9	1	Utah Performing Arts tour	1976-1986
9	2	Folk Arts program	1976-1985
9	3	Western Folklife Center	1985-1993
9	4	Literary Program: annual original writing contest	1980-1985
9	5	Utah Literary Arts Magazine	1975
9	6	Excerpts from Utah writers
9	7	" Old Hickory Bids Farewell to a Grateful Nation," a play by Alan F. Crooks
9	8	Utah state art collection	circa 1981
9	9	Grants program	1983-1986
9	10	General projects	1978-1985
		F: Involvement with local arts organizations
Box	Folder
10	1	Relationship with the Utah Symphony records and correspondence	1943-1965
10	2	Utah Symphony and Maurice Abravanel news clippings	1973-1984
10	3	Symphony strike news clippings	1983
10	4	Correspondence with Board regarding funding for violin competition in Italy	1983
10	5	Correspondence regarding Maestro Kojian	1982-1983
10	6	Maestro Kojian news clippings	1982-1983; 1993
10	7	Maurice Abravanel National Medal of the Arts	1990-1991
10	8	Maurice Abravanel news clippings and memorials	1991-1993
11	1	Virginia Tanner dance programs	1978-1997
11	2	Ballet West	1985
11	3	Utah Citizens for the Arts	1979
11	4	Bicentennial Arts Center	1980
11	5	Utah Alliance for Arts Education	1980-1985
11	6	Utah United States Film Festival	1982-1985
11	7	Utah Arts Festival	1982-1985
11	8	Rural design, Utah
11	9	Culture in Utah	circa 1982
11	10	Art news clippings	1977-1985
		G: Western States Arts Foundation (WESTAF)
Box	Folder
12	1	Correspondence	1978-1983
		H: National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA)
Box	Folder
12	2	Correspondence	1979-1984
12	3	Report of proceedings	1980
12	4	Working conference paper	1980
12	5-6	Background papers	1980

III: National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
		A: Regional representative materials
Box	Folder
13	1	Correspondence	1985-1986
13	2	National Arts Week materials	1985
13	3-5	Monthly reports	1985-1986
13	6	Oral report to the National Council for the Arts	1987
13	7-8	Monthly reports	1987
14	1-4	National Council on the Arts Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah	1986-1987
14	5-6	Monthly reports	1988
14	7	National Council Speech	1988
14	8	Western region assessment	1989
14	9	John E. Frohnmayer, Chairman of the NEA, visit to the western region	1989-1990
14	10-11	Monthly reports	1990
15	1	Report to the National Council	1990-1991
15	2	Quarterly reports	1991
15	3	Special reports to NEA by regional representatives	1984-1989
15	4	Concerns for the regional representative program correspondence	1990-1991
15	5	Regional representative program support, report and correspondence	1991
		B: Founding, reauthorization, and funding
Box	Folder
16	1	Arts and Humanities Act	1965
16	2	Testimony and speeches given to support arts programs and funding	1975-1989
16	3	Correspondence	1978-1979
16	4	Budget advocacy testimony before U.S. Senate	1980-1981
16	5	" Arts Sacrificed by Budget Cuts," " Common Carrier"	1981
16	6	Presidential Arts and Humanities Task Force	1981
16	7-8	Budget advocacy correspondence	1981-1982
16	9	State Legislative appropriations	1978-1982
16	10	Reauthorization and congressional appropriations	1977-1984
		C: General materials
Box	Folder
16	11	Jazz Master Award	1986-1989
17	1	" A Nation at Risk," third anniversary conference	1986
17	2	Arts Education Regional Forum	1988
17	3	Report to the President	1988
17	4	Nancy Hanks materials	1977; 1983
17	5	Content restrictions on NEA Funded Art decision and news clippings	1990
17	6	News clippings	1991-1992

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Arts--Endowments
Arts--Utah
Federal aid to the arts--Utah
Government aid to the arts--Utah
Women and the arts

Personal Names

Crockatt, Ruth Draper, 1923---Archives

Corporate Names

National Endowment for the Arts--Officials and employees--Archives
National Endowment for the Arts--Records and correspondence
Utah Arts Council--Officials and employees--Archives
Utah Arts Council--Records and correspondence
Utah Symphony Orchestra--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

Administrative reports
Albums (Books)
Awards
Biographies
Business correspondence
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Conference materials
Financial records
Interviews
Legislative materials
Personal correspondence
Programs (documents)
Records (Documents)
Scrapbooks

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