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Utah Opera Company records, 1975-2002

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Utah Opera Company
Title
Utah Opera Company records
Dates
1975-2002 (inclusive)
Quantity
43.75 linear feet
Collection Number
ACCN 1215
Summary
The Utah Opera Company records (1975-2002) is comprised of the company's administrative and financial records, as well as materials relating to its Opera in the Schools program. Included are correspondence, financial statements, checks and check stubs, meeting minutes, receipts, invoices, general ledger and transaction registers, donation cards, teacher and student evaluations, programs, and notes. The Utah Opera Company was formed in 1976 by Glade Peterson (died 1990), a native Utahn renowned in Europe for his operatic talent.
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
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Historical Note

The Utah Opera Company was formed in 1976 by Glade Peterson (died 1990), a native Utahn renowned in Europe for his operatic talent.

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Content Description

The Utah Opera Company records (1975-2002) is comprised of the company's administrative and financial records, as well as materials relating to its Opera in the Schools program. Included are correspondence, financial statements, checks and check stubs, meeting minutes, receipts, invoices, general ledger and transaction registers, donation cards, teacher and student evaluations, programs, and notes. The first box in the collection, dating from 1977 to 1986, contains correspondence between Peterson and others associated with the Utah Opera Company. Administrative files are located in boxes 2-6 and include information on the company's history, its boards and committees, company policies, opera productions, performers, and institutions affiliated with the Utah Opera Company. These files date from 1978 to 1989. Financial records, dating from 1975-1988, are located in boxes 7-57 and include donation records, receipts, invoices, statements, checks and check stubs, bank deposit slips, tax documents, and general ledger and transaction registers. Information on company accounts, performance finances, personnel, ticket sales, and fund raising is also included in these boxes. Boxes 58-72 house documents relating to the company's Opera in the Schools program. The bulk of these materials consists of thank-you letters and student and teacher evaluations resulting from performances by the Utah Opera Company at various elementary and junior high schools. Also included is background information on the school program, performance reports, Utah school directories, performer contracts, news clippings, narration typescripts and notes to accompany performances, and materials pertaining to other opera companies, such as the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Report cards containing donation information are located in boxes 73-76 and date from the 1980s. Utah Opera Company programs, dating from 1987 to 1990, as well as a 1976 booklet of French opera programs, are housed in box 77.

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Gift of Leslie Adams in 1991.

Gift of Shirley Bliss in 2009.

Processing Note

Processed by Lisa Townsend in 1998.

Addendum processed by Betsey Welland in 2013.

Separated Materials

Photographs and audio-visual materials have been transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0550 and A0342).

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Administrative Files

    • Description: Correspondence
      Dates: 1977-1986
      Container: Box 1
    • Description: Board Meeting Minutes and Reports
      Dates: 1983-1984
      Container: Box 2, Folder 1-17
    • Description: Utah Opera Company Information Packet
      Dates: 1989
      Container: Box 2, Folder 18
    • Description: Opera Board Retreat
      Dates: 1989
      Container: Box 2, Folder 19
    • Description: Claudia F. Ward, Executive Committee Information
      Dates: 1979
      Container: Box 3, Folder 1
    • Description: Chorus Audition Sign-up Sheets
      Container: Box 3, Folder 2
    • Description: Opera-music Theater Front Sheets
      Container: Box 3, Folder 3
    • Description: Vacation and Sick-leave Policy
      Container: Box 3, Folder 4
    • Description: Production/Costume Shop, Materials List
      Container: Box 3, Folder 5
    • Description: National Telecom Phone System, Information Packet
      Container: Box 3, Folder 6
    • Description: Sprint Phone System, Information Sheet and Pamphlet
      Container: Box 3, Folder 7
    • Description: American Express

      This folder includes correspondence, notes, and sponsorship documents.

      Dates: 1983
      Container: Box 3, Folder 8
    • Description: Press Releases
      Dates: 1984-1985
      Container: Box 3, Folder 9
    • Description: Questionnaire Concerning the Production of Don Pasquale
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 3, Folder 10
    • Description: Interchange, Vol. 5 No. 1 and No. 3
      Dates: 1982-1983
      Container: Box 3, Folder 11
    • Description: Opera Companies, Brochures
      Container: Box 3, Folder 12
    • Description: Opera America

      Included in this folder are newsletters, news clippings, correspondence, and background information.

      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 3, Folder 13
    • Description: Olympic Arts Festival (Los Angeles, California)
      Dates: 1983
      Container: Box 3, Folder 14
    • Description: Photography
      Dates: 1979-1982
      Container: Box 3, Folder 15
    • Description: The Articulator (Newsletter)
      Dates: 1981-1983
      Container: Box 3, Folder 16
    • Description: Central Opera Service

      This folder contains an order form for a directory of children's operas and music theater.

      Dates: 1983
      Container: Box 3, Folder 17
    • Description: G. Schimer, Inc.
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 4, Folder 1
    • Description: Salt Lake Council for the Arts
      Dates: 1983
      Container: Box 4, Folder 2
    • Description: U.S. Citizens for the Arts
      Dates: 1981-1983
      Container: Box 4, Folder 3
    • Description: Utah Arts Council
      Dates: 1981-1983
      Container: Box 4, Folder 4
    • Description: Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
      Dates: 1983
      Container: Box 4, Folder 5
    • Description: Ogden Opera Guild
      Dates: 1980-1983
      Container: Box 4, Folder 6
    • Description: Conference of International Guilds

      This folder contains correspondence, rosters, and an information packet on the conference. Also included is a program for an equestrian event sponsored by the Utah Opera Company.

      Dates: 1980-1981
      Container: Box 4, Folder 7
    • Description: Utah Symphony

      This folder contains correspondence, pamphlets, and schedules from the 1980s.

      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box 4, Folder 8
    • Description: Capitol Theater Policies
      Container: Box 4, Folder 9
    • Description: Salt Palace, Correspondence and Budget Information
      Dates: 1979-1983
      Container: Box 4, Folder 10-11
    • Description: Chorus, Correspondence and Lists
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 4, Folder 12
    • Description: Smith and Associates Insurance, Reports and Enrollment Cards
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 4, Folder 13
    • Description: Alfred Neilson's Expenses
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 4, Folder 14
    • Description: Opera Party Guest List
      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box 4, Folder 15
    • Description: Snowbird Institute, Correspondence and Pamphlets
      Dates: 1984
      Container: Box 5, Folder 1
    • Description: Stage Hands Union Contract
      Dates: 1984-1985
      Container: Box 5, Folder 2
    • Description: Lists of Board Members
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 5, Folder 3
    • Description: Biographies of Singers
      Container: Box 5, Folder 4
    • Description: Triad Center Space Needs Survey
      Dates: 1984
      Container: Box 5, Folder 5
    • Description: Rocky Mountain Datatix Systems, Correspondence
      Dates: 1983
      Container: Box 5, Folder 6
    • Description: Executive Board, Meeting Agendas and Rosters
      Dates: 1982-1984
      Container: Box 5, Folder 7-8
    • Description: Utah Arts Festival

      Correspondence, an agreement, and a pamphlet are present in this folder.

      Dates: 1982-1984
      Container: Box 5, Folder 9
    • Description: Opera Outreach Programs, Correspondence and News Releases
      Dates: 1982-1984
      Container: Box 5, Folder 10
    • Description: Park City Festival, Information Sheet
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 5, Folder 11
    • Description: Programs and Concerts
      Dates: 1982-1983
      Container: Box 5, Folder 12
    • Description: Box Office Information
      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box 5, Folder 13
    • Description: Utah Opera Company History
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 5, Folder 14
    • Description: Articles of Incorporation
      Dates: 1978-1979
      Container: Box 5, Folder 15
    • Description: "Annual Report of the School Programs of Ballet West, the Hansen Planetarium, the Utah Opera Company, and the Utah Symphony"
      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box 5, Folder 16
    • Description: Marriott Brunch
      Dates: 1983-1984
      Container: Box 5, Folder 17
    • Description: Lease Agreement Between Salt Lake County and the Utah Opera Company
      Dates: 1984
      Container: Box 5, Folder 18
    • Description: Bylaws and Background Information
      Container: Box 6, Folder 1
    • Description: Board Meeting Minutes
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 6, Folder 2
    • Description: Notes on La Fanciulla
      Container: Box 6, Folder 3
    • Description: Payroll Taxes
      Dates: 1981-1982
      Container: Box 6, Folder 4
    • Description: Salary Administration
      Dates: 1982-1983
      Container: Box 6, Folder 5
    • Description: Computer Software Programs, Information Sheets
      Container: Box 6, Folder 6
    • Description: Glade Peterson

      This folder includes correspondence and a biography, as well as European tour programs featuring Peterson as an opera star.

      Container: Box 6, Folder 7-8
    • Description: Enterprise Business Contract Subscription
      Container: Box 6, Folder 9
    • Description: Miscellaneous
      Dates: 1981-1983
      Container: Box 6, Folder 10
  • Financial Materials

    • Description: Record of Donations
      Dates: 1977-1980
      Container: Box 7
    • Description: Record of Donations
      Dates: 1980-1981
      Container: Box 8
    • Description: Record of Donations
      Dates: 1981-1983
      Container: Box 9
    • Description: Record of Donations
      Dates: 1983-1986
      Container: Box 10
    • Description: Record of Donations
      Dates: 1987-1988
      Container: Box 11
    • Description: Receipts, Invoices, and Statements
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 12
    • Description: Receipts, Invoices, and Statements
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 13
    • Description: Receipts, Invoices, and Statements
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 14
    • Description: Receipts, Invoices, and Statements
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 15
    • Description: Receipts, Invoices, and Statements
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 16
    • Description: Receipts, Invoices, and Statements
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 17
    • Description: Receipts, Invoices, and Statements
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 18
    • Description: Receipts, Invoices, and Statements
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 19
    • Description: Receipts, Invoices, and Statements
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 20
    • Description: Receipts, Invoices, and Statements
      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 21
    • Description: Receipts, Invoices, and Statements

      Folders 4-6 of this box contain receipt registers and input forms.

      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 22
    • Description: Receipt Registers and Input Forms
      Dates: 1983-1985
      Container: Box 23
    • Description: Receipt Registers and Input Forms
      Dates: 1984-1988
      Container: Box 24
    • Description: Checks, Tracy Collins Bank and Trust
      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box 25
    • Description: Checks, Tracy Collins Bank and Trust
      Dates: 1980-1981
      Container: Box 26
    • Description: Checks, Tracy Collins Bank and Trust
      Dates: 1981-1982
      Container: Box 27
    • Description: Checks, Tracy Collins Bank and Trust
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 28
    • Description: Checks, Tracy Collins Bank and Trust
      Dates: 1982-1983
      Container: Box 29
    • Description: Checks, Tracy Collins Bank and Trust
      Dates: 1983-1984
      Container: Box 29A
    • Checks

    • Bank Deposit Slips

      • Description: Donations
        Dates: 1983-1985
        Container: Box 40, Folder 1-2
      • Description: BOR

        There is no information as to what "BOR" stands for, but it could possibly refer to the Board of Regents.

        Dates: 1983-1985
        Container: Box 40, Folder 3-4
      • Description: Miscellaneous

        Included in these folders are records of taxes, productions, advertising, and other aspects of the company.

        Dates: 1983-1985
        Container: Box 40, Folder 5-8
    • Description: Bank Statements and Tax Information
      Dates: 1984-1985
      Container: Box 41, Folder 1-2
    • Description: Analysis of Bank Deposits
      Dates: 1978
      Container: Box 41, Folder 3
    • Description: Bank records for Tracy Collins
      Dates: 1984
      Container: Box 41, Folder 4
    • Description: Farmers Mercantile Association (FMA) Thrift and Loan Company, Savings Statements
      Dates: 1982-1983
      Container: Box 41, Folder 5
    • Description: Savings Account Books
      Dates: 1980-1981
      Container: Box 41, Folder 6
    • Description: Financial Statements

      These folders also include auditor's reports.

      Dates: 1978-1985
      Container: Box 41, Folder 7-16
    • Description: Memorandum on Accounting Procedures, Internal Control, and Related Matters
      Dates: 1980-1985
      Container: Box 41, Folder 17-19
    • Description: Performance Budget for Little Red Riding Hood, Arias, and Amahl and the Night Visitors
      Container: Box 42, Folder 1
    • Description: Disbursement Register
      Dates: 1980-1981
      Container: Box 42, Folder 2-7
    • Description: Personnel records

      These folders contain notes and documents concerning wages and hours worked.

      Container: Box 43, Folder 1-2
    • Description: Taxes

      Tax forms, correspondence, and other documents are included in these folders.

      Dates: 1975
      Container: Box 43, Folder 3-7
    • Description: Ticket Sales and Box Office Reports
      Dates: 1979-1984
      Container: Box 44, Folder 1-7
    • Description: Accounting Notebook
      Dates: 1980-1981
      Container: Box 44, Folder 8
    • Description: Financial records

      This box contains expense reports and balance sheets prepared for board meetings.

      Dates: 1984-1985
      Container: Box 45
    • Description: Recommendation of Legislative Donations to Fine Arts
      Dates: 1979-1980
      Container: Box 46, Folder 1
    • Description: In-kind Donations
      Dates: 1982-1983
      Container: Box 46, Folder 2
    • Description: Buffet Operatique Party
      Dates: 1981
      Container: Box 46, Folder 3
    • Description: Application for Project Grants
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box 46, Folder 4
    • Description: Payroll Information

      Tax forms are also included.

      Dates: 1977-1985
      Container: Box 46, Folder 5-7
    • Description: Statement of Operations
      Dates: 1980-1981
      Container: Box 46, Folder 8
    • Description: Chart of Accounts List
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 46, Folder 9
    • Description: Record of Stock Assets
      Dates: 1983
      Container: Box 46, Folder 10
    • Description: Dividends, Statements
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 46, Folder 11
    • Description: Costume Department, Expense Reports and Correspondence
      Dates: 1982-1983
      Container: Box 46, Folder 12
    • Description: Purchases, Notes and Receipt
      Dates: 1984
      Container: Box 46, Folder 13
    • Description: Accounting Forms
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 46, Folder 14
    • Description: Energy Management Institute (EMI) Energy Corporation Annual Report
      Dates: 1984-1985
      Container: Box 47, Folder 1
    • Description: Account Ledger
      Dates: 1981-1982
      Container: Box 47, Volume 1
    • Description: Budget Notes and Reports
      Dates: 1979-1985
      Container: Box 47, Folder 2-8
    • Description: Trade-off Accounts

      These folders contain reports, invoices, and receipts.

      Dates: 1981-1983
      Container: Box 48, Folder 1-2
    • Description: La Fanciulla

      Information on salaries and expenditures are included.

      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 48, Folder 3
    • Description: Transfers from Paine Webber, Notes and Statements
      Dates: 1980-1981
      Container: Box 48, Folder 4
    • Description: Annual Fund Drive
      Container: Box 48, Folder 5
    • Description: Record of Stock Donations
      Dates: 1981-1982
      Container: Box 48, Folder 6
    • Description: Revenue and Expense Report
      Dates: 1980
      Container: Box 48, Folder 7
    • Description: Task Report
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 48, Folder 8
    • Description: Subscription Adjustment Forms
      Container: Box 48, Folder 9
    • Description: Fund Raising Letter and List
      Dates: 1983
      Container: Box 48, Folder 10
    • Description: Notes
      Container: Box 48, Folder 11
    • Description: Working Trial Balance Sheets
      Dates: 1978-1979
      Container: Box 48, Folder 12-13
    • Description: Working Trial Balance Sheets
      Dates: 1982
      Container: Box 49
    • Description: Financial, General Ledger, and Transaction Registers
      Dates: 1982-1984
      Container: Box 50
    • Description: Financial, General Ledger, and Transaction Registers
      Dates: 1983-1985
      Container: Box 51
    • Description: Financial, General Ledger, and Transaction Registers
      Dates: 1984-1985
      Container: Box 52
    • Description: Financial, General Ledger, and Transaction Registers
      Dates: 1986-1987
      Container: Box 53
    • Description: Fund Raising System Processing Reports
      Dates: 1982-1983
      Container: Box 54
    • Description: Fund Raising System Processing Reports and Reference Lists
      Dates: 1982-1984
      Container: Box 55
    • Description: General Journal Transaction Registers
      Dates: 1986-1987
      Container: Box 56, Folder 1-2
    • Description: Balance Sheets
      Dates: 1986-1987
      Container: Box 56, Folder 3-4
    • Description: Cashflow Statement
      Dates: 1986
      Container: Box 57, Folder 1
    • Description: Accounts Payable Transaction and Check Register
      Dates: 1986-1987
      Container: Box 57, Folder 2-3
    • Description: Payroll Information Sheets
      Dates: 1986-1987
      Container: Box 57, Folder 4
    • Description: Name Lists
      Dates: 1983
      Container: Box 57, Folder 5
    • Description: Name/Will Call List
      Container: Box 57, Folder 6
  • Opera in the Schools Program

  • Donation Materials

    • Description: Report Cards

      These cards contain donation information from individuals and institutions.

      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 73
    • Description: Report Cards

      These cards contain donation information from individuals and institutions.

      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 74
    • Description: Report Cards

      These cards contain donation information from individuals and institutions.

      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 75
    • Description: Report Cards

      These cards contain donation information from individuals and institutions.

      Dates: 1980s
      Container: Box 76
  • Programs

    • Description: Gianni Schicchi and I Pagliacci
      Dates: 1987-1988
      Container: Box 77, Folder 1
    • Description: La Boheme
      Dates: 1987-1988
      Container: Box 77, Folder 2
    • Description: Lucia di Lammermoor
      Dates: 1988-1989
      Container: Box 77, Folder 3
    • Description: The Magic Flute
      Dates: 1987-1988
      Container: Box 77, Folder 4
    • Description: The Marriage of Figaro
      Dates: 1988-1989
      Container: Box 77, Folder 5
    • Description: Rigoletto
      Dates: 1989-1990
      Container: Box 77, Folder 6
    • Description: Turandot
      Dates: 1986-1987
      Container: Box 77, Folder 7
    • Description: "French Opera Posters, 1868-1930," Booklet
      Dates: 1976
      Container: Box 77, Folder 8
  • Administrative Files

    • Description: Administrative and Board Meeting Minutes

      The administrative materials include a calendar of events, membership directory, mission statement, and by-laws.

      Dates: 1998-2002
      Container: Box 78, Folder 1
    • Description: Correspondence and News Clipping
      Dates: 2002
      Container: Box 78, Folder 2

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Subject Terms

  • Opera companies--Utah--History--Sources
  • Opera--Utah--History--Sources

Corporate Names

  • Utah Opera Company--Archives

Form or Genre Terms

  • Administrative records
  • Correspondence
  • Financial records
  • Ledgers
  • Minutes
  • Notes
  • Programs
  • Receipts
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