J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Friends of Gilgal Garden records
Friends of Gilgal Garden
ACCN 2610
6.5 linear feet
9 boxes and 1 oversize box
1959-2010
The Friends of Gilgal Garden records (1959-2010) consists of the administrative, fundraising, volunteer, conservation project plans, historical and general materials of this non-profit organization. The purpose of the Friends of Gilgal Garden is to restore, preserve, protect, and maintain the artifacts, sculptures, engraved stones, arrangements, facilities, and land known as Gilgal in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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The purpose of the Friends of Gilgal Garden is to restore, preserve, protect, and maintain the artifacts, sculptures, engraved stones, arrangements, facilities, and land known as Gilgal in Salt Lake City, Utah. Gilgal Garden was designed by Thomas Battersby Child and created by him with the assistance of hundred of volunteers and Utah sculptor, Maurice Brooks.
The Friends of Gilgal Garden records consists of the administrative, fundraising, volunteer, conservation project plans, historical and general materials of this organization.
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.
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.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Donated by Mary Lee Peters in 2011.
Processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2011.
Photographs (P1666) and audio-visual materials (A008) were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
See also the Thomas Battersby Child papers (ACCN 1877) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Child, Thomas Battersby, 1888-1963
Friends of Gilgal Garden--Records and correspondence
Gilgal Garden (Salt Lake City, Utah)--History
Sculpture gardens--Utah--Salt Lake City
Outdoor sculpture--Conservation and restoration--Utah--Salt Lake City
Historic preservation--Utah--Salt Lake City
Mormonism (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Parks and Playgrounds
Administrative records
Business correspondence
Invoices
Appraisals (financial records)
Conservation surveys
Proposals
Newspaper clippings
Landscaping plans
Promotional materials
Advertisements
Administrative materials
I
Articles of incorporation and by-laws
1998
1
1
Correspondence
1999-2008
1
2-3
Allen Dodworth, "Fine Arts Appraisal of Gilgal
1999
1
4
Williams Art Conservation, Inc., "Conservation Assessment Report on Gilgal Sculpture Garden"
2000
2007-2008
1
5
Salt Lake City Corporation
1998-2003
1
6
Agreements between Salt Lake City and Friends of Gilgal Garden
2000
2010
1
7
Utah Heritage Foundation easements
1999-2007
1
8
Property line with Moss/Chuck-A-Rama correspondence, quit-claim deed and tax sale
2002-2005
1
9
Salt Lake City Board of Adjustment hearing and related materials dealing with installation of a fence
2002
1
10
Property lines and surveys
2004-2005
1
11
Reports and documents
1998-2006
1
12
Letterhead and notecards
1
13
Brochures and announcements
1
14
Website
1
15
Board meeting minutes and news
1997-2010
2
1-16
Financial materials
II
Mantyla McReynolds LLC, CPA, general accounting
2004
3
1
Steiger and Co. accounting
2009-2010
3
2
Expense reports
2003-2005
3
3
State and federal tax forms
1999-2009
3
4
Invoices and receipts
1999-2009
3
5
Printing invoices
1998-2006
3
6
Property appraisals
1999
2008
3
7
Harding Lawson Associates, "Phase I Environmental Site Assessment, Gilgal Gardens, Salt Lake City, Utah"
2000
3
8
Henry P. and Florence J Fetzer Co., and Fetzer Land Co. L.C. Property, "Complete Appraisal, 751 to 755 East 500 South"
1999
3
9
Fundraising materials
III
Funding Committee
2003
4
1
"A Planning Study Report Prepared for Gilgal Garden. Submitted by Fund Raising Counsel, Inc."
1999
4
2-3
Salt Lake County Funding Petitions
1999
4
4-5
LDS Foundation
2004
4
6
George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Foundation
2007
4
7
Sorenson Legacy Foundation
2007
4
8
Capital Campaign
1999-2004
4
9
Donor lists and thank you letters
1999-2008
4
10
Contacts and supporter lists
4
11-13
General materials
4
14
City Arts grant application
1999
5
1
Department of Community and Economic Development grant
1997
5
2
East Central Community Council loan agreement
1998
5
3
Intermountain Region Challenge Cost Share Program
1998
5
4
Salt Lake Arts Council grant
1997-1998
5
5
Save Outdoor Sculptures! (SOS!) awards
1994
2003-2004
5
6
Zoo, Arts and Parks
2001-2008
5
7-14
Conservation and park maintenance
IV
Plans, projects and proposals
2001-2006
6
1-2
Conservation treatment
2003
6
3
General conservation, David Duke file
2002-2007
6
4
Bliss and Campbell Architects
1999-2006
6
5-6
Houses, removal proposals
2001
6
7
Big-D Fastrack
2005-2006
6
8-9
Volunteers and tour materials
V
Correspondence
2000
7
1-2
Planning Committee meeting agenda, board meetings and expense report
2004
7
3
Master gardener volunteers
2002
7
4
Tour volunteers
2000
7
5
Tour pamphlet
2000
7
6
Tour advertising and tickets
2000
7
7
Garden tours and events
1998-2005
7
8-11
History of Gilgal Garden
VI
Thomas B. Child
8
1
Journals of Gilgal Garden
8
2-3
"Even a Child is Known," writing by Thomas B. Child
8
4
"The Alter," writing by Thomas B. Child
8
5
"Gilgal! The Name Intrigues Me!," writing by Thomas B. Child
8
6
"The Last Chapter of the Book of Ecclesiastes," writing by Thomas B. Child
8
7
"The Testimony of Job," writing by Thomas B. Child
8
8
"The Sphinx," writing by Thomas B. Child
8
9
General history of the garden
1998-2007
8
10
General materials
VII
Photocopies of photos showing how sculptures were made
9
1
Education Project
2004
9
2
"Salt Lake City Sphinx: A Consideration of Its Form and Process"
9
3
Kim Duffy, "Sacred Circle of Stone: A Forsaken Monument"
1988
9
4
Josh Sens, "Salt Lake's Secret Garden"
2005
9
5
Light Impressions, Rochester, New York
9
6
Articles of incorporation for the Associated Art Historians, Inc.
1994
9
7
Samples of garden tour brochures
9
8
Art Space Forum Gallery
2003
9
9
The Trust for Public Land
1998-1999
9
10
Retreat
1998
2003
9
11-12
East Central Community Council
2001
9
13
Utah Power pole removal
2002
9
14
David Sucec
9
15
Utah Heritage Foundation award nominations
2008
9
16
Wasatch Yard and Garden
2002
9
17
Colored mulch information
9
18
National Trust for Historic Preservation
1997
9
19
Employment agreement with Mary Peters
1999
9
20
"Andy Warhol's Dream America" exhibit catalogue
9
21
News articles
1999-2005
9
22
News clippings
1959-2005
9
23
Oversize materials
VIII
General materials
10
This box contains architectural landscape designs, oversize articles, and miscellaneous items.