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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)
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
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
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Historical Note

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.

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Content Description

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).

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Use of the Collection

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.

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The material in this collection is arranged alphabetically and chronologically thereunder.

Processing Note

Processed by David Buhler in February 2008.

Related Materials

Acc0274, Acc0339, Acc0352, and Acc0523.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

Finding aid created by David Buhler
2008

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