UUM_Accn2837.xml Inventory of the Ruth Draper Crockatt papers Crockatt (Ruth Draper) papers Finding aid created by Chelsea Olsen. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections

2015 (last modified: 2020)
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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-02-02. Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Ruth Draper Crockatt papers Crockatt, Ruth Draper, 1923- ACCN 2837 7.75 linear feet 17 boxes 1899-2004 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). English .

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.

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).

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.

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Donated by Ruth Draper Crockatt in 2014.

Processed by Chelsea Olsen in 2015.

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

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

 Crockatt, Ruth Draper, 1923---Archives Utah Arts Council--Records and correspondence National Endowment for the Arts--Records and correspondence Utah Arts Council--Officials and employees--Archives National Endowment for the Arts--Officials and employees--Archives Utah Symphony Orchestra--Archives Government aid to the arts--Utah Federal aid to the arts--Utah Women and the arts Arts--Utah Arts--Endowments Fine Arts Women Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Scrapbooks Personal correspondence Albums (Books) Legislative materials Interviews Records (Documents) Awards Business correspondence Administrative reports Conference materials Biographies Programs (documents) Financial records Personal/professional materials I Scrapbook 1923-1979 1 1 Interview of Ruth Draper by Everett L. Cooley 1992 1 2 News articles about Ruth Draper 1967-1986 1 3

The majority of these articles pertain to her career with the Utah Arts Council.

 Recognition 1984 1992 1 4 Application materials for the Utah Association of Mental Health 1972 1 5 Common Carrier submissions 1975-1978 1 6 Published articles 1975-1982 1 7 Speeches, guest lectures, and associated news clippings 1976-1990s 1 8-10 Reference news articles for writings and speeches 1978-1979 1 11 Mary Jane Due eulogy 1 12 Correspondence with Jacqueline Rumley, organizational renewal 1984 2 1 Guide for the Centennial Trolley 1985 2 2 Abravanel Hall/Art Center 25th Anniversary Celebration 2003-2004 2 3 Utah Arts Council II

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

 Employment and correspondence A Application and employee records to Utah State Division of Fine Arts 1974-1979 3 1 Director of the Utah Arts Council biography circa 1981 3 2 Articles on Ruth Draper 1978-1979 3 3 Senator Snow correspondence 1984 3 4 General correspondence 1975-2000 3 5 NEA delegation to Germany 1979-1980 3 6 NEA Great Britain Federal State Fellowship 1978-1983 3 7 Retirement from the UAC 1985 3 8

This folder contains parting comments to the board, news clippings and materials related to the position posting.

 Retirement from UAC correspondence 1985 1987 1991 3 9 Administrative materials B Organization and working manual 4 1 Governor's Conference of the Arts 1970 4 2 Board members 1972-1973 4 3 Board duties 1975-1982 4 4 June Spencer workshop on groups 4 5 Park City retreat 1976 4 6 Board meetings and correspondence 1975-1977 4 7 Executive Committee meetings 1979-1982 4 8-9 Arts-Cap Project 1978-1980 4 10 "Utah Arts: Making Headlines" annual conference 1985 4 11 Ray Kingston, Chairman of the Board Recognition 1987-1992 4 12 Sample board thanks 4 13 Congressional funding C Legislative budget request 1974 5 1 Department of Community and Economic Development budget requests circa 1975 5 2 Five Year Projections: Arts Programs and Budgets 1975-1980 5 3 Annual appropriations request 1975-1977 5 4-7 Basic state agency grants 1977-1978 6 1 Annual appropriations request 1978-1979 6 2-3 Budget allocations 1974-1986 6 4 Budget changes 1983-1986 6 5 Percent for Art Bill 1986 6 6 H.B. 290 Utah Arts Endowment 1985 6 7 Legislature correspondence 1985 6 8 Legislature presentation 1986 6 9 History of the UAC D "First in the Nation: The History of the Utah Arts Council" 7 1

Manuscript of the history of the UAC with contributions by Ruth Draper.

 Legislation 1937-1985 7 2 Alice Merrill Horne research materials Autobiography 7 3 Tributes 1948 1971-1972 1984 7 4 News clippings 1901-1975 7 5 Writings 1910-1940 7 6 Art exhibits 1899-1948 7 7 Governor's Conference on the Arts 1967 7 8 Reenactment of speech to legislature 1989 7 9 Projects and programs E Brochures 8 1 Program pamphlets 8 2 One Million Trees for One Million People 1975-1989 8 3-4 Successful programs 4978-1979 8 5 Arts in Education 1976-1986 8 6 Arts in Education, Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian 1989 8 7 Visual Arts: statewide annual competition 1976-1986 8 8 Visual Arts: traveling exhibitions 8 9 Visual Arts: Chase Home Contemporary Crafts Project 1984 8 10 Utah Performing Arts tour 1976-1986 9 1 Folk Arts program 1976-1985 9 2 Western Folklife Center 1985-1993 9 3 Literary Program: annual original writing contest 1980-1985 9 4 Utah Literary Arts Magazine 1975 9 5 Excerpts from Utah writers 9 6 Old Hickory Bids Farewell to a Grateful Nation, a play by Alan F. Crooks 9 7 Utah state art collection circa 1981 9 8 Grants program 1983-1986 9 9 General projects 1978-1985 9 10 Involvement with local arts organizations F Relationship with the Utah Symphony records and correspondence 1943-1965 10 1 Utah Symphony and Maurice Abravanel news clippings 1973-1984 10 2 Symphony strike news clippings 1983 10 3 Correspondence with Board regarding funding for violin competition in Italy 1983 10 4 Correspondence regarding Maestro Kojian 1982-1983 10 5 Maestro Kojian news clippings 1982-1983 1993 10 6 Maurice Abravanel National Medal of the Arts 1990-1991 10 7 Maurice Abravanel news clippings and memorials 1991-1993 10 8 Virginia Tanner dance programs 1978-1997 11 1 Ballet West 1985 11 2 Utah Citizens for the Arts 1979 11 3 Bicentennial Arts Center 1980 11 4 Utah Alliance for Arts Education 1980-1985 11 5 Utah United States Film Festival 1982-1985 11 6 Utah Arts Festival 1982-1985 11 7 Rural design, Utah 11 8 Culture in Utah circa 1982 11 9 Art news clippings 1977-1985 11 10 Western States Arts Foundation (WESTAF) G Correspondence 1978-1983 12 1 National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) H Correspondence 1979-1984 12 2 Report of proceedings 1980 12 3 Working conference paper 1980 12 4 Background papers 1980 12 5-6 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) III Regional representative materials A Correspondence 1985-1986 13 1 National Arts Week materials 1985 13 2 Monthly reports 1985-1986 13 3-5 Oral report to the National Council for the Arts 1987 13 6 Monthly reports 1987 13 7-8 National Council on the Arts Meeting, Salt Lake City, Utah 1986-1987 14 1-4 Monthly reports 1988 14 5-6 National Council Speech 1988 14 7 Western region assessment 1989 14 8 John E. Frohnmayer, Chairman of the NEA, visit to the western region 1989-1990 14 9 Monthly reports 1990 14 10-11 Report to the National Council 1990-1991 15 1 Quarterly reports 1991 15 2 Special reports to NEA by regional representatives 1984-1989 15 3 Concerns for the regional representative program correspondence 1990-1991 15 4 Regional representative program support, report and correspondence 1991 15 5 Founding, reauthorization, and funding B Arts and Humanities Act 1965 16 1 Testimony and speeches given to support arts programs and funding 1975-1989 16 2 Correspondence 1978-1979 16 3 Budget advocacy testimony before U.S. Senate 1980-1981 16 4 Arts Sacrificed by Budget Cuts, Common Carrier 1981 16 5 Presidential Arts and Humanities Task Force 1981 16 6 Budget advocacy correspondence 1981-1982 16 7-8 State Legislative appropriations 1978-1982 16 9 Reauthorization and congressional appropriations 1977-1984 16 10 General materials C Jazz Master Award 1986-1989 16 11 A Nation at Risk, third anniversary conference 1986 17 1 Arts Education Regional Forum 1988 17 2 Report to the President 1988 17 3 Nancy Hanks materials 1977 1983 17 4 Content restrictions on NEA Funded Art decision and news clippings 1990 17 5 News clippings 1991-1992 17 6