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Utah Historical American Building Survey (HABS) collection, 1974-1978

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Utah Historical American Building Survey
Title
Utah Historical American Building Survey (HABS) collection
Dates
1974-1978 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 box, (0.5 linear feet)
Collection Number
ACCN 2611
Summary
The Utah Historical American Building Survey collection (1974-1978) contains correspondence, site reports, drawings and subject files. HABS is the nation's first federal preservation program, begun in 1933 to document America's architectural heritage.
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 Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) is the nation's first federal preservation program, begun in 1933 to document America's architectural heritage. Creation of the program was motivated primarily by the perceived need to mitigate the negative effects upon our history and culture of rapidly vanishing architectural resources. At the same time, important early preservation initiatives were just getting underway, such as restoration of the colonial capital at Williamsburg and the development within the National Park Service (NPS) of historical parks and National Historic Sites. Architects interested in the colonial era had previously produced drawings and photographs of historic architecture, but only on a limited, local, or regional basis. A source was needed to assist with the documentation of our architectural heritage, as well as with design and interpretation of historic resources, that was national in scope. As it was stated in the tripartite agreement between the American Institute of Architects, the Library of Congress, and the NPS that formed HABS, "A comprehensive and continuous national survey is the logical concern of the Federal Government." As a national survey, the HABS collection is intended to represent "a complete resume of the builder's art." Thus, the building selection ranges in type and style from the monumental and architect-designed to the utilitarian and vernacular, including a sampling of our nation's vast array of regionally and ethnically derived building traditions.

This history was taken from U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Serivces website (http://www.cr.nps.gov/hdp/habs/index.htm).

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Content Description

The Utah Historical American Building Survey (HABS) collection contains correspondence, site reports, drawings and subject files.

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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

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Acquisition Information

Donated by Peter Atherton in 2011.

Processing Note

Processed by Ryan Hutchings in 2012.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Historic buildings--Utah

Corporate Names

  • Historical American Building Survey

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Drawings
  • Reports

Finding aid created by Ryan Hutchings
2012 (last modified: 2020)

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