University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Photographs Division
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P0745
Gardner, David Pierpont
David Pierpont Gardner photograph collection
1970-1989
5 Boxes
The David Pierpont Gardner photograph collection consists of images related to Gardner's career as President of the University of Utah from 1973 to 1983. His photos include awards, and campus activities as well as personal family materials, honorary degrees, and some materials related to his service as President of the University of California from 1983 to 1992.
Collection materials are in English.
Biographical Sketch
David Pierpont Gardner (b. 1933) was actively involved with President Reagan's Excellence in Education Commission. This commission was created in 1981 to study the decline in American schools and to design a viable alternative to what many felt was a cumbersome and ineffectual system. The prevailing wisdom was that America had lost her edge and much of her inability to compete in the global workforce was due to the lack of competent teaching, bloated budgets, and system-wide apathy. The results of the commission were in the report,
A Nation at Risk,
with which David Pierpont Gardner was intimately involved. He is the author of The California Oath Controversy (California, 1967) and coeditor of Higher Education and Government (1979). He published,
Earning My Degree: Memoirs of an American University President
in 2005. David Pierpont Gardner received his B.S. from Brigham Young University in 1955, his M.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1959, and his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1966. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, member of the National Academy of Education, and a member of the American Philosophical Society. Following his tenure as President at the University of Utah from 1973-1982, he became President of the University of California from 1983-1992. From 1993 to 1999, he was the president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. More recently, he served as the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the J. Paul Getty Trust from 2000 to 2004. Now in his retirement, he remains an active supporter of education.
The David Pierpont Gardner photograph collection consists of images related to Gardner's career as President of the University of Utah from 1973 to 1983. His photos include awards, and campus activities as well as personal family materials, honorary degrees, and some materials related to his service as President of the University of California from 1983 to 1992.
By subject and folder.
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 in 2003
Processed by Photo Archives staff.
See also the Manuscripts Division in Special Collections (ACCN 2006).
See also the presidential papers of David Pierpont Gardner (Acc 387) located in Records Management.
Gardner, David Pierpont, 1933- --Photographs
Colleges and Universities
Photographs
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Conference, Bellagio, Italy, 1978
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The Atiyas at the 1962 Tanner Lectures on Human Values
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Olpin's Trip to Japan, 1978
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Bill Mulder in Hyderabad, India, 1980
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Upper Campus, University of Utah
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Presentation of Ute Headdress, 1982
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1974 Commencement
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1974
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Inaugural - U of U November 1973
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Dedication of Gardner Wall, 1980
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President Gardner Inaugural
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Alumni Association Event, black and white
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Reception for Lillian Ence, 1982
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Commencement 1981
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Fossils
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Unidentified Illustrations
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David Gardner Headshot
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Group Photos
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Perminant Resident Photos
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Photos of David Gardner + others, and a Painting of a House
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Happy Birthday President Gardner, March 24, 1979, by University of Utah Alumni Association
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Iran, 1979
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University of Utah 1973-1983
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Gardner Hall, University of Utah
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Honorary Degree
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Portraits
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Portraits
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Portraits- Painting
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Snapshot- Portraits
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David P. Gardner and Wife
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David P. Gardner at Commencement
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David P. Gardner at Various Commencements
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Meetings
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David P. Gardner with others
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Campus Events
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Unidentified Event
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Social Functions
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Social Functions
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D.P. Gardner with visiting students
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Miscellaneous
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Iran- Nasr Dinner December 1974
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Tanner Lecture Trust Board, Florence, Italy- June 1981
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Tanner Lecture Trust Board, Oxford, England- June 1983
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Personal/Family
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Personal/Family
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College Graduate and Scrapbook
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2
House
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Reed Snow Gardner
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4
Reproductions of Gittens Portraits
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5
Family Portraits
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Founder's Day Plaque
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University Sesquicentennial Celebration. Alfred C. Emery, David P. Gardner, Chase N. Peterson, Arthur K. Smith, Jerilyn S. McIntyre, J. Bernard Machen, Ted Carpener. February 28, 2000
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Portraits: David Gardner, Family, and Clare Hall group
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Getty Center, McHenry Library, University of Utah landscapes