Series 30195

Division of Facilities Construction and Management Capitol dome copper souvenir, 1981.

0.50 cubic foot

These records are housed in the Utah State Archives' permanent storage room.

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Summary of Records

This series contains a wooden plaque with a Utah-shaped piece of copper attached to it. The state seal is painted on the copper. A label beneath the copper states "Native Utah Copper from the State Capitol Dome in Salt Lake City, 1914-1980. Limited Edition Sample Piece July 24, 1981". A wind storm on 30 June 1980 tore sections of copper sheeting off of the Capitol dome. The decision was made to replace all the copper cladding on the dome. Newspaper accounts reveal that salvaged copper was sent to the State Prison, where prisoners used it to manufacture souvenir plaques. The plaques were sold over the July 24 weekend for $10 a piece. Hundreds of plaques were apparently made, as the newspaper noted that before the weekend even started 500 souvenirs had already been ordered. It appears that the plaques were numbered and the example in the Archives holdings is stamped with the number 0004.

Scope and Content

This series contains a wooden plaque with a Utah-shaped piece of copper attached to it. The plaque is 4.25 inches wide by 6.25 inches high and the state seal is painted on the copper. A label beneath the copper states "Native Utah Copper from the State Capitol Dome in Salt Lake City, 1914-1980. Limited Edition Sample Piece July 24, 1981".
A wind storm on 30 June 1980 tore large sections of copper sheeting off of the Capitol dome. The decision was made to replace all the copper cladding on the dome. Newspaper accounts reveal that salvaged copper was sent to the State Prison, where prisoners used it to manufacture souvenir plaques. The plaques were sold over the July 24 weekend for $10 a piece. Hundreds of plaques were apparently made, as the newspaper noted that 500 souvenirs had already been sold. It was reported that the Division of Facilities Construction and Management planned to apply proceeds from the sale of the souvenirs to the cost of installing new copper on the dome. It appears that the plaques were numbered and the example in the Archives holdings is stamped with the number 0004.

Arrangement

None.

Access Restrictions

This series is classified as Public.

Use Restrictions

These records are available for reproduction and use.

Preferred Citation

Cite the Utah State Archives and Records Service, the creating agency name, the series title, and the series number.

Custody History

The example plaque in this series came to the State Archives at some point from an unrecorded source. It was accessioned into the State Archives collection in 2021.

Acquisition Information

These records were acquired from the creating agency through established retention schedules.

Processing Information

This series was archivally processed by Alan B. Barnett in October 2021.

Related Material

Capitol projects and events photographs from the Division of Facilities Construction and Management,
, include images of damage to the Capitol dome and scaffolding set up to do repairs.

Indexing Terms

Container List

BoxDescription
1 Souvenir plaque; 1981