Series 17582

Governor Rampton Proclamations and declarations, 1964-1976.

5.00 cubic feet and 7 microfilm reels and 1 microfiche set

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 proclamations that were accepted by Governor Rampton as well as those that he declined. Proclamations often expressed the Governor's inclination to honor specific aspects of Utah's economy, culture, or resources.

Scope and Content

This series contains proclamations that were accepted by Governor Rampton as well as those that he declined. Proclamations often expressed the Governor's inclination to honor specific aspects of Utah's economy, culture, or resources. Proclamations signed by Rampton include those that honor specific sectors of the population or labor force, Utah's cultural and religious life and heritage, Utah's natural resources, and specific indiviuals who had enriched the lives of Utahns. In 1966, the Governor's office made it a formal policy to reject proclamations advanced by people and/or organizations outside of Utah. For Rampton to consider proclamations proposed by non-Utahns, a local sponsor in Utah needed to be found. Some proclamations were considered declarations; the distinction that Rampton's office placed between a "proclamation" and a "declaration" is not known.
The proclamations that Rampton signed include those that honored specific sectors of the population, as in "March of DimesMonth", "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week", "Senior Citizens' Month", and "National Youth Appreciation Week". Other proclamations promoted agriculture and industry in Utah, including "National Egg Month", "Utah Strawberry Days", and "Eat More Meat Week", while many declarations recognized a specific sector of the nation's labor force, as with "National Business Women's Week" and "Social Workers Month".
Other proclamations include those promoting Utah's natural environment ("Utah Conservation Week" and "Tree Farm Week", for example), Utah's cultural life ("Utah Symphony Day" and "National Library Week", for example), and Utah's religious life in "Go to Church Week", a proclamation intending to be based in many faiths. Still other proclamations supported facets of Utah life such as education ("Adult Education Week" and "National Vocational Education Week", for example), health (as in "Cystic Fibrosis Week"), traffic and highway safety ("Lights on for Safety Weekend" and"National Highway Week", for example), and recreation (as in the "Golf Day" and "Bonneville Regatta Day" declarations). Rampton declared the days of April, 1966, to be "Success for Utah Olympic Days", at a time when Salt Lake City was a possible host for the 1972 Winter Olympics.
At various times, Rampton declared certain days in honor of specific people who had served well the state of Utah or the nation, as in his declaration of "Bob Hope Day". In addiction, certain days were proclaimed in recognition of facets of the American military, as in "ROTC Day" or "A Day of Awareness for Americans Missing in Action". Many proclamations honored Utah's heritage, as in "Statehood Day", and the days of July 4th through the 24th as "Days of '47". Other declarations promoted patriotism and respect for America's heritage, as in "Veterans' Day", "Black History Month", "El Dia de la Raza", and "American History Week". Other proclamations recognized trouble abroad, as in such declarations as"Captive Nations Week", "World Peace Day", and "Week of Concern for World Hunger".

Arrangement

Chronological by date.

This series is arranged chronologically by date of the proposed proclamation. Proclamations are not organized by the date of any attached correspondence, but rather by the proposed and/or accepted date of the proclamation. Proclamations claiming "19- is the year of..." are the first papers filed in that year (i.e., directly prior to January's proclamations for that year). Undated materials have been kept in the order in which they were found.

Additional Forms

This series is available on microfilm.

Access Restrictions

Microfiche holdings require staff assistance due to fewer reference copies. Handle masters under supervision.

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.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

This series was processed by Kira Robertson in February 2001.
Microfiche processed by Rebekkah Shaw under the National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant to the Utah State Archives and Records Services for the Utah Microfiche Backlog Project (Grant No.: NAR10-RB-50086-10).

Related Material

Publicity files and official memoranda from the Governor Rampton, Series 20907, contains press releases regarding some of these proclamations and declarations.
Governors' executive orders and proclamations from the Lieutenant Governor, Series 85039, is the official version of these records.

Container List

ReelBoxFolderDescription
1111964 Dec
1121965, proclamations for entire year
1131965, Jan - Feb
1141965, Mar - Apr
1151965, May
1161965, Jun
1171965, Jul - Aug
1181965, Sep
1191965, Oct - Dec
11101966, Jan - Feb
11111966, Mar
11121966, Apr
11131966, May 1-13
11141966, May 15-30
11151966, Jun - Jul
11161966, Aug - Sep
11171966, Oct
21181966, Nov - Dec
21191967, Jan - Feb
21201967, Mar
21211967, Apr
21221967, May
21231967, Jun
21241967, Jul - Aug
2211967, Sep
2221967, Oct
2231967, Nov - Dec
2241968, Jan - Apr
2251968, May
2261968, Jun - Aug
3271968, Sep - Oct
3281968, Nov - Dec
3291969, Jan - Feb
32101969, Mar - Apr
32111969, May 1-11
32121969, May 18-31
32131969, Jun - Aug
32141969, Sep
32151969, Oct
32161969, Nov - Dec
32171970, Jan - Feb
32181970, Mar
32191970, Apr
3311970, May 1-15
4321970, May 16-30
4331970, Jun - Jul
4341970, Aug - Sep
4351970, Oct
4361970, Nov - Dec
4371971, Jan - Feb
4381971, Mar - Apr
4391971, May
43101971, Jun - Jul
43111971, Aug - Sep
43121971, Oct
53131971, Nov - Dec
53141972, Jan - Mar
53151972, Apr
53161972, May
5411972, Jun - Jul
5421972, Aug - Sep
5431972, Oct
5441972, Nov - Dec
5451973, Jan - Mar
5461973, Apr
5471973, May
6481973, Jun - Jul
6491973, Aug - Sep
64101973, Oct
64111973, Nov
64121974, Jan - Feb
64131974, Mar - Apr
64141974, May
64151974, Jun - Jul
64161974, Aug - Sep
6511974, Oct
6521974, Nov - Dec
6531975, Jan - Mar
7541975, Apr
7551975, May - Jun
7561975, Jul - Aug
7571975, Sep - Oct
7581975, Nov - Dec
7591976, Jan - Mar
75101976, Apr
75111976, May
75121976, Jun - Jul
75131976, Aug - Sep
75141976, Oct
75151976, Nov - Dec
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11975Whitehouse Conference