Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program. Southern Utah Folklife Festival records, 1977-1989.

4.50 cubic feet

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

Historical Note

See history of the records' creator.

Scope and Content

The Southern Utah Folklife Festival celebrated the rural pioneer and Native American traditions of Utah's Dixie and the surrounding communities of Washington, Iron, and Kane Counties. The annual festival was presented in Zion National Park's Natural History Center on the weekend following Labor Day. The Southern Utah Folklife Festival was organized as a project of the Utah Arts Council Folk Arts Program and co-sponsored by Dixie College, Zion National Park and various local organizations over the years. Archival material includes fieldwork and documentation of local participants in many areas including folk belief, crafts, performance traditions and community history.

Arrangement

Various arrangements within individual boxes.

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

This collection came into the custody of the Utah State Archives and Records Service in 2010 as part of a massive transfer of record from the Folk Arts Program. In 2023 staff from the Folk Arts Program collaborated with the State Archives to bring better intellectual and physical control over that unaccessioned collection. Individual record series have now been created that align with the original order that collections were maintained in when they were created by the creating office.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

This series was processed and accessioned by Jim Kichas, Carlton Jemmett, Elizabeth Setterberg, and Ian Hallagan in March 2024.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Box	Description
1	Colored photo slides featuring Southern Utah Folklife Festival for years 1977 - 1988. Ranges from SUF-88-S-0001 to SUF-88-S-0008.
2	Misc. Southern Utah Folklife Festival documents including participant research, correspondence, brochures, finance for years, black and white photo prints 1977 - 1989.
3	Southern Utah Folklife Festival media including CD's, cassettes, and tapes. Ranges from SUF-77-T-0020 to SUF-88-T-0559.
4	27 16mm film reels from Southern Utah Folk Festival including craft/food demonstrations, location shots, Paiute content, etc.
5	6 16mm film reels of Four Performances by Ward Atwood, Giffords, Clifford Jake, and Della Turner. Includes mag track and optical print.
6	One 16mm film reel of Four Performances.