Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program Ranch Exhibit records, 1995.

1.20 cubic feet

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 variety of records relating to the Ranch exhibit. The records exist in a variety of formats, documenting the process of creating the exhibit, as well as the final exhibit.

Scope and Content

The Folk Arts Program hired folklorist Blanton Owen to conduct a survey focusing on material culture of Utah's ranching community in the Uintah Basin and in southwestern Utah. Art forms included saddle making and leatherwork, horsehair hitching, silver bit and spur making, metal work, blacksmithing, and rag rug weaving. These traditions were featured in an exhibit at the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts, in 1995, entitled "Underneath the Western Skies." This series contains records used in the creation of the exhibit, including field notes, promotional materials, loan forms, photos, and audio recordings.

Materials in this series were assigned a project number by the Folk Arts Program, consisting of a three-letter code, creation year, a letter indicating format, and the numerical order of the materials.

Arrangement

Generally by format, thereunder usually by assigned project number.

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 records 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.

Acquisition Information

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

Processing Information

Archival processing of this collection was done by Elizabeth Setterberg from the Utah Division of Arts and Museums and Carlton Jemmett of the Division of Archives and Records Service between June 2023 and July 2025.

Additional processing of this series was done by Katie McGirtÂ between March and September of 2026.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Box	Description
1	Various materials related to the Ranch Survey and exhibit. Includes documents (field notes, tape logs, address labels, promotional materials, loan forms), black and white photos and negatives, CD's ranging from T-1136 - T-1185, and colored photo slides ranging from RAN-95-S-0001 - RAN-95-S-0016).
2	Cassette tapes ranging from T-1135 - T-1185 and DAT tapes Ran-95-D-0061 and RAN-95-D-0057.