Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program Save it for a Rainy Day Exhibit records, 1988-1991.

1.00 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 records relating to the Save it for a Rainy Day exhibit. The records exist in the variety of formats, documenting the administrative process as well as the exhibit itself.

Scope and Content

Utah's rural and pioneer heritage produced a culture that valued thrift, putting time to good use, and recycling materials to extend the useful life of objects. Carol Edison conducted fieldwork around Utah and produced an exhibit at the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts in 1991. Items included woodcarving, rag rugs, miniatures, needlework, and welded sculptures from found and discarded objects. Exhibit labels included extensive biographies of the artists and their portraits. A number of objects were purchased for the State Folk Arts Collection and the show traveled to several venues. This series contains records related to the exhibit, such as photographs, visual and audio recordings, and correspondence and documentation.

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 McGirt between March and September of 2026.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Box	Description
1	Various materials related to SRD exhibit including CD's and cassettes ranging from SRD-88-T-0542 to SRD-90-T-0720, black and white photos, colored photo slides ranging from SRD-89-S-0001 to SRD-91-S-0001, VHS tape, and manila folder with correspondence and documentation.