Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program Folk Art and the Family Exhibit records, 1989.

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 Folk Art and the Family exhibit. The records exist in a variety of formats, documenting the process of creating the exhibit, as well as the exhibit itself.

Scope and Content

"Folk Art and the Family" was an exhibit curated for the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts in 1989. The exhibit featured folk art (both craft and performance traditions) produced within the context of family traditions. Exhibit labels included extensive biographies of the artists and their portraits. Performance traditions were featured in the accompanying Mondays in the Park concerts. This series contains related brochures, correspondence, photos, and recorded interviews with the artisans about their crafts and performances.

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

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.

Related Material

Mondays In The Park program records from the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program,

Series 30951

, contain records related to the Mondays in the Park program, which featured the performance traditions included in this exhibit.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Box	Description
1	Documents related to Folk Arts and the Family exhibit including brochures and correspondence. Also includes black and white photo negatives, photo slides, and CDs/cassettes featuring recorded interviews of artisans about their crafts.