Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program Miscellaneous project records, 1977-2007.

10.60 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 miscellaneous records, in a variety of formats.

Scope and Content

Materials in this series were assigned the project code of Miscellaneous (MIS) by the folk arts program. The series contains materials which have not been cataloged and are not assigned to existing projects. This includes recordings of non-art interviews regarding community history, audio recordings and photographs of presentations at the Utah State Historical Society Annual meetings, and photos of communities.

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.

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	Colored photo slides ranging from MIS-00-S-0001 to MIS-04-S-0006
2	Three quarter inch audio reels of "spot tape for jepko remote", "Cantos Nicharagua Libre", and "okehdokee"
3	Multimedia including CDs, reels, cassettes, and DATS cataloged under MIS project.
4	13 Umatic cassette tapes labeled Arts Council.
5	Miscellaneous CD's and DVDs that have not been cataloged and are not assigned to existing projects.
6	Cassette tapes ranging from MIS-80-T-0127 to MIS-97-T-1265. Other cassette tapes that are not assigned ID numbers.
7	Cassette tapes that are not assigned ID numbers.
8	CD's and cassettes cataloged as "NPS" which is "non-specific project." Contents related to interviews that Carol Edison conducted in Moab in 2005.
9	Two 16mm film reels - finished documentaries by independent filmmaker, Claudia Sisemore: one is on Alvin Gittins, and one is Virginia Tanner - film is already being digitized by the Marriott; full productions, done in the 1970's.
10	Three 16mm film reels - finished documentaries by independent filmmaker, Claudia Sisemore: one on LeConte Stewart, one on Doug Snow, one on Maurice Abravanel - film is already being digitized by the Marriott; full productions, archival copies on 16mm film, done in the 1970's.
11	16mm film by Center for Southern Folklore that used to be in the lending library. Kodak Carousel with photos from slideshow 'Ethnics in Utah' presentation by Aleene Alder, presented by Dave Stanley.
12	22 reel-to-reels with unknown contents.
13	13 reel-to-reels with unknown contents.
14	4 collections of historical recordings that are likely duplicates (Lester Hubbard collection, Hector Lee collection, Folk Songs of UT collection, Folk Music of Mormons and West Library of Congress. Also includes a few of Hal's personal reel to reels.
15	Miscellaneous reel to reels.