Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program Utah Folk Masters festival records, 1994-2008.

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 festival. The records exist in a variety of formats, documenting the administrative process as well as the festival itself.

Scope and Content

Utah Folk Masters was a daylong educational folk festival presented annually by the Folk Arts Program at the Utah State Fair. The festival featured recipients of the Folk Arts Apprenticeship Grants and the Ethnic Arts Matching Grants. Apprenticeship pairs demonstrated their folk art, working together throughout the daytime hours, and an evening performance schedule featured folk music and ethnic dance. Audiences ranged from 3000 to 7000 annually. This series contains photo slides, negatives, and digital photographs of the festival, audio recordings, and as preparatory documents.

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	Colored photo slides ranging from FMT-94-S-0001 to FMT-04-SS-0008. Black and white photo negatives. Manila folders containing prep materials for years 2006-2008. Cd's with copies of photos and two DAT tapes.