Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program Grand Heritage Days festival records, 1981.

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 document the fieldwork that went into the festival, as well as the festival itself.

Scope and Content

The Folk Arts program conducted fieldwork in Grand County (mostly the Moab area), after which a day-long mini folk festival with craft demonstrations was held at the grade school, and evening performances were presented at Star Hall. This series contains records related to the fieldwork and festival, including publications, newsletters, and pamphlets.

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.

Indexing Terms

Container List

Box	Description
1	Notebook with handwritten field notes from Cyd McMullen from Spring 1987 fieldwork in Utah Valley. Correspondence and research related to field work. Colored photo slides. CD's and cassettes with recordings of interviews.