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Utah Historical American Building Survey (HABS) collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2611

Scope and Contents

The Utah Historical American Building Survey (HABS) collection contains correspondence, site reports, drawings and subject files.

Dates

  • 1974-1978

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Historical Note

The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) is the nation's first federal preservation program, begun in 1933 to document America's architectural heritage. Creation of the program was motivated primarily by the perceived need to mitigate the negative effects upon our history and culture of rapidly vanishing architectural resources. At the same time, important early preservation initiatives were just getting underway, such as restoration of the colonial capital at Williamsburg and the development within the National Park Service (NPS) of historical parks and National Historic Sites. Architects interested in the colonial era had previously produced drawings and photographs of historic architecture, but only on a limited, local, or regional basis. A source was needed to assist with the documentation of our architectural heritage, as well as with design and interpretation of historic resources, that was national in scope. As it was stated in the tripartite agreement between the American Institute of Architects, the Library of Congress, and the NPS that formed HABS, "A comprehensive and continuous national survey is the logical concern of the Federal Government." As a national survey, the HABS collection is intended to represent "a complete resume of the builder's art." Thus, the building selection ranges in type and style from the monumental and architect-designed to the utilitarian and vernacular, including a sampling of our nation's vast array of regionally and ethnically derived building traditions.

This history was taken from U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Serivces website (http://www.cr.nps.gov/hdp/habs/index.htm).

Extent

1 Box (0.5 linear feet)

Abstract

The Utah Historical American Building Survey collection (1974-1978) contains correspondence, site reports, drawings and subject files. HABS is the nation's first federal preservation program, begun in 1933 to document America's architectural heritage.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Peter Atherton in 2011.

Processing Information

Processed by Ryan Hutchings in 2012.
Title
Inventory of the Utah Historical American Building Survey (HABS) collection, 1974-1978
Author
Finding aid created by Ryan Hutchings
Date
© 2012 (last modified: 2020)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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