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Utah Commitee for American-Soviet Relations records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2349

Scope and Contents

The Utah Committee for American-Soviet Relations records contains information about the formation of the Utah Committee for American-Soviet Relations, meeting notes from the Board of Directors, financial correspondence for the Turner memorial fund, membership records, general correspondence, news, and certain activities and projects the Committee sponsored or organized.

Dates

  • 1986-2003

Creator

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.

Organizational History

The Utah Committee for American-Soviet Relations (established 1986), a non-profit organization, was organized as the successor to the Ulan-Ude Friendship Committee (1983-1985). The purpose of the Committee was to educate members and the community about the Soviet Union, its people, their culture, and provide information on issues affecting both the U.S.S.R and America. This was achieved through monthly forums, publications, personal correspondences and visits to and from the Soviet Union. The Committee's first chairman was Lowell Fry Turner (1916-1989).

Activities of interest included participation in a peace march in Moscow in June 1987, hosting a goodwill visit of 20 Soviet citizens to Salt Lake City in October 1987, a Soviet Peace Garden in the International Peace Garden in collaboration with the Salt Lake City Parks department in October 1988, and mediating a sister cities relationship between Salt Lake City and the city of Chernovtsy, located in the Ukraine in June 1989.

Extent

2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Utah Committee for American-Soviet Relations records (1986-2003) contain information about the formation of the Utah Committee for American-Soviet Relations, meeting notes from the Board of Directors, financial correspondence for the Turner memorial fund, membership records, general correspondence, news, and information about certain activities and projects the Committee sponsored or organized. The Utah Committee for American-Soviet Relations, was a non-profit organization, organized in 1986 as the successor to the Ulan-Ude Friendship Committee (1983-1985). The purpose of the Committee was to educate members and the community about the Soviet Union.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Boyer Jarvis in 2007 and 2008.

Separated Materials

Photographs of Dennis Smith's Peace Cradel sculpture were separated from this collection and transferred to Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P1446).

Processing Information

Processed by Emma Kruger in 2007.

Addendum processed by Allison Newman in 2008.
Title
Inventory of the Utah Committee for American-Soviet Relations records
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Emma Kruger.
Date
2007 (last modified: 2020)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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