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Parks and Playgrounds

 Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

L. Clyde Anderson papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0925
Abstract The L. Clyde Anderson papers (1935-1959) contain newspaper clippings related to Anderson's interest in photography and sailboating on the Great Salt Lake. Included are Utah publicity booklets and an article relating to the history of Fremont Island. Anderson was a well-known photographer and cinematographer in Utah who also produced hundreds of commercial films.
Dates: 1935-1959

Bonneville Shoreline Trail records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 3002
Abstract The Bonneville Shoreline Trail records(1982-2011) contains correspondence, maps, articles, environmental assessments, and committee information related to the proposal and construction of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.
Dates: 1982-2011

Capitol Reef National Park records [photocopies]

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1817
Abstract The Capitol Reef National Park records (1880-1999) consist of photocopies of material collected by Park Service employees at Capitol Reef National Park, and include correspondence, reports, articles, news clippings, notes, maps, biographies, and autobiographies relating to the establishment of Capitol Reef National Park and the development of the surrounding landscape.
Dates: 1880-1999

Thomas Battersby Child audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0757
Abstract The Thomas Battersby Child Audio-Visual Collection details Thomas B. Child's life through a tour of Gilgal Garden and his funeral. There is also a video of his son and nephew giving a walking tour of the garden with details on the garden's and Child's history and importance.
Dates: undated

Thomas Battersby Child papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1877
Abstract The Thomas Battersby Child papers (1909-2000) consist of his collected writings, focusing on two aspects of his life, the LDS Church, and a park he created in his backyard, the Gilgal Sculpture Garden, now protected by Salt Lake City as a public park. Child was a mason, businessman, husband, and a bishop of the LDS Church.
Dates: 1909-2000

William Dawson photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0031
Abstract The William Dawson photograph collection contains photographs of himself while in office and also fellow congressmen and staff members. There are also several photographs of the proposed Glen Canyon Dam area in southern Utah.
Dates: 1948-1958

Dinosaur National Monument records

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0981
Abstract The Dinosaur National Monument records (1925-1992) contain correspondence, wilderness studies, public hearing comments, a petition, maps, and charts.
Dates: 1925-1992

Escalante National Monument proposal collection

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1715
Abstract The Escalante National Monument proposal collection (1934-1969) contain photocopies of correspondence, news clippings, reports and chronologies related to the first proposal to establish a monument in the Glen Canyon area in the 1930s and 1940s.
Dates: 1934-1969

Harold P. Fabian photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0136
Abstract The Harold P. Fabian photograph collection contains photographs of the Utah Parks and Recreation Commission.
Dates: 1950-1969

Friends of Gilgal Garden audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0008
Abstract The Friends of Gilgal Garden Audio-Visual Collection details the attempts to preserve and save Gilgal Garden by Friends of Gilgal Garden.
Dates: undated