AGENCY: Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program
SERIES: 30895
TITLE: Polynesian Project research records
DATES: 1980-1986.
ARRANGEMENT: Generally by format, thereunder usually by assigned project number.
DESCRIPTION: This project began with an in-depth focus on Polynesian quilts and then expanded to other crafts, material culture and foodways. Anthropologist Joyce Hammond was hired as a contract fieldworker. She documented crafts in artist's homes and during a documentation event held at the Glendinning Gallery. A major exhibit of Polynesian Quilts was mounted at the Utah Museum of Natural History. A video titled "Keeping Up Traditions" was produced by the Folk Arts Program. Some aspects of the projects were supported by a grant from the Utah Endowment for the Humanities. Research included oral histories of Polynesian groups in Utah, interviews in the Tongan language, documentation of a Tongan wedding, and recordings of Polynesian dance music.
RETENTION
Retain permanently
DISPOSITION
Transfer to Archives.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
These records are in Archives' permanent custody.
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Photographs: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Digital Versatile Disk - Rewritable: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Video recordings master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Compact disc: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Audio cassettes: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Slides: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
APPRAISAL
Historical
These records are being appraised as permanent and historic because they record important cultural heritage history in Utah, and may be the only source of information for some cultural communities and history in the state.
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Public