AGENCY: Department of Cultural and Community Engagement. Division of Arts and Museums. Folk Arts Program
SERIES: 31149
TITLE: Folk Artists in the Schools project files
DATES: 1979, 1980, 1989, 1990.
ARRANGEMENT: None.
DESCRIPTION: Fieldwork was conducted in several neighborhoods and communities to identify folk artists to share their traditions in the classroom. Folklorists contextualized their findings in assemblies and classroom presentations. In 1979 and 1980 the communities were Ogden (Barbara Rahm), Tooele (Carol Edison) and in the neighborhoods of Glendale and Murray in Salt Lake County (Hal Cannon and Mark Cantor). British concertina artist, Alistair Anderson presented a concert in a Salt Lake Grade School. In 1989, Elaine Thatcher spent two weeks in the Vernal area of the Uintah Basin. In 1990 Dave Stanley presented local folk artist Valentine Vainshteyn at a school in Salt Lake's Avenues district.
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.
Audio cassettes: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.
Compact disc: 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