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Harold P. Fabian papers

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Inventory of the Harold P. Fabian papers

Table of Contents

Collection Overview

Collection Inventory+/-

Biographical Note/Historical Note

Content Description

Collection Use

Administrative Information

Collection Overview +/-

Title: Harold P. Fabian papers
Dates: 1914-1976 (inclusive)
Collection Number: Ms0136
Summary: The Harold P. Fabian papers (1914-1976) consist of materials relating to Fabian's service as chairman of the Utah Parks and Recreation Commission and his activities as a conservationist. Included are correspondence, meeting minutes, financial reports, budgets, and legislative bills related to the planning, development, and operation of Utah state parks and recreation areas. Also included are materials related to the activities of various public and private agencies concerned with parks and recreation, as well as some personal materials.
Repository: J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
Address:
Special Collections
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860
801-581-8864
http://www.lib.utah.edu/collections/manuscripts.php

Collection Inventory +/-

box 1: Personal Materials (1959-1972)
folder 1: Biographical Information and Honors
folder 2: Calendar Entries (1959-1972)
folders 3-7: Correspondence (1964-1972)
folder 8: Invitations, Greeting Cards, and Announcements
folder 9: Poem, "The Fabian Touch"
box 2: Utah Parks and Recreation Commission (1959-1975)
folder 1: Departmental Memorandums (1963-1971)
folder 2: Internal Memorandums (1966-1975)
folder 3: Expense Vouchers and Per Diem Accounts
folder 4: Blank Forms
folder 5: Organizational Charts (1965-1967)
folders 6-7: Personnel Lists (1957-1972)
folder 8: Personnel Changes (1963-1969)
folder 9: Personnel Dismissals (1959-1961)
folder 10: Personnel Retirement (1964)
folder 11: Personnel Title VI Compliance
folder 12: Personnel Evaluation
folder 13: Personnel Deputy State Ranger (1964)
folder 14: Personnel Educational Program
folder 15: Personnel Uniform Specifications
folder 16: Personnel Training Agenda (1968-1973)
folder 17: Personnel Miscellaneous
box 3: Utah Parks and Recreation Commission (1968-1972)
folder 1: Outline and Manual (1968-1969)
folder 2: Manual Ammendments (1972)
box 4: Utah Park and Recreation Commission; Utah Board of Parks and Recreation (1957-1967)
folder 1: "Show Me Trips"
folders 2-40: Meeting Materials (1957-1967)
box 5: Utah Board of Parks and Recreation; Boating Advisory Council (1963-1973)
folders 1-33: Meeting Materials (1967-1973)
folders 34-45: Boating Advisory Council Meetings (1963-1970)
folder 46: "Operation Brine Fly" Meeting Minutes
box 6: Utah Parks and Recreation Commission (1959-1968)
folder 1: Preliminary Draft of Annual Reports (1959)
folder 2: Annual Report (1959)
folder 3: Report to Governor George D. Clyde (1960)
folder 4: Progress Report (circa 1962)
folders 5-8: Directors Reports (1962-1963)
folder 9: Annual Report (1963)
folder 10: Directors Report (1963)
folder 11: Newsletter (1964-1965)
folder 12: Directors Report (1965)
folder 13: Annual Report (1968)
folder 14: Report to Governor Calvin L. Rampton (1968)
box 7: Utah Parks and Recreation Commission (1957-1974)
folder 1: Budget Requests, Changes, and Financial Report (1961-1962)
folder 2: Financial Progress Reports and Schedule of Funds (1961-1965)
folder 3: Appropriations and Budget (1961-1962)
folder 4: Financial Progress Report, Income Statement (1964)
folder 5: Financial Progress Report, Budget Changes
folder 6: Budget Requests and Appropriations (1965-1967)
folder 7: Budget Increase Request (1965-1967)
folder 8: Budget Proposals (1965-1967)
folder 9: Budget Summary Proposal (1966-1967)
folders 10-11: Budget Proposals, Requests, and Changes (1967-1969)
folder 12: Summary of Expenditures (1968-1969)
folder 13: Preliminary Report of Revenue (1969)
folder 14: Appropriation Request and Audit (1969-1970)
folder 15: Aquisition and Development (1971)
folder 16: Budget Progress Report (1971-1972)
folders 17-19: Appropriation Requests (1972-1973)
folder 20: Budget Proposal and Authorization, Development Requests (1973-1974)
folder 21: Appropriation Request (1974)
folder 22: Boating Division Summary Report (1957-1965)
box 8: Utah Parks and Recreation Commisssion (1970-1972)
volume 1: Budget Requests (1970-1972)
box 9: Utah Parks and Recreation Commission (1971-1972)
folder 1: Bonding Program, Correspondence (1971-1972)
folder 2: S. B. 202 Bond Bill (1971)
volume 1: "A Natural Resource Board Proposal" (1972)
box 10: Utah State Parks and Recreation Areas (1958-1975)
folder 1: Outdoor Recreation Plans (1965-1975)
folder 2: Development, Miscellaneous
folder 3: Development, Land Aquisition
folder 4: Development, Construction Reports
folder 5: Development, Donor Agreements
folder 6: Development, Proposed Interpretive Program (1963)
folder 7: Development, Rental Schedule
folders 8-9: Development, Roads (1964-1972)
folder 10: Analysis of Fire Insurance
folder 11: News Clippings (1958-1972)
folder 12: Tourist Information, News Releases
folder 13: Tourist Information, Recreation Information
folder 14: Tourist Information, Slide Presentation
folder 15: Public Golf Courses, Architectural Agreement (1959)
folder 16: Boating Fund Proposals, Progress Report, and Correspondence (1963-1970)
folder 17: Boating Safety, Regulations, and Enforcement
folder 18: Boating, Provo Boat Harbor Correspondence (1964)
folder 19: Boating, Idaho Reciprocity Correspondence (1964)
folder 20: Rules and Regulations
folder 21: Fees and Miscellaneous
box 11: Utah Parks and Recreation Areas, A-R (1964-1973)
folder 1: Lists and Designations (1964-1970)
folder 2: Visitation Records (1966-1970)
folder 3: Correspondence (1971-1972)
folder 4: Bureau of Outdoor Recreation, Development
folder 5: Bonneville Salt Flats State Reserve, History
folder 6: Dead Horse Point, Correspondence (1964-1966)
folder 7: Dead Horse Point, Development News Releases
folder 8: Deer Creek Reservoir, Correspondence
folder 9: Deer Creek Reservoir, Water Conservation Funds (1972-1973)
folder 10: Dixie State Park, News Clippings
folder 11: East Canyon State Recreation Area, Development (1971)
folder 12: East Canyon State Recreation Area, Report (1970)
folder 13: Electric Lake Development, Correspondence
folder 14: Fort Deseret, Correspondence (1965)
folder 15: Goblin Valley State Park, News Release (1964)
folder 16: Great Salt Lake National Monument, S. B. 25 and Public Hearing Statement and Correspondence (1966-1972)
folder 17: Great Salt Lake State Park, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation Development Proposal (1971)
folder 18: Henefer State Park, Property Ownership Map (1971)
folder 19: Hyrum Reservoir Map (1966)
folder 20: Jacob Hamblin and Brigham Young Homes, Correspondence (1964-1971)
folder 21: Jacob Hamblin and Brigham Young Homes, Program and Statistics (1964-1971)
folder 22: Millsite Dam State Recreation Area, Map and Statistics (1968)
folder 23: Minersville Lake State Recreation Area, News Release and Program
folder 24: Old Statehouse State Park, Pamphlet and Information
folder 25: Pioneer Monument State Park, History and Maps
folder 26: Pioneer Trails State Park, Development
folder 27: Pioneer Trails State Park, Correspondence (1964-1972)
folders 28-29: Pioneer Trails State Park, Pioneer Village Planning Advisory Committee (1970)
folder 30: Rockport Lake State Recreation Area, Correspondence (1971)
folder 31: Rockport Lake State Recreation Area, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation (1971)
box 12: Utah State Parks and Recreation Areas, S-W (1960-1972)
folder 1: Stagecoach Inn State Park, Dedication Speech and Correspondence (1964)
folder 2: Strawberry Reservoir, Map and Itineraries
folder 3: Utah Lake State Park Training School and Development Plan
folder 4: Utah Lake State Park, Development
folder 5: Utah Lake State Recreation Area, Correspondence (1970-1972)
folder 6: Utah State Museum of Natural History, Correspondence (1963-1965)
folder 7: Utah State Museum of Natural History, Advisory Committee Meetings
folder 8: Vernal Field House State Park, Development and News Releases
folder 9: Wanship Reservoir State Recreation Development (1966)
folder 10: Wasatch Mountain State Park, Plans and Development
folder 11: Wasatch Mountain State Park, Master Plan
folder 12: Wasatch Mountain State Park, Land and Conservation Funds and Application
folder 13: Wasatch Mountain State Park, Progress Report (1962)
folder 14: Wasatch Mountain State Park, Lands (1960-1965)
folder 15: Wasatch Mountain State Park, Easements (1960-1964)
folder 16: Wasatch Mountain State Park, Concession Agreements (1971-1972)
folder 17: Wasatch Mountain State Park, Troll Hagen
folders 18-19: Wasatch Mountain State Park, Golf Course and Agreement
folder 20: Wasatch Mountain State Park, Golf Course Dedication (1967)
folder 21: Willard Bay State Recreation Area, Correspondence (1967)
folder 22: Willard Bay State Recreation Area, Development (1966-1967)
folder 23: Willard Bay State Recreation Area, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
box 13: Utah State Department of Natural Resources (1972-1973)

Includes correspondence, legislation, audits, and organizational materials.

box 14: Utah State Parks and Recreation (1957-1975)

Correspondence and legislation.

box 15: Utah Parks and Recreation; Special Interest Groups (1962-1972)
folder 1: "Signs of the Times"
folder 2: Speeches (1962-1963)
folder 3: 17th and 20th Annual Conferences (1968-1971)
folder 4: Citizens Committee for Outdoor Recreation, Reports (1963-1968)
folder 5: Citizens League for Protection, Planning, and Development of the Great Salt Lake (1965)
folder 6: Four Corners Area, State Chairman's Report
folders 7-8: Golden Spike Centennial Commission, Correspondence and Minues and Newsletter (1965-1966)
folder 9: Grand Teton Jackson Hole Recreation Area, Articles and Information
folders 10-11: Little Hoover Commission, Report and Commentary (1966)
folder 12: Park City, News Clippings
folder 13: Urban Land Institute, Correspondence and Plans and Speech (1964)
folder 14: Winter Olympics, Correspondence and Report (1972)
box 16: Josephine C. Fabian (1960s-1970s)
folder 1: Biographical Information
folder 2: "Jackson's Hole, How to Discover and Enjoy It"
volume 1: "The Jackson's Hole Story" (1972)

Historical novel set in the Grand Tetons, Wyoming.

volume 2: "The Old Salt Lake Theater" (1963)

Musical play with lyrics by Josephine Fabian.

box 17: Diaries (1945-1952)
box 18: Diaries (1953-1960)
box 19: Diaries (1961-1968)
box 20: Diaries (1969-1973)
box 21: Awards
box 22: Certificates and Awards (1914-1974)

Biographical Note/Historical Note +/-

Harold P. Fabian was born on 1 April 1885. He graduated from both Yale and Harvard universities in 1907 and 1910, respectively. He served as a major in the Infantry during World War I, was a member of various law partnerships, and served on many Utah education boards and committees. He married Josephine Cunningham in 1938. He was the chairman of the National Parks Advisory Board from 1963 to 1972. Harold P. Fabian died in 1975.

Content Description +/-

The Harold P. Fabian papers (1914-1976) consist of materials relating to Fabian's service as chairman of the Utah Parks and Recreation Commission and his activities as a conservationist. Most of the information is in the form of correspondence, meeting materials, financial reports, budget requests, manuals, state park acquisition information, legislative bills, and other papers. Information about state organizations and special interest groups such as the Department of Natural Resources, Committee for Outdoor Recreation Resources, the Urban Land Institute, and others, is also present. Diaries and other personal materials of Fabian and his wife, Josephine, are also in the collection.

Collection Use +/-

Restrictions on 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.

Restrictions on Use:

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material from the Harold P. Fabian papers must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.

Preferred Citation:

Initial Citation: Harold P. Fabian papers, Ms 136, Box [ ]. Special Collections and Archives. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.

Following Citations:Ms 136.

Administrative Information +/-

Acquisition Information:

Boxes 1-16 were donated in 1977 (circa 8 linear feet).

Boxes 17-22 were donated in 1982 (circa 3 linear feet).

Processing Note:

Processed by Susan M. Neel, Marlene Lewis, and Bruce Black in 1983.

Creator:

Fabian, Harold P., 1885-1975

Language:

Collection materials are in English.

Quantity:

circa 11 linear feet

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Author of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid prepared by Susan M. Neel, Marlene Lewis, and Bruce Black

EAD Creation Date:

2007

Subarea:

Manuscripts Division

Related Material:

Please see the original register, located in the Special Collections reading room, for further biographical information on Fabian.

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