Public Lands Collection
Scope and Content
This collection contains materials such as maps, pamphlets, books, booklets, promotional materials and other general items pertaining to national park, national monuments, state parks and public land recreation for sites located in the Great Basin and American Southwest.
Dates
- Creation: 1936-2024
Regional History
The Public Lands in Southern Utah has a brief, and rich history. The earliest settlers to the Mountain West greatly respected the lands in which they lived. Over the years, many different organizations designated areas of state for public use. As of 2025, Utah has over 500 public land sites, including National and State Parks, Monuments, Historical Landmarks, and Bureau of Land Management locations.
Extent
1.3 Linear Feet : 4 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged primarlily by types of lands, National, State and local. Then further organized by physical location and/or State. The organization is as follows: I. National Parks II. National Monuments III. National Forests IV. National Preserves V. State Parks VI. Recreation VII. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) VIII. Unoffical Public Lands
Accession Information
Some items donated by Bob Oggi in 2022, remaining items gathered from loose files found in Special Collections, and were gathered as staff visited those areas.
Separated Materials
The following item(s) have been removed from the collection and added to the book collection: Secrets In: The Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks
Processing Information
This finding aid was created by the Special Collections Staff, Gerald R. Sherratt Library in 2022. If print, oversize or other materials have been removed to be stored separately it will be noted.
- Title
- Public Lands Collection
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- 2025
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository