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RRA. River Running Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives)

 Record Group
Identifier: RRA
The River Running Archives consists of photographs, films, publications, personal documents, and oral histories relating to river running on the Colorado River system.

Found in 75 Collections and/or Records:

Norman D. and Doris Nevills photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0341
Abstract

The Norman D. and Doris Nevills photograph collection documents Nevills' river expeditions on the San Juan, Green, Colorado, Snake, and Salmon Rivers from 1937 to 1948.

Dates: 1920-1949

Wayne Russell McConkie digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1081
Abstract The Wayne Russell McConkie digital photograph collection consists mostly of shots of scenery in southern Utah and northern Arizona. There are some exceptions, such as a series of photographs of lava flows and volcanoes, and a very few shots of members of the McConkie family, but most of the photos were taken in the southern Utah region. Some document events in his life, such as his river trips with Nevills...
Dates: 1930s-1980s

Reynold Brown digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1101
Abstract The Reynold Brown digital photograph collection contains images taken during a South Cottonwood Ward (SOCOTWA) river expedition on the Colorado River during the spring of 1958. Images include unidentified Glen Canyon scenery, expedition members swimming and hiking, and Lake Powell scenery. None of the images are identified. The Brown collection contains digital scans only taken from 35mm slides; originals were...
Dates: 1958

Ruth McDonough digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1125
Abstract

The Ruth McDonough photograph collection consists of digital scans of 56 black and white and 6 color snapshots taken with a Brownie camera by Ruth McDonough on two separate river trips with SOCOTWA, an LDS river-running organization. The six color photos in Folder 1 were taken by someone else on the trip and later given to Ms. McDonough; the black and white photos were all taken by her.

Dates: 1956-1957

Albert "Bert" Loper photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1136
Abstract

Albert "Bert" Loper was one of the most well known early river runners. The Albert "Bert" Loper photograph collection contains photographs and negatives documenting Loper's personal life and his river running adventures.

Dates: 1869-1960

Kenneth Fielding McAllister photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1152
Abstract

The Kenneth Fielding McAllister photograph collection documents the June 1956 river trip through the Glen Canyon of the Colorado River with a semi-private river running group, SOCOTWA. Also included is a SOCOTWA tee shirt that was given to each member of the party, and miscellaneous documents assembled as background information by Robert G. Vernon.

Dates: 1956

Robert Jerome Parsons photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1236
Abstract

The Robert Jerome Parsons photograph collection consists of 134 color 35mm transparencies taken by Dr. Parsons while he was a member of the 1955 Eggert-Hatch film expedition down the Green River from Green River Wyoming to Jensen, Utah.

Dates: 1955

Leslie Emsden photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1572
Abstract

The Leslie Emsden photograph collection contains images taken by Emsden during the Eggert-Hatch river expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers in 1955.

Dates: 1955

Bonnie Speyer Carluccio photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0673
Abstract

The Bonnie Speyer Carluccio photograph collection consists of portraits of Bonnie Speyer Carluccio and family river trips. Also included in this collection are ski photos of Alta ski resort and skiers.

Dates: 1937-1959

Leslie A. Jones photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0773
Abstract

The Leslie A. Jones photograph collection contains images of river running trips and recreation. Leslie A. Jones is a civil engineer in Salt Lake City, Utah who has been active as a river runner for many years. He has also made several contributions to canoe and kayak design.

Dates: 1961-1969

Hatch River Expeditions photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0781
Abstract

The Hatch River Expeditions photograph collection consists of photos and tranparencies of river running shots and family photographs, taken by Don Hatch and other various photographers.

Dates: 1929-1980s

Lynn Larsen photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0794
Abstract

The Lynn Larsen photograph collection consists of slides of Hole-in-the-Rock area in Glen Canyon.

Dates: undated

Ray Bramble photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0795
Abstract

Ray Bramble photograph collection consists of slides documenting trips through Glen Canyon by Ray Bramble and his family.

Dates: 1954

William C. Bradley photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0813
Abstract

The William C. Bradley photograph collection consists of slides taken by William C. Bradley documenting various trips down the Colorado River in Glen Canyon.

Dates: 1957-1985

W. Stewart Gardiner photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0814
Abstract

The W. Stewart Gardiner photograph collection consists of images and slides of kayaking and river running in the Green River; included are images of members of the Gardiner family.

Dates: circa 1930-1980

George Barfoot photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0819
Abstract

The George Barfoot photograph collection consists of slides taken by George Barfoot documenting a trip down Glen Canyon in 1952.

Dates: 1950-1952

Daniel B. Luten Glen Canyon photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0822
Abstract

The Daniel B. Luten Glen Canyon photograph collection consists of slides that were organized by Daniel Luten for a presentation encouraging the restoration of Glen Canyon. All slides were captioned by Daniel B. Luten; captions are included in this register.

Dates: 1950s-1960s

Willis D. Johnson photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0852
Abstract

The Willis D. Johnson photograph collection contains images related to his family and river-rafting/adventurer career. Included are photos of both reservoir-free Glen Canyon and the Crossing of the Fathers on the Colorado River.

Dates: 1940-1980

Mary Armstrong Milligan photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0892
Abstract The Mary Armstrong Milligan photograph collection consists of slides and photographs of river trips in Glen Canyon during the 1950s and 1960s. Mary A. Milligan was part of the crew on several SOCOTWA river trips in the late 1950s and early 1960s. SOCOTWA was an organization founded in the South Cottonwood Ward, Salt Lake County, that organized recreational and educational field trips for LDS groups, Boy Scouts,...
Dates: 1950s-1960s

A. Oscar Olson digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1089
Abstract The A. Oscar Olson photograph collection consists of digital scans of slides put together as a slide show by A. Oscar Olson. Most of them were taken during a Glen Canyon river trip with SOCOTWA Expeditions in May, 1962; while the rest were taken on later visits to Lake Powell in the 1960s through 1990s. He took the later photographs in order to show the changes in the original locations brought about by the filling...
Dates: 1962-1990s