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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:

Bill L. and June Adams photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P2131
Abstract

Bill Lee Adams (1928-2014) and June Adams (1933-2014) were river runners who lived in Green River, Utah. This collection contains photographs of the Adams, Utah landscapes, and portraits of magicians dating from 1960 to 2010.

Dates: 1960-2010

William "Bert" A. Lucas slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: P2141
Abstract

The William "Bert" A. Lucas contains color slides of Glen Canyon between 1949 and 1951, ten years before the canyon was flooded to fill the Powell Reservoir in 1963.

Dates: 1949-1951

Kent Frost photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1286
Abstract

Kent Frost (1917-2013) was a Utah river runner, tour guide, and author who lobbied for the creation of Canyonlands National Park. This collection consists of images of the Frost family and friends; images of Kent Frost's mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and service in the United States Navy; and images from his explorations of southern Utah's outdoors including river runs, camping, and his Canyonland Jeep tours.

Dates: 1914-2008

Norman D. and Doris Nevills audio-visual collection

 Collection
Identifier: A0245
Abstract

The Norman D. and Doris Nevills audio-visual collection consists of films produced by the Nevills family with their river running company Nevills Expeditions and home movies. Some of the collection is digitized and available in the Digital Library.

Dates: 1938-1973

Clyde D. Gessel photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1561
Abstract

The Clyde D. Gessel photograph collection consists of black-and-white prints, color slides, and transparencies primarily depicting water management in the American west. Clyde D. Gtessel (1918-2007) worked for the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation as a Civil Engineer and was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).

Dates: circa 1940-1980

James E. Jones digital photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1519
Abstract

James E. Jones was the Chief Ranger and Acting Superintendant of Dinosaur National Monument during the 1960s. The James E. Jones digital photograph collection contains 26 digital-only images documenting scenary and people in the national monument from 1964 to 1965, including Robert and Ethel Kennedy's family river trip in 1965.

Dates: 1964-1965

Charles Eggert papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1659
Abstract

The Charles Eggert papers (1904-2000) consists of correspondence, diaries, production notes, film scripts, financial records, research materials, pamphlets, publicity materials, press releases, magazine articles, and news clippings. Eggert is a photographer and independent filmmaker. He produced films documenting trips on the Green and Colorado Rivers before the construction of the Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon Dams.

Dates: 1904-2000

Charles Eggert photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0766
Abstract The Charles Eggert photograph collection consists of slides documenting the Eggert-Hatch filming expedition, the purpose of which was the make the last films of the Green and Colorado Rivers before construction of the Colorado River Storage Project was begun in 1956. The collection also includes photos taken during the creation of Canyonlands National Park in Utah. Eggert was a photographer and independent filmmaker from New York. ...
Dates: 1952-1956

LaPhene "Don" Harris papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2881
Abstract The LaPhene "Don" Harris papers (1938-1998) consist of his diaries of boat trips, as well as a dairy written by Mary Beckwith, in which Harris was a boatmen on the journey to Glen Canyon. Also included are two interviews by Roy Webb and Gary Topping and Linda Thatcher. Don "River Rat" Harris gained his Civil Engineering degree at U.S.U. and has been piloting boats down the Colorado as a commercial guide since 1938, starting Harris-Brennan River Expeditions (one of the first three commercial...
Dates: 1938-1998

Kenneth Irving Ross papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2939
Abstract

The Kenneth Irving Ross papers (1893-2014) consists of materials regarding his explorations of the Southwest as well as his time as the director of Explorers' Camp.

Dates: 1893-2014

Norman D. and Doris Nevills papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0552
Abstract

The Norman D. and Doris Nevills papers (1890s-1952) constitute one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of original research materials on the history of travel on the Colorado and Green Rivers and their tributaries. Included are correspondence, diaries, logs, subject files, news clippings, and business records. Norman Nevills (1909-1949), supported by his wife Doris, was one of the pioneers of commercial river running.

Dates: 1890s-1952

Art Gallenson slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1591
Abstract

The Art Gallenson slide collection consists mostly of slides by Art Gallenson and a few color photographs of Gallenson's wedding. These slides are from around the western part of the North American continent, especially areas of the Southwestern United States.

Dates: 1960-2000

Grand Canyon and San Juan River photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0243
Abstract

The Grand Canyon and San Juan River photograph collection contains images of various features in and around the Grand Canyon and San Juan River.

Dates: 1905-1959

Ivard Ritchie Rogers photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P1848
Abstract

Ivard Ritchie Rogers (1915-1988) served in World War II and was an outdoorsman and river runner. He worked for the Utah Bureau of Investigation, including 20 years service as director. This collection includes black-and-white and color slides depicting Rogers' military service and images of his friends and family. Also included are photos of Southern Utah and Utah national parks, river running, and the Green, Colorado, and Yampa rivers.

Dates: circa 1940-1980s

Nathaniel Galloway papers [photocopies]

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1936
Abstract

The Nathaniel Galloway papers [photocopies] (2001) consist of a diary which Galloway kept during a river expedition on the Colorado River as well as newspaper accounts and a letter describing the diary. The original materials were created in 1898-1960. Nathaniel Galloway was a famous river explorer and boatman.

Dates: 2001