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Antoine de Seynes papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1206

Scope and Contents

The Antoine de Seynes papers (1938) contain materials documenting a French expedition kayak trip down the Colorado River. Included are correspondence, journals, articles, and a poem. Most of the materials are in French.

Dates

  • 1938

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English and French.

Conditions Governing 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.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Sketch

Antoine de Seynes (1900-1972?) was a French government bureaucrat and land-owner who learned to kayak especially for the 1938 trip down the Colorado River. He continued kayaking in France and opened a sports shop in Toulouse.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Abstract

The Antoine de Seynes papers (1938) contain materials documenting a French expedition kayak trip down the Colorado River. Included are correspondence, journals, articles, and a poem. Most of the materials are in French.

Related Materials

Forms part of the Utah River Running Archive.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (A0534).

Processing Information

Processed by Janet Smoak in the 1990s.
Title
Inventory of the Antoine de Seynes papers, 1938
Author
Finding aid created by Janet Smoak
Date
© 1990 (last modified: 2020)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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