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
- Seynes, Antoine de (Person)
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.
Separated Materials
Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (A0534).
Processing Information
Processed by Janet Smoak in the 1990s.
Creator
- Seynes, Antoine de (Person)
- 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
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu