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Alfred A. Rordame scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2236

Scope and Contents

The Alfred A. Rordame scrapbooks detail separate camping trips. They cover his travels through Zion, Bryce, Kanab, Cedar City, Fredonia, Kaibab, Grand Canyon, Cedar Breaks, and Fish Lake National Parks. There is a journal entry for almost every place, as well as brochures, pictures, postcards, and local flora and fauna.

Dates

  • 1933-1935

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

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 / Historical

Alfred A. Rordame (1903-1940) was a Senior Observer for the National Weather Service in Pocatello, Idaho. Although not much is known about his personal life, his love of nature and the great outdoors is evident in the very detailed scrapbooks in the collection.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Abstract

The Alfred A. Rordame scrapbooks (1933-1935) detail trips to various Utah state parks, early in the twentieth-century.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Ken Sanders in 2006.

Processing Information

Processed by Elizabeth Rogers in 2007.
Title
Inventory of the Alfred A. Rordame scrapbooks, 1933-1935
Author
Finding aid created by Elizabeth Rogers
Date
© 2007 (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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