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Uintah land development records

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ACCN 2614

Scope and Contents

The Uintah land development records consists of pamphlets and news clippings encouraging people to come and homestead in the Uintah Basin under Federal Land Laws. Pamphlets have titles such as "The Uintah Reservation: Open to Homesteader, March 10, 1905"; "The Opening of the Uintah Indian Reservation"; "Opportunities of the Uintah Basin"; "The Uintah Basin Where Opportunity Waits"; and "Wealth of the Uintah Basin, Utah".

Dates

  • 1905-1916

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.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet (1 Folder)

Abstract

The Uintah land development records (1905-1916) consists of pamphlets and news clippings encouraging people to come and homestead in the Uintah Basin under Federal Land Laws.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Ken Sanders Rare Books in 2011.

Processing Information

Processed by Betsey Welland in 2014.
Title
Inventory of the Uintah land development records
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid created by Betsey Welland.
Date
2014 (last modified: 2020)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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