William R. Halliday papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1458

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The William R. Halliday papers (1960) contain correspondence regarding the geological features of the Glen Canyon reservoir area. Included are letters between Senator Henry Jackson and Fred G. Aandhal (Secretary of the Interior), Aandhal and John Hazle (president, The Mountaineers), and Hazle and William R. Halliday. Also included is an "Index to Glen Canyon Files."

Dates

1960

Creator

Halliday, William R., 1926- (Person)

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

William R. Halliday, M.D. (b. 1926), joined the National Speleological Society in 1947. By the late 1950s he was director of the Western Speleological Survey. His works include Adventure Is Underground (1959), Caves of California (1962), Caves of Washington (1963), Depths of the Earth (1966), Caves and Cavers of the United States (1966), American Caves and Caving (1974), Discovery and Exploration of the Oregon Caves: Oregon Caves National Monument... (with Frank K. Walsh; 1976) and, Floyd Collins of Sand Cave: A Photographic Memorial (1998). See more