Charles Eggert papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1659
Scope and Contents
The Charles Eggert papers (1904-2000) contain correspondence, diaries, production notes, film scripts, financial records, research materials, maps, press releases, articles, and news clippings related to expeditions on the Green and Colorado Rivers and films documenting those expeditions.
Dates
- 1904-2000
Creator
- Eggert, Charles, 1918-2005 (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
Charles Eggert (b.1918) is a photographer and independent filmmaker originally based in Barrytown, New York. He was actively involved in several conservation movements in the 1950s and 1960s, including the Echo Park Dam controversy, the creation of Canyonlands National Park, and the controversy over the proposed dams in the Grand Canyon. Charles Eggert headed several river expeditions down the Green and Colorado Rivers during the 1950s, prior to the damming at Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon. These trips resulted in the films, A Canyon Voyage and Danger River. Amongst other conservationist films, he made Wilderness River Trail, which was considered by modern historians to be instrumental in halting construction of the proposed Echo Park Dam.
Extent
5.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Charles Eggert papers (1904-2000) consists of correspondence, diaries, production notes, film scripts, financial records, research materials, pamphlets, publicity materials, press releases, magazine articles, and news clippings. Eggert is a photographer and independent filmmaker. He produced films documenting trips on the Green and Colorado Rivers before the construction of the Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon Dams.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Charles Eggert (boxes 1-8) in 1997.
Donated by unknown (boxes 9-10) in 1997.
Donated by unknown (boxes 9-10) in 1997.
Separated Materials
Photographs and audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0766 and A0511).
Processing Information
Processed by Lea Kinikini in 2002.
Addendum processed by Lisa DeMille in 2004.
Addendum processed by Lisa DeMille in 2004.
- Articles
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Recreational use -- Sources
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Eggert, Charles, 1918-2005 -- Archives
- Financial records
- Green River (Wyo.-Utah) -- Recreational use -- Sources
- Maps
- Notes (documents)
- Press releases
- Scripts (Documents)
- Water and Water Rights
Creator
- Eggert, Charles, 1918-2005 (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the Charles Eggert papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Lea Kinikini.
- Date
- 2002 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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