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Mary Armstrong Milligan papers

 Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1896

Scope and Contents

The Mary Armstrong Milligan papers (1957-2000) contain journal excerpts, correspondence, a handbook, and scrapbooks dealing with Milligan's involvement in river rafting in the Western United States. Milligan (b.1909) was a participant in the South Cottonwood Ward organization (SOCOTWA). SOCOTWA is a semi-private river outfitter that began after World War II. Two Salt Lake City-based organizations, Moki Mac and SOCOTWA, began buying war surplus and conducting youth groups down the Colorado River. Most of the collection deals with Milligan's experiences on the river trips. Also included is research on Westwater done by Mike Milligan.

Dates

  • 1882-2009

Creator

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

3.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Mary Armstrong Milligan papers (1882-2009) contain journal excerpts, correspondence, a handbook, and scrapbooks dealing with Milligan's involvement in river rafting in the Western United States. Milligan was a participant in the South Cottonwood Ward organization (SOCOTWA), a semi-private river outfitter that began after World War II.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mike Milligan in 2001.

Related Materials

Forms part of the River Running Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

Separated Materials

Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0892).

Processing Information

Processed by Kate Kimball in 2001.
Title
Inventory of the Mary Armstrong Milligan papers
Author
Finding aid created by Kate Kimball and Kelsie Flack.
Date
2001 (last modified: 2018)
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

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