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
- Milligan, Mary Armstrong (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.
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.
Separated Materials
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0892).
Processing Information
Processed by Kate Kimball in 2001.
Creator
- Milligan, Mary Armstrong (Person)
- 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
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