William E. Rice photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1243
Scope and Contents
The William E. Rice photograph collection contains 20 black-and-white photographs from a booklet by W. E. Rice titled Hite or Colorado River or Hite Ferry compiled to commemorate the 1946 opening of Hite Ferry. The collection includes images related to river trips, ferrying across the river, petroglyphs, and gatherings.
Dates
- 1946
Creator
- Rice, William E. (Person)
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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the William E. Rice photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the William E. Rice photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Historical Note
The William E. Rice photograph collection contains photographs from the Hite booklet, also called the Colorado River booklet. Two-hundred souvenir copies of this booklet were produced to commemorate the 1946 dedication ceremony of a ferry crossing for the Colorado River at Hite, Utah, that would help connect San Juan County with Wayne County and Garfield County. The booklet contained twenty photographs of people and scenes from the ceremony, and was handmade by William E. Rice, a court reporter form Richfield. It was expected that these programs would be sold as souvenirs for this occasion, but the demand for them never materialized. To keep the booklets from going to waste, it was decided that copies would be sent to fifty public libraries, and as many high school libraries as copies were available. It was believed that as tourism flourished in Southern Utah, these booklets would become popular. The Hite ferry was owned by Arthur Chaffin and operated from 1946 until 1964, when Lake Powell was filled and the site of the ferry was submerged.
Extent
1 Box
Abstract
The William E. Rice photograph collection contains from a booklet by W. E. Rice, titled Hite Ferry or Colorado River, to commemorate the opening of the Hite Ferry across the Colorado River in 1946.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from the Salt Lake City Library in 2005.
Separated Materials
See also the William E. Rice papers (ACCN 2174) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Rice, William E. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the William E. Rice photograph collection, 1946
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
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