Michael Joseph Gorrell photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0937
Scope and Contents
The Michael Joseph Gorrell photograph collection consists of 3 boxes of material arranged by subject and dating from approximatley 1980 to 2010. Box 1 consists of color photographs related to the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic games and other olympic games. Many of the images are digital only. Box 2 consists primarily of postcards collected by Gorrell during his travels while reporting on the Olympics, as well as photographs taken by Gorrell during those travels. Box 3 also contains copy prints of historic mining photographs and images related to flooding and flood control in Utah. Locations in these images include Bear River Bird Refuge, Utah Lake, American Fork, Mountain Dell Reservoir in Parleys Canyon, Little Cottonwood Canyon, Emigration Canyon, Willard Bay, Great Salt Lake, Liberty Park, Jordan River, I-80, Union Pacific Railroad tracks, Bountiful, Layton, as well as Granger High students and others filling sandbags to control flooding. Box 3 is oversize and contains images related to flooding and flood control, particularly during the 1983 flood in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Most of the images in this collection were collected by Gorrell and are under copyright of their creators.
Most of the images in this collection were collected by Gorrell and are under copyright of their creators.
Dates
- 1980-2010
Creator
- Gorrell, Michael Joseph (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 Michael Joseph Gorrell photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Michael Joseph Gorrell photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Michael Joseph “Mike” Gorrell is a Utah journalist. Gorrell began his career in the 1970s at the weekly newspaper The Green Street, based in Murray, Utah. In 1983, Gorrell began working for The Salt Lake Tribune. At The Salt Lake Tribune, Gorrell covered numerous topics, including: natural disasters, weather, water, environment, tourism, skiing, coal mining, the Olympics, and business.
Extent
3 Boxes
Abstract
Michael Joseph “Mike” Gorrell is a Utah journalist who covered the Olympics, as well as other topics, for the The Salt Lake Tribune. This collection contains material collected by Gorrell during the course of his career in journalism. The collection primarily consists of images related to the Olympics and postcards collected by Gorrell during his world travels.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Michael Joseph Gorrell in 2002, addendums in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2012, and 2014.
Separated Materials
See also the Michael Joseph Gorrell papers (ACCN 0120) in the Manuscripts Division and Michael Joseph Gorrell 2002 Olympic Winter Games audio-visual collection (A0730) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Gorrell, Michael Joseph (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Michael Joseph Gorrell photograph collection, 1980-2010
- 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