Ruth McDonough digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1125
Scope and Contents
The Ruth McDonough collection consists of digital scans of 56 black and white and 6 color snapshots taken with a Brownie camera by Ruth McDonough on two separate river trips with SOCOTWA, an LDS river-running organization. The six color photos in Folder 1 were taken by someone else on the trip and later given to Ms. McDonough; the black and white photos were all taken by her. The originals were scanned and returned to the donor in March, 2004. Information in quotes " " was transferred from the back of the photograph. Information in brackets [ ] was added by the processor.
Dates
- 1956-1957
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 / Historical
Ruth McDonough was 19 years old in 1956 when she heard, through a girlfriend, about a river running outfitter named SOCOTWA. Her and the friend, Jackie McCarty, thought the idea of a river trip sounded adventurous, so they signed up for an 8-day trip through Glen Canyon on the Colorado River. The trip was so enjoyable that they signed up for another one the next year, May 1957, this time a three-day run on the Yampa and Green Rivers in Dinosaur National Monument. This one, unfortunately, was not as enjoyable, as it rained and was cold for most of the trip. After that, Ms. McDonough did not do any more river trips with SOCOTWA. An oral interview with her regarding these trips is available in A0740.
Extent
62 Items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Ruth McDonough photograph collection consists of digital scans of 56 black and white and 6 color snapshots taken with a Brownie camera by Ruth McDonough on two separate river trips with SOCOTWA, an LDS river-running organization. The six color photos in Folder 1 were taken by someone else on the trip and later given to Ms. McDonough; the black and white photos were all taken by her.
Arrangement
Collection arranged by river trip.
Separated Materials
An oral interview with Ruth McDonough regarding her river trips is available in AV collection (A0740)
Processing Information
Processed by Roy Webb in 2004.
- Title
- Guide to the Ruth McDonough digital photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Roy Webb.
- Date
- 2004 (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.
Revision Statements
- 2022: Finding aid revised and re-encoded by Sara Davis
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