Bear River Portfolio by Craig Denton photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P2162
Scope and Contents
The Bear River Portfolio by Craig Denton photograph collection consists of 7 boxes containing 5,035 black-and-white negatives, slides and transparencies, and contact sheets. The images were captured by Denton between 2000 and 2009 and most were produced for research and use in Denton's 2007 documentary book Bear River: Last Chance to Change Course.
The material is arranged by format, location, and date. Boxes 1-3 contain black-and-white negatives and color transparencies. Boxes 4-6 are oversized and contain binders containing color slides. Box 7 contains contact sheets. The photographs primarily depict Bear River and its environs in Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho; they also contain photographs of meetings and events related to water conservation and management in Utah.
Craig Denton retains copyright of the photographs.
The material is arranged by format, location, and date. Boxes 1-3 contain black-and-white negatives and color transparencies. Boxes 4-6 are oversized and contain binders containing color slides. Box 7 contains contact sheets. The photographs primarily depict Bear River and its environs in Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho; they also contain photographs of meetings and events related to water conservation and management in Utah.
Craig Denton retains copyright of the photographs.
Dates
- 2000-2009
Creator
- Denton, Craig, 1947- (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.
Biographical Note
Craig L. Denton was born in 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He attended Highland High, graduating in 1965. He attended Brown University before being drafted into the United States Army. After returning to Utah, Denton studied journalism at the University of Utah, where he became interested in photography. He studied under Borg Anderson, Bob Avery, and Bob Tiemens. After earning his MA from the University of Utah, Denton began teaching for the University of Utah’s Department of Communication, where he directed the Documentary Studies Program and taught classes on photography, graphic design, and editing. Denton is the author of several books documenting Utah and the American West, including: People of the West Desert: Finding Common Ground (1999), The University Of Utah: 150 Years Of Excellence (2000) and Bear River: Last Chance to Change Course (2007). Denton is a Faculty Emeritus of the University.
Extent
7 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Craig L. Denton is a documentary photographer who taught at the University of Utah’s Department of Communication, where he directed the Documentary Studies Program. He is the author of several books documenting, through photographs and text, the people and environment of the American West. The Bear River Portfolio by Craig Denton photograph collection contains images captured by Denton of the Bear River for his 2007 book Bear River: Last Chance to Change Course .
Arrangement
Arranged by subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Craig L. Denton in 2017.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Denton, Craig, 1947- (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Bear River Portfolio by Craig Denton photograph collection
- 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 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