Peter H. DeLafosse photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P2168
Scope and Contents
The Peter H. DeLafosse photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 138 black-and-white photographs, copy prints, and slides pertaining to the life and work of Charles Kelly (1889-1971). Kelly, a historian of the American west, was an author of a book on trails in the western salt desert in Utah and Nevada, and wrote biographies of Porter Rockwell, Caleb Greenwood, and Miles Goodyear. He was an employee of the National Park Service and was the first superintendent of Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah. In 1969 the American Association of State and Local History granted him an Award of Merit.
Many of the photographs in this collection were taken by photographers and studios in Salt Lake City; these are marked or stamped, and may be under copyright by the creators. Folders 5-6 consist primarily of copy prints, including from other institutions; the holding institution should be contacted for reproduction permission. Folder 7 contains color and black-and-white slide reproductions, created between 1994 and 1997, of prints related to Charles Kelly or used in the 1996 reprint of Kelly's Salt Desert Trails.
Many of the photographs in this collection were taken by photographers and studios in Salt Lake City; these are marked or stamped, and may be under copyright by the creators. Folders 5-6 consist primarily of copy prints, including from other institutions; the holding institution should be contacted for reproduction permission. Folder 7 contains color and black-and-white slide reproductions, created between 1994 and 1997, of prints related to Charles Kelly or used in the 1996 reprint of Kelly's Salt Desert Trails.
Dates
- 1917-1997
Creator
- DeLafosse, Peter H., 1947- (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 Peter H. DeLafosse photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Peter H. DeLafosse photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Biographical Note
Peter DeLafosse was the Acquisitions Editor at the University of Utah Press and was the author and editor of several books and articles dealing with Western history. Two of his edited publicatoins were Trailing the Pioneers: A Guide to Utah's Emigrant Trails, 1846-1850 (1994) and Western windows: Studies on the American West (2006). In 1996, DeLafosse edited and wrote an introduction to a reprint of Salt Desert Trails by Charles Kelly, first published in 1930. DeLafosse also served as the president of Utah Westerners and chaired the Friends of the Marriott Library.
Extent
143 Items (2 boxes)
Abstract
Peter DeLafosse was the Acquisitions Editor at the University of Utah Press and was the author and editor of several books and articles dealing with Western history. This collection contains photographs pertaining to the life and work of author and historian Charles Kelly (1889-1971), who wrote books about Western trails and biographies of Porter Rockwell, Caleb Greenwood, and Miles Goodyear.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Peter H. DeLafosse in 2017.
Separated Materials
See also the Peter DeLafosse papers (ACCN 1581) in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- DeLafosse, Peter H., 1947- (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Peter H. DeLafosse photograph collection, 1917-1997
- 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