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Grand Canyon and San Juan River photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0243

Scope and Contents

The Grand Canyon and San Juan Rover photograph collection is in two parts: The first two folders relate to the Grand Canyon only. The second part, folder 3 and 4 (the addendum) consists entirely of photos from a 1921 USGS survey of the canyon of the San Juan River in Utah. Many of these photos were used in the official government report of the survey published in USGS Water-supply Paper 538.

Dates

  • 1905-1959

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

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.

Extent

62 Photographic Prints

Abstract

The Grand Canyon and San Juan River photograph collection contains images of various features in and around the Grand Canyon and San Juan River.

Separated Materials

Audio-visual materials were transferred to the Grand Canyon audio-visual collection (A0400).
Title
Guide to the Grand Canyon photograph collection, 1905-1959
Author
Finding aid prepared by Mary Ann Curtis.
Date
2004 (last modified: 2018)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
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