Expeditions and Adventure
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
John Hudson papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0674
Abstract
The John Hudson papers (1848-1852, 1980) consist of documents detailing the life and work of John Hudson (1826-1850), an English emigrant who started for the gold fields of California but was forced by illness to remain in Salt Lake City, where he served as a member of the Stansbury Expedition to the Great Salt Lake and became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The John Hudson papers contain 21 letters, 11 pencil sketches, and the constitution and minute book of the...
Dates:
1848-1852; 1980
Alexander von Humboldt collection
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2913
Abstract
The Alexander von Humboldt collections (1805-1817) consists of two documents, hand written in Spanish, describing the Kingdom of New Spain, modern day Mexico, during the period of the Spanish Bourbon monarchy providing statistical data.
Dates:
1805-1817
Frederick E. Hyde journals
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0093
Abstract
The Frederick E. Hyde journals (1892-1893) consist of three volumes and detail the extended tour through the Western United States; voyages and stopovers in Japan, China, Singapore, Ceylon, Egypt, Palestine; and finally returning to the U.S. The trip also encompassed an extended visit and exploration of the Cliff Palace at Mesa Verde, and stay at the Wetherill Alamo Ranch outside of Manicos, Colorado. This visit by the Hyde brothers and the Wetherill family would later lay the cornerstones of...
Dates:
1892-1893
Dick Harold Johnson digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1147
Abstract
The Dick Harold Johnson digital photograph collection focuses on river rafting on the Green and Colorado Rivers and boating on Lake Powell. The middle section of the collection contains images of the Colorado River, pre Lake Powell and the filling of the Lake.
Dates:
1957-1983
Stanley Jones papers
Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31114042155913]
Identifier: MS 0335
Abstract
The Stanley Jones papers consist of materials concerning the 1979 commemorative trek by Stan Jones and Harvey C. Leake to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Wetherill-Cummings-Douglass expedition which "discovered" Rainbow Bridge. Included are biographies of Jones and Leake, historical background material, and an itinerary of the trek.
Dates:
1979
Charles Kelly papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0100
Abstract
The Charles Kelly papers (1889-1971) contain personal materials, including his diary (1918-1971), a copy of his autobiography (1936), day books, and logs and journals of six river trips taken from 1932 to 1942. Included also is correspondence with colleagues exchanging information on research and writing, miscellaneous research materials, and published and unpublished manuscripts. Also present are periodicals in which some of his articles and photographs are published; a typescript copy of "The...
Dates:
1889-1971
Charles Kelly photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P0100
Abstract
The Charles Kelly photograph collection contains portraits of Charles Kelley, members of the Kelly family, and Frank Beckwith; photographs of persons and sites important in Western history and folklore.
Dates:
circa 1847-1971
Richard Joseph LeBlanc, Sr. papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2122
Abstract
The Richard Joseph LeBlanc, Sr., papers (1970s) contain sections of a guidebook regarding a travel tour titled Book Cliffs Field Trip, Utah.
Dates:
1970-1979
Lost Forever, Everett Ruess motion picture
Collection
Identifier: A0707
Abstract
The film Lost Forever, Everett Ruess is a docu-drama by Utah filmmaker and photographer Diane Orr that loosley interprets the story of Ruess, a Los Angeles artist who hitchhiked to Arizona in 1931 where he wandered into the desert alone and ultimately disappeared. His fate remains unknown.
Dates:
2000
Robert Marsham diary
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1802
Abstract
The Robert Marsham diary (1864-1865) consists of a photocopy of the original diary. Marsham was a well-known explorer, and in this diary he describes his travels in Northern California, British Columbia, Yosemite, Idaho, Utah, the Sandwich Islands, and the Far East. Access to original diary restricted except with permission of the Manuscripts Curator.
Dates:
1864-1865