Water and Water Rights
Subject
Subject Source: Archiveswest
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
William R. Halliday papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1458
Abstract
The William R. Halliday papers (1960) contain correspondence regarding the geological features of the Glen Canyon reservoir area. Included are letters between Senator Henry Jackson and Fred G. Aandhal (Secretary of the Interior), Aandhal and John Hazle (president, The Mountaineers), and Hazle and William R. Halliday. Also included is an "Index to Glen Canyon Files."
Dates:
1960
LaPhene "Don" Harris papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2881
Abstract
The LaPhene "Don" Harris papers (1938-1998) consist of his diaries of boat trips, as well as a dairy written by Mary Beckwith, in which Harris was a boatmen on the journey to Glen Canyon. Also included are two interviews by Roy Webb and Gary Topping and Linda Thatcher. Don "River Rat" Harris gained his Civil Engineering degree at U.S.U. and has been piloting boats down the Colorado as a commercial guide since 1938, starting Harris-Brennan River Expeditions (one of the first three commercial...
Dates:
1938-1998
Lillian Hayes papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2704
Abstract
The Lillian Hayes papers (1970-1995) contains correspondence, pamphlets, project data, news releases, and news clippings pertaining to the Central Utah Project (CUP).
Dates:
1970-1995
Historical sketch of Salt Lake Valley and watershed
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2802
Abstract
The historical sketch of Salt Lake Valley and watershed (circa 1940s) covers all of the canyons that ring the Salt Lake Valley and the Jordan River. Each chapter is a different canyon.
Dates:
circa 1940s
Herm Hoops papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2673
Abstract
The Herm Hoops papers (2009-2018) consists of writings and a compilation of scanned historical documents as supplemental materials to Hoops writings entitled The History of Rubber Boats and How They Saved Rivers and The Dream Builders - Supplement. Included is information regarding rubber fabricators for inflatable boats such as B.F. Goodrich, Rubber Crafters, DIB, NRS, and others. Additionally contained are detailed writings...
Dates:
2009-2018
Orson Winso Israelsen curriculum vitae
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 2269
Abstract
The Orson Winso Israelsen curriculum vitae (circa 1939) details Israelsen's educational and professional record. Israelsen (1887-1968) was a consulting engineer for various water projects in Utah.
Dates:
circa 1939
Joseph Jenson papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 0671
Abstract
The Joseph Jenson papers (1916-1930) contain a photocopy of a page from the Utah Evening Standard and a carboncopy of an essay written by Jenson while county engineer for Klamath County, Oregon titled "Source, Occurence and Recovery of Under-Ground Water for Irrigation."
Dates:
1913-1930
Thomas Evans Jeremy papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0315
Abstract
The Thomas Evans Jeremy papers (1847-1869) hold three documents. The first is a copy of a poem by Jeremy, "A Voice of the Prophet." The second is the trial proceedings of Ethan Pettit vs. Lorenzo Brower and Ezra Pettit, a case heard by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints High Council, of which Jeremy was a member. The proceedings concerned water rights and fishing privileges on the Jordan River in Salt Lake County. The third is a list of the letters, diaries, and accounts held by...
Dates:
1847-1869
Beverly Kuhns digital photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1054
Abstract
The Beverly Kuhns digital photograph collection consists of 80 digital scans taken from 35mm color transparencies. The original slides were taken by Ruth Pieroth, a retired schoolteacher from Escalante, Utah, during a series of visits to the Glen Canyon damsite from 1957 through about 1962.
Dates:
1957-1962
Harold Herbert Leich photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1049
Abstract
The Harold Herbert Leich photograph collection consists of black and white images taken by Leich during his traverse of the Colorado River in the summer of 1933. The photos are mostly snapshots with some enlargements, and some duplicates. They cover the stretch of the Colorado River from its source in Grand Lake, Colorado (with some taken in the mountains above the source) through western Colorado and into eastern...
Dates:
1933