b0082 John Wesley Powell Collection, 1947-1950 A Register of the Collection at the Utah State Historical Society Utah State Historical Society 1999 Finding aid encode in EAD 1.0 by Craig Ringgenberg using XMetaL 1.0, 1999. Finding aid written in English.

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Summary Description Utah State Historical Society Mss B 82 Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902. John Wesley Powell Collection, 1947-1950 0.5 lin. ft. (1 box) Notes, correspondence and drafts from the 1947 publication by the Utah Historical Quarterly of the Powell expeditions' journals. Persons: Kelly, Charles, 1889-1971. Morgan, Dale Lowell, 1914-1971. Stanton, Robert Brewster. Places: Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Discovery and exploration. Green River (Wyo.-Utah). Utah -- Discovery and exploration. Background Background Note

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These records document the efforts of the Utah State Historical Society to publish the diaries, letters, and press accounts of the first and second Powell expeditions on the Colorado River, 1869-1872. Included here are research notes and correspondence regarding Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 16-17.

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John Wesley Powell Collection, 1947-1950, Utah State Historical Society.

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Processing Information: Collection processed by Gary Topping, 1987 Finding aid compiled by Gary Topping, 1987 Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A87). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Container list Box Folder Contents Papers 1 1 Correspondence, 1947 1 2 Correspondence, 1948 1 3 Correspondence with New York Public Library 1 4 Correspondence with University of Chicago 1 5 Correspondence with Library of Congress 1 6 Materials from Charles Kelly and Julius F. Stone, including pages from Robert Brewster Stanton's "The River and the Canyon" 1 7 Correspondence, 1949 1 8 Correspondence, 1950s 1 9 News articles, 1869-1872 1 10 Biographical material on Powell party members 1 11 Correspondence from members of the Powell party 1 12 Maps 1 13-14 Manuscript fragments Utah Historical Quarterly 1 15 Tribute to Dr. William J. Snow, Utah Historical Quarterly, vol. 15 1 16 Miscellaneous notes