b0185 P. T. Reilly Papers, 1947-1986 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 185 Reilly, P. T. (Plez Talmadge), 1911- P. T. Reilly Papers, 1947-1986 6.5 lin. ft. (13 boxes) Riverman and historian. Items regarding San Juan, Green, and Colorado Rivers. Includes notes on John Wesley Powell's life preserver, buildings at Lee's Ferry, reminiscences of Norman Nevills, an autobiographical oral interview, flight logs over southeastern Utah and the Grand Canyon, trip logs of excursions down the Green and Colorado rivers, 1949-1984, correspondence with J. Harvey Butchart, Otis R. "Dock" Marston, Morris A. Shirts, Gary Topping, and others. Includes copies of Grand Canyon hike logs by J. Harvey Butchart. Topics: Livestock -- Utah. Livestock -- Arizona. Mormons and Mormonism in Arizona River runners Rivers -- West (U.S.) -- Recreational use. Persons: Beck, George L. Brimhall, Edna Lee Brooks, Juanita, 1898- Brown, James Stephens, 1828-1902 Butchart, J. Harvey Chaffin, Arthur L. Clark, Owen Wilford, 1887-1970 Fish, Joseph, 1840-1926 Fish, Silas Leavitt, 1880-1976 Harrison, Michael Larson, Andrew Karl Marston, Otis R. "Dock" Nevills, Norman D. Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 Shirts, Morris A. Sindar, Helen Smith, Lot, 1830-1892 Tanner, George S. Tanner, Louetta Brown, 1884- Topping, Gary, 1941- Places: Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) Glen Canyon (Utah-Arizona) Grand Canyon (Arizona) Green River (Wyo.-Utah) Lee's Ferry (Utah) San Juan River (Colo.-Utah) Biographical Note

Riverman and historian.

 Scope and Content

Items regarding San Juan, Green, and Colorado Rivers. Includes notes on John Wesley Powell's life preserver, buildings at Lee's Ferry, reminiscences of Norman Nevills, an autobiographical oral interview, flight logs over southeastern Utah and the Grand Canyon, trip logs of excursions down the Green and Colorado rivers, 1949-1984, correspondence with J. Harvey Butchart, Otis R. "Dock" Marston, Morris A. Shirts, Gary Topping, and others. Includes copies of Grand Canyon hike logs by J. Harvey Butchart.

Series Descriptions

Correspondence and miscellaneous

Oral History Interviews

Miscellaneous

Flight Records

River Logs

Otis R. "Dock" Marston

J. Harvey Butchart

Miscellaneous Correspondence and Research Notes Filed Alphabetically

 Administrative Information Preferred Citation:

P. T. Reilly Papers, 1947-1986, Utah State Historical Society.

Acquisition Information:

Gift of P.T. Reilly,

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Processing Information: Collection processed by Gary Topping Finding aid compiled by Gary Topping Finding aid edited by Linda Thatcher, 2000 Collection cataloged by Richard Saunders, 1988 (RLIN ID: UTSX88-A208). Finding aid encoded for the World Wide Web by Craig Ringgenberg, 2000. Bibliography

P. T. Reilly The Juno Ruin The MasterkeyJanuary-March, 1966, Volume 40, No. 1

P. T. Reilly My Career with the General Land Office as a Surveyor

Container list Box Folder Contents Correspondence and miscellaneous 1 1 Plez Talmadge Reilly Vita 1 2 Correspondence, USHS 1 3 Correspondence, Gary Topping 1985-1986 1 4 Correspondence, Gary Topping 1987-1988 1 7 "Norman D. Nevills As I Knew Him" 1 8 Norman D. Nevills publicity material 1 9 Correspondence, Nevills 1947 1 10 Material on "Lake Nevills" 1 11 J. W. Powell Life Preserver 1 12 "The Buildings at Lee's Ferry" 1 13 Lee's Ferry, Tuba City and Navajo Reservation 1 14 Glen Canyon Oral History Interviews 1 5 Reilly Oral History Interview by Gary Topping, 15 May 1986 1 6 Reilly Oral History interview by Gary Topping, 16 May 1986 1 15 Juanita Brooks Oral History Interview by Reilly 1 16 Arthur L. Chaffin Oral History Interview by Reilly 1 17 Wilford Clark Oral History Interview by Reilly 2 1 Silas S. Fish Oral History Interview by Reilly 2 2 Amarilla H. Lee Oral History Interview by Reilly 2 3 Otis R. "Dock" Marston Oral History Interview by Reilly 2 4 Helen P. Sindar Oral History Interview by Reilly and George S. Tanner 2 5 Louetta B. Tanner Oral History Interview by Reilly and George S. Tanner 2 25 Oral History Interview, W. T. Roe 1953; newspaper clipping Miscellaneous 2 24 Correspondence, Dock Marston, 1951 2 27 Correspondence, Boyd Moore and P. P. Patraw 2 28 Newspaper clippings, 1955 Reilly Trip Flight Records 2 6 Flight Record, San Juan, 11 October 1947 2 7 Flight Record, West End of Grant Canyon, 25 March 1956 2 8 Flight Record, Grand Canyon, 29 September 1956 2 9 Flight Record, Nevada, Arizona and Utah, 13-14 April 1957 2 10 Flight Record, Grand Canyon and Monument Valley, 4-5 May 1957 2 11 Flight Record, Utah and Arizona, 19-20 April 1958 2 12 Flight Record, Sierras, 7 March 1959 2 13 Flight Record, Green River, Utah, 3-4 September 1960 2 14 Flight Record, Page, Arizona, 3-4 November 1962 2 15 Flight Record, Grand Canyon, 4-5 April 1964 2 16 Flight Record, Cataract Canyon, 8-9 April 1966 2 17 Flight Record, Glen Canyon, 5-6 June 1965 2 18 Flight Record, Green River, Utah, 1961 2 19 Flight Record, Grand Canyon via Helicopter, 2 November 1984 River Logs 2 20 River Log, Green River, 1949 2 21 River Log, Grand Canyon, 1949 2 22 River Log, E. M. Reilly Grand Canyon, 1950 2 23 River Log, E. M. Reilly Grand Canyon, 1951 2 26 River Log, Grand Canyon, 1953 2 29 River Log, Grand Canyon, 1955 2 30 River Log, V. R. "Brick" Mortensen, 1955 2 31 River Log, Grand Canyon, 1956 2 32 River Log, V. R. "Brick" Mortensen, 1957 2 33 River Log, Grand Canyon, 1957 2 34 River Log, Grand Canyon, 1958 2 35 River Log, Grand Canyon, 1959 2 36 River Log, Grand Canyon, 1962 2 37 River Log, Glen Canyon, 1964 2 38 River Log, Grand Canyon, 1964; James W. Packard Letter 2 39 River Log, Joe Hall and William C. Jones, 1964; Jones, "Backpacking in the Sierra Nevada" 2 40 Trip to Turquoise Bay, 1967 2 41 River Log, Hall's Crossing to Cove Canyon, 24 April 1968 2 42 Grand Canyon National Park River Instructions and Information, 1982 2 43 River Log, Grand Canyon, 1982 2 44 River Log, Grand Canyon, 1984 Otis R. "Dock" Marston 3 1 Thorn Mayes Maps of Monument Valley 3 2 Biographical File 3 3 Marston River Log, Grand Canyon, 1942 3 4 Marston River Log, Grand Canyon, 1947 3 5 Marston River Log, Dolores River, 1948 3 6 Marston River Log, Grand Canyon, 1948 3 7 Marston River Log, Ouray to Green River, Utah, 1951 3 8 Marston River Log, Grand Canyon, 1951 3 9 Marston River Log, Grand Canyon, 1954 3 20 Marston River Log, Grand Canyon, 1957 3 21 Marston River Log, Grand Canyon, 1958 3 22 Marston River Log, Grand Canyon, 1959 3 23 Marston Trip Diary, Lee's Ferry to Lake Mead to Lee's Ferry, 1960 3 24 Marston Sportyaks, Grand Canyon, 1963 (Sportyaks through Grand Canyon) 3 24 Marston Sportyaks, Cataract Canyon, 1964 3 25 Marston River Log, Grand Canyon, 1965 3 26 Dock Marston Publicity 3 27 Correspondence, Marston, 1949-1954 4 1 Correspondence, Marston, 1955-1961 5 1 Correspondence, Marston, 1962-1975 J. Harvey Butchart 6 1 Biographical Notes 6 2 Correspondence, Butchart, 1949-1971 7 1 Correspondence, Butchart, 1972-1989 7 2 Butchart Hiking Log, #1-17 1954-1957 7 3 Butchart Hiking Log, #18-41 1958-1959 7 4 Butchart Hiking Log, #42-73 1960-1961 7 5 Butchart Hiking Log, #74-116 1962-1963 7 6 Butchart Hiking Log, #117-160 1964-1965 7 7 Butchart Hiking Log, #161-207 1966-1967 7 8 Butchart Hiking Log, #208-256 1968-1969 7 9 Butchart Hiking Log, #257-303 1970-1971 7 10 Butchart Hiking Log, #304-343 1972-1973 7 11 Butchart Hiking Log, #344-381 1974-1975 7 12 Butchart Hiking Log, #382-418 1976-1979 7 13 Jorgen Visback River Log, 1966 Miscellaneous Correspondence and Research Notes [Filed Alphabetically] 8 1 Beck, George L. 8 2 Brimhall, Edna Lee 8 3 Brooks, Juanita 8 4 Cheel, Chester W. "Clark County and Southern Nevada" 8 5 Casebier, Dennis G. 8 6 Davis, Donald 8 7 River Log, Fulmer, S. M. B. Grand Canyon 1955; Fulmer Boat Design and Biography 8 8 Green River, Wyoming [Reynolds- Hallacy] 9 1 Harrison, Michael 9 2 Larson, A. Karl, 1968-1975 9 3 Larson, A. Karl, 1976-1983 9 4 McKee, Eddie 10 1 Masland, F. E. 10 2 Mexican Hat Expeditions 10 3 Nevills Articles 10 4 Pratt, Lavar 10 5 Richardson, Gladwell "Toney" 11 1 Riffey, John 11 2 Rusho, W. L.; Crampton, C. G.; Burchard, A. S.; Smith, D. L. 11 3 Schwartz, Douglas W. 11 4 Shirts, Morris A. 1978-1979 11 5 Shirts, Morris A. 1980-1981 11 6 Shirts, Morris A. 1982-1983 11 7 Shirts, Morris A. 1984-1985 11 8 Shirts, Morris A. 1986-1987 12 1 Staveley, Gaylord and Joan Nevills Staveley 12 2 Southwest Museum 12 3 Tanner, George S. 1968-1974 13 1 Tanner, George S. 1975-1984 13 2 Taylor, Raymond W. 13 3 Wright, J. Frank