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Otis R. Marston papers : Motion pictures

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Description: Motion pictures of river-running in the Colorado, Green, Grand, San Juan, Salmon, Snake, and Rogue river basins over the period 1911-1966. Also shows personalities involved in river-running, as well as the surrounding country.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1911-1966.
Call number: mssMarston films
Creator: Marston, Otis R(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Otis R. Marston Estate, Nov. 7, 1979.
Restrictions: RESTRICTED: Film reels housed in cold storage; extended retrieval and delivery time required. Film reels not available for viewing until reformatted to digital surrogate. All reels are available on DVD reference copies, with the exception of reels 140, 152-154, and 159. Please contact Reader Services for more information.

Otis R. Marston Papers

Manuscripts

Professional and personal papers of river-runner and historian and river historian Otis R. Marston (1894-1979) and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions. Included are log books from river expeditions, journals, diaries, extensive original correspondence as well as copies of material in other repositories, manuscripts, motion pictures, still images, research notes, and printed material. While the principal focus is the history of river-running, the collection also touches, often in depth and with original materials, on the geology of the entire region, the history of mining, water issues, hydroelectric power development, recreational use and policy issues, the history of transportation, the ecology of various riverine ecosystems, exploration, the film industry and promotion of the West, and indigenous cultures. The images in the collection depict river-running, history, landscape, and individuals in the basins of the Colorado, Green, San Juan, Salmon, and Snake rivers for the period 1870-1978. While many of the images were taken by Otis Marston, the work of over 600 other photographers is present among the 39,000 photographs. The motion pictures of river-running in the Colorado, Green, Grand, San Juan, Salmon, Snake, and Rogue river basins over the period 1911-1966. Also shows personalities involved in river-running, as well as the surrounding country.

mssMarston papers

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Otis R. Marston papers: Still images

Manuscripts

The images depict river-running, history, landscape, and individuals in the basins of the Colorado, Green, San Juan, Salmon, and Snake rivers for the period 1870-1978.

mssMarston still images

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Otis R. Marston papers

Manuscripts

Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.

mssMarston papers

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Otis R. Marston papers

Manuscripts

Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.

mssMarston papers

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Otis R. Marston papers

Manuscripts

Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.

mssMarston papers

Image not available

Otis R. Marston papers

Manuscripts

Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.

mssMarston papers

Otis R. Marston papers : Motion pictures

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