Manuscripts

"Conquest of the Grand Canyon" (You Are There), Columbia Broadcasting System Microfilm (MS FILM 754, 11/28/48 (deals with J.W. Powell traverse of 1869, especially the Separation affair - three 78 r.p.m. records) (cassette 17 (side 1))

Description: Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1870-1978.
Call number: mssMarston papers
Creator: Marston, Otis R(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: 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.
Provenance: Gift of the Estate of Otis R. Marston, with numerous smaller additions from G. Marston and many others, November 7, 1979, with additions 1950-1992.
Restrictions: Reels 140, 152-154, and 159 are not available on VHS.; Transparencies and negatives can be accessed only through existing prints in other sections of the collection or through Photo CD copies.
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Microfilm (MS FILM 754)
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Professional and personal papers of Otis R. Marston and his collection of the materials on the history of Colorado River and Green River regions.
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Separation affair: comment by J.W. Powell
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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"Wandle Mase" - (autobiographical sketch, this is HM 26318, also on microfilm as Mormon File, MS FILM 413)
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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University Microfilms
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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Numa P. Dunne, "Breaking Down Nervous Breakdowns," City Commons Club Luncheon, broadcast same evening over KRE (cassette 12)
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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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

"Conquest of the Grand Canyon" (You Are There), Columbia Broadcasting System Microfilm (MS FILM 754, 11/28/48 (deals with J.W. Powell traverse of 1869, especially the Separation affair - three 78 r.p.m. records) (cassette 17 (side 1))

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Microfilm (MS FILM 754)

Separation affair: comment by J.W. Powell

"Wandle Mase" - (autobiographical sketch, this is HM 26318, also on microfilm as Mormon File, MS FILM 413)

University Microfilms

Numa P. Dunne, "Breaking Down Nervous Breakdowns," City Commons Club Luncheon, broadcast same evening over KRE (cassette 12)

Mile 77-78