Manuscripts

(2) Colorado River material; Charles Gibbons album photos. (21 neg.s with 60 views)

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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(2) Lower Colorado River; miscellaneous. (12 neg.s)
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mssMarston papers
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(9) Early Colorado River personalities, including James White; river view. (4 neg.s with 5 views)
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Stone's visit to Glen Canyon, (the photos are by Stone and are copied from the Charles Gibbons album, no.s 27, 29, 31, 43, 44, 60)
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mssMarston papers
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(5) Colorado River views, including rock formations, steamer, "Titanic II." (5 neg.s with 17 views)
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mssMarston papers
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(3) Green and Colorado Rivers; unidentified men and boats; Holmstrom's "Julius" and Amos Burg with his rubber raft "Charlie." (6 neg.s with 21 views)
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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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(2) Columbia River. (20 neg.s; 30 prints)
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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.
mssMarston papers

(2) Colorado River material; Charles Gibbons album photos. (21 neg.s with 60 views)

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(2) Lower Colorado River; miscellaneous. (12 neg.s)

(9) Early Colorado River personalities, including James White; river view. (4 neg.s with 5 views)

Stone's visit to Glen Canyon, (the photos are by Stone and are copied from the Charles Gibbons album, no.s 27, 29, 31, 43, 44, 60)

(5) Colorado River views, including rock formations, steamer, "Titanic II." (5 neg.s with 17 views)

(3) Green and Colorado Rivers; unidentified men and boats; Holmstrom's "Julius" and Amos Burg with his rubber raft "Charlie." (6 neg.s with 21 views)

(2) Columbia River. (20 neg.s; 30 prints)