Title |
Rejected Manuscripts |
Identifier |
rejected.xml |
Subject |
Fossils--Utah; Paleontology--Utah; Mountains--Utah; Natural bridges--Utah--Canyonlands National Park; Millard County (Utah)--History |
Description |
A binder of manuscripts by Frank A. Beckwith that had been rejected by editors. They include: "Wings and bouncing echoes scout for oil," about prospecting for oil fields in the area around Delta, Millard County, Utah; "Scientists on the desert," a two-part article about a paleontology expedition in 1930 that included Frank Beckwith and Dr. Charles E. Resser, Smithsonian curator, and Dr. Riuji Endo, Japaniese geologist, which also includes another episode involving Beckwith and his friend Charles Kelly; "Fruita Natural Bridge (Pai-Soka) as seen from an airplane," which describes an aerial photograph Beckwith took; "Small fossils in Millard County," about Cambrian-era trilobites; and "Millard County's very own 'lost Spanish mine'." Each is accompanied by the rejection letter. Also here is included a published article by Charles Kelly entitled, "Historical highways: old trapper relates difficulties of travel between Ogden and Salt Lake in early days--Four killed near Farmington," printed in "Scenic Utah Motorist" magazine |
Personal Names |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951; Resser, Charles Elmer, 1889-1943; Endo, Ruiji; Kelly, Charles, 1889-1971 |
Spatial Coverage |
Millard County (Utah); Canyonlands National Park (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951; Kelly, Charles, 1889-1971 |
Publisher |
Hosted by J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah |
Type |
Text |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Rejected manuscripts |
Language |
eng |
Rights Management |
Digital image copyright 2003, Beckwith Family. All rights reserved |
Holding Institution |
Delta City Library |
Source Material |
Scrapbook |
Source Physical Dimensions |
26cm x 33cm |
ARK |
ark:/87278/s6t75cnb |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
126243 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb |
Title |
Petrified turtle |
Identifier |
026RM |
Subject |
Fossils; Valleys; Practical jokes |
Description |
How Disappointment Valley got its name. |
OCR Text |
Show Dtah which had fust been published by the Society in October He reported finding fossils from the span of lover Triassic to pre-Missiasippien with maps charts species namei-full coverage of the reglon ani of great value to students Dr Norman Newell from Colusbia University ves in the same torritory in 1948 andhave his report How Disapnointment Valley Got Tte Neme Our next incident hapnencd mot to selentists of note but 1o two duffers who should have known better One Aay local friend whomwill disguise by calling him Lloya came into my museun md sd Mr Bockiith you are interested in fossile-I can take you topetrified turtle six feet in diameteryes sir six feet he refterated seeing my incredulity hre you sure Lloy it fsturtlez-has it bie hexagonal P14 tes on 1te backen Yesh rows of Tem ita turtle all right- lyine on its beck unside-dows but you can see everything thoupht quick Shallchence this7-iz 1t roo dope Lloyl 1f you re sure it isfossil turtlewant to see havefrient in Salt Lake City whoncen got for mext Sunday 1s that with youesh 11 be in Delta over the full week end Will Pilo you and him outS0wroteletter to Charles Kelly well known to the readers of Deseret Nagazine amtsald Charlie duffer here says hets in on the know offoscil turtle six feot across out West maybe 90 miles how sbovt Sunday Kellycar drove into my home Saturday night md we hunted Digital image 2004 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
Spatial Coverage |
Millard County (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
Date |
1948 |
Type |
Image |
Format |
application/pdf |
Format Creation |
image/tiff |
Source |
Rejected Manuscripts |
Relation |
Frank Asahel Beckwith Collection |
Coverage |
Utah |
Archival Resolution |
Archival TIFF: 3000 x 4600 |
Low Resolution |
JPEG: 800 x 600 |
Bit Depth |
8-bit |
Scanning Device |
Creo-Scitex Eversmart Jazz+ flatbed scanner |
Setname |
dc_bpc |
ID |
125324 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb/125324 |