| 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 |
Rejected Manuscripts |
| Identifier |
059RM |
| Subject |
Periodicals; Explorers |
| Description |
Mr. Henderson has only one objection to Mr. Beckwith's manuscript--there are a lot of geography and names that his readers would know nothing about. |
| OCR Text |
Show PHOENIXHendJ enon Wikon Mekemer sd Pbihen Dear TUCSON SANTAFE Beckwitn Your offer surely was liberal onough and 1f there was any possile shance of using the story in the mear futurewould take vou up on it only objection to the story 1s that 1t plunges the readers intolot of geography and names they know nothing about No doubtfew of them have heerd of Zscalante but very fow have any idea as to his significanse 1in Riatory wnt to run astory about him but oven though 1t mist be brief we must give our readsrscomplete pioture of him and his role in desert history Torhaps you are nota ware that we now havespread of cireulation over the entive country now hundreds who hsve mover beon on the deosert and without being told it is in Utah would know whatherHindus tan make oy Hylton ourrost inf1elds pe the chamber of commerc there does not tar and feat er you after the Lugustmumber comes out civing Delte the Hot Alr champlonship for the Findest personal resards Digital image 2004 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
| Spatial Coverage |
Delta (Utah) |
| Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
| Date |
1938-07-12 |
| 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 |
125419 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb/125419 |
