| 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 |
Scientists on the desert |
| Identifier |
011RM |
| Subject |
Scientists; Fossils; Mountains; Geology; Deserts |
| Description |
Dr. Charles Walcott, then head of the Smithsonian, spent the summer of 1905 in the House Range on the west side of the Sevier Desert gathering trilobites and mapping the region. |
| OCR Text |
Show ENTISTS SCI ON THE DESHRT 54 By Frank Beckwith In 1905 Charles Walcott then head of the Smithsonian LtA elepant- the word seemed to fit -it was elegmt finely preserved details beautifully shown - elegant-elegant Then Looking up from it to Dan he murmurred Orr Orr Orria Latinizi elegant-clogans-Dan Itnamed youlke in the annals of seience-1tnamed md shall be known as Orria elegans So the humble rancher-teamster untrained in the sbadyosf paleontolosy is immortalized by havingtrilobite which is found only in his native state named after him-an elegant triLobite none toscommon richly prized by all who find one Digital image 2004 Beckwith Family Al rights reserved |
| Spatial Coverage |
Millard County (Utah) |
| Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
| Date |
1905 |
| 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 |
125385 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb/125385 |
