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 first white man |
Identifier |
056RM |
Subject |
Explorers; Documents |
Description |
According to Father Escalante's map, he entered Millard County northwest of Scipio. |
OCR Text |
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Spatial Coverage |
Scipio (Utah); Fillmore (Utah); Sevier Lake (Utah) |
Creator |
Beckwith, Frank Asahel, 1876-1951 |
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 |
125398 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6t75cnb/125398 |