Rejected Manuscripts

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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
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