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Register of the John Wesley Powell Collection,

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Title: John Wesley Powell Collection
Dates: 1947-1950 (inclusive)
Collection Number: Mss B 82
Summary: Notes, correspondence and drafts from the 1947 publication by the Utah Historical Quarterly of the Powell expeditions' journals.
Repository: Utah State Historical Society

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Box Folder Contents
box , folder : Papers
box 1, folder 1 : Correspondence, 1947
box 1, folder 2 : Correspondence, 1948
box 1, folder 3 : Correspondence with New York Public Library
box 1, folder 4 : Correspondence with University of Chicago
box 1, folder 5 : Correspondence with Library of Congress
box 1, folder 6 : Materials from Charles Kelly and Julius F. Stone, including pages from Robert Brewster Stanton's "The River and the Canyon"
box 1, folder 7 : Correspondence, 1949
box 1, folder 8 : Correspondence, 1950s
box 1, folder 9 : News articles, 1869-1872
box 1, folder 10 : Biographical material on Powell party members
box 1, folder 11 : Correspondence from members of the Powell party
box 1, folder 12 : Maps
box 1, folder 13-14 : Manuscript fragments Utah Historical Quarterly
box 1, folder 15 : Tribute to Dr. William J. Snow, Utah Historical Quarterly, vol. 15
box 1, folder 16 : Miscellaneous notes

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Content Description +/-

These records document the efforts of the Utah State Historical Society to publish the diaries, letters, and press accounts of the first and second Powell expeditions on the Colorado River, 1869-1872. Included here are research notes and correspondence regarding Utah Historical Quarterly, Vol. 16-17.

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Creator:

Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902.

Language:

English.

Sponsor:

Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant, 2007-2008

Quantity:

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

Language of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written in Englishin Latin script

EAD Creation Date:

1999.