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Stereographs of Colorado River survey

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS P 320

Scope and Contents

Collection includes 92 stereographs of the Colorado River taken as part of the U.S. Geological Survey of the river undertaken by John Wesley Powell and Almon Harris Thompson. Some of the photographs were taken by E.O. Beaman.

Dates

  • approximately 1879

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research. Items kept in cold storage; access requires 24 hours advance notice.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Stereographs of Colorado River survey must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Extent

1 box (0.5 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602.

Other Finding Aids

Inventory; available in repository.

Appraisal

Photographs (Photograph Archives).

Title
Register of Stereographs of Colorado River survey
Author
Abe Austin
Date
2012 February 27
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English in Latin script.

Repository Details

Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository

Contact:
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States