Postcards of San Juan County, Utah cliff-dwellings

File — Folder: 1

Identifier: MSS 3694

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection contains nine black and white postcards of scenes from the ruins left by the ancient cliff-dwellers in San Juan County, Utah.

Dates

approximately 1900

Conditions Governing Access

Open for public research.

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Postcards of San Juan County, Utah cliff-dwellings must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.

Biographical note

The cliff-dwellers of San Juan County build houses of stone with adobe mortar. Many of their ruins were excellently preserved. The reason for their disappearance is unclear.

Extent

1 folder (0.02 linear ft.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Appraisal

19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: Register of Postcards of San Juan County, Utah cliff-dwellings
Author: Benjamin Sipes
Date: 2011 June 9
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.