Petroglyphs, circa 1925-1937

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection: The Peter H. DeLafosse photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 138 black-and-white photographs, copy prints, and slides pertaining to the life and work of Charles Kelly (1889-1971). Kelly, a historian of the American west, was an author of a book on trails in the western salt desert in Utah and Nevada, and wrote biographies of Porter Rockwell, Caleb Greenwood, and Miles Goodyear. He was an employee of the National Park Service and was the first superintendent of Capitol Reef National Park in southern Utah. In 1969 the American Association of State and Local History granted him an Award of Merit.

Many of the photographs in this collection were taken by photographers and studios in Salt Lake City; these are marked or stamped, and may be under copyright by the creators. Folders 5-6 consist primarily of copy prints, including from other institutions; the holding institution should be contacted for reproduction permission. Folder 7 contains color and black-and-white slide reproductions, created between 1994 and 1997, of prints related to Charles Kelly or used in the 1996 reprint of Kelly's Salt Desert Trails.

Dates

circa 1925-1937

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.