Grand Canyon management plan collection
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1307
Scope and Contents
The Grand Canyon management plan collection (1967-1974) contains memoranda and correspondence concerning meeting reviews, new regulations, research requirements, and safety procedures in Grand Canyon National Park. These memorandums and letters were written by the government offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and Grand Canyon National Park and sent to river running companies or vice versa. One letter in the collection goes from company to company. Two memoranda review meetings conducted between the Colorado River Outfitters and the National Park Service in 1972 and the River Runners and the Grand Canyon National Park in 1974. These reviews were compiled by Perry Thompson, a ranger at Lees Ferry. Other correspondence in the collection, one from the president of Western River Guides Association, contains information concerning the danger levels of rapids. Management problems concerning campsites and requirements for the upcoming season are discussed in letters addressed to river running companies. A rebuttal to motorized boat research from a family owned river running company, as well as a response from Grand Canyon National Park concerning motorized transportation on the river, are included. A group of letters, written in 1971, express ideas about developing new and improved life jackets. Documents in the collection also mention life jacket improvements and prototype updates. A meeting review that suggests an orientation should be developed for arriving visitors is accompanied by two orientation pamphlets, one a sample developed by the National Park Service, the other a copy of an actual pamphlet given to visitors concerning river safety and behavior compiled by Sanderson River Expeditions. The final document in the collection is the only company to company letter, and concerns the established rates for mules used to carry gear for visitors.
Dates
- 1967-1974
Language of Materials
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.
Conditions Governing Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Abstract
The Grand Canyon management plan collection (1967-1974) contains memoranda and correspondence concerning meeting reviews, new regulations, research requirements, and safety procedures in Grand Canyon National Park. These memorandua and letters were written by the government offices of the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, and Grand Canyon National Park and sent to river running companies or vice versa.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Roy Webb in 1992.
Processing Information
Processed by Ned Creed in 1997.
- Title
- Inventory of the Grand Canyon management plan collection, 1967-1974
- Author
- Finding aid created by Ned Creed
- Date
- © 1997 (last modified: 2019)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid encoded in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu