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Boyd Gutherie photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0204

Scope and Contents

Guthrie served as the director of the Anvil Points Project in Colorado from 1949 to 1956. The project was a demonstration plant for the development of oil shale reserves in Utah and Colorado following World War II. Most of these photographs are of the Anvil Project with a few pertaining to early mining.

Dates

  • 1949-1956

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

11 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Boyd Gutherie photograph collection contains photographs of early oil shale extraction activities. The majority of the collection consists of photographs of activities at the Anvil Points Oil Shale Experiment Station.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Boyd Gutherie papers (MS 0204).
Title
Guide to the Boyd Gutherie photograph collection
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

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