John Elliott Welsh papers
Collection
Identifier: ACCN 1871
Scope and Contents
The John Elliott Welsh papers (circa 1910-2000) is composed of mining and geological materials collected by Welsh, a geologist who received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1959. The collection is centered around mining and geology in Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, and Wyoming and includes maps, reports, essays, articles, correspondence, charts, diagrams, and notes. Also included in the collection are some personal papers and class materials. The class materials are arranged by class title and then by subjects taught in those classes. For the most part, original titles given to materials by Welsh were kept.
Dates
- circa 1910-2000
Creator
- Welsh, John Elliott (Person)
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.
Biographical Sketch
John Elliott Welsh was a geologist who received a Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1959.
Extent
81 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The John Elliott Welsh papers (circa 1910-2000) is composed of mining and geological materials collected by Welsh, a geologist who received his Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1959. The collection is centered around mining and geology in Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Idaho, and Wyoming and includes maps, reports, essays, articles, correspondence, charts, diagrams, and notes. Also included in the collection are some personal papers and class materials.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Cartons and tubes 1-39 were donated in 2001.
Carton 40 was donated in 2001.
Carton 40, folder 16, was donated in 2001.
Carton 40, folder 17, was donated in 2003.
Box 41 was donated in 2006.
Carton 40 was donated in 2001.
Carton 40, folder 16, was donated in 2001.
Carton 40, folder 17, was donated in 2003.
Box 41 was donated in 2006.
Separated Materials
Photographs and audio-visual materials were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections (P0881 and A0647).
Processing Information
Processed by Lisa DeMille and Cody Coleman from 2001-2008.
- Articles
- Correspondence
- Maps
- Mines and Mineral Resources
- Mines and Mineral Resources -- Utah -- Sources
- Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- History -- Sources
- Mines and mineral resources -- Colorado -- History -- Sources
- Mines and mineral resources -- Idaho -- History -- Sources
- Mines and mineral resources -- Nevada -- History -- Sources
- Mines and mineral resources -- New Mexico -- History -- Sources
- Mines and mineral resources -- Wyoming -- History -- Sources
- Notes
- Reports
- Welsh, John Elliott -- Archives
Creator
- Welsh, John Elliott (Person)
- Title
- Inventory of the John Elliott Welsh papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Lisa DeMille.
- Date
- 2001 (last modified: 2020)
- 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