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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

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.

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.
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:
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