Peter Dayton photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P1565
Scope and Contents
The Peter Dayton photograph collection consists of 1 box containing 2 color slides of a 1957 trip down Glen Canyon.
Dates
- 1957
Creator
- Dayton, Peter (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
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.
Permission to publish material from the Peter Dayton photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Permission to publish material from the Peter Dayton photograph collection must be obtained from the Special Collections Manuscript Curator.
Historical Note
Glen Canyon is a 169.6-mile canyon on the Colorado River located primarily in southern Utah and part of northern Arizona. In the 1950s, plans for a hydroelectric dam on the Colorado River were initiated, causing numerous environmental groups to rally in protection of various canyons along the Colorado River watershed. Beginning in 1963, Glen Canyon and its 125 side canyons were flooded as the Powell Reservoir was created over a period of 17 years. The flooding of Glen Canyon was a seminal event in the life of many American environmentalists, from David Brower of the Sierra Club to author Edward Abbey.
Extent
2 Items (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Beginning in 1963 with the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River, Glen Canyon and its 125 side canyons were flooded. This collection contains 2 color slides of Glen Canyon in 1957.
Arrangement
Arranged by subject
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Peter Dayton in 2009.
Processing Information
Processed by Special Collections staff.
Creator
- Dayton, Peter (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Peter Dayton photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid created by Claire A. Kempa.
- Date
- 2022
- 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
special@library.utah.edu
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863
special@library.utah.edu