Richard E. Westwood papers

Richard E. Westwood papers, 1941-1971

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Westwood, Dick, 1921-
Title: Richard E. Westwood papers
Dates: 1941-1971 (inclusive)
19411971
Quantity: 30.5 linear feet
Collection Number: MS 0121
Summary: The Richard E. Westwood papers (1941-1971) consist of materials concerning his involvement as a prominent member of the United States mink industry. He was the founder and major partner of the Westwood Mink Farm which thrived from 1941-1971 in West Jordan, Utah.
Repository: University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions: 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.
Languages: English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Richard "Dick" Westwood gained an international reputation as an expert in all phases of the multi-million-dollar mink industry. He served as a director of EMBA National Mink Breeders Pelt Marketing Association for 8 years and president for two terms. He also served as vice president of The Fur Breeders Agricultural Cooperative, and president of The National Board of Fur Farm Organizations. Moreover, he served one term as president of The Mink Farmers Research Foundation, as well as chairman of the Health and Research Committee in charge of the Experimental Fur Farm and Laboratory. Later in life, Westwood developed an interest in the environment and river running and authored the book Rough-Water Man: Elwyn Blake's Colorado River Expeditions.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The Richard E. Westwood papers (1941-1971) consist of materials concerning his involvement as a prominent member of the United States mink industry. He was the found and major partner of the Westwood Mink Farm which thrived from 1941-1971 in West Jordan, Utah.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on 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.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Processing Note

Processed by Manuscripts Division staff and Halle Fiderlick in 2015.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

I: Business RecordsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1-2	Ranching Contracts and Pelt Assignments	1957-1969
1	3-6	Income Taxes	1953-1971
1	7-9	State Insurance	1957-1971
1	10-13	Lotting Letters	1961-1970
1	14	Shipments	1967-1969

II: CorrespondenceReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
2-4	Mink Breeding Correspondence	1961-1968

III: National Board of Fur Farm Organizations, Inc.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
5	1	National Board of Fur Farm Organizations, Inc. Meeting Proceedings	1965-1970
5	2	Minutes of the Meeting of the Executive Committee of Fur Farm Organizations, Inc.	1965-1970
5	3	National Board of Fur Farm Organizations, Inc. Legislative Committee Material Concerning Utah	1966-1969
5	4	Data Concerning National Board of Fur Farm Organizations, Inc. Push for Legislation to Help the Mink Market	1967-1970
5	5	Import and Export Statistics	1966-1970
5	6	Overall Economic Report of Mink Industry	1968-1970
5	7	Report to the President of the United States by the Tariff Commission Concerning Mink Furskins	1968
5	8	National Board of Fur Farm Organizations, Inc. Financial Statements	1969-1970
5	9	List of Mink Producers in the United States	1968

IV: EMBA DocumentsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
6	1	R. E. Westwood Personal Notebooks of EMBA Meetings	1964-1970
6	2	EMBA Minutes of the Board of Directors Meetings	1967-1969
6	3	Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting	1969
6	4	Minutes of the Semi-Annual and Annual Membership Meetings of EMBA	1963-1969
6	5	Data Concerning the EMBA Dressers Committee	1969
6	6	EMBA Officers and Committees	1967-1970
6	7	EMBA European Marketing Data	1968-1970
6	8	EMBA Marketing and Development Projection	1970-1971
6	9	EMBA Advertising Data	1967-1970
6	10	EMBA Special Awards	1967-1968
6	11	Letters to EMBA Concerning Board of Directors and Committee Meetings	1967-1968
7		EMBA Financial Reports	1966-1970

V: Mink Auction CooperativeReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
8	1	Correspondence Concerning a Proposed Rancher-Owned Cooperative	1969
8	2	Information Concerning the American Mink Auction Cooperative	1969
8	3	Organization Agreements, American Mink Auction Cooperation	1968-1969

VI: Mink Farmer's Research Foundation Inc.Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
9	1	Minutes of the Mink Farmer's Research Foundation Inc.	1962-1970
9	2-3	Progress Reports of Projects Supported by the Mink Farmer's Research Foundation Inc.	1960-1962
9	4	Data Concerning Mink Nutrition Research	1958-1970
9	5	Data Concerning the Construction and Preparation Mink Farms and Pelts	1960-1970
9	6	Reports Submitted to the Mink Farmer's Research Foundation Inc. Concerning Disease in Mink	1970
9	7	The Blue Book of Fur Farming	1964-1970

VII: Westwood Utah Mink IndustryReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
10	1-4	Publications Concerning Westwood Utah Mink Industry	1963-1969

VIII: Auction Books and CatalogsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
11-15	Auction Books	1956-1965
16	Catalogs	1969

IX: West Jordan DocumentsReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
17	1-2	Minutes of West Jordan Town Board Meetings	1962-1963
17	3-5	West Jordan Town Ordinances 1-37	1947-1965
17	6	Resume
17	7	"Mink Industry" by Peggy Hartman	1977

X: Autobiographical MaterialReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
18-19	Autobiography Manuscript	1981

XI: Westwood Mink Farm Business ReceiptsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
20-22	Check Stubs and Bank Statements	1952-1969
23-30	Business Partnership Receipts	1963-1970
31-33	Business Partnership Income Statements	1963-1970

XII: Personal Receipts FileReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box
34	Business Receipts Noted as "Recorded" by Westwood	1966-1968
35-37	Personal Income and Expense Receipts	1964-1971

XIII: Property Ownership FilesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
38	1	Charitable Donation Papers	1959-1965
38	2-7	Tax Papers	1955-1968
38	8	Westwood Apartments Report	1971
38	9-10	Westwood Enterprises Statements	1971-1973
38	11	Westwood Construction Receipts	1971
38	12	Blake Westwood Papers	1948-1974
39	1-6	Eldridge Property Receipts	1961-1968
39	7-9	Income and Disbursement Statements: Bountiful Property	1968
39	10-12	Income and Disbursement Statements: 10th East Property	1968
40	1-3	Miscellaneous Receipts	1960-1967
40	4	Rental Statements	1966
40	5	Boarding House Papers	1964
40	6-9	Income and Expense Receipts: South Temple Property	1965-1975
40	10-11	Gordon Godsell American Fork Property Papers	1959-1970
40	12-13	Bountiful Fourplexes Papers	1961-1973
40	14	Purchase of Salt Lake County Land Correspondence	1964-1966
40	15	Kroon Property Correspondence	1954-1964
40	16	Arizona Property Expense and Income Receipts	1977-1978

XVI: Mink Farming FilesReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
41	1	Mink Farming Papers	1957-1958
41	2-4	Mink Farming Correspondence	1959-1964
41	5	Mink Farming Papers (Undated)
41	6	Mink Farming Tables	1956-1968
41	7	Mink Farming Tables
41	8	Mink Farming Literature	1958
41	9-12	Mink Farming Receipts	1969-1970
41	13-14	Mink Farm Income Receipts	1970-1971
42	1	Feed Statements	1967
42	2-8	Fur Breeding Receipts	1965-1970
42	9-10	Breeding Stock Papers	1979-1970
43	1-2	Gull Lake Mink Ranchers' Report	1958-1960
43	3-4	Mink Farming Literature and Correspondence	1963-1969
43	5	Mink Farming Reports
43	6-9	Experimental Farm Diet Reports	1959-1966
43	10	Booklet on Bacitracin
43	11-12	Swimming Pool Papers	1969
43	13-15	Airline Tickets	1969-1970
44	1	Mink Feed Schedule Notebook	1959-1969
44	2-3	Mink Feed Schedule Notebooks

XV: 1994 AddendumReturn to Top

Boxes 45-50 contain research documents, notes, and correspondence pertaining to river running, with a focus on river runners such as H. Elwyn Blake and Otis Marston. In addition, there are documents related to the exploration of the Grand Canyon and the Western United States, including papers related to explorers such as the Kolb brothers and C. H. Birdseye. Westwood used this wealth of research in the process of writing his book Rough-Water Man: Elwyn Blake's Colorado River Expeditions.

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
45	1	Handwritten Notes
45	2-3	H. Elwyn Blake "As I Remember"
45	4	Birdseye Diary Grand Canyon	1923
45	5-6	H. Elwyn Blake "Boating the Wild Rivers"
45	7	Research Documents on River Running
46	1	Correspondence Concerning River Running	1956
46	2	Testimony on Colorado River Case	1929-1931
46	3	Court Decision on Colorado River Case	1929-1931
46	4	H. Elwyn Blake Chronology	1896-1980
46	5	H. Elwyn Blake Personal Clippings
46	6	Cataract Canyon Survey	1921
46	7-8	William Glen Hoyt Testimony Colorado River Bed Case	1929-1931
46	9	Division and Apportionment of the Waters of the Colorado River	1921
46	10	Frank B. Dodge Autobiography	1944
46	11	Lewis Freeman "Diary of the USGS Grand Canyon Voyage"	1923
46	12	David E. Miller "Hole in the Rock"	1966
46	13	Hyde Family Records	1900-1963
46	14	Diary of C. LaRue	1921-1923
46	15	Colorado River and Its Utilization	1916
46	16	"Indians and Outlaws: Settling of the San Juan Frontier"
46	17	Otis Marston Documents	1969-1971
46	18	Maps	1923
46	19	Pathe-Bray Colorado River Expedition	1927
47	1	Karen L. Smith Speech on Water
47	2	"Standing Up Country: the Canyon Lands of Utah and Arizona"
47	3	The Colorado River Survey	1889-1890
47	4	Ticaboo Graves
47	5	"Wind in the Rocks: the Canyonlands of Southeastern Utah"
47	6-7	Richard E. Westwood "Rough-Water Man" Text
47	8	H. Elwyn Blake "Green River to Moab"	1909
47	9	H. Elwyn Blake Diary	1955
47	10	Yellowstone Trip	1957
47	11	Vacation Boat Trip H. Elwyn Blake
47	12	H. Elwyn Blake Diary	1972
47	13	H. Elwyn Blake "I Still Dream of the Land"
47	14	H. Elwyn Blake "Desert Heat and Poison Water"
47	15	H. Elwyn Blake Diary	1926
47	16	H. Elwyn Blake "Hell's Half Mile"
47	17	H. Elwyn Blake "One Gun--Two Bucks"
47	18	H. Elwyn Blake "ENK Shooting on the Hermosa"
47	19	H. Elwyn Blake "River Experience"
48	1	Grand Canyon Diary	1923
48	2	H. Elwyn Blake Employment Record
48	3	Lewis Freeman "Down the Grand Canyon"
48	4	Excerpts from "The Colorado River: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow"
48	5-9	Fiction by Elwyn Blake
48	10	Grand Canyon: the River
48	11	H. Elwyn Blake Family Genealogy	1962
48	12	Bill Nixon "Lasting Love Affair"
48	13	Diary of the 1923 Expedition
48	14	Kolb Brothers Statement to Senatorial Committee	1925
48	15	E. Kolb Letter to Birdseye	1923
48	16	Letters of Permission from the Blake Family
48	17	Account of Birdseye Grand Canyon Expedition	1923
48	18	Water Power and Flood Control of the Colorado River
48	19	River Maps
48	20	USGS Grand Canyon Maps	1923
49	1	Water Supply Paper and Riverbed Case Testimony
49	2	Field Notes of Survey of Utah	1921
49	3	Water Report Paper	1924
49	4	H. Elwyn Blake "This Was News"
49	5	Lewis Freeman "Surveying the Grand Canyon of the Colorado"
49	6	Notes on Photos at Arizona State Archives
49	7	"Boating the Wild Rivers" Photo Captions
49	8	Photo Captions
49	9	H. Elwyn Blake Poems
49	10	United States Geological Survey	1924
49	11	Notes of the Survey of Green River	1922
49	12	Photo Captions Denver USGS Library
50	1	Rainbow Bridge Utah Survey	1921
50	2	Songs of H. Elwyn Blake
50	3	Utah Power and Light Photocopies and Photos
50	4	H. Elwyn Blake "Victory in Defeat"
50	5	The Green River and Its Utilization
50	6	Richard E. Westwood "Rough-Water Man Part II"
50	7	Richard E. Westwood "Rough-Water Man Part III"
50	8	Richard E. Westwood "Rough-Water Man Part I"
50	9	Richard E. Westwood "Rough-Water Man Part II" (Unedited)
50	10	Richard E. Westwood "Rough-Water Man Part III"

XVI: 1996 AddendumReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
51	1	American Fur Breeder	1967-1968
51	2	Annual Mink Awards Banquet	1967
51	3	Certificates and Awards	1967
51	4	EMBA Mink Breeders Association Newsletters	1967-1968
51	5	EMBA Minutes	1968-1969
51	6	Fur Breeders Agricultural Cooperative	1958-1961
51	7	Fur Industry Reports and Statistics	1961-1969
51	8	Fur Man of the Year Award	1983
51	9	Ledger	1947-1955
51	10	Mink Articles	1966
51	11	Mink Association Brochures
51	12	Mink Disease Issues	1959-1969
51	13	Mink Ranchers Almanac
51	14	Mink Show Documents	1965-1968
51	15	Mink Show Winnings	1949-1960
51	16	National Board of Fur Farm Organizations, Inc. Minutes	1966-1970
51	17	National Fur News
51	18	Northeastern Mink Farmer	1967
51	19	Rancher Owned Auctions Correspondence	1969
52	1	Alaska Trip	1966
52	2	Green River Trip	1990
52	3	Grand Canyon Rafting Trip	1990
52	4	Mexico Trip	1981
52	5	San Juan River Trip	1987
52	6	Scandinavia Trip	1969-1970
52	7	Whaling Trip and Correspondence	1965-1985
52	8	Annual Broadcaster	1951-1952
52	9	Business Correspondence	1962-1968
52	10	Foreign Agricultural Service Documents	1970
52	11	Income Tax Documents	1951-1957
52	12-13	Receipts	1961-1962
52	14	Laguna San Juan Board of Directors Minutes	1983-1985
52	15	West Jordan Town Board Meetings	1962-1964
52	16	Olympic Report
52	17	Tariff Commission Paper	1959
52	18	Newspaper Clippings	1962-1971
52	19	Miscellaneous Articles
53	1	Class of 1939 Documents	1939
53	2	College Records and Resume	1940-1965
53	3	Family Correspondence	1966-1989
53	4	Christmas Cards and Correspondence
53	5	Adrien Segil	1988-1992
53	6	Obituaries and Eulogies	1981
53	7	Arizona Times Independent Clippings	1986
53	8	Research "The Meanest Man in Georgia"	1985
53	9	"Billy the Kid"
53	10	"Little Joe the Wrangler"
53	11-13	Fur Age Weekly	1961-1969
53	14	Jean Westwood
53	15	Miscellaneous Correspondence	1990-2000
54	1	"Chompin' at the Bit"	1939
54	2	"Chompin" Chapter 15	1946-1947
54	3	"Chompin' at the Bit" Research Clippings

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