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Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Historical Note
- Content Description
- Use of the Collection
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Personal Correspondence
- Personal and Family Papers
- Business Correspondence
- Name Files
- Correspondence
- Name Files
- Correspondence
- Business Materials
- Name Files
- Business Materials
- Name Files
- Trip Expenses
- Correspondence and Information
- Finances, Regulations and General Materials
- B.L.M. Correspondence and Canyonland Information
- Dinosaur National Monument Trips and Assessments
- Trips, Confirmations, and Permits
- Business Materials
- Trip Arrangements and Applications
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Trip Rosters and Arrangements
- Name Files
- Trip Materials
- Correspondence and Companies
- Administrative Materials
- Environmental Concerns
- Use Evaluations
- Business Documents
- Oversize Materials
- Names and Subjects
Hatch River Expeditions records, 1927-2007
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hatch River Expeditions
- Title
- Hatch River Expeditions records
- Dates
- 1927-2007 (inclusive)19272007
- Quantity
- 47 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1325
- Summary
- The Hatch River Expeditions records contain correspondence, logs, employment records and oral histories from the Hatch family. Robert Rafael "Bus" Hatch and his brothers, Alton and Tom, began boating in the Vernal, Utah area in the late 1920s and formed Hatch River Expeditions, one of the best known river outfitters in the western United States.
- Repository
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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
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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
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Robert Rafael "Bus" Hatch and his brothers Alton and Tom began boating in the Vernal, Utah, area in the late 1920s. They ran the Green River in 1931, the Green and Colorado through Cataract Canyon in 1933, and the Grand Canyon in 1934. In 1935-36, they ran the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in Idaho, as well as the Main Salmon. By the end of World War II, Bus Hatch in particular had become known as a river runner. With the controversy over the planned Echo Park Dam in Dinosaur National Monument in the late 1940s and early 1950s, many people turned to Bus Hatch and his sons, Don, Ted, and Frank, to take them down the Green and Yampa Rivers. During the controversy, Hatch River Expeditions outfitted river trips for both pro-dam and anti-dam groups, trips that often included over 100 people. This was the true genesis of Hatch River Expedtions. After the controversy, and through the 1960s, the name Hatch became synonymous with river running, especially in the western United States. By the end of the 20th century, Hatch had become one of the best-known river outfitters in existence. [maybe add this:] Bus Hatch died in 1967, and two of his sons, Don and Ted, took over and expanded the business. By the late 1970s, it had grown so much that they split it between them, with Don taking the Green, Salmon, and upper Colorado Rivers, and Ted concentrating on the Grand Canyon. Don died in 1994; Ted retired and sold his business to his son Steve in 2007. Meg Hatch, widow of Don, sold her part of the business the same year, but the Hatch name, and the Hatch legacy, will be recognized whenever people run a wild river.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Hatch River Expeditions records contain correspondence, logs, employment records and oral histories from the Hatch family.
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
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Personal CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1-3 | Correspondence |
1927 |
1 | 4-5 | Oral Histories and River Stories |
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1 | 6 | Eulogy and Notes |
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1 | 7 | Medical Documents |
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1 | 8 | Receipts |
1927 |
1 | 9 | Tax Forms |
1956-1958 |
Personal and Family PapersReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
2 | 1 | Frank Hatch Personal Documents |
1929-1931 |
2 | 2 | Oral Histories |
1954 |
2 | 3 | River Stories |
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2 | 4 | "We're Safe Now, We're On The River: The Story of Bud Hatch |
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2 | 5 | Medical Documents |
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2 | 6 | Eulogy and Notes |
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2 | 7 | Tax Forms |
1956-1958 |
2 | 8 | Printed Material |
Business CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
3 | 1-3 | Correspondence |
1954 |
3 | 4-5 | Complimentary Correspondence |
1954 |
4 | Business Correspondence |
1950s |
Name FilesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
6 | 1 | M |
1956 |
6 | 2-3 | A-G |
1957 |
7 | Name Files, H-Z |
1957 | |
8 | Name Files A-V |
1958 |
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
9 | Correspondence |
1966-1969 | |
10 | Correspondence |
1966-1969 | |
11 | Correspondence |
1966-1969 | |
Folder | |||
12 | 1 | Correspondence |
1965 |
12 | 2-3 | Correspondence |
1966 |
12 | 4-5 | Correspondence |
1967 |
13 | Correspondence |
1967-1969 | |
14 | Correspondence |
1968-1969 | |
15 | Letters of Inquiry |
1960s | |
16 | Letters of Inquiry |
1960s | |
17 | Letters of Inquiry |
1960s | |
18 | Letters of Inquiry |
1960s | |
19 | Letters of Inquiry |
1960s | |
20 | Letters of Inquiry |
1960s | |
21 | Letters of Inquiry |
1960s | |
22 | Business Correspondence, A-H |
1965-1968 | |
23 | Business Correspondence, H-M |
1965-1968 | |
24 | Business Colrrespondence, L-W |
1965-1968 | |
25 | Business Correspondence |
1967-1969 |
Name FilesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
26 | Name Files, A-Z |
1966-1968 |
27 | Name Files, B-Z |
1967-1968 |
28 | Name Files, D-M |
1968 |
29 | Name Files, K-T |
1968-1969 |
30 | Name Files, R-W, and Trips Inquiries |
1969 |
CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
31 | Information Requests |
1970s |
32 | Correspondence, A-C |
1970 |
33 | Correspndence D-H |
1970 |
34 | Correspondence, I-P |
1970 |
35 | Correspondence, R-Z |
1970 |
Business MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
36 | 1 | Colorado Tax Revenue |
1968-1976 |
36 | 2 | Business Correspondence |
1970s |
36 | 3-5 | Correspondence |
1970-1971 |
37 | Correspondence |
1970-1971 | |
Folder | |||
38 | 1 | Passenger List |
1970 |
38 | 2 | Correspondence, 1970-1971 |
Name FilesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
38 | 3 | Name Files M-W |
1970 |
38 | 4-5 | Name Files A-P |
1971 |
39 | Name Files, A-M |
1972 | |
40 | Name Files, J-Y |
1972 | |
Folder | |||
41 | 1-2 | Name Files, B-W |
1972 |
41 | 3-5 | Name Files, K-L |
1973 |
42 | 1-3 | Name Files, R-Z |
1972-1973 |
42 | 4-5 | Name Files, B-Y |
1974 |
Business MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
43 | 1-3 | Licenses and Applications |
1971-1974 |
43 | 4-5 | Name Files, A-Z |
1973-1974 |
44 | Correspondence, A-F |
1974-1975 | |
Folder | |||
45 | 1 | Pilot Log Books |
1971 |
45 | 2 | Arizona Licenses |
1972 |
45 | 3 | Winchester File |
1972 |
45 | 4-5 | Name Files, T-Z |
1974 |
45 | 6 | Travel Agents |
1974 |
Name FilesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
46 | Name Files, A-F |
1975 | |
47 | Name Files, G-O |
1975 | |
48 | Name Files, M-V |
1975 | |
Folder | |||
49 | 1 | Name Files, W-Z |
1975 |
Trip ExpensesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
49 | 2 | Motor, Motel, and Insurance |
1975 |
49 | 3 | Licenses, Liquor, and Legal Fees |
1975 |
49 | 4 | Marine and Life Packets |
1975 |
49 | 5 | Grand Canyon Caverns and Mule Train Tours |
1975 |
49 | 6 | Groceries and Gas |
1975 |
49 | 7 | Idaho Miscellaneous and Hualapai Reservation |
1975 |
Correspondence and InformationReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
50 | 1 | Grand Canyon Geologic Information |
1971 |
50 | 2-4 | Correspondence, G-V |
1974-1975 |
50 | 5 | State and Professional Correspondence |
1975 |
50 | 6-9 | Park Service Correspondence |
1972-1974 |
51 | Trip Correspondence |
1975-1976 |
Finances, Regulations and General MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
52 | 1 | Finances and Taxes |
1972 |
52 | 2 | Legal Issues |
1973 |
52 | 3 | "Mules and Mercurys" |
1973 |
52 | 4 | U.S. Coast Guard Regulations1974 |
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52 | 5-7 | Monthly Paperwork |
1976 |
52 | 8 | Receipts |
1976 |
52 | 9 | Brochures |
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53 | Name Files, A-Z |
1976 |
B.L.M. Correspondence and Canyonland InformationReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
54 | 1 | B.L.M. Information |
1970-1976 |
54 | 2-3 | Canyonland Catalogs and Information |
1975-1976 |
54 | 4 | Catalogs and Promotions |
Dinosaur National Monument Trips and AssessmentsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
55 | 1 | Trips |
1971-1972 |
55 | 2-5 | General Information and Correspondence |
1973-1976 |
55 | 6-7 | Environmental Impact Assessments, and Ccorrespondence |
1972-1976 |
Trips, Confirmations, and PermitsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
56 | Trip Correspondence |
1974-1975 | |
Folder | |||
57 | 1 | Legal Documents and Correspondence |
1971 |
57 | 2-4 | Middlefork Correspondence, Trips, Permits, and Agreements |
1970-1975 |
57 | 5 | Permits and Ledgers |
1975 |
57 | 6 | Receipts and Confirmations |
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57 | 7 | Trip Confirmations |
1975 |
Business MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
58 | 1 | Applications and Resumes |
1967-1976 |
58 | 2-8 | Sierra Club Correspondence |
1950-1972 |
59A | 1 | Construction Project Correspondence |
1951-1952 |
59A | 2 | Construction Projects |
1953 |
59A | 3 | Specifications and Receipts |
1953 |
59A | 4 | Use Permits and Receipts |
1953 |
59A | 5 | Correspondence |
1956 |
59A | 6-7 | Correspondence |
1960s |
59B | 1 | Middlefork Correspondence |
1961 |
59B | 2 | Tours and Itineraries |
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59B | 3 | Kennedy Family Trip |
1967 |
59B | 4 | Passenger List and Receipts |
1968 |
59B | 5 | Name Files, W-Y |
1968 |
59B | 6 | Name Files, D-H |
D-H1969 |
59C | 1 | Business Correspondence |
1965-1968 |
59C | 2 | Coast Guard Regulations |
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59C | 3 | Travel Agents |
1973 |
59C | 4 | Legal Documents |
1974 |
59D | Complimentary Correspondence |
1968-1974 | |
59E | Name Files, A-J |
1973 |
Trip Arrangements and ApplicationsReturn to Top
THIS SERIES IS WHERE THE TAX SPLIT STARTS.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
60 | 1-4 | Trip Arrangements |
1977 |
60 | 5 | Applications |
1978 |
61 | Trip Rosters |
1978 | |
62 | Weekly Reports |
1978 | |
Folder | |||
63 | 1-5 | Trip Arrangements, A-Z |
1977 |
63 | 6 | Mailing List Correspondence |
1977 |
64 | Name Files, A-Z |
1977-1978 | |
65 | Launch Correspondence |
1979 | |
Folder | |||
66 | 1-2 | Launch Correspondence |
1979 |
66 | 3-7 | Name Files, A-Z |
1978 |
67 | Western River Guides Association (W.R.G.A.) Correspondence |
1980-1983 | |
68 | Bureau of Land Management (B.L.M.) Correspondence |
1977-1986 |
Dinosaur National MonumentReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
69 | 1 | Files |
1978 |
69 | 2-4 | General Information |
1979-1982 |
69 | 5 | Standards |
1984 |
70 | 1 | Travel Agency Financial Reports and Memorandums |
1981-1992 |
70 | 2 | Travel Board |
1987-1992 |
70 | 3 | Newsletters |
1988-1992 |
70 | 4 | Memorandums and Meetings |
1988-1992 |
70 | 5 | Annual Reports and Minutes |
1988-1992 |
70 | 6 | Nature Association |
1991-1992 |
71 | 1 | Monument Documents |
1986 |
71 | 2 | Department of the Interior |
1988 |
71 | 3-4 | Travel Board |
1988-1992 |
71 | 5-6 | Donation Requests |
1992 |
71 | 7 | Environmental Impact Statement |
1993 |
72 | 1-4 | Name Change Documents |
1990 |
72 | 5 | Printed Material |
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73 | 1-2 | Dinosaur Nature Association By-Laws |
1989-1991 |
73 | 3 | Dinosaur Nature Association Minutes |
1990 |
73 | 4-5 | Dinosaur Nature Association Documents |
1990-1991 |
Trip Rosters and ArrangementsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
75 | Trip Rosters |
1980 | |
Folder | |||
76 | 1-2 | Trip Rosters |
1980 |
76 | 3-6 | Trip Arrangements |
1980 |
Name FilesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
77 | 1-2 | Name Files, A-Z |
1980 |
77 | 3-6` | Name Files, A-Z |
1982-1983 |
78 | 1 | Name Files, G-L |
1983 |
78 | 2-4 | Name Files, G-Z |
1984 |
78 | 5-6 | Name Files, A-R |
1985 |
Trip MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
79 | Trip and Travel Arrangements |
1980-1984 | |
80 | Trip and Travel Arrangements |
1983-1984 | |
Folder | |||
81 | 1-3 | Trip Arrangements |
1983-1984 |
81 | 4 | Range Tours |
1984 |
81 | 5-8 | Passenger Lists |
1985 |
82 | 1 | Idaho Trip Name Files, A-Z |
1979 |
82 | 2-5 | Name Files, A-W |
1987 |
82 | 6 | Hatch Masterfile |
Correspondence and CompaniesReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
83 | 1-3 | Selway Trips, Correspondence, and Waiting Lists |
1979 |
83 | 4 | Flaming George, Cross Mountain, and Juniper Dams Project |
1980-1983 |
83 | 5 | Retail Aviation, Anderson Camp, Dinosaur National Park |
1981-1985 |
83 | 6 | Anderson Camps |
1986-1987 |
83 | 7 | Airplane Forms and Receipts |
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83 | 8 | Colorado River Outfitters Association |
1987-1988 |
83 | 9 | Flying Cataract |
1987-1989 |
Administrative MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | |||
84 | Trip Reports |
1985 | |
Folder | |||
85 | 1 | Employee Conduct and Expectation |
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85 | 2-4 | Employment Applications |
1977-1981 |
85 | 3 | Boat Man Correspondence |
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85 | 4 | Trip Protocols |
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85 | 5 | Acknowledgement of Risk Forms |
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85 | 6 | River Runner Preparation Documents |
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86 | Cataract Canyon, Middlefork, and Selway Trips |
1985 | |
87 | Business and Book Correspondence |
1980-1990 |
Environmental ConcernsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
88 | 1 | Environmental Concerns |
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88 | 2 | Dinaland Country Club |
1980 |
88 | 2-3 | W.R.G.A. Meetings |
1980-1983 |
88 | 5 | Financial Information |
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88 | 6 | Asphalt Mining Proposal |
1986 |
Use EvaluationsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
89 | 1 | Forest Service-Selway |
1977 |
89 | 2 | Topical Reports |
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89 | 3 | Use Records |
1984 |
89 | 4 | Specials And Evaluations |
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89 | 5 | Colorado Regulations |
1992 |
89 | 6 | Idaho Licensing |
1996 |
89 | 7 | Concession Informationand Reform |
1998 |
Business DocumentsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
90 | 1 | Corporate Documents |
1977 |
90 | 2 | Receipts and Accounts |
1984 |
90 | 3 | Medical Receipts |
1994 |
90 | 4 | Utah Tourism Study |
1987 |
90 | 5 | "Ma and Pa at Home and Elsewhere" |
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90 | 6 | Itiinerary Changes |
1987-1989 |
90 | 7-8 | Clippngs |
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91 | Printed Material and Miscellaneous Documents |
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Folder | |||
92 | 1-5 | Trip Arrangements |
1973-1984 |
92 | 6 | Japanese River Trup |
1986 |
93 | Employee Name Files |
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94 | Employee Name Files |
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95-99 | River Trip Calendars |
Oversize MaterialsReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Box | ||
100 | Scrapbook |
1969-1976 |
101-104 | Trip Reservation Posters These posters contain trip reservation information such as: date, name, days on trip, cost, group size, etc.
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1969-1976 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Rafting (Sports)--West (U.S.)
- Rivers--West (U.S.)
Personal Names
- Hatch, Bus (contributor)
Family Names
- Hatch family
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Logs (records)