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Walter Cottam slide collection, 1960-1970s
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Cottam, Walter Pace, 1894-
- Title
- Walter Cottam slide collection
- Dates
- 1960-1970s (inclusive)19601979
- Quantity
- 35 boxes
- Collection Number
- P0007
- Summary
- The Walter Cottam slide collection includes slides of many varieties of plants, trees, and flowers. There are also views of various locations in Utah and the West. Cottam was a Botany professor at the University of Utah from 1931-1962 and gave his name to the Cottam Gulch area of the lower campus.
- 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
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Walter Cottam was a Botany professor at the University of Utah from 1931-1962 and gave his name to the Cottam Gulch area of the lower campus. He is well-known for his work on hybrid oaks. His collection includes slides of many varieties of plants, trees, and flowers. There are also views of various locations in Utah and the West.
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
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | item | ||
1 | 1-340 | Flowers | |
1 | 341-486 | Flowers | |
1 | 487-538 | Cacti | |
1 | 539-660 | Brush | |
1 | 661-674 | Brush | |
1 | 675-753 | Plants | |
1 | 754-798 | Aeriel Views of Landscape | |
1 | 799-853 | Winter Scenes | |
1 | 854-940 | Miscellaneous | |
1 | 941-1283 | Rock Formations | |
1 | 1284-1320 | Water | |
2 | 1321-1491 | Water | |
2 | 1492-1804 | Landscape | |
2 | 1804-1840 | Trees, identified | |
2 | 1841-2018 | Trees, identified | |
2 | 2019-2200 | Trees, identified and unidentified | |
2 | 2201-2475 | Trees, unidentified | |
2 | 2476-2512 | Tree experiments | |
2 | 2513-2620 | Saratoga, California Experiment Station | |
3 | 2621-2826 | England | |
3 | 2827-2842 | Canada | |
3 | 2843-2869 | British Columbia | |
3 | 2870-2904 | Jasper | |
3 | 2905-2906 | Lake Louise | |
3 | 2907-2920 | Scotland | |
3 | 2921-2924 | Scotland | |
3 | 2925-2932 | France | |
3 | 2933-2956 | Germany | |
3 | 2957-2971 | Mexico, People | |
3 | 2972-3005 | Mexico, Buildings | |
3 | 3006-3078 | Mexico, Vegetation | |
3 | 3079-3127 | Mexico, Ruins | |
3 | 3128-3131 | Mexico, Miscellaneous | |
3 | 3132-3191 | Mexico, Scenery | |
3 | 3192-3297 | Abago Mountains | |
3 | 3298-3300 | Alta, Utah | |
3 | 3301-3305 | Alta, Utah | |
3 | 3306-3316 | American Fork Canyon | |
3 | 3317-3323 | Aquarius Plateau | |
3 | 3324-3333 | Arches National Park | |
3 | 3334-3347 | Bear Lake and River | |
3 | 3348-3349 | Beaver River | |
3 | 3350-3382 | Big Cottonwood Canyon | |
3 | 3383 | Big Rock Candy Mountain | |
3 | 3384-3385 | Blacksmith Fork | |
3 | 3386-3422 | Brighton, Utah | |
3 | 3423-3445 | Bryce Canyon | |
3 | 3446-3448 | Buckhorn Draw | |
3 | 3449 | Bullfrog | |
3 | 3450-3451 | Canyonlands | |
3 | 3452 | Capitol Reef | |
3 | 3453-3458 | Cedar Breaks | |
3 | 3459 | Clear Creek | |
3 | 3460 | Coalville, Utah | |
3 | 3461-3477 | Colorado River | |
3 | 3478-3479 | Cove Fort | |
3 | 3480-3484 | Danish Ranch | |
3 | 3485 | Davis Watershed | |
3 | 3486 | Deadhorse Point | |
3 | 3487-3491 | Deer Creek | |
3 | 3492-3502 | Delta Area | |
3 | 3503-3508 | Diamond Fork | |
3 | 3509 | Dick Canyon | |
3 | 3510-3521 | Dirty Devil | |
3 | 3522-3537 | Dixie | |
3 | 3538-3539 | Dugway | |
3 | 3540-3543 | East Canyon | |
3 | 3544 | Emigration Canyon | |
3 | 3545-3554 | Ferron | |
3 | 3555-3556 | Fish Lake | |
3 | 3557-3564 | Fort Harmony | |
3 | 3565 | Fremont | |
3 | 3566-3567 | Fruita | |
3 | 3568 | Gorgoza | |
3 | 3569-3570 | Grantsville, Utah | |
3 | 3571-3575 | Great Salt Lake | |
3 | 3576-3579 | Grantsville, Utah | |
3 | 3580-3582 | Hanksville, Utah | |
3 | 3583-3585 | Hardware Ranch | |
3 | 3586-3587 | Heber, Utah | |
3 | 3588-3590 | Henry Mountains | |
3 | 3591-3599 | Hobble Creek | |
3 | 3600 | Hole-in-the-Rock | |
3 | 3601-3603 | Huntsville, Utah | |
3 | 3604 | Hurricane | |
3 | 3605 | Jordan River | |
3 | 3606-3609 | Kamas Area | |
3 | 3610-3623 | Kanab, Utah | |
3 | 3624-3627 | Little Cottonwood Canyon | |
3 | 3628-3632 | Logan Canyon | |
3 | 3633 | Long Valley | |
3 | 3634-3637 | Mantua, Utah | |
3 | 3638 | Mapleton | |
3 | 3639-3641 | Midway | |
3 | 3642-3644 | Millcreek | |
3 | 3645-3646 | Moab | |
3 | 3647-3654 | Mona | |
3 | 3655-3657 | Monte Cristo | |
3 | 3658-3659 | Mount Lofer | |
3 | 3660-3691 | Mount Nebo | |
3 | 3692-3705 | Mount Timpanogos | |
3 | 3706 | Natural Bridges National Monument | |
3 | 3707 | Nephi | |
3 | 3708-3709 | Nine-Mile Canyon | |
3 | 3710-3711 | Ogden Area | |
3 | 3712-3713 | Park City | |
3 | 3714-3719 | Parley's Canyon | |
3 | 3720-3732 | Pavant Plateau | |
3 | 3733-3736 | Payson Canyon | |
3 | 3737-3750 | Perry Canyon | |
3 | 3751-3759 | Pine Valley Mountains | |
3 | 3760-3761 | Point of the Mountain | |
3 | 3762 | Poison Spring Canyon | |
3 | 3763-3772 | Price Area | |
3 | 3773-3776 | Provo Canyon | |
3 | 3777-3778 | Red Butte Canyon | |
4 | 3779-3783 | Rock Canyon, Provo | |
4 | 3784-3800 | St. George, Utah | |
4 | 3801-3806 | San Rafael Swell | |
4 | 3807-3810 | Santa Clara | |
4 | 3811-3818 | Santaquin Canyon | |
4 | 3819-3820 | Sevier | |
4 | 3821-3823 | Sheeprock Mountains | |
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3824 | Sigurd | ||
Box | item | ||
4 | 3825 | Soapstone | |
4 | 3826-3827 | Springville | |
4 | 3828 | Star Valley | |
4 | 3829 | Strawberry River | |
4 | 3830-3831 | Summit Canyon | |
4 | 3832 | Thompson | |
4 | 3833-3863 | South Willow Creek, Stansbury | |
4 | 3864-3882 | Timpanogos | |
4 | 3883-3885 | Tooele Valley | |
4 | 3886-3892 | Topaz | |
4 | 3893 | Twelve-Mile Canyon | |
4 | 3894-3896 | Twin Peaks | |
4 | 3897-3919 | Uinta Mountains | |
4 | 3920-3926 | Utah Lake | |
4 | 3927-3935 | Virgin River | |
4 | 3936-3938 | Volcanos | |
4 | 3939-3959 | Wasatch Mountains | |
4 | 3960-3982 | Wayne River | |
4 | 3983-3984 | Weber River | |
4 | 3985-3990 | White Canyon | |
4 | 3991-3994 | White Pine Canyon | |
4 | 3995-4000 | Willard Peak | |
4 | 4001 | Zion National Park | |
4 | 4002-4007 | Alaska Range | |
4 | 4008-4016 | Arizona | |
4 | 4017-4046 | California | |
4 | 4047-4056 | Death Valley | |
4 | 4057-4063 | Disneyland Trip | |
4 | 4064-4086 | Glacier Park | |
4 | 4087-4092 | Grand Canyon | |
4 | 4093-4116 | Idaho | |
4 | 4117-4140 | Jackson Hole and the Tetons | |
4 | 4141-4155 | Lake Mead | |
4 | 4156-4158 | Massachusetts | |
4 | 4159-4165 | Montana | |
4 | 4166-4172 | Mount Trumbull | |
4 | 4173-4183 | Nevada | |
4 | 4184-4189 | New Mexico | |
4 | 4190-4195 | Olympic Mountain Park | |
4 | 4196 | Rain Forest | |
4 | 4197-4232 | Oregon | |
4 | 4233-4241 | Sequoia National Park | |
4 | 4242-4245 | Sinton, Texas | |
4 | 4246-4249 | South Dakota | |
4 | 4250-4270 | Toroweep Valley | |
4 | 4271-4281 | Washington | |
4 | 4282-4285 | Wrangell Mountains | |
4 | 4286-4293 | Yellowstone | |
4 | 4294-4295 | Yellowstone | |
4 | 4296-4312 | Yosemite | |
4 | 4313-4318 | Zion National Park | |
4 | 4319-4367 | Animals, Birds, Reptiles | |
4 | 4368-4376 | Cottam Oak Grove Dedication | |
4 | 4377-4381 | Death Valley | |
4 | 4382-4408 | Erosion Examples | |
4 | 4409-4452 | Illustrations and Maps | |
4 | 4453-4483 | Miscellaneous | |
4 | 4484-4549 | Buildings and Towns | |
4 | 4550-4557 | Fall Slides | |
4 | 4558 | Fossils | |
4 | 4559-4619 | House Construction | |
4 | 4620-4672 | Petroglyphs | |
4 | 4673-4676 | University of Utah | |
4 | 4677-4690 | Wetlands | |
4 | 4691-4713 | People (some identification) | |
4 | 4714-4769 | People (some identification) | |
4 | 4770-4956 | People (no identification) | |
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5 | 1 | Southern Utah Landscapes and Topography | |
5 | 2 | University of Utah Students, Staff, and Faculty | |
5 | 3 | Geology Studies | |
5 | 4 | Utah landscapes and nature | |
5 | 5 | Cactus | |
6 | 1 | Trees | |
6 | 2 | Rivers and Rocks | |
6 | 3 | Desert and brush | |
6 | 4 | portraits | |
6 | 5 | flowers | |
6 | 6 | mountains and hills | |
7 | 1 | home and family | |
7 | 2 | mountains and desert | |
7 | 3 | trees, field shots | |
7 | 4 | travel | 1970 |
7 | 5 | Toroweap Transect | 1952, 1964 |
7 | 6 | Bea Fowler's Children | |
7 | 7 | Provo Canyon | |
7 | 8 | American Cork Canyon | |
8 | 1 | trees | |
8 | 2 | Aspen Aquarius Plateau | |
8 | 3 | Mount Nebo | 1959-1963 |
8 | 4 | Maze area | 1964 |
8 | 5 | Liberty Park | 1966-1968 |
8 | 6 | Northern Utah and Idaho | |
8 | 7 | Hobble Creek | |
8 | 8 | Perry Canyon | 1960 |
8 | 9 | Chapel Glenn | 1962 |
8 | 10 | Little Cottonwood Canyon | 1960 |
8 | 11 | Salt Lake Areas | |
8 | 12 | Wastach Mountains | |
9 | 1 | Toroweap | 1952 |
9 | 2 | trees and landslides | |
9 | 3 | Field Studies | |
9 | 4 | Petroglyphs | |
9 | 5 | family and friends | |
9 | 6 | California | 1937 |
9 | 7 | Timpanogos Aspens | 1951 |
9 | 8 | Salt flats and East Wendover | 1943 |
9 | 9 | Doctor Storkey | |
9 | 10 | dust storms | 1931-37 |
10 | 1 | Mount Nebo: North Creek, Santaquin Canyon | |
10 | 2 | Ponderosa Pine Line transect | |
10 | 3 | Univesity of Utah student activities | |
10 | 4 | University of Utah field studies, students, colleagues | |
10 | 5 | transect 3,4,5,6,8 | 1949 |
10 | 6 | Albion Basin, Little Cottonwood Canyon | |
10 | 7 | family and friends | |
10 | 8 | family and friends | |
11 | 1 | A. Perry Plummer | |
11 | 2 | flowers | |
11 | 3 | travel | |
11 | 4 | structures and buildings | |
11 | 5 | Bryce Canyon National Park | |
11 | 6 | Deserrt | |
11 | 7 | canyon, forest, and mountain landscapes | |
11 | 8 | Field study specimens | |
11 | 9 | rivers, lakes, and reservoirs | |
11 | 10 | brush and flora | |
11 | 11 | Toroweap | 1954 |
11 | 12 | home and family | |
11 | 13 | Flathead lake, Montana | 1962 |
12 | Glass Lantern Slides
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Botany--Utah--Photographs
- Conservation of natural resources--Utah--Photographs
Geographical Names
- Utah--Photographs
Form or Genre Terms
- Slides--Color--1930-1960