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Hatch River Expeditions photograph collection, 1929-1980s
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Hatch family
- Title
- Hatch River Expeditions photograph collection
- Dates
- 1929-1980s (inclusive)19291989
- Quantity
- 6 boxes
- Collection Number
- P0781
- Summary
- The Hatch River Expeditions photograph collection consists of photos and tranparencies of river running shots and family photographs, taken by Don Hatch and other various photographers.
- 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.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Hatch River Expeditions photograph collection consists of two parts: eleven photos donated in the 1980s, and a much larger addendum donated in 2003, which contains 1280 photos. The few photos in the original collection were both color and black and white prints, including some river running shots, and some family photographs. The 2003 addendum includes large numbers of color 2x2 inch tranparencies, taken by Don Hatch, as well as many 35mm color slides, and both black and white and color prints taken by various photographers, including other members of the family; passengers on river trips; and friends of the family. The dates range from the 1930s through the late 1980s.
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
Arrangement
The records are arranged in a geographical sequences, except for the two folders in the original donation, and some of the folders in box 2. Folders 3-12 in box 1 are arranged in "down-river" order. Box 1, folders 3-12, begin with the Green and Yampa Rivers in Dinosaur National Monument and proceed down-river through Desolation Canyon; Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons; Cataract Canyon; Glen Canyon; and the Grand Canyon. The folders in box 2 are a more eclectic mix, with folders 1-3 containing images of the Salmon River in Idaho; and folder 4 containing images of the Selway River in Idaho. Folder 5 documents a trip on the Chilko River in Canada. Images from Bus and Don Hatch's 1956 exploration of the Indus River in Pakistan are found in folder 6, while folder 7 contains some images from the 1955-56 Hatch-Eggert photographic expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers (which is also extensively documented in the collections of Charles Eggert and Frederick Hoffman Wood; see Related Materials). Folders 8 and 9 are miscellaneous and unidentifiable images.
Separated Materials
See also the Hatch River Expeditions records (ACCN 1325) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.
Processing Note
Processed by Roy Webb and Mary Ann Curtis in 2003.
Related Materials
Forms part of the River Running Archives (S.J. Quinney Outdoor Recreation Archives).
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Family photographs, river runningReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | River Running
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| 1 | 2 | Family Photographs
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1930s; 1953; 1966 |
| 1 | 3 | Dinosaur National Monument (2003 Addendum)
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| 1 | 4 | Dinosaur National Monument; Canyon of Lodore through Split Mountain Canyon
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1976 |
| 1 | 5 | Dinosaur National Monument ; Yampa River
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| 1 | 6 | Dinosaur National Monument; unmounted transparencies, negatives
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| 1 | 7 | Dinosaur National Monument
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| 1 | 8 | Desolation and Gray Canyons
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1959; 1960; 1970s |
| 1 | 9 | Labyrinth and Stillwater Canyons
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| 1 | 10 | Cataract Canyon
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1956; 1959; 1960s-1970s |
| 1 | 11 | Glen Canyon
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1950s; 1968-1969 |
| 1 | 12 | Grand Canyon
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River RunningReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 1 | Salmon River
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| 2 | 2a | Middle Fork, Salmon River
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1963 |
| 2 | 2b | Middle Fork, Salmon River
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| 2 | 3 | Middle Fork, Salmon River
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| 2 | 4 | Selway River
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1967; 1969 |
| 2 | 5 | Chilko River, Canada
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| 2 | 6 | Indus River, Pakistan
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1956 |
| 2 | 7 | Hatch-Eggert Expedition
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1955-1956 |
| 2 | 8 | Unidentified / miscellaneous
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| 2 | 9 | Miscellaneous
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| 2 | 10 | Hatch Family |
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| 2 | 11 | Mowrey Album circa 1940 |
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| 2 | 12 | Bowling |
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| 2 | 13 | On the River |
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| 2 | 14 | At Camp/ On Banks |
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| 2 | 15 | Supplies and Facilities |
AddendumReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | |
| 3 | 1 | Tom Hatch |
| 3 | 2 | Idaho River Trips |
| 3 | 3 | B and W Photos, 1950s-1960s |
| 3 | 4 | Misc. Color Photos 1950s-1960s |
| 3 | 5 | River Trip Album circa 1960s |
| 3 | 6 | River Trip Album circa mid 1960s |
| 3 | 7 | Hatch on the River |
| 3 | 8 | Scenery |
| 3 | 9 | Negatives |
| 4 | 1 | Green/Yampa 1988-1993 |
| 4 | 2 | Rapids 1993 |
| 4 | 3 | Yampa - BAD 1993 |
| 4 | 4 | Yampa/Echo Park 1993 |
| 4 | 5 | Yampa/Warm Springs 1993 |
| 4 | 6 | Yampa/N/G 1993 |
| 4 | 7 | Split - [Mtn] 1990 - 1993 |
| 4 | 8 | Split - [Mtn] 1993 |
| 4 | 9 | Green 1993 |
| 4 | 10 | Jones Hole/Fly Creek 1993 |
| 5 | 1 | Middle Fork, 1988-1995 |
| 5 | 2 | Middle Fork, 1993 |
| 5 | 3 | Middle Fork, 1993 |
| 5 | 4 | Middle Fork, 1993 |
| 5 | 5 | Middle Fork, "Terrible", 1993 |
| 5 | 6 | Middle Fork, "Bill/Bad", 1993 |
| 5 | 7 | Middle Fork, "Bad", 1993 |
| 5 | 8 | Middle Fork, "N/G", 1993 |
| 5 | 9 | Cataract Canyon, 1986-1993 |
| 5 | 10 | Cataract Canyon, 1993 |
| 5 | 11 | Cataract Canyon, 1993 |
| 5 | 12 | Cataract Canyon, 1993 |
| 5 | 13 | Cataract Canyon, "N/G", 1993 |
| 5 | 14 | Cataract Canyon, "N/G", 1993 |
| 5 | 15 | Cataract Canyon, "N/G", 1993 |
| 5 | 16 | Cataract Canyon, "Bad", 1993 |
| 5 | 17 | Cataract Canyon, "Doll house", 1993 |
| 5 | 18 | Cataract Canyon, "Dark Canyon", 1993 |
| 5 | 19 | Cataract Canyon, Scenery, 1993 |
| 5 | 20 | Big Drops, 1993 |
| 5 | 21 | General |
| 5 | 22 | June 1993 |
| 5 | 23 | Unknown River trip |
| 5 | 24 | Don and Meg's trip, 1981 |
| 6 | 1 | Oversize color prints |
| 6 | 2 | Oversize black and white prints |
| 6 | 3 | Boat drawings |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Rafting (Sports)--Colorado--Yampa River--Photographs
- Rafting (Sports)--Idaho--Salmon River--Photographs
- Rivers--Recreational use--Colorado--Photographs
- Rivers--Recreational use--Idaho--Photographs
- Rivers--Recreational use--Utah--Photographs
Personal Names
- Hatch, Bus, 1902-1967--Photographs
Corporate Names
- Hatch River Expeditions--Photographs
Finding aid created by Roy Webb.
2004 (last modified: 2018)
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